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Featuring: Jamie Swift, co-author of Warrior Nation: Rebranding Canada in an Age of Anxiety and members of the Cantabile Choir
Canada’s famous war memorial at Vimy Ridge features the statue “Breaking of the Sword.” How has this dramatic message of peace been eclipsed by a glorious, birth-of-a-nation war story? How can we commemorate the tragedy of World War I by emphasizing peace? Free or by donation.
“Breaking of the Sword” statue at Vimy Ridge
Featuring: Jamie Swift, co-author of Warrior Nation: Rebranding Canada in an Age of Anxiety and members of the Cantabile Choir
Canada’s famous war memorial at Vimy Ridge features the statue “Breaking of the Sword.” How has this dramatic message of peace been eclipsed by a glorious, birth-of-a-nation war story? How can we commemorate the tragedy of World War I by emphasizing peace? Free or by donation.
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