More about Hope in conflict
This series invites us to enter conflict with a posture of hope. Through community experts we will learn tools to transform conflict in ways that equip us to be brave, curious and hope-filled. Join us for these online lunch-and-learn sessions!
Session 1 (May 7): Hope and Action with Matt Legge
Session 2 (May 14): Hope and Injustice with Cynthia Wallace
Session 3 (May 21): Hope and Conflict with Scott Cruickshank
Session 4 (May 28): Hope and Reconciliation with Lyndon Linklater
** Zoom links will be sent out the day before the session for those registered.**
Each session is $20, or all four can be purchased together for $50.
We do not want cost to be a barrier to participation in the webinar. Please call the office at (306) 665-2555 to discuss subsidized options if that would be helpful.
Matthew Legge
Matt has supported locally-led peace initiatives in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. He is particularly passionate about exploring the evidence and making communication honest, simple, and accessible. He is the author of Are We Done Fighting? Building Understanding in a World of Hate and Division. Since 2012, Matthew has worked for Canadian Friends Service Committee, the peace and social justice agency of Quakers in Canada. Quakers are widely respected for their efforts to prevent war and transform conflicts, as well as their impartial support for war victims. Matthew’s fascination with how diverse cultures organize themselves to solve different challenges led him to get a degree in Anthropology from the University of Toronto.
Cynthia Wallace
Cynthia is an Associate Professor of English and the Director of the Irene and Doug Schmeiser Centre for Faith, Reason, Peace, and Justice at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan. Cynthia teaches and researches in the areas of religion and literature, postcolonial literature, women writers, and literary ethics. She has published two books Of Women Borne: A Literary Ethics of Suffering and The Literary Afterlives of Simone Weil: Feminism, Justice, and the Challenge of Religion. She is currently working on a book of memoir and/as theory, tentatively called Finding Each Other: Lessons in Agonistic Communion. With her partner Josh and two children, she hosts a tiny house church in Saskatoon.
Scott Cruickshank
Scott Cruickshank works with the Saskatchewan Dispute Resolution Office with the Ministry of Justice and helps people and organizations to have difficult conversations and develop strategies to assist them in reaching agreement or understanding. Scott has 22 years’ experience in the community and government as a mediator, trainer, facilitator, coach, and dispute resolution consultant.
Lyndon Linklater
Lyndon J Linklater is a traditional knowledge keeper and storyteller. He has an educational background in Indian Social Work, Indian Studies and some law. He is a citizen of the Thunderchild First Nation (Plains Cree) in Treaty 6 and has roots in Couchiching First Nation (Fort Francis, Ontario) in Treaty 3.
Presently, Lyndon works with the Remai Modern Art Museum in Saskatoon as their Indigenous Relations Advisor providing advice to their board and staff and delivering cultural programming. He also serves as a member of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner’s Speakers’ Bureau. Over the years, he has spoken to tens of thousands of people, delivering awareness and enlightenment on Treaty and First Nation worldview. He is a powerful story teller that utilizes First Nation teachings that involve knowledge of ceremonies and mixes humour to deliver a poignant message.