HartHouseAnnualReport-2017-18

Opposite page: Modele Kuforiji, Student Ambassador
FOR AN
OPEN
DIALOGUE
Hart House is a place
where students become
more engaged and
informed citizens who
can navigate difference
and create partnerships
Bringing together
people from across
campus, around the
corner, and around
the world
Hart House is a lively gathering place for
discussion, debate and the exchange
of ideas. Our conversations bring
together people from across all three U
of T campuses, around the corner, and
around the world to engage in real-time
discussions about some of the most
pressing issues of our day. Hart House
is a place where students become
more engaged and informed citizens
who can navigate difference and create
partnerships. They achieve this through
courageous conversations and openminded
dialogue as well as through formal
debate.
Highlights from
2017–2018
HART HOUSE GLOBAL
COMMONS
The Hart House Global Commons provides
U of T students with a vibrant, creative,
and welcoming international gathering
place for important dialogue and the
exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives
on global issues. Hart House hosts this
interdisciplinary initiative involving real-time
discussions with students from across the
globe. 2017–2018 partner universities
were the Universidad de los Andes in
Bogota, Colombia; the University of Cape
Town, South Africa; and Indiana University
Bloomington (USA).
2017–2018 Series Theme: Achieving
Peaceful Pluralism in a Globalized World
How can we affect positive change and
develop personal strategies to promote
peaceful pluralism? What is our role
as citizens in developing agency at
the institutional, social, and individual
levels? How can we find solutions that
are inclusive, diverse, and supportive for
all citizens? Students and guests from
Canada, Colombia, South Africa, and the
U.S.A., explored these questions via live
video over the course of three sessions.
All three sessions were moderated by
Azeeza Kanji, a legal academic and writer,
Director of Programming at Toronto-based
Noor Cultural Centre, and Hart House’s
2016 Hancock Lecturer.
November 2017: Engaging Institutions
through Active Citizenship Scene
Setter: Rene Urueña, Faculty of Law,
Universidad de Los Andes
February 2018: The Opportunities and
Challenges of Diverse Communities
Scene Setter: Janice McMillan, Global
Citizenship Programme, University of
Cape Town
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