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London Reads - February event

Ragged Company, Good to a Fault and The Outlander are the three books for the 2010 edition of London Reads. Good to a Fault by Marina Endicott will be discussed by celebrity readers Jonathan Vance, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Conflict and Culture, Department of History, and Jane Roy, Co-Executive Director of London Food Bank,

on Thursday, February 11, 7 p.m. in the Stevenson & Hunt Room, Central Library.

Finding Your Way - Psychology in Everyday Life

Clinical psychology graduate students present the third annual "Finding Your Way: Psychology in Everyday Life" series of free talks for the general public at the London Central Library throughout February 2010. Topics include: Parenting: Developing Healthy Relationships with Your Children; Managing Stress in the Real World; Collaborative Problem Solving with Children; How do I Look? Understanding Human Interest in Body Image; The Road to Success: How to Promote Healthy Brain Development in Children
and How to Have a Good Night’s Sleep.

Peacemaking in Northern Uganda

A public lecture addressing the peacemaking process in Northern Uganda will take place Thursday, January 21 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Western's Social Science Centre, Room 5220. Bryan Burton, recently-retired Counsellor of the Canadian High Commission, will present a lecture entitled "The Lord's Resistance Army and Peace in Northern Uganda".

London Reads - January event

Ragged Company, Good to a Fault and The Outlander are the three books for the 2010 edition of London Reads. Ragged Company by National Newspaper Award winner Richard Wagamese will be discussed by celebrity readers Kevin Switzer, Chair, London Chamber of Commerce and Gitta Kulczycki, Western's Vice-President (Resources & Operations) on Thursday, January 14, 7 p.m. in the Stevenson & Hunt Room, Central Library.

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