Speakers

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Today is the  International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP),  Simon Darnell, Associate Professor, Sport for Development & Peace at the University of Toronto  is our guest speaker.

Simon C. Darnell is Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Sport Policy Studies in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the relationship between sport and international development and peacebuilding efforts, the development implications of sports mega-events, and the place of social activism in the culture of sport. He previously was a lecturer in sport at Durham University's School of Applied Social Sciences. His books include Sport and Social Movements: From the Global to the Local (2014, with J. Harvey, J. Horne, P. Safai, and S. Courchesne-O'Neill), Sport for Development and Peace: A Critical Sociology (2012), and Race and Sport in Canada: Intersecting Inequalities (2012, ed. with J. Joseph and Y. Nakamura). Darnell holds a Ph.D. in physical education and health from the University of Toronto, as well as an M.A. and BHK from the University of British Columbia's School of Human Kinetics. He is a baseball and hockey coach, and a reader of science fiction.

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Celebration with Past Presidents.

Off-site meeting & HIghway 15 Site walk-through & Stories. 

Liaison: Elsabe

Meet at the Spire: Sam McCleod's classification talk

No Mow May commences

Details to be announced

Kwame Osei is a former pro-athlete (CFL), current high school teacher, Coach (Queen’s University Football Team), TV personality (Amazing Race Canada Finalist), Author (Inspirational Kids Books), CEO of athletic apparel company (Triumph Elite), Co-Founder of a non-profit mentorship organization (Northern Elite Football), host and keynote speaker.

Kwame Osei was born in Ghana West Africa and came to Canada at the age of 4 and resided in Toronto with his parents and sister. They all lived in Rexdale where he grew up and later attended high school at Father Henry Carr High School. Living in Rexdale Kwame was susceptible to the street culture and embraced a perspective on life and future achievements that required low expectations of himself and young men within the urban community where he lived.

Kingston Rotarians, Peter Burrell and Carol Cartier, will be speaking about "Putting the 'I' in RI" while highlighting various travel opportunities available to members. Their amazing stories and voyages serve as the backdrop of how Rotarians play a role in the international community.