Wade Paul - Generational Experiences of Trauma

As we welcome Sukkot and honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we are offering our first Social Justice Havdalah program.  

Sukkot is a time when we interweave the disparate themes of joy and vulnerability. The Torah calls the fall harvest celebration "z'man simchateinu" - the season of our rejoicing. But the temporary nature of the Sukkah reminds us of the vulnerability of a people as they travel the wilderness on their path to nationhood in their own land.

Please join us for a "nosh" at 4:00 pm, followed by our guest speaker, and concluding with Havdalah. Zoom information is included below.

Wade’s talk will address how lived experiences become embedded in genes and their subsequential health impacts on generations.

"Epigenetics" explores the question of how and whether our genes carry the trauma of our ancestors.

Wade Paul is a Wolastoqey (Maliseet) scholar from St. Mary’s First Nation in Fredericton New Brunswick. Wade studies Anthropology at Western University where he received both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. His master’s research explored the enduring legacy of Residential schools, by examining the food conditions in the schools and the increased prevalence of diabetes amongst Indigenous peoples. Currently, Wade is working towards a Phd at Concordia University, where his current research is focused on the decolonization of material culture.

This is the first in our "Tzedek Series," where we will explore issues of Social Justice through a Jewish lens.

This program is made possible through a generous grant from the Reform Jewish Community of Canada and Women of Reform Judaism for Jewish-Indigenous initiatives. 

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Meeting ID: 846 6391 6716
Passcode: 420424

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