This conference is intended to provide space for pondering the complex and agonizing decisions regarding the end of life.
Date/Time: Nov 3 2016, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Vancouver, SteamworksCost: Free
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Co-sponsored by SFU's J.S. Woodsworth Chair in the Humanities, Institute for the Humanities, Department of Humanities, Graduate Liberal Studies, Department of Gerontology, & the Gerontology Research Centre.
Note: the Keynote by Dr. Kluge will be filmed.
Questions regarding the end of life––about dying, *******, and death––have been with humanity from ancient times. Many thinkers have wrestled with the realities of suffering and mortality, and how we as humans, individually and collectively, can be the most humane, compassionate, and just in **** of such certainties. Only one thing appears sure, and this is that people draw upon different resources and perspectives when facing the end of life.
This conference is intended to provide space for pondering the complex and agonizing decisions regarding the end of life. Space for such conversations is especially needed given the 2015 decision of the Supreme Court of Canada declaring that the prohibition on physician-assisted dying infringes upon section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the introduction of Bill C-14, which has resulted in debate about who, when, and in what circumstances an individual may make such a decision.
Speakers include academics, graduate students, and practitioners who will speak from their own particular perspectives: legal, ethical, medical, and spiritual or religious. Insights from literature and art, some of humanity’s most treasured resources, will also be drawn upon.
Thursday, November 3, 5:00PM–7:00PM, The Wine Room, Steamworks, 375 Water Street
To continue the conversation and thank our speakers for their willingness to discuss topics of utmost importance, we would like to invite you to join us for a post-conference reception in the Wine Room at Steamworks!
Appetizers, coffee, and tea will be provided, and alcohol can be purchased through the cash bar.
Note: the room is accessible by elevator from "The Landing" building.
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