Monthly Archives: June 2011

On Monday, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Muammar el-Qaddafi, his son, and his intelligence chief.  They are charged with criminal responsibility in the commission of war crimes during the first few weeks of the rebellion, prior to … Continue reading →

Throughout the recent federal election campaign, a popular topic of conversation in political circles was the increasing importance of ethno-cultural communities in determining the outcome of the May 2nd election, and the attendant increase in attention paid to those communities … Continue reading →

The Mosaic Institute’s “South Asian Canadian Global Citizenship Project in Peel”, which the Institute launched in February 2011 in partnership with the Peel District School Board, concluded with a celebration on May 19. The project brought together more than 200 … Continue reading →

This spring, the next phase of the UofMosaic Initiative was realized. We were proud to officially launch UofMosaic.ca, an innovative online Canadian and global peacebuilding ‘Information Commons’.  The site was built by a leading Toronto web firm, Trioro Inc., and … Continue reading →

Michael (“Mike”) Morden first joined the Mosaic Institute as an intern in the summer of 2009. He returned to join the Institute’s leadership team in September 2010 as the inaugural Program Coordinator of the “UofMosaic” initiative, which promotes peacebuilding on … Continue reading →

As a Canadian of Armenian heritage and born in Egypt, I watched with great interest as the residents of Cairo took to Tahrir Square earlier this year to agitate for a change of leadership in their country.  President Mubarak’s ultimate … Continue reading →

Toronto, June 21, 2011 The Mosaic Institute today announced that more than 50 young Canadian leaders of Tamil, Sinhalese and Muslim Sri Lankan heritage had signed and submitted a statement to the Governments of Canada and Sri Lanka urging the … Continue reading →

Toronto, ON June 10, 2011 Last evening, Senator Hugh Segal (Conservative, Kingston-Frontenac-Leeds) was named the first “Honorary Peace Patron” of the Mosaic Institute at a reception held at Toronto’s Rosedale Golf Club.  Approximately 75 guests gathered both to pay tribute … Continue reading →