Debut for new Lester Centre program of "Thought Exchange" to focus on Food Security

A new public forum initiative is being launched by the Lester Centre of
the Arts, with the "Thought Exchange" to debut October 26

An opportunity to share thoughts on key issues of community is the focus for a new initiative for the Lester Centre, with the Arts Centre General Manager Chris Armstrong introducing their plans for a "Thought Exchange" a series of information sharing events to come in the months ahead.

Mr. Armstrong noting how the organizers hope to tap into the volume of knowledge and opinion in the community on big theme items for discussion.

“We know there are a lot of intelligent people in Rupert who want to explore the big issues together and come up with creative solutions. We’re happy to provide a stage for this exchange of ideas, which we hope will lead to residents working together to explore practical solutions to these issues.”

The First instalment of the program comes next week on Thursday, October 26th when the theme of Food Security will be the subject that four contributors will share their thoughts on.

The format that the four speakers and the audience will follow, will see each participant allowed an opening 10-minute solo presentation, and after a short intermission, they will all take part in a question-and-answer session with the audience. 

The evening's talking point is: “Be it resolved that Prince Rupert can be self-sustaining with its local food supply.” 

The October 26th Thought Exchange wil take place at 7PM, admission is by donation to the SD52 Breakfast program

As to the plans beyond October,  Lester Centre GM Chris Armstrong outlined how they view the program moving forward.

“We plan to have many installments of the ‘Thought Exchange’ series, and explore more ideas of interest to the people of Prince Rupert. We hope the audience sees the issues from an angle they migh tnot have already thought of, and, perhaps, get inspired to do something.”

The full announcement from the Lester Centre can be reviewed here.

Updates on the way to the October 26th event can be followed through the Lester Centre social media stream.

More notes on Community themes can be explored through our archive page.