Community Events

Aeolian Talks: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls

Join us on Wednesday, February 13th for Aeolian Talks: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls. A gathering held in memory of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, two spirited, boys and men.

Hosted by Atlohsa’s anti human trafficking program, Okaadenige and presented in partnership with the local Indigenous community, the evening will feature various panelists that will focus on the importance of MMIWG, provide personal stories from those affected & also highlight some of the critical services available in London & area.

The night will feature keynote speaker, Tamara Bernard.

Tamara Bernard is from Kiasheke Zaaging Anishinaabek (Gull Bay First Nation). She is an experienced educator with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. She has been an Indigenous advocate for over 10 years and carries a wealth of experience and involvement within Indigenous relations across various communities. As a skilled public speaker, storyteller, facilitator, consultant, researcher, and capacity builder, Tamara's passion is to share stories and teachings to other people. She has presented at TEDxTalks ( We are More than Murdered and Missing, 2016), academic conferences, regional strategic chief and council gatherings, national webinars, and over 40 Indigenous communities across Canada. Additionally, Tamara has worked with the CTV See Me Project, Where are the Missing Children Art Series, in addition to other works such as: We are More than Murdered and Missing, Stolen Sisters-Stolen Mothers-Stolen Communities, Indigenous Yoga: Reclaiming our Spirit, Building our Bundles: Anishinaabeikwe Stories from Robinson Superior region, I am Story/ies – Indigenous women storytelling to Heal, Reclaim, & Empower, and Restor(y)ing through Indigenous Research.

The night will also feature The “See Me” exhibit, which features the artwork of London’s Sean Couchie, and is an art installation located at Atlohsa’s downtown location but will be displayed at Aeolian Hall for this event. Its purpose is to continue the conversation about the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls across Canada & the legacy of Residential Schools.

Doors open at 6:00pm and we encourage people to come early to network, share stories & meet some of the staff of Atlohsa.

Official program will start at 7:00pm.

Free Event. No tickets required.

**Mental health support & Elder support will be available for those needing it.**

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Tamara Bernard

Tamara Bernard is from Kiasheke Zaaging Anishinaabek (Gull Bay First Nation). She is an experienced educator with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. She has been an Indigenous advocate for over 10 years and carries a wealth of experience and involvement within Indigenous relations across various communities. As a skilled public speaker, storyteller, facilitator, consultant, researcher, and capacity builder, Tamara's passion is to share stories and teachings to other people. She has presented at TEDxTalks ( We are More than Murdered and Missing, 2016), academic conferences, regional strategic chief and council gatherings, national webinars, and over 40 Indigenous communities across Canada. Tamara has dedicated her research to her late great grandmother, Jane Bernard, (with a Master's thesis titled: We are More than Murdered and Missing, 2017) who was taken in 1966 along with Doreen Hardy. She employs Indigenous research methods to consider the ways that the media narratives and knowledge on MMIWG often focus on death of the women, which takes away from the lived realities of these women and girls. Tamara believes that the impact on the families and communities are much more significant than the one violent event that took their lives. Through the course of her research, Tamara finally learned about her great grandmother beyond her death, and along the way worked to deconstruct the hegemony of westernized knowledge in order to emphasize the Indigenous woman story, derived from relationships established with Land, Place, Humans, Ceremony, and Spirit World. Tamara is also known for her work on the board of directors of Nokiiwin Tribal Council, Indigenous Education at Lakehead University, and Ontario Native Women’s Association. Additionally, Tamara has worked with the CTV See Me Project, Where are the Missing Children Art Series, in addition to other works such as: We are More than Murdered and Missing, Stolen Sisters-Stolen Mothers-Stolen Communities, Indigenous Yoga: Reclaiming our Spirit, Building our Bundles: Anishinaabeikwe Stories from Robinson Superior region, I am Story/ies – Indigenous women storytelling to Heal, Reclaim, & Empower, and Restor(y)ing through Indigenous Research.

El Sistema Aeolian

El Sistema Aeolian is a free, intensive after-school music program based on a program founded in Venezuela in 1975. Each El Sistema program is free to adapt its delivery in a way that is unique to its community, resources and participants. The initiative has grown to include programs in over 80 countries and has won TED, UNESCO and Glenn Gould Awards.

The Aeolian Hall Musical Arts Association launched El Sistema Aeolian in November of 2011, serving 20 children in the pilot project. In its early days youth from the Old East Village Community and in particular Lorne Avenue Public School were first offered the opportunity to participate in this program but it has now expanded to include participants from different areas, groups, and organizations throughout our City of London. There are now 100 spots offered in the program for the 2017-2018 school year, instructing youth in strings, winds, brass, piano, and choir.

The Aeolian’s El Sistema is the 4th launched in Canada, is supported by a gifted group of musicians, educators, students, interested community members and the Staff/Directors of the Aeolian and it is built on a set of values and principles and not a homogenized curriculum. On April 2015 The Mayor of the City of London gave El Sistema Aeolian a Pillar Award in recognition for its outstanding community impact.

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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2019
Join us for this year's Transgender Day of Remembrance event on Wednesday, November 20th at The Aeolian, 795 Dundas Street East. 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. Free event. All are welcome.

What is the Transgender Day of Remembrance?

The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester's death, and began an important tradition that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.
"The Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to highlight the losses we face due to anti-transgender bigotry and violence. I am no stranger to the need to fight for our rights, and the right to simply exist is first and foremost. With so many seeking to erase transgender people -- sometimes in the most brutal ways possible -- it is vitally important that those we lose are remembered, and that we continue to fight for justice." - Transgender Day of Remembrance founder Gwendolyn Ann Smith
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FREE (No tickets required)
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London West Debate
Join us at historic Aeolian Hall for the 2019 London West Federal Debate on Wednesday, October 2nd. Hosted by 980 CFPL's Jess Brady, these debates will offer a chance to here from the candidates directly about some of the election issues that are important to Londoners. CONFIRMED CANDIDATES:
  •  Jacques Boudreau (Libertarian)
  • MARY ANN HODGE (GRN)
  • Shawna Lewkowitz (NDP)
  • Michael T. J. McMullen (PPC)
  • LIZ SNELGROVE (CON)
  • Kate Young (LIB)
Interested in another debate? Check out the other dates listed below: London-Fanshawe - Monday, September 30th – 7:00pm London North Centre - Tuesday, October 1st – 7:00pm London West – Wednesday, October 2nd – 7:00pm Rogers tv London will be recording these debates to air up until the election on October 21st, 2019. For information about air times, visit: Rogerstv.com/London
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Aeolian Hall
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FREE (No tickets required) - Limited Capacity
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London North Centre Federal Debate
Join us at historic Aeolian Hall for the 2019 London North Centre Federal Debate on Tuesday, October 1st. Hosted by 980 CFPL's Jess Brady, these debates will offer a chance to here from the candidates directly about some of the election issues that are important to Londoners. CONFIRMED CANDIDATES:
  • Sarah Bokhari (CON)
  • CArol Dyck (GRN)
  • Peter Fragiskatos (LIB)
  • Salim Mansur (PPC)
  • Dirka Prout (NDP)
  • Clara Sorrenti (COMM)
Interested in another debate? Check out the other dates listed below: London-Fanshawe - Monday, September 30th – 7:00pm London North Centre - Tuesday, October 1st – 7:00pm London West – Wednesday, October 2nd – 7:00pm Rogers tv London will be recording these debates to air up until the election on October 21st, 2019. For information about air times, visit: Rogerstv.com/London
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Aeolian Hall
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FREE (No tickets required) - Limited Capacity
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London-Fanshawe Debate
Join us at historic Aeolian Hall for the 2019 London-Fanshawe Federal Debate on Monday, September 30th. Hosted by 980 CFPL's Jess Brady, these debates will offer a chance to here from the candidates directly about some of the election issues that are important to Londoners. CONFIRMED CANDIDATES:
  • TOM cULL (gRN)
  • Mohamed Hammoud (LIB)
  • bELA kOSOIAN (ppc)
  • lindSAY MATHYSSEN (ndp)
  • Michael van Holst (CON)
Interested in another debate? Check out the other dates listed below: London-Fanshawe - Monday, September 30th – 7:00pm London North Centre - Tuesday, October 1st – 7:00pm London West – Wednesday, October 2nd – 7:00pm Rogers tv London will be recording these debates to air up until the election on October 21st, 2019. For information about air times, visit: Rogerstv.com/London
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FREE (No tickets required) - Limited Capacity
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Aeolian Talks: 2018 Mayoral Debate
Join us at the historic Aeolian Hall for another conversation with mayoral candidates for the 2018 Municipal Election. After a very successful event in September featuring 13 of the 14 mayoral candidates, we had suggestions to hold another event with the four major candidates. This event will be hosted by Christine Taleski of Rogers tv London, who will be joined by a media panel that will ask questions about the important issues facing Londoners over the next four years. Confirmed candidates:
  • Paul Cheng
  • Ed Holder
  • Paul Paolatto
  • Tanya Park
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FREE (No tickets required)
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Aeolian Talks: Mayoral Candidates

Join us at the historic Aeolian Hall for a public conversation about the issues surrounding London.

London's mayoral candidates have been invited to share their thoughts and platforms on bus rapid transit, taxes, safe injection sites, arts & culture, community vitality & more.

There will be time allotted at the end for public questions.

Interested in a ward candidate? Check out the other dates listed below:

Ward 1 & 2 – Monday, August 20th – 7:00pm
Ward 3 & 4 – Tuesday, August 21st – 7:00pm
Ward 5 & 6 – Wednesday, August 22nd – 7:00pm
Ward 7 & 8 – Thursday, August 23rd – 7:00pm
Ward 9 & 10 – Wednesday, August 29th – 7:00pm
Ward 11 & 12 – Thursday, August 30th – 7:00pm
Ward 13 & 14 – Wednesday, September 5th – 7:00pm
Mayoral – Thursday, September 6th – 7:00pm

Rogers tv London will be recording these events to air up until the election on October 22nd, 2018.

For information about air times, visit: Rogerstv.com/London

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Aeolian Talks: Wards 13 & 14

Join us at the historic Aeolian Hall for a public conversation about the issues surrounding London and specifically Wards 13 & 14.

Candidates from both Wards 13 & 14 have been invited to share their thoughts and platforms on bus rapid transit, taxes, safe injection sites, arts & culture, community vitality & more.

There will be time allotted at the end for public questions.

Interested in another ward? Check out the other dates listed below:

Ward 1 & 2 – Monday, August 20th – 7:00pm
Ward 3 & 4 – Tuesday, August 21st – 7:00pm
Ward 5 & 6 – Wednesday, August 22nd – 7:00pm
Ward 7 & 8 – Thursday, August 23rd – 7:00pm
Ward 9 & 10 – Wednesday, August 29th – 7:00pm
Ward 11 & 12 – Thursday, August 30th – 7:00pm
Ward 13 & 14 – Wednesday, September 5th – 7:00pm
Mayoral – Thursday, September 6th – 7:00pm

Rogers tv London will be recording these events to air up until the election on October 22nd, 2018.

For information about air times, visit: Rogerstv.com/London

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FREE (No tickets required)
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