 Thomas Homer-Dixon
Thomas Homer-Dixon is Director of the Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Toronto, and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto.
“I grew up in a rural area outside of Victoria, British Columbia, in the 1950s and 1960s. My father worked as a forester, and my mother was an artist and illustrator of wildlife, so as a young boy I learned to love the outdoors and take an interest in environmental issues,” comments Thomas Homer-Dixon on his personal connection to BC. “I attended Glenlyon Preparatory School in Oak Bay until grade 10 and then moved on to Claremont High School in Saanich. After three years working in resource industries throughout BC, I completed the first half of my BA at the University of Victoria. Although I left the city permanently in 1978, I still return several times a year to see my father, who has retired to Metchosin, and I still regard BC as my home.”
After completing graduate work in political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Thomas Homer-Dixon moved to the University of Toronto and led several international research projects examining the links between environmental stress and violence in developing countries. His current research focuses on threats to global security in the 21st century and on how societies adapt to complex economic, ecological, and technological change. Thomas Homer-Dixon's writings have appeared in leading scholarly journals, popular magazines, and newspapers. His books include The Ingenuity Gap, which won the 2001 Governor General's Non-fiction Award.
Special Guests
Kevin Kerr, co-Artistic Director, Electric Company Theatre; Alcan Performing Arts Award Winner—Theatre 2001
Su-Feh Lee, Battery Opera; Alcan Performing Arts Award Winner—Dance 2003
Duncan Low, Executive Director, Vancouver East Cultural Centre
Rudy North, President and Director, North Growth Foundation
Audrey Rivers, Elder, Squamish Nation
Sheryl Rivers, Squamish Nation
Donaleen Saul, Writer, The Write Step Services
Jim Smith, General Manager, The Holy Body Tattoo; Alcan Performing Arts Award Winner—Dance 2000
Douglas Todd, Writer, The Vancouver Sun
| 
