Mar. 11: Inaugural Vinesh Saxena Family Foundation Speaker Series
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Join us for the inaugural Vinesh Saxena Family Foundation Speaker Series, a new forum exploring theories of life after death across disciplines and traditions.

Hear from our guest speaker, Monique Gray Smith, an award‑winning, best‑selling author whose work centres hope, resilience and healing. Her adaptation of Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults received the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award in 2022.

This event is made possible thanks to the generosity of the Vinesh Saxena Family Foundation. It is organized by Concordia’s Faculty of Arts and Science and the Department of Theological Studies.

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

7 – 8:30 p.m.

Concordia University Conference Centre – MB 9
John Molson Building
1450 Guy St.

Free and open to the public.

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