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Journalist Sarah Kendzior to release third book “THEY KNEW"

4/27/2022

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On September 13, 2022, award-winning author and journalist Sarah Kendzior's third book They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent is set to be released. 
They Knew discusses conspiracy culture in a rapidly declining United States struggling with corruption, climate change, and other crises. As the actions of the powerful remain shrouded in mystery – like the Jeffrey Epstein operation – it is unsurprising that people turn to conspiracy theories to fill the informational void.  (MacMillan Publishers)
Sarah Kendzior's second book, Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America was the primary inspiration for the Embassy Cultural House's first online group exhibition of the same name, which was programmed and launched at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 30, 2020, Sarah Kendzior attended the launch and participated in celebrating this landmark Embassy Cultural House event. ​
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For more information on the book, please click here. 
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Samer Abdelnour speaks out on LCBO's erasure of Palestine

4/24/2022

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ECH Advisory Circle member, Samer Abdelnour, Professor at the University of Edinburgh Business School, speaks out against the Liquor Control Board of Ontario's recent erasure of the words "Of Palestine" on the original label of Taybeh Winery.

Dear ⁦@LCBO⁩ — can you please explain this incredibly offensive sticker covering “of Palestine” on the bottle of #Taybeh wine I ordered? pic.twitter.com/a5eW1o4d5C

— Samer Abdelnour (@SamerAbdelnour) April 19, 2022

​This statement by Samer, and his comments on CBC are a powerful reminder of the ongoing violence and occupation occurring in Palestine. In the article, he highlights the reason for the fraught relationship between Canada and Palestine:
"It really reflects a deep settler-colonial insecurity when even mentioning Palestine is deemed a threat."
To read more about this issue, and the response from the LCBO and CIFA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency), please read the full CBC article by Sara Jabakhanji. 
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Sheri Cowan's Local Print Series

4/8/2022

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We are delighted to share the work of London artist, Sheri Cowan, who has painted an image of the original Embassy Hotel marquee. The Embassy Cultural House was located in the Embassy Hotel between 1983 and 1990. The original photo print is by Jane Bradley which Sheri has hand-embellished with acrylic paint on archival paper.

This artwork is part of a series that depicts local storefronts, signage and vintage objects. Alongside the Embassy Hotel, Sheri has painted the facades of many other London cultural landmarks, including Call the Office and Prince Albert's Diner (both closed as of 2021). 

Beginning her career with 15 years as a graphic designer, Sheri Cowan has been a practicing artist for over 25 years. Thank you Sheri for this tribute to the legendary Embassy Hotel, a London east landmark and 
an image of a bygone but not forgotten era.

To buy greeting cards and prints from this series, please visit Museum London or shop online, 
here. 
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Tariq Hassan Gordon

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Jamelie Hassan 
& Ron Benner

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OUR STORY
Artists Jamelie Hassan and Ron Benner and jazz musician Eric Stach founded the Embassy Cultural House (1983-1990) located in the restaurant portion of the Embassy Hotel at 732 Dundas Street in East London. Other former members of the board were: Debrann Eastabrook, Henry Eastabrook, Sharron Forrest, Wyn Geleynse, Janice Gurney, Jean Hay (1929 - 2008), Doug Mitchell, Kim Moodie, Gerard Pas, Peter Rist, Wanda Sawicki, Jean Spence and Jennie White. In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Embassy Cultural House was re-envisioned as a virtual artist-run space and website. 

This project is supported by the Ontario Arts Council and the London Arts Council through the City of London's Community Arts Investment Program.
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