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October CCS Friday – Punching Up or Punching Down

On Friday, Oct 10 CCS hosted an online discussion of comedy and social justice. Humour can hurt or heal. Humour can overturn expectations. Truth-telling comics can become targets of those in power. How do comedians navigate and still be funny? How far is too far? Our special guest was Lara Rae. She is a well-known writer and comedian, a frequent guest on CBC’s The Debaters, and former artistic director of the Winnipeg Comedy Festival.

CCS Fridays: Online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts.  These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 CT and in the form of a Zoom workshop.  There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.

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