Slice of Life

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To celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity, the ROM has partnered with the Ministry of Natural Resources to create A Slice of Life program.

All Ontarians depend on biodiversity; we have a role in protecting our biodiversity and using biological resources in a sustainable manner. For the duration of 2010, the ROM will offer programming that will engage visitors to connect and understand Ontario’s biodiversity, and identify what we can do to slow and even reverse its loss.

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Upcoming Programs
Free to all ROM visitors, workshops and presentations by ROM curatorial staff and community organizations celebrate unique characteristics of Ontario’s ecological zones.

> See the full schedule

 

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Latest News
Elaisha Stokes, Story and Creative Producer for Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity, writes for the ROM Blog about green issues in the news. Or follow us on twitter @greenROM.
> Read more

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Recent Slice of Life Podcasts

Want more video? See ROM podcasts.

	Finding Your Inner Fish Listen as Neil Shubin of the University of Chicago tells the 3.5-billion-year history of the human body through the fossils and DNA of our cousins in the living world. > Listen to Lecture
	Biodiversity with David Suzuki Preserving the diversity of life on earth has never been more important. Dr. David Suzuki discusses the significant role biodiversity plays in maintaining the health of our planet. > Watch Video
	Bat Cave: Underground ROM Video Producer, Elaisha Stokes, visits Jamaica's St. Clair Cave. A Toronto team from went to Jamaica in January 2010 to gather footage of the inhabitants of the underground structure in preparation of the opening of the new bat cave. > Watch Video

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Community Outreach
The ROM will create and host Virtual Visits to identified regions across the country, focusing on regional and seasonal opportunities to promote exploring our ecosystems.

Curriculum-based, bilingual educational kits concerning Ontario biodiversity and specifically relating to the A Slice of Life Program will be available for schools in the Fall 2010.

The first and last Friday evening of each month feature events in the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity. Partners in Protection, on the first Friday, highlights the ROM’s partnerships with the local community organizations involved in biodiversity-related fields.

Join us on these evenings to connect with advocacy groups, and learn about opportunities for active participation in protecting Ontario’s biodiversity. On the last Friday, the ROM’s curatorial staff delivers talks for Curators’ Corner.

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What is A Slice of Life?
This Slice cuts through all four of Ontario’s ecozones, between the lines of longitude. These zones will form a framework for experiencing Ontario’s natural beauty, to gain an appreciation for our rich diversity of living things through the Hudson Bay Lowlands, over the Canadian Shield, crossing through the Mixedwood Plains, and flowing into the Great Lakes.

This program comprises four areas: community outreach, workshops, lecture series, and professional development for teachers.