Dear friends of Massey, chers collègues,
I thought that I would share a few previews. I hope that you can save the dates and plan to come to Massey or join us online:
Join us on Monday, November 29th at 12:00pm for a fireside chat with Mark Carney to discuss ideas from Mark Carney’s new book Value(s): Building a Better World for All.
A few High Tables and Special Dinners
- College History High Table, November 5 [hyperlink to calendar entry]
- Pride High Table, November 26
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities Dinner in memory of Christine Karcza, December 1
- Junior Fellow Holiday Dinner, December 3
- International Human Rights Day Dinner, December 8
- International Women’s Day, March 11
- Dinner de la francophonie, March 21
- Convocation High Table, March 25
A reminder about the Book Club
- Real Life by Brandon Taylor, November 1st Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong, December 6th
- Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta, February 7th
- Divided Loyalties by Nilofar Shidmehr, March 7th
- Minor Feelings: As Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong, April 4th
- Book Club Gala with Lawrence Hill, May 6th
Join us this week :
The CIFAR Massey Talks are happening on Wednesday, October 27th.
Join us for a CIFAR Massey Talks that gives a glimpse into the future of vaccines and their impact on human health. Moderated by William Southam Journalism Fellow Wency Leung, we’ll hear a diverse range of perspectives and expert commentary from health leaders Derrick Rossi, founder of Moderna and Alan Bernstein, President & CEO of CIFAR. Adding to discussion are Junior Fellows Niklas Bobrovitz, Sivani Baskaran and Upasana Saha.
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The Massey Dialogues on October 27th from 4:00-5:00pm ET will include a panel discussing information security and how it intersects with law, ethics, society etc. More people should take interest in and care about this discipline as it affects us all. Join Senior Fellow Professor David Lie, Professor Wesley Wark and Junior Fellow Divas Kapur in conversation moderated by Professor Janice Stein.
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Dinner for the alumni cohort of 2010-2021 is taking place on Wednesday, October 27th at 6:00pm ET. Please RSVP with the Porter – porter@masseycollege.ca
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Please join us for the German Canadian Media Symposium (GCMS) on Thursday, October 28th from 11:00am – 1:00pm ET. For the third year in a row GCMS is bringing outstanding media professionals from Germany and Canada together with University of Toronto professors including our 2021-2022 William Southam Journalism Fellows and Senior Fellow Janice Stein to discuss the impacts of COVID 19. With a collaborative problem-solving approach, and the floor always open for questions and comments, we will explore a cross-pollination of perspectives and tools for media professionals from Germany and Canada.
Coming up in November:
Monday, November 1st at 7:45pm ET in the Upper Library (and online) is Massey Book Club. Alum Niyosha Keyzad and Kevin Luniaga will be discussing Real Life by Brandon Taylor.
On Tuesday, November 2nd from 12:00-1:00pm ET we have an event all about Climate Change and Sustainable Finance. Climate change is too big and overwhelming a topic for most people. The scope of the problem, and the lack of clarity regarding how to solve it, is enough to instill a sense of despair in the most optimistic among us. However, there’s good news. We already have in our grasp the technologies and techniques to take a significant bite out of the problem – both on the causes side (by eliminating climate pollution) and the outcomes side (by enhancing our ability to withstand the acute shocks and chronic stresses that climate change is already producing). Join our expert panel Tom Rand, Robin Edger, and Alex Chapman with moderator Dr. Dianne Saxe for a discussion on what the financial community is doing now to accelerate the green transition.
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Massey Dialogues on Wednesday, November 3rd is a look into the history of the Massey Family. 4:00-5:00pm ET online and in person.
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On November 3rd Massey Music Society Presents Searching for the Blues: The Ancient Folk Music of the Rajasthan Desert – with Amir Alibhai and Imran Babur 7:45 -9:00pm ET online and in person.
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On Thursday, November 4th we will celebrate Diwali.
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On Friday, November 5th we are hosting a College History High Table. I hope to see you there.
Community News:
Thomas Axworthy, Senior Fellow and Public Policy Chair at Massey has just published an article in the Hill Times on the water crisis in Nunavut. Read the full text here.
Senior Fellow Mitchell Cohen has been featured on LinkedIn for his efforts in inclusive art procurement. Read the full Q&A here.
Junior Fellow Josie Greenhill was selected as one of five early-career scholars welcomed into the inaugural cohort of St. Michael’s College Junior Fellows.
Junior Fellow Camilo Sanchez Galindo has been appointed to the Board of Directors at United Way Halton & Hamilton. He has also recently been profiled in the Hamilton Spectator following his COVID case. Read it here.
It is wonderful to see so many of our community working hard for the public good. Please send me your latest news and projects to highlight.
We continue to seek nominations of Black alumni to highlight their contributions to the College and community. If you know an alumni member and would like to feature their work and contributions, please kindly submit a nomination here - https://forms.office.com/r/RmNWy7N9dR
I hope to see you at the College soon,
Nathalie
