Lots of snow today in Toronto. The bicycles in the Quadrangle are buried under the snow and the ponds have shrunk with a small pool of water still uncovered around the jet.
Time to join us online!
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Today, Monday, January 17th from 4:00-5:00pm ET Aumni Michael Enright will be in conversation with Senior Fellow Jeffrey Dvorkin who is launching his new book Trusting the News in a Digital Age: Toward a “New” News Literacy. WATCH THE LIVSTREAM
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Massey Dialogues on Wednesday, January 19th will feature 2020 CBC Massey Lecturer Ron Deibert, Julie Yujie Chen, Assistant Professor at UofT Faculty of Information with Junior Fellow Jamie Duncan, moderated by Junior Fellow Julian Posada. Join us at 4:00pm ET online for Human Rights in the Digital Era: Working at the Intersection of Technology and Society.
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Also on January 19th at 7 pm, you are invited to the 2022 Royackers Lecture hosted by St. Regis College. Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health on equity and vaccination. More information here.
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Senior Fellow Tom Axworthy hosts a conversation looking at the Ethics of Investing on January 20th at 12:00-1:00pm ET. Join Mark Podlasly – recent chair of the Indigenous Investment Conference and an expert on Indigenous equity investment, Mary Anne Chambers – finance and banking expert, former Ontario Minister and Tim Nash – CEO of Good Investing. Q&A to follow the conversation.
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Do not forget our virtual High Table in celebration of our newest Clarkson Laureates. 4:00pm ET on Friday, January 21st. The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson will host a conversation with the Laureates, Junior Fellows James Bird, Alexander Sarra-Davis and Alum Leah Morris. Following the formal awards presentation there will be an online reception for all community members. I hope to see you there!
We are also providing delicious high table meals for pick up and delivery. Deadline to order – January 18 at 2:00pm. Pick up/delivery between 1:00-4:00pm.
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On Monday, January 24th, we invite you to the virtual book launch of Senior Fellow Chisanga Chekwe from 4:00pm-5:30pm ET. The author will offer a reading from the book and be in conversation with Greg Kelly, Senior Fellow and Executive Producer of CBC’s Ideas on themes from Zambia: Pathways to Excellence. Q&A, .
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Massey Dialogues on Wednesday, January 26th at 5:00pmpm ET will centre on sustainability at U of T with Senior Fellow Scott Mabury. Join us to discuss the future of university infrastructure.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Junior Fellow Riley Yesno is featured on Canadaland’s the Backbench. Listen to the episode here.
