What a complicated spring it is! The war on Ukraine raises so many issues for all of us who believed in an evolving (progressively stronger) international legal order. The remedies seem so abstract, inadequate, and late…
Nevertheless, I hope that April is coming to you in a serene and safe way. We have special events to mark the end of the year and I want to invite you to share them with us. From our special 60th anniversary of the Southam Fellowship to David Cameron’s book launch to a discussion of Cyprus, care by siblings for persons with disabilities, and a celebration of the University of Toronto’s alumni, there is room for everyone’s interest.
We are planning for next academic year’s events and subjects of discussion, please send me your ideas.
Let me invite you to a special event, organized by the University of Toronto at Massey College. President Gertler will be in attendance and we are very happy to partner in celebrating The GOWN: African Scholars Awards which is the African Alumni Association’s signature event and was initiated to recognize and uphold African excellence, inspire commonality, and promote meaningful connections. Over forty notable U of T African alumni and friends have been recognized since The GOWN’s inception in 2017. This year an additional 17 members will be added to the community of distinguished African scholars. Join us Friday, April 8th from 3:00-5:00pm with a reception to follow.
We are very excited that the very special celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the William Southam Journalism Fellowship is taking place on April 23, 2022. Join us for lunch in-hall, and panel discussions in the afternoon at Massey. We will then celebrate with keynote Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa and gala dinner at the Toronto Reference Library.
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On Wednesday, April 6th join us for the Massey Dialogues from 4:30-5:30pm, fully virtual, in honour of National Siblings Day (on April 10). We will hear a rich discussion on Sibling Relationships and the Intersections of Disability, Caregiving and Policy with Senior Fellow Liv Mendelsohn, Helen Ries caregiver, co-founder of Siblings Canada (formerly known as The Sibling Collaborative), and Terrence Ho who is an advocate, caregiver, and connected to Siblings Canada. Moderated by Junior Fellow Maddy De Welles.
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On Thursday, April 7th at 1:00pm ET we are hosting a special fully virtual Massey Dialogues in partnership with the Rotary Club Bay-Bloor Toronto exploring Conflict Prevention, Climate Change and Economic Development. Learn about mapping initiatives in Cyprus that speak to development goals. Register to participate in the webinar
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Also on April 7th, join us for the book launch of The Daily Plebiscite: Federalism, Nationalism and Canada by Senior Fellow David Cameron. David will be joined in conversation by the book’s editor Senior Fellow Robert Vipond.
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Monday, April 11 and Tuesday the 12th join us for The Notwithstanding Clause at 40: Canadian Constitutional Democracy at a Crossroads. A conference of leading scholars, jurists and commentators on the significance, meaning, impact, operation and (de)merits of Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms forty years after the Charter’s enactment.
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On Wednesday, April 13th join Rabbi Yael Splansky and the Massey community for a seder in memory of Rose Wolfe. Rose Wolfe, was a Canadian social worker, administrator and philanthropist. She was the former Chancellor of the University of Toronto and was Visitor at Massey College from 1996 to 2003. 12:00-1:30pm.
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We also welcome the 1980-1999 Alumni cohort to dinner at the College on Wednesday, April 13th. 6:00pm reception, 6:30pm dinner in hall.
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The second event in the book publishing series put on by our 2022-2023 William Southam Journalism Fellowships is happening on Monday, April 18th from 3:00-5:00pm.
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On Wednesday, April 20th from 4:00-5:00pm EST, join the conversation on Inflation and how it has changed in 2022 as part of the Massey Dialogues with Senior Fellow Armine Yalnizyan, Junior Fellow Tomasso Alba, and Alum Stephanie Bertolo. Moderated by Senior Fellow Michael Valpy.
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You are invited to the launch of Junior Fellow Florence Ashley’s new book: Banning Transgender Conversion Practices: A Legal and Policy Analysis on Wednesday, April 20th following formal dinner at 5:00-6:30pm.
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Massey College Music Salon presents New Origins: On the Edge of Jazz with Rich Brown and Sam Little on April 21st at 7:45pm ET.
Join internationally renowned bassist Rich Brown, in conversation with Junior Fellow Sam Little, as they discuss modern extemporizations in jazz. Rich’s career history, and his personal take on music, draw from a diverse pool of influences to create a unique style of jazz that is truly his own. He will perform a few of his solo pieces, and if we’re lucky a collaborative piece with Sam.
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SAVE THE DATE:
- Massey Grand Rounds – April 25th
- Massey Dialogues – Board Diversity and Inclusion in the Not-for Profit Sector – April 27th
- Book Launch: Her Turn by Katherine Ashenburg – April 28th
The last formal dinner of the term is on Wednesday, April 27th and I invite you all to our end of the year BBQ happening on Friday, April 29th.
Formal Dinner email: porter@masseycollege.ca
I want to encourage you to attend our Book Club Gala on Friday May 6th at 6:00pm. Senior Fellow Lawrence Hill will be joined in conversation with Alum and Book Club Committee Chair Niyosha Keyzad.
COMMUNITY NEWS
For those in Ottawa, join Bill Fox for the April 6th launch of Trump, Trudeau, Tweets, Truth: A Conversation. Register to attend here: https://carleton.ca/politicalmanagement/registration-bill-fox-book-launch/. We are planning a book launch for Bill on May 11th.
Our College Printer, Kit MacNeil, was recently awarded an Ontario Arts Council Visual Artist Creation Project grant for their work while in residence at Open Studio.
Please keep in touch. We would like to have programming for next year that responds to your needs.
Best always,
Nathalie
