Dear members of the community, chers collègues,
Welcome to October, the air is cooling off and the trees are getting an orange hue. Come and see the changing scenery in the Quadrangle.
Thank you to all who came out to mark the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
A reminder we will meet and discuss Michelle Good’s Five Little Indians tonight at Book Club (7:45pm in the Upper Library)- we will continue with Indigenous heritage programming all month long.
Do not forget to sign up for Massey is Lunch.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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After dinner, on the evening of October 5th Master Emeritus John Fraser will share his thoughts on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession to the throne of King Charles III.
RSVP https://masseycollege.ca/events/after-dinner-talk-senior-fellow-and-master-emeritus-john-fraser/
If you would like to join us for dinner, please email porter@masseycollege.ca.
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Senior Fellow Alán Aspuru-Guzik will deliver the annual CIFAR Massey talk on Tuesday, October 11th. Dr. Asupru-Guzik will explore robotics, renewable energy and AI and discuss opportunities that disruptive innovation creates. Dr. Aspuru-Guzik will be joined on stage by three Junior Fellows, Alec Krawciw, Aditi Maheshwari and Alexandra Martin. The talk will take place at 5:30pm at CIFAR and online, please visit CIFAR’s website for more information and to register.
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October 14th is our High Table to Celebrate Indigenous Cultures – it will be a great evening. Make sure you are logged into the website using your official email for Massey to register for your ticket. (Discounts will be applied automatically).
RSVP https://masseycollege.ca/events/indigenous-heritage-high-table/
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Massey Grand Rounds is hosting the 17th Annual Symposium: “Modernizing Women’s Health” featuring the 4th Annual Janet Rossant Lectureship by Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe on “The impact of diabetes on women across the lifespan.” Additional speakers include Dr. Tania Di Renna, who will discuss sex differences in diagnosis and management of chronic pain, and Dr. Sheila Dunn, who will discuss Mifepristone, COVID and the transformation of abortion in Canada. Join us on Wednesday, October 12th, 1:00pm-3:30pm in the Upper Library to learn about cutting edge research in medicine, pain management, policy, and technology to advocate for and improve women’s health.
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On Tuesday, October 18th please join us from 4:00-6:00pm for our 2022 Jack McClelland Writer-in-Residence Reading and Reception with David Chariandy. Come and meet David and hear him read from recent work. Refreshments to follow.
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On Wednesday, October 19th after lunch join us for a critical conversation with Senior Fellows Justice Harry LaForme and Peter Warrian during our Indigenous Heritage Programming on Mining, Indigenous Communities, and a Low Carbon Economy.
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In the afternoon of October 19th, from 4:00-5:00pm we will hold an important conversation in the Massey Dialogues on the Opioid Overdose Crisis with Dr. Christy Sutherland. Q&A to follow.
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After dinner on the 19th we have Music Salon with special guest performer, composer, activist and musicologist Jeremy Dutcher, a Polaris Prize Winner from Tobique First Nation. He will be in conversation with 2021-2022 William Southam Journalism Fellow Michael Barclay.
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On Friday, October 21st, do not miss Nobel-Laureate and Journalist Maria Ressa in conversation with Omayra Issa. 7:30pm at the Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre in the Royal Ontario Museum.
RSVP
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As part of the Filmmaker-in-Residence series, on Tuesday, October 25th, we’re screening nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up by Tasha Hubbard, followed by a discussion with Massey Fellows and the filmmaker at the George Ignatieff Theatre.
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SAVE THE DATE
Save the dates for the following special events:
- October 28 – High Table with the Muslim Community
- November 11 – College History High Table
- November 18 – Pride High Table
- November 25 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities, dinner in memory of Cristine Karcza
- November 29 – German Canadian Media Symposium
LANGUAGE TABLES AT MASSEY
The Mandarin and Turkish language tables will take place on Thursday at lunch. Monday
Italian – 12:15pm
Tuesday
French – alternating weeks for lunch and dinner.
- October 4 at 12:15pm
- October 11 at 6pm
- October 18 at 12.15pm and so on.
Thursday
Mandarin – 12:15pm
Turkish – 12.30pm
Friday
German – 12:00pm begin in the Common Room before moving to the dining hall at 12:15pm.
COMMUNITY NEWS
I am deeply saddened to write to you about the passing of Senior Fellow Chandler Davis. Please join me in sending condolences to his wife, Senior Fellow Natalie Zemon Davis and their family. Please see the obituary attached outlining his remarkable life. Donations in his honor can be made to the Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund at New College, supporting students working for social change, to Greenpeace Canada, or to B’Tselem, the Israeli Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories.
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Junior Fellow Maeve Palmer’s album “A Woman’s Voice” songs and duets by Alice Ping Yee Ho, with Leaf Music productions is now available. You can listen to it on streaming services, as well as purchase the album. https://www.leaf-music.ca/product/lm254/
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I’m pleased to announce that Peter Sloly is this year’s Changemaker in Residence at Massey College. Peter Sloly is a Visiting Fellow, Change Maker-in-Residence at Massey College. He enjoyed three successful careers as a professional athlete, a professional services firm Partner and a police officer who rose to the rank of police chief. Peter’s work took him to four continents and forty countries, including two tours of duty in the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Kosovo. He has an MBA and a Sociology BA. Peter’s motto is “others before self, compassion for all” and he helps organizations achieve differentiated outcomes that contribute to safer, more inclusive, and more just societies. Peter is married with two children.
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Senior Fellow Janice Stein weighs in on Canada’s support for the Ukraine in the Toronto Star
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Junior Fellow Riley Yesno is featured amongst a group of 8 young Indigenous Leaders on what reconciliation means to her. Read it here. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/09/30/what-does-reconciliation-actually-mean-we-asked-8-young-indigenous-leaders.html
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Recently we held our Senior Fellow Lunch and Lecture with Dr. Bob Bell. His talk is available online here.
We also held a special artist talk on the work inside and outside of the Upper Library, including the new portrait of Ivan McFarlane. The conversation can be seen here. https://youtu.be/oniNnNRt0OY
