Senior Fellow Martin L. Friedland’s work and legacy was honoured last week with a seminar and reception on the occasion of his 90th birthday. I had the pleasure to attend and listen to the warm reminiscences of his colleagues and friends, Senior FEllows Mayo Moran and Visitor J. Robert S. Prichard. A wonderful celebration of a lifetime of scholarship.
Senior Fellow Elizabeth Smyth was also honoured last week with a Distinguished Contribution Award for her many contributions to scholarship in the history of education, from the Canadian History of Education Association.
MASSEY IN THE MEDIA
Municipal elections are today – Shawn Micaleff has a piece in the Toronto Star highlighting what is at stake for Torontonians in this election.
I also share with you an op-ed from Senior Fellow Mark Lautens on suggestions for supporting science research in Canada.
Governing Board Chair and Senior Fellow Akwasi Owusu-Bempah talks about his upcoming book in Bloomberg. Director of the Citizen Lab and Senior Fellow Rob Diebert is quoted in the Guardian and Senior Fellow Randy Boyagoda writes about the age of exhaustion in online screening options an op-ed in the Globe and Mail. Junior Fellow Jamie Duncan writes about data rights and democracy.
UPCOMING EVENTS
We will have our first film screening of the year tomorrow evening. Join us for nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up a 2020 APTN / CBC documentary which explores the 2016 killing of Colten Boushie and the acquittal of Gerald Stanley. Filmmaker Tasha Hubbard will join a panel discussion with producer Jon Montes and Filmmaker-in-Residence Peter Raymont after the screening.
7:00pm, George Ignatieff Theatre, Trinity College. 15 Devonshire Place.
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DIWALI CELEBRATION AT MASSEY
On Tuesday, October 25th at 7:00pm in the Quad, we will celebrate Diwali. Please see attached PDF for more information. No RSVP necessary.
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The fall term Press Club takes place on Wednesday, October 26th.
What Should We Be Doing to Protect Journalists Online? Earlier this year, journalists in Canada, predominantly women of colour, reported being harassed online in what appeared to be a coordinated campaign. Some were sent death and rape threats.
While online attacks on journalists aren’t new, the Canadian Association of Journalists said they have reached a “fever pitch,” made worse by the pandemic, which has polarized communities and pushed journalists deeper online for their jobs. The threats are effectively silencing journalists — many now struggle with mental health challenges and some have quit journalism altogether.
Join Shree Paradkar, Columnist and internal ombud at the Toronto Star, Brodie Fenlon EIC and Executive Director for daily news at CBC, Sharbil Nammour, Global Head of Security – VICE Media and Steph Weschler, Managing Editor of J-Source.
7:45 PM, Upper Library. Junior Common Room after the panel.
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On Friday, October 28th we celebrate Muslim Women Leaders at High Table. . Please join us.
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ALUMNI DINNERS AT MASSEY
Alumni are always welcome to join us for meals, but through the year, we set some dates aside for alumni cohorts to come together for formal dinners. Find your cohort below, and come see old friends, make some new ones over dinner in Ondaatje Hall and stay for some music or lively dialogue events!
- 2010 to present. Wednesday, November 2. RSVP LINK
- 1990 – 1999. Wednesday, November 30, following the Massey Dialogues. RSVP LINK
- 1962 – 1979. Wednesday, February 1, in advance of Music Salon RSVP LINK
- 1980 – 1989. Wednesday, February 15, following the Massey Dialogues RSVP LINK
- 2000 – 2009. Wednesday, March 1, in advance of Music Salon RSVP LINK
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Upcoming Special events:
MASSEY DIALOGUES
Join us for a conversation with Constance Backhouse on Wednesday, November 2nd from 5:00-6:00pm in the Upper Library.
Professor Constance Backhouse has written on the famous RDS case (1997), in which the Supreme Court of Canada struggled with a claim of racial bias against Canada’s first African Canadian female judge.
RSVP
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SENIOR FELLOW LUNCHEON
On Monday, November 7th join Senior Fellow John Ralston Saul at the Senior Fellow Luncheon and Lecture where he will speak about Freedom of Expression and Salman Rushdie.
At 11:45am, the bar is open in the Junior Common Room.
Lunch will be served shortly after 12:00 noon in the Upper Library.
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MINISTER DAVID LAMETTI AT MASSEY
Please join Minister David Lametti, minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, as he shares his reflections on advancing criminal justice reform and reconciliation in this special after-lunch talk from 1:30-2:30pm on Wednesday, November 9th.
MUSIC SALON
Our second Music Salon of the season will take place on November 2nd at 7:45 pm (after dinner) with – Parallel Traditions: Exploring Classical Music from Northern India.
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MASSEY COLLEGE BOOK CLUB
The Book Club will meet on Monday, November 7th to discuss To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara. Join us for formal dinner in advance of this interesting discussion.
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MASSEY LOVES TO READ
We will launch The New Sex Wars: Sexual Harm in the #MeToo Era by Professor Brenda Cossman on Wednesday, November 9th.
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We will be hosting a dynamic panel discussing Ontario’s Healthcare in Crisis: How Can We Fix It? On November 21st from 4:30-6:00pm.
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MASSEY IS LUNCH
The Massey is Lunch program continues. Sign up here to be paired with a Junior Fellow for lunch in Ondaatje Hall.
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HIGH TABLES AND UPCOMING SPECIAL DINNERS
- November 11 – College History High Table RSVP
- November 13 – Plato’s Symposium … 7:00pm in the Dining Hall – a night of Greek food and speeches about love, register here
- November 18 – Pride High Table RSVP
- November 25 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities, dinner in memory of Cristine Karcza
- November 29 – German Canadian Media Symposium
- December 3 – Kids and Family Holiday Party
- December 6 – Chanukah Celebration
- December 10 – Holiday Gaudy
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In case you missed some of our past events , you can view them on our YouTube Channel.
- Massey Dialogues: The Opioid Overdose Crisis in Canada on Wednesday with experts in the field of addiction medicine, pharmaceuticals and policy advocacy.
- Senior Fellow Peter Warrian and Alum Kia Dunn discussed Mining, Indigenous Communities and a Low Carbon Economy
- Music Salon: The Truth the Needs to Be Told: An Evening with Jeremy Dutcher.
I look forward to seeing you at the College.
Best regards, à bientôt,
Nathalie
