Dear members of the Massey community, chers collègues,
In case you missed it, Adele Weder’s new book – Ron Thom, Architect: The Life of A Creative Modernist was reviewed last week in the Globe and Mail. Massey College is featured – give it a read here. As we embark on our 60th year, we will continue working to ensure that our beautiful building endures through the 21st century.
We have a great selection of events coming up. Join us this Wednesday for an alumni dinner and to mark International Holocaust Memorial Day at Music Salon. Do not miss the launch of Duncan McCue’s new book – Decolonizing Journalism Classrooms on February 6
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On Wednesday, February 1, our next Alumni Dinner will celebrate our 1963-1979 Fellows as part of formal dinner (start time of 6:30pm). Everyone is invited to join!
RSVP https://masseycollege.ca/events/alumni-dinner-1963-1979-cohort/
Dinners gathering the following cohorts throughout the term include:
1980-1989 Alumni on February 15
2000-2009 Alumni on March 1
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On February 11 Celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science at the Aga Khan Museum with a thought-provoking panel of leading Muslim women scientists, presented in partnership with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. The panel will feature alum Hadeel Mohammad, Mohadeesha Abdolhossem, Omnia Elebuyary, and Junior Fellow Heba Robl. Moderated by Senior Fellow the Rt. Hon. Julie Payette.
RSVP HERE https://www.agakhanmuseum.org/programs/women-and-girls-in-science
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I invite you all to the wide variety of Black History Month programs that we have on offer through the month of February:
Feb 1: 5:00pm Massey Dialogues: Women, Visibility and Power in Arts and Cultural Industries with Alum Rita Shelton Deverell, CBC / Radio Canada Fellow Omayra Issa and Junior Fellows Elizabeth Hicks and Zahida Rahemtulla. RSVP – https://masseycollege.ca/events/women-visibility-power-arts-cultural-industries/
Feb 6: 8:00pm Book Club – Dominoes at the Crossroads by Kaie Kellough, presented by alum Eddie Kawooya RSVP – https://masseycollege.ca/events/book-club-dominoes-at-the-crossroads/
Feb 7: Filmmaker in Residence screening and panel discussion of Black Ice with director Hubert Davis at the George Ignatieff Theatre – RSVP https://www.msseycollege.ca/events/filmmaker-in-residence-screening-and-panel-of-black-ice-with-director-hubert-davis/The
Feb 9: 7:45pm (Principal’s Lodge) – Book Launch with alumnus Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey. His Cross-border Cosmopolitans – the Making of a Pan-African North America https://masseycollege.ca/events/book-launch-cross-border-cosmopolitans-the-making-of-a-pan-african-north-america-by-alum-wendell-nii-laryea-adjetey/
Feb 10: Black History High Table Celebrating Black Excellence RSVP https://masseycollege.ca/events/black-history-high-table/
Feb 14: Senior Fellow Luncheon with Akwasi Owusu-Bempah “Prohibition No More: On the Evolution of Drug Laws and What the Future Holds” RSVP https://masseycollege.ca/calendar/
Feb 15: Massey Dialogues: France’s Colonial Legacy in Algeria and the Paradox of Grievability with Hervé Tchumkam https://masseycollege.ca/events/massey-dialogues-frances-colonial-legacy-in-algeria-and-the-paradox-of-grievability/
March 1: Music Salon – Transcending Boundaries: The Musical World of Alanna Stuart https://masseycollege.ca/events/music-salon-transcending-boundaries-with-alanna-stuart/
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Senior Fellow Sarah Kaplan in https://www.fastcompany.com/90837794/recent-tech-layoffs-affect-women-poc
Senior Fellow Heba Mostapha co-hosts Art and Activism in Contemporary Global Landscapes, the Winter 2023 Workshop Series at the Institute of Islamic Studies. More information and to register, here. https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/winter-2023-workshop-series-1614249?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=creatorshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=odclsxcollection&utm-source=cp&aff=escb&mc_cid=5d70a3da9f&mc_eid=4a25ed0a91
Senior Fellow Shoshanna Saxe talks about affordable housing and public space in the Globe and Mail, read it here. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-if-we-really-want-affordable-housing-we-need-great-public-spaces/
Senior Fellow Mark Starowicz is premiering a documentary on CBC Nature of Things Friday, Feb 17,at 9 pm. Titled “Apocalypse Plan B”, it is an examination of some radical ideas about scientific proposals to cool the planet by “geoengineering” the atmosphere, including seeding the stratosphere with tons of sulphur aerosols, or deploying fleets of cloud-making ships to reflect back the sun’s rays. Co-directed with his daughter, Caitlin Starowicz.
Senior Fellow Armine Yalznizyan discusses rate hikes from the Bank of Canada in an op-ed in the Toronto Star.
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Edward (Barry) Smyth passed away earlier this month. Barry was a Junior Fellow at Massey College in 1966, and a Senior Fellow from 1990-1999. You can read his full obituary here (link to: https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/theglobeandmail/name/edward-smythe-obituary?pid=203756667) and please join me in sending condolences to his friends and family.
À bientôt,
Nathalie
