On Friday we will host the Indigenous High Table. Dr. Malcolm King will be honoured and we will announce the recipient of the Dr. Malcolm King Scholarship. Gimaa Stacey Laforme, Elder Carolyn King and Phil Fontaine will also be attending. It will be a wonderful evening, we look forward to seeing you.
INDIGENOUS HERITAGE PROGRAMMING
OCT 13
Elder Carolyn King, of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, will visit Massey College on Friday, October 13 at 4:00-5:30pm, to give her unique presentation Indigenous 101. She will also talk about the Moccassin Identifier Project, which she developed in partnership with the Mississaugas of the Credit and The Greenbelt Foundation, to promote public awareness of significant cultural historic sites and the ancestral presence of First Nations, Métis and Indigenous Communities. The presentation will be in the Upper Library. All are welcome.
OCT 14 – DEC 9
Anishinaabemowin Language Program
An eight week introductory language program taught at Massey will begin on October 14 and run through to December 9. Classes are free and all are welcome.
UPCOMING EVENTS
11 OCT 8:00pm : Massey Poetry Night: A Global Celebration of Words
Embark on a journey through the poetic wonders of the world at Massey College’s Poetry Night! Our diverse community invites you to an evening where passionate souls may choose to share a cherished poem from their mother tongue, illuminating the essence of their culture. Immerse yourself in this celebration of linguistic diversity, where every verse is a window to a different corner of the globe. Join us for an enchanting night of poetic revelations and revel in the beauty of words from around the world! RSVP.
12 OCT 5:00pm : Book Launch: The Frontiers of Gender Equality
Join the panel discussion with authors from the book: Rebecca Cook, Daniel Del Gobbo, Marieme Lo, Sophia Moreau and Mariana Prado to discuss:
- How does their scholarship enlarge our understanding of gender equality?
- What has been accomplished to secure equality through various human rights treaties?
- Why is it important in this age of gender backlash?
Moderated by UofT Faculty of Law Professor Abdi Aidid. RSVP.
14 OCT 7:00pm : The Beauties of Lucknow
Join us for an evening of performance, dance, talk, music, celebrating The Beauties of Lucknow, a new art installation by Oliver Husain at Massey College. Tickets are going quickly. RSVP
17 OCT 11:45am : CBC Massey Lectures: Reflecting on John Ralston Saul’s The Unconscious Civilization
In celebration of Massey College’s 60th anniversary and in recognition of our successful long-term partnership with CBC Radio—Canada and House of Anansi Press you are invited to an exciting series that gives new perspectives on previously published lectures.
Join us in the Upper Library for a family-style lunch, an interview between Principal Des Rosiers and John Ralston Saul where they will explore Saul’s 1995 CBC Lecture The Unconscious Civilization, and an audience Q&A.
This lunch series will be recorded and footage will be used for special programing on CBC Ideas.
Please note this and future Reflecting on the CBC Massey Lecture Lunches will be $30.
19 OCT 3:00pm : History in the First Person: The Visual Culture of the Zapruder Film
York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) is pleased to host their first Sensorium Salon of 23/24 in partnership with Massey. Sensorium is AMPD’s research centre for the study of media arts, performance, and digital culture. Our speaker, Catherine Zuromskis, from the Rochester Institute of Technology, will talk about her current research on the history of citizen photojournalism. RSVP.
19 OCT 6:00pm : Trust Talks: The Future of Journalism in a Digital World
You’re invited to a thought-provoking panel discussion called Trust Talks: The Future of Journalism in a Digital World, followed by an audience Q&A, and a networking reception.
CBC/Radio-Canada’s President and CEO, Catherine Tait will open the event, which will be moderated by CBC Ideas Host, Nahlah Ayed. RSVP.
19 OCT 6:30pm : Book Launch: Everything Is There by M.G. Vassanji
From Senior Fellow and two-time Giller Prize winner M.G. Vassanji, one of Canada’s finest and most celebrated writers, comes a brilliant new novel that vividly examines the seemingly incongruous worlds of science, religion and desire. RSVP.
26 OCT 5:00pm : #MasseyDialogues — Israel-Palestine: Political Dysfunction and Horrific Violence, is there a solution?
The first Massey Dialogues of the year begins with a discussion on Israel with Canada’s former Ambassador to Israel Jon Allen who will take Massey on a search for solutions with Junior Fellow Anne-Marie Fowler, Israeli lawyer Lior Pollack. Moderated by Senior Fellow Michael Valpy. RSVP.
COMMUNITY NEWS
AWARDS
- William Southam Journalism Alum Natasha Grzincic and her team from VICE News won an Emmy Award for Health or Medical Coverage for Beyond Fentanyl, a documentary she worked on about the next wave of the overdose crisis. Watch the full documentary here.
- Senior Fellow Allison McGeer has been inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame for her work in Canadian and international public health and infectious diseases. Congratulations!
NEWS
- Alum Florence Ashley has co-authored an Op-Ed in the Globe and Mail.
- Alum Marc Desormeaux talks September job numbers on the CBC. Listen here.
- Staff member Mujtaba Haris wrote an Op-Ed in the Globe and Mail about Afghanistan’s ban on education for girls.
- Former Dean of Students Amela Marin is participating in a literary and translation event this week please see attached for more information.
- Junior Fellow and PhD candidate at UofT’s Faculty of Information Maggie MacDonald researches pornography platforms. She has a short video of the overview of her doctoral work examining transformations in cultural production invoked by platformization on her YouTube Channel.
- Senior Fellow Fahad Razak talks about the winter virus season. Listen here.
- Senior Fellow Neil Seeman wrote an Op-Ed in the Toronto Star on the problems of growing job-title inflation for employers and Gen Z.
- The Dharma Centre of Canada is hosting a book launch and weekend meditation retreat for The Garden of Flowers and Weeds, a book about Buddhism by Massey Alumnus Matthew Sullivan. The retreat will be held at a tranquil retreat resort north of Peterborough. Tickets and more information are here.
- Senior Fellow Janice Stein comments on the Gaza-Israel conflict. Watch here. Listen here on CBC. She is also quoted here.
- Senior Fellow Carolyn Tuohy has published a new piece about the importance of optimism in Public Policy. Read it here.
- I contributed to a celebration of the scholarship of Professor Pierre Foucher in Droits, langues et communautés: hommages à Pierre Foucher / Rights, languages and communities: tributes to Pierre Foucher (en français)
We have opened the registration for our High Table to Celebrate Muslim Heritage later on in the month. I hope to see you there!
Lastly, our College Calendar is the best way to stay up to date with all of our upcoming events.
Have a great week!
