This past Saturday we had a delightful Nowruz celebration at Massey in the Junior Common Room with music, singing, poetry and dancing together with very tasty food! Thanks to Junior Fellows Setayesh Yazdani and Mohaddeseh Abdolhosseini and many others for the organization and support.
A reminder that the Massey is Lunch program continues this month. Sign up here to be paired with Junior Fellows for lunch – we have spaces available on April 11, 18 and 25 – it is an easy way to connect with our Junior Fellowship over a great meal in Ondaatje Hall.
The latest episode of The JCR: A Massey Podcast Happy Cities? is now available. Junior Fellows Delaram Farzanfar, PhD student in Psychology and graduate fellow at the School of Cities, and Ben Pulver, Art History PhD student, discuss research on the connections between architecture and mental well-being. Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts.
APRIL 7 | Holi Celebration
Holi is the “Indian Festival of Colours” that marks the start of spring and is a time to get together, play with colours, and celebrate good times! Holi has been an annual Massey event for the past several years, and the Junior Fellows are organizing the event for the whole community to continue this tradition.
Please wear old, used clothing of light or dark colours for the colours. Even if you can’t join for the colours, please come for food and fun activities. RSVP.
April 10 | Senior Fellow Luncheon with Kim Kierans – Journalism: To serve the public interest or make widgets?
Media climate change has created news deserts across Canada and threatens the democratic health of communities. How can citizens make informed decisions when there’s no independent coverage of municipal governments, school boards and institutions? Senior Resident Kim Kierans has documented the seismic changes in the media industry since 1970 in her forthcoming book Journalism for the Public Good: The Michener Awards at 50 (Bighorn Books, UCP, May 2024). She traces the industry’s decline through the lens of 50 years of award-winning journalism in the public interest. Kim will be in conversation with Journalism Fellow Julia Caron. Please RSVP by April 8.
April 10 | Massey Dialogues – Plastics Policy in Canada
This conversation will delve into what Canada is doing on the plastics front with a focus on extended producer responsibility, Canada’s ban on single-use items, the myth of recycling, and the international agreement on plastic pollution currently being negotiated as part of UNEP. Dr. Chelsea Rochman (Professor at UofT), MP Julie Dabrusin (Member of Parliament for Toronto-Danforth), and Jo-Anne St. Godard (Executive Director of Circular Innovation Council) will join Alum Alice Zhu (moderator) on this important issue. Reception to follow. RSVP.
April 15 | Book Launch – The Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter: Rights, Reforms, and Controversies (McGill-Queen’s University Press), edited by Senior Fellow Peter L. Biro with contributions from many of Canada’s leading constitutional scholars. RSVP.
April 17 | Rose Wolfe Seder (lunch) with Rabbi Yael Splansky
Please join our annual event in advance of Passover. We will have lunch with traditional foods and a facilitated discussion on themes from the holiday in celebration of the former Visitor, Rose Wolfe. RSVP.
April 17 | Massey Dialogues – How At Risk Are Jobs to Generative AI?
This panel session brings together thinkers in industrial relations, management, and economics alongside voices from government, industry, and labour to look beyond hype cycles and hand-wringing to focus on complementary and cooperative approaches to technology and work. RSVP.
A LOOK AHEAD TO MAY PROGRAMMING
May 7 | Power and the Press: Marty Baron on Trump, Bezos & the Future of Journalism
In partnership with the Canadian Journalism Foundation, join us for a compelling conversation with Marty Baron, former executive editor of The Washington Post, as he delves into themes from his book Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos and THE WASHINGTON POST.
Marty will be joined in conversation with 2015-16 William Southam Journalism Fellow, former Globe and Mail columnist and author Elizabeth Renzetti. RSVP.
May 9 | RSC x Massey Dialogues: Freedom of Expression | Liberté d’expression
Hosted by the Academy of Arts and Humanities, the evening will feature a discussion between Jocelyn Maclure and Senior Fellow Alexie Tcheuyap.
Language: Bilingual (live interpretation available). RSVP.
May 13 | Breakfast with Alexander Neef
Join the Director of the Paris Opera Alexander Neef and Senior Fellow Raji Aujla in conversation on the future of opera. RSVP.
COMMUNITY NEWS
AWARDS
Senior Fellow Kelly Hannah-Moffat has been named a 2024 Woman of Distinction by YWCA Toronto.
Alum Geoffrey Little has been appointed Vice-Provost and Chief Librarian at Western University.
Congratulations Kelly and Geoffrey!
NEWS
- Alum Florence Ashley will deliver a keynote talk at the Canadian Political Science Association’s annual conference as a part of the 2024 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences at McGill University.
- Junior Fellow Otuto Chukwu published a piece that he worked on with CIHR. Read it here.
- Alum Jack Cunningham talks to CTV about the Moscow concert hall attack.
- Senior Fellow Jeffrey Dvorkin will appear on Trent Radio on April 2 at 2:30pm. Tune in here.
- Listen to Senior Fellow Brett House’s latest weekly Dollars & Sense radio segment on NewsTalk 1010 here. He also comments on interest rates on CNBC here and February inflation numbers on MSN here.
- Senior Fellow Danielle Martin explains why Ontario’s budget is inefficient in solving the primary care crisis on CBC Metro Morning.
- Junior Fellow Alum Sandhya Mylabathula was interviewed on Radio-Canada about the Ma thèse en 180 secondes event held at Massey in March, listen here.
- Senior Fellow Fahad Razak will be participating in a special public event in Toronto on April 3 at the Toronto Public Library. Fahad will join former attorney general of Canada David Lametti and policy expert Lori Turnbull in a panel discussion moderated by Charles Breton. The event is at 5:00pm, followed by a cocktail reception. Register here.
- Junior Fellow Leighton Schreyer published a new piece in Recon Review, read it here.
See you soon,
Jonathan
