We are very happy to bring back the annual end-of-year BBQ, sign up to attend here on Friday, April 26.
The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation are holding their 12th annual Historical Gathering April 29 through May 1. The event is free and open to all, and will include music, art, lectures and discussions. Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day.
I will be going on Tuesday April 30, together with any college member who wishes to attend, under the auspices of the College Chapel Royal Committee. I’ll be driving, but we’ll need some other drivers as well! If you’d like to join, with or without a car, please email Committee Chair Mary McGeer by 12 noon on Thursday, April 11.
All are welcome to attend on any or all of the three days, you can see the full agenda here. Registration is required by April 12 – RSVP here.
APRIL EVENTS
April 9 | Junior Fellow Lecture Series (JFLS)
Join the last JFLS of the year. Support and learn from our Junior Fellows Rena Roussin, Noah Khan and Jane Zhao as they talk about the outstanding work they have done in their respective research areas. No RSVP necessary.
APRIL 10 | Massey Dialogues – Plastics Policy in Canada
What is Canada is doing on the plastics front? This conversation will 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. MP Julie Dabrusin (Member of Parliament for Toronto-Danforth), Dr. Chelsea Rochman (Professor at UofT) 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). The book was 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
Join us for 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. Only a few spots remain, join us! 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. Join our expert panel: John Baker (UBC Millwright), Alistair Hepburn (ACTRA), Dr. Neil Thompson (MIT) and Gurneet Singh Dandona (McKinsey). Organized by Junior Fellow Shawn Meikle (moderator) and Visiting Scholar Danielle Lamb. RSVP.
April 26 | Year End BBQ
To culminate the end of a very eventful year, the Massey Community is welcome to attend our annual End of Year BBQ. Join us from 5:00-7:00pm in the Quad (inside if there is rain) to join in community and break bread. RSVP.
MAY EVENTS
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 William Southam Journalism Fellow alum, 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. Junior Fellow alum and Le Devoir columnist Emilie Nicolas will moderate.
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.
May 28 | Book Launch: Out of Darkness by Denise Chong
A gripping story of a domestic assault that shocked the world, of the exercise of power and political influence, and of the Bangladeshi woman whose irrepressible spirit found light in sudden darkness. Author Denise Chong will be in conversation with Rumana Monzur. RSVP.
COMMUNITY NEWS
AWARDS
William Southam Journalism Alum Omayra Issa has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader in their 2024 class.
Junior Fellow alum Caroline Monahan was awarded the Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship for her studies in the LLM program at Harvard Law School beginning this fall.
Congratulations Omayra and Caroline!
NEWS
- Alum Florence Ashley was quoted in an article on gender-affirming care for youth.
- Alum Marc Desormeaux talks with the Financial Post about the 2024 provincial budgets, and was featured on CBC commenting on Canadian housing affordability.
- Alum Sara Henstra is featured on CBC Books.
- Junior Fellow Marianne Lahaie Luna’s dissertation research project, “Donde Vivimos,” which translates to “Where We Live,” has been featured recently in a number of places. Learn more about her project here, here and here.
- Senior Fellow Haroon Siddiqui will participate in A Conversation About India on April 17, register to attend here.
- Senior Fellow Janice Stein speaks on TVO’s The Agenda about a possible Tik-Tok ban in Canada. Watch it here.
- Read Senior Fellow Armine Yalnizyan‘s latest piece in the Toronto Star here.
- Junior Fellow Alum Alice (Xia) Zhu leads a study measuring plastic pollution on the ocean floor. Read here: Times of India | China Daily | Sky | The Province
Thank you to all of the Junior Fellows who organized Massey’s 4th Holi Celebration this weekend. It was a vibrant way to bring in the Spring.
The images were collected from online posts
See you soon,
Jonathan
