Last Friday’s Pride High Table was a delightful consplusion of music, food, people and wonderful biographies of members of the LGBTQIA+ pride community. Many thanks to the staff who decorated Ondaatje Hall, the providers of music and everyone who brought such great spirit.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 26 we will host the 6th annual German Canadian Media Symposium – Covering the Middle East – I hope you are able to join us, online or in person. RSVP below.
Also, don’t forget that an easy way to come to the college is the ever-present Massey is Lunch, where Junior Fellows join you for lunch or dinner in the Dining Hall. There are open spots in December.
NOVEMBER PROGRAMMING
Saturday, November 30 | Cooking en français – French Programming at Massey
We will explore some traditional franco-Canadian delights that are enjoyed especially during the holidays! All levels of French are welcome. Visit our website for more information and to RSVP.
DECEMBER EVENTS
Monday, December 2 (8:00pm) | Book Club – White Cat, Black Dog: Stories by Kelly Link. Join in person or Zoom.
Wednesday, December 4 (3:00-6:00pm) | Solidarity Across Borders: Launch of the Resilience Network
This event is presented by our Chairs in Global Engagement Nurjehan Mawani and Human Rights Payam Akhavan in partnership with the Resilience Society, Equitas and Journalists for Human Rights. RSVP.
Wednesday, December 4 (7:45pm) | Film Screening: The Nature of Healing
Everyone is invited to the Upper Library for a special screening of the documentary film The Nature of Healing: Voices of Mohawk Institute Survivors. Produced by Faith Howe of JamLab Productions, The Nature of Healing is the spoken truth of seven courageous people who survived the Mohawk Institute, Canada’s first and longest-running “Indian” residential school. From victim to survivor to activist, this is a story of resistance, resilience and a healing path.
Join the director and survivors for a panel discussion following the film.
Thursday, December 5 | What next, after the American Election? with Massey/Munk Global Scholar Timothy Snyder
Timothy Snyder is an American historian and author now at the University of Toronto Munk School, who will deliver a talk about what will come next after the 2024 U.S. election. The discussion will concern: the nature of the campaign, the different understandings of freedom and tyranny, the sources of Trump’s victory and Harris’s defeat, and the possible remaking of American political order. There will be an audience Q&A following.
Timothy’s latest book, On Freedom, will be available for purchase.
Friday, December 6 (6:00pm) | Junior Fellow High Table
This is a High Table to celebrate the Junior Fellows. New for this year, the Junior Fellows would like to extend the invitation to all members of the Massey community. Please come and do the thing that we do here: talk and eat great food! RSVP by December 4.
Saturday, December 7 | Winter Gaudy
Join us for an evening of music, merriment and holiday treats, featuring performances from our talented Junior Fellows, the annual Principal’s ghost story and more. I’ve been reading Robertson Davies’ ghost stories, the first of which looked forward, in an amusing way, to the 9th Head of College. Speaking as the 6.5th, I found it illuminating. P.S. Families are welcome!
The winners of the annual literary competition will also be announced. Anyone can enter! See details here.
Tuesday, December 10 (4:30pm) | Latkes & Learning: A pre-Chanukah Celebration
All members of the Massey College community are invited to our annual event in anticipation of Chanukah. Join us for a meaningful celebration led by Matan Boker where we will share in a light meal and discussion.
Thursday, December 12 (11:45am) | Senior Fellow Luncheon with Sara Wolfe –Leadership through an Indigenous lens: Connection through Land, People, and Story
In this talk, Sara will explore how Indigenous worldviews and teachings can inform and inspire leadership. She will draw on her experiences as a leader, entrepreneur, and midwife to illustrate how connections to land, community, and shared narratives can meaningfully shape approaches to governance, innovation, and equity. This talk will offer insights into the transformative potential of Indigenous ways of knowing for building inclusive and sustainable futures for all.
HOLIDAY CLOSURE
Catering operations will cease for the holiday break after breakfast on the morning of December 20. We look forward to welcoming you back in 2025!
We will open for meals on the morning of January 6.
COMMUNITY NEWS
AWARDS
Senior Fellow Jon Dellandrea has been honoured with the Ontario Historical Society’s J.J. Talman Award for his book, The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case: The Group of Seven & Tom Thomson Forgeries, published by Goose Lane Editions.
Congratulations Jon!
NEWS
- Senior Fellow Dimitry Anastakis was featured on CBC’s Radio One talking about North American trade, listen here.
- Senior Fellow David Lie was quoted in whatsyourtech.ca about the Hinton Lectures. Read the piece here.
- Senior Fellow Nurjehan Mawani shared reflections on her journey through law, policy and diplomacy on November 21 in Ottawa, as part of the Federal Court Judicial Law Clerks Speaker Series. Nurjehan was invited by Alum Caitlin Salvino and accompanied by Alum Avnee Paranjape.
- Senior Fellow Cindy Sinclair was featured on TVO and has co-authored a piece in Canadian Immigrant. Read it here.
- Senior Fellow David Zimmer moderated a three part panel series titled “This is America’’ at the University Club of Toronto focusing on America in the age of Trump. Panelists were Canadian journalists Stephen Marche and Andrew Cohen and Sir Graham Watson, Massey College’s Environmentalist-in-Residence.
The last few formal dinners of the term are coming up. Be sure to sign up (Mondays/Wednesdays) or join the Junior Fellows for a meal.
Cheers,
Jonathan
P.S. A reminder that we are accepting nominations for New Senior Members, 2025 Clarkson Laureates AND new members of the Finance and Audit Committee.
