I share with you a photo taken by Diplomat in Residence Rosemary McCarney about the sudden snowfall on the bicycles in the Quadrangle…
December is arriving and we are happy to share a listing of our events for the rest of 2021.
Do not forget to nominate a community member for the Clarkson Laureateship in Public Service. More details on our website, here. Nominations will close on Monday, December 6, 2021.
Tonight:
At 7:00pm ET join us for a screening of Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr followed by a conversation with filmmaker Michelle Shephard, Senior Fellow Haroon Siddiqui and Junior Fellow Aaqib Mahmood. Moderated by Filmmaker-in-residence Peter Raymont.
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DECEMBER EVENTS
Massey Dialogues Cultural Workers Organize: Journalists and Digital Media Workers Against Precarity is taking place on Wednesday, December 1st from 4:00-5:00pm ET and will feature a discussion between Dr. Nicole Cohen, Nasr Ahmed, and Wency Leung on the challenges facing modern journalists at work. Moderated by Junior Fellow and Don of Hall Christine H. Tran, this Dialogue examines how journalists are organizing to improve working conditions in not only (digital) newsrooms, but in workplaces from all across the tumultuous media economy.
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On the evening of Wednesday December 1st to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are hosting two special events in memory of Christine Karcza. Starting at 5:45pm ET in the Junior Common Room, please visit our website for more information and to RSVP.
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Our Ethics Series returns on December 2nd from 1:00-2:00pm ET with “The Blight Of Corruption: Does the World Need an International Criminal Court?” Join Senior Fellow Tom Axworthy, Alum Robert Cribb, Mary Jane Bennett and Senator Ratna Omidvar in conversation.
This event is online only.
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Calling all Junior Fellows! Make sure to sign up for the Junior Fellow Holiday High Table on Friday, December 3rd, starting at 6:00pm ET. Please RSVP with the Porter
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Monday, December 6th is Massey College Book Club. Join us at 7:45pm ET in the Upper Library or online for a discussion between Alum Niyosha Keyzad and Robin Roger of Disability Visibility, edited by Alice Wong.
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Also on Wednesday, December 8th we will celebrate the International Day of Human Rights. Join us for a formal dinner in hall.
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Join us for a screening of The Cost of Freedom: Refugee Journalists in Canada at 7:30pm ET on the evening of Thursday, December 9th. This event is in person only.
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On Saturday, December 11th from 2:00-3:30pm ET for a Holiday Party for Massey Families. I invite all families in the Massey College Community with children to join in decorating festive cookies and to trim the tree. We will enjoy some hot coca and snacks.– We are accepting donations of adult sized new mittens, gloves, hats, scarves and warm socks to be distributed by Romero House. RSVP HERE
Also on December 11th at 7:00pm ET I invite you all to attend the Virtual Holiday Gaudy. Cozy up with a festive beverage and join Michael and myself and a few Junior Fellows from the common room for stories and music from our talented community – register to attend via zoom.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Congratulations to Junior Fellow Nicole Mfoafo-M’Carthy who has received a Rhodes Scholarship and will attend Oxford University next year.
Quadrangle Society Member Jonathon Reid will be featured on TVO’s Agenda on December 13th on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Hong Kong and his book The Captain was a Doctor, which documents his father’s time as a Canadian prisoner of war.
Lastly, this past March CBS’s Star Trek Discovery shot an episode at Massey College. It was fascinating to see Ron Thom’s creation blend with that of Gene Roddenberry. Many architectural details of the College inspired the art department of the show and they transformed Ondaatje Hall, grand staircase and Junior Common Room into scenes from a distant planet. The episode airs Thursday December 9th at 9pm on CTV Sci Fi and Crave TV, tune in and see if you can recognize the Massey rooms. Photos from behind the scenes, and some props will be on display at the college following the airing of the episode.
À bientôt,
Nathalie
