Is investigative journalism in Canada dying?
Thursday November 21 at 7 p.m. Zoom link to event torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 Hundreds of local newspapers have been shut down; investigative units that flourished have been eliminated in all but a …
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Voices of Freedom reading series
November 24, 2024 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM Hirut Jazz Cafe, 2050 Danforth Avenue, Toronto Free admission | open to the public Step into an afternoon of inspiration and …
Should hate speech be dealt with through Human Rights Laws?
Wednesday, October 30 at 7 p.m. Zoom link to event: torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 Is human rights law an appropriate and effective way to deal with extreme expressions that constitute hate speech, as …
Film, ‘Russia at War’ creates battle for freedom of expression in Canada
In free and democratic societies like Canada’s, politicians do not critique the arms-length funding decisions of arts agencies, nor the productions that result from them. Why? Because political interventions send …
Shree Paradkar wins 2024 Ken Filkow Prize
Shree Paradkar, an award-winning journalist and equity advocate, has won the 2024 Ken Filkow Prize. The prize recognizes Paradkar for advancing freedom of expression in Canada. Paradkar is a race …
Statement on IDF shutdown of Al Jazeera office in Ramallah
As a nonpartisan organization of writers committed to the defence of freedom of expression, PEN Canada is deeply concerned about Israel’s recent raid and closure of Al Jazeera’s offices in …
Robina Aryubwal and JHR win prize for assisting Afghan refugees
Robina Aryubwal, a women’s rights activist, and Journalists for Human Rights have jointly won PEN Canada’s 2024 Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize. The prize recognizes a Canadian individual or organization that has …
Jimmy Lai to receive PEN Canada One Humanity Award
Jimmy Lai, a journalist, writer, media publisher, and pro-democracy activist, has won PEN Canada’s One Humanity Award. Lai, who has been in solitary confinement since December 2020, is currently facing …
Tala Motazedi wins Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholarship
Tala Motazedi, a screenwriter and playwright originally from Iran, is the recipient of the 2024 PEN Canada-Humber College Writers in Exile Scholarship. During her year at Humber, she will work …
The history behind the Graeme Gibson Talk
The Graeme Gibson Talk is an annual conversation between writers with expert knowledge of an urgent political, social, cultural or economic issue. The event was established in 2021 to honour …