An Evening with Author Zalika Reid-Benta
Thursday, February 27, 2025, 6-8 PM (doors open at 5:30 PM) William Doo Auditorium, New College 45 Willcocks Street, Toronto Join author Zalika Reid-Benta, alumna of Victoria College and Caribbean …
Events
Censoring Books in Schools and Libraries: What does it mean for our future?
Ira Wells in conversation with James L. Turk Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 7 p.m. EST Link to Zoom event: torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 In his new book, On Book Banning, Ira Wells …
“We can’t teach a book with that word in it”: Reflections on the role of literature in society
Lawrence Hill in conversation with Debra Thompson Wednesday February 5 at 7 p.m. EST Link to Zoom event: torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 When prominent Canadian novelist Lawrence Hill learned his award-winning The Book …
What should be the limits of freedom to expression in Canadian universities?
Tuesday January 28, 2025, at 7 p.m. EST Link to Zoom event: torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 As culture wars continue to engulf universities, important questions about the limits of expressive freedom on campus have …
Can editorial standards be applied fairly in highly polarized situations? The case of Israel and Gaza
Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 7 p.m. EST Link to Zoom event: torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 Bitter divisions over the war in Gaza have provoked a flood of allegations that Canadian and American …
Global Surge in Attacks on University Faculty & Students: What is to be Done?
Tuesday, November 26 at 3 p.m. EST Free | Zoom link to event torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 A new report finds scholars and university students face frequent and pervasive attacks on their academic …
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 …
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 …
Online Event | Freedom of Expression, Protests and Encampments
Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Time: 7 pm EDT Zoom link to event: torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 This is a free event and no registration is required. What can we learn from what happened …