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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Nick Robinson in conversation with Tim McSorley Date: Tuesday October 1, 2024 Time: 7 pm EDT Zoom link to event: torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 This is a free event and no registration is required. …
Free online from the Centre for Free Expression (CFE) Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 7 p.m. EST Tuesday, January 23, 4 p.m. EST Zoom link: torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 About this event The potential …
Debra Thompson’s memoir, The Long Road Home, provides an uncompromising account of how racism slips and mutates across the Canada-US border. An associate professor of political science at McGill and born and raised in Canada, Debra brings a perspective from having lived in both countries. Join Debra in conversation with Vershawn Young, an American-born writer, actor, lawyer, and professor of Black Studies at the University of Waterloo.
FREE EVENT from the Centre for Free Expression (CFE) Tuesday, January 23, 4 p.m. EST Zoom link: torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms obligates governments to act is ways …
FREE EVENT from the Centre for Free Expression (CFE) Thursday, December 7, 4 p.m. EST Zoom link: torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 Artificial intelligence raises a host of legal and human rights issues that …