Dear Members of the Massey College Community, chers collègues,
High Table to on March 3 will celebrate International Women’s Day. We have amazing and inspirational women at Massey – we also have a half-day conference on the future of daycare, and a book launch exploring single motherhood. Join us.
Speaking of inspirational women, Senior Fellow Lily Cho has just been awarded the Association for Asian American Studies 2023 Book Prize for Outstanding Achievement in the Multidisciplinary category for her book Mass Capture: Chinese Head Tax and the Making of Non-Citizens. And Senior Fellow Janice Stein will be honoured by the Public Policy Forum at their annual Testimonial Dinner for her outstanding contributions to public policy and good governance.
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 1
4:00-6:00 p.m.
The Sacred in the Everyday: Objects and their Meaning in Spiritual Life at the Chapel Royal – Join Alumna Audrey Rochette, Junior Fellow James Bird, Senior Fellow Nurjehan Mawani, Gordon Rixon SJ, and other members of the Massey fellowship from different faith traditions, who will each bring a unique object or artifact and talk about its personal and spiritual meaning. All are welcome. Come with an object of your own or simply join in an open discussion centered on sharing and learning. Refreshments will be served. This event is organized by the Chapel Royal Committee. Please register us at https://masseycollege.ca/events/sacred-in-the-everyday-objects/
6:30pm.
Alumni Dinner (2000-2009) RSVP HERE
John Fraser and Elizabeth McCallum will be attending this special alumni dinner – come and join them! All are welcome.
8:00pm-9:15pm
Arts @ Massey: Music Salon – Transcending Boundaries: The Musical World of Alanna Stuart. RSVP
March 2
Refugee Awareness Week Event
3:00pm
Hear from Gabriel Ndayishimiye, Writer, CEO & Founder of LivenBooks and WUSC-SRP Alumni, Ghizaal Haress, Massey College Visiting Fellow and former Afghanistan Ombudsman, Zuhal Ahad, Massey College Journalism Fellow, Yasin Kiraga Misago, Founder & CEO African Descent B.C and WUSC-SRP Alumni, Acha Patandjila, Poet and Social Justice Advocate on the refugee crisis. Faculty of Law Professor Audrey Macklin will also discuss her current study of the Syrian refugee experience in Canada.
March 2
Massey College Moot
7:30-9:00pm
Massey Midnight Snackers & Massey Kitchen Cookers vs. Massey College (The Principal)
Join Junior Fellows Ronan Mallovy, Sara Maqsood, Katrina Carver and Noah Khan for a light-hearted debate about the legal and policy implications of mass kitchen surveillance in the fictional Province of Massey. The moot will be judged by Principal Nathalie Des Rosiers and the Honourable Justice Julie Thorburn of the Ontario Court of Appeal.
On March 3, we will gather for our International Women’s Day High Table to celebrate the contributions of many wonderful women. Join us.
The Massey College Book Club will meet on March 6 to discuss Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service. I will be joined by the Book Club Committee (Senior Fellow Lily Cho, alumni Niyosha Keyzad, Delila Bikic, Claire Jensen, Junior Fellows Rena Roussin and Stephanie Redekop) in discussion with the author, Massey alum Tajja Isen, joining us remotely. RSVP
March 8 Massey Dialogues
Omiwatari: Documentary Screening and Dialogue on the Cultural Losses of Climate Change
On Wednesday, March 8, you are invited to attend a screening of the documentary Omiwatari, followed by a conversation with biologist Dr. Sapna Sharma and filmmakers Junior Fellow Zeesy Powers and Jennifer Baichwal.
On March 10 from 9:00am-12:30pm you are invited to an important discussion of childcare issues. Strategies for Better Child Care: A Massey College Discussion addresses the work that remains to be done to ensure accessible childcare in Canda. As the provincial/federal agreements on better child care are concluded, what do we need to do to ensure that child care is indeed better and affordable, and that it continues to improve? What strategies will work throughout the province?
Organized by myself with Senior Fellow Lorna Marsden and Professor Constance Backhouse
Our annual Wine Grazing event isaking place on Saturday, March 11th will have a selection of
Wine Grazing A Journey Along the Rhône
To feature a selection of 8 fine wines from regions along the Rhône. The selection is curated and presented by Patrick Groves, sommelier to Michelin-starred Aloette. Wines will be paired with a tasting menu of gourmet food dishes prepared by the Massey kitchen. (Non-alcoholic alternatives will be available.) The event will be followed by live music and dancing in the JCR.
March 13
International Day of Persons with Disabilities Dinner in memory of Christine Karcza
Please join us for a special dinner in memory of Christine Karcza. This event will be held in the Upper Library at 6:30pm., presided by Senior Fellow Paul Gooch and featuring Dr Patricia McKeever.
Reception at 6:00pm in the Junior Common Room. All are welcome.
Following the dinner, there will be a special Massey Dialogues – Caregiving in Canada: The World That Enables Other Work from 8:00-9:00pm in the JCR.
March 14
11:45am Senior Fellow Luncheon:
On Tuesday, March 14, Senior Fellow Alison Keith will speak on Servius’ Daughter Sulpicia: Life, Love and Literature in Ancient Rome.
This talk aims to shed light on the historical and literary contexts of Sulpicia, “Servius’ daughter,” known to us only from a cycle of poems, celebrating her amatory trysts and tribulations with a man named Cerinthus, included in the third book of Tibullus’ poetry ([Tib.] 3.8–18). Unlike other famous aristocratic women from classical antiquity, the poet/lover Sulpicia is not mentioned anywhere else in ancient literature or material documents, and so our knowledge of her historical existence and literary activity derives solely from the poems in which she speaks and is named.
4:30pm
The Reverend Canon Paul Wright, Sub Dean of HM Chapel Royal will visit Massey College on March 14th. To mark the occasion, there will be a ceremony in the Chapel Royal at Massey College, Gi-Chi-Twaa Gimaa Kwe Mississauga Anishinaabek AName Amik, at 4:30 p.m. to dedicate and install the eagle feather gifted to the College by former National Chief Perry Bellegarde.
Following the ceremony, there will be a reception in the Junior Common Room, featuring the premiere of Learning Together, a short documentary video about the Chapel Royal. RSVP
Massey Loves to Read
Book Launch – Mothering Alone: A Plea for Opportunity by Mary Kay O’Neil
On March 15th at 7:45pm, you are invited to join an essential discussion on themes from the book Mothering Alone: A Plea for Opportunity by Senior Fellow Mary Kay O’Neil with a discussion led by Justice Susan Lang
L’anglais suit le français
Vous êtes invités à vous joindre à nous le vendredi 17 mars pour un souper spécial afin de célébrer avec la communauté francophone la Journée internationale de la francophonie. Le souper aura lieu dans la bibliothèque (Upper Library) et la conférence/réception aura lieu dans la salle commune (Junior Common Room).
Calendrier des événements:
17h00 – Conférence: Mme Kelly Burke, Commissaire aux services en français de l’Ontario, présentera son rapport sur les services en français
18h00 – Réception
18h30 – Dîner
You are invited to join us on Friday, March 17 for a special dinner to celebrate the Francophone community in advance of International Francophonie Day on March 20. The dinner will be held in the Upper Library and the conference/reception will be in the Junior Common Room.
Schedule of events:
5:00pm – Conference: Ms. Kelly Burke, Ontario’s French Language Services Commissioner will present her report on French language services.
6:00pm – Reception
6:30pm – Dinner
Pour Le jeudi 23 mars
Le journaliste et réalisateur Raed Hammoud discutera de ses travaux pour assembler divers « récits d’immigration » au cours de sa carrière. Venez l’écouter. Cet événement en français est organisé en collaboration avec l’Université de l’Ontario français.
Journalist and director Raed Hammound will discuss his work of assembling various “immigration stories” throughout his career. Come and listen to him. The event is organized in co-operation with the Université de l’Ontario français.
REMINDERS
Call for Proposals to Celebrate 60 years of Massey College
Since 1963, Massey College has been both a physical and intellectual home to thousands of graduate and professional school students studying at the University of Toronto, Journalism Fellows and senior members. Over the past 60 years Massey has built a vibrant interdisciplinary and intergenerational community, one that often begins at the dining table. The contributions of Junior Fellows, Senior Fellows, Quadranglers and visitors come to life through the many activities of groups such as Massey Dialogues, Grand Rounds, Writer-in-residence, Book Club, Audeamus, Music Salon, Science at Massey, Public Policy events and the Alumni Association.
It is with this in mind that we have formed a 60th anniversary committee to help coordinate events for Fall 2023, and we want your ideas to help celebrate this landmark year.
If you have ideas to help celebrate Massey at 60 – our past, present and future – please send proposals with a budget to Massey60@masseycollege.ca before March 31, 2023.
COMMUNITY NEWS
The latest episode in the JCR: A Massey Podcast is available now. Junior Fellow Pranjal Tiwari in conversation with Senior Fellow Peter Warrian about the future of automation and how humans can still play a role in manufacturing and service. Listen to it here.
Visiting Scholar Ghizaal Haress featured on the Afghan Voices Matter podcast. Listen to it here.
Senior Fellow Ali Kazimi’s new film will be screened on March 6th at the George Ignatieff Theatre (15 Devonshire Place). Ali will be joined in conversation with Massey College Senior Resident John Borrows. For more information and to RSVP, click here.
Senior Fellow Sir Ronald Sanders writes on the Ukraine in Kaieteur News. Read it here.
Senior Fellow Neil Seeman’s latest piece on hidden burnout in the Toronto Star. Read it here.
Finally, Junior Fellow Sam Little has just released a song that he co-wrote – listen to it here.
Thank you for your support,
À bientôt, Nathalie
