Events
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Upcoming
Wednesday May 25, 2022
8:00pm to 9:30pm
Bob Stenhouse: A cop’s cop - until he blew the whistle on the RCMP
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#2 in CFE Series: Why Whistleblowers Matter
Bob Stenhouse In conversation with James L. Turk
Friday June 10, 2022
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Press freedom in Canada - What about student journalists?
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Panelists: Spencer Izen, Jessica Kim
Discussant: Danielle McLaughlin
Moderator: James L. Turk
Tuesday June 14, 2022
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Racial Politics in the post George Floyd Era
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Panelists: Desmond Cole, El Jones, Adolph Reed, Jr.
Moderator: Vershawn Young
Past Events
Tuesday May 17, 2022
7:00pm to 8:00pm
When and how should non-Indigenous reporters cover an Indigenous story?
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Panelists: Willow Fiddler, Brandi Morin
Moderator: Duncan McCue
Thursday May 12, 2022
4:00pm to 5:30pm
How Canada can lead in privacy reform globally
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#9 in CFE Series: Taming Big Tech: Exploring the Alternatives
Elizabeth Denham In conversation with Andrew Clement
Thursday May 5, 2022
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Putin's War on Journalists
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Panelists: Ekaterina Kotrikadze, Alexey Kovalev, Maxim Trudolyubov, Chris Brown
Moderator: Julian Sher
Tuesday April 26, 2022
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Corporate Rules: The Real World of Business Regulation in Canada
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Panelists: Bruce Campbell, Jason MacLean, Theresa McClenaghan, Jennifer Quaid
Moderator: James L. Turk
Wednesday April 20, 2022
4:00pm to 5:00pm
2022 Peter Bryce Prize for Whistleblowing
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Announcement & Presentation of 2022 Award
Wednesday April 6, 2022
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Afghanistan: The War Against Journalists
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Panelists: Sadaf Ahmadzai, Shakor Kamran, Makia Monir, Rachel Pulfer, Shogofa Sediqi
Moderator: Julian Sher
Wednesday March 30, 2022
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Does Cabinet Secrecy Unduly Undermine Open Government & the Public’s Right to Know?
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Yan Campagnolo In conversation with Mel Cappe
Tuesday March 15, 2022
4:00pm to 5:30pm
The Future of Democracy in an Era of Social Fragmentation
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Tara Henley In conversation with Samir Gandesha
Wednesday March 2, 2022
8:00pm to 9:30pm
Silencing Kashmir—The state of press freedom in the world’s most militarized zone
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Panelists: Anuradha Bhasin, Aakash Hassan, Kunal Majumder, Geeta Seshu
Moderator: Julian Sher
Thursday February 24, 2022
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Dr. Michèle Brill-Edwards & Health Canada’s Regulation of Prescription Drugs
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#1 in CFE Series: Why Whistleblowers Matter
Michèle Brill-Edwards In conversation with James L. Turk
Thursday February 17, 2022
4:00pm to 5:30pm
“How do you know that?” When journalists’ best questions seem too sensitive to ask
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Panelists: Vidya Kauri, Shenaz Kermalli, Adrian Ma
Moderator: Janice Neil
Wednesday January 26, 2022
4:00pm to 5:30pm
In the Golden Age of Surveillance, Can Privacy Laws Save Us?
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#8 in CFE Series: Taming Big Tech: Exploring the Alternatives
Tamir Israel In conversation with Andrew Clement
Tuesday January 18, 2022
4:00pm to 5:30pm
How to re-claim digital platforms for democracy in Canada
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#7 in CFE Series: Taming Big Tech: Exploring the Alternatives
Wendy Chun In conversation with Andrew Clement
Wednesday January 12, 2022
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Use a Scalpel Or A Club?
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#6 in CFE Series: Taming Big Tech: Exploring the Alternatives
Konrad von Finckenstein In conversation with Andrew Clement
Wednesday December 8, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
How Should Democracies Regulate Speech Online?
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#5 in CFE Series: Taming Big Tech: Exploring the Alternatives
Jameel Jaffer In Conversation with Andrew Clement
Wednesday December 1, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
"Accountable? Us?" Journalists' professional standards in an era of ungated content
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Ivor Shapiro in conversation with Susan Harada
Tuesday November 23, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Your Truth, My Truth: Can Journalism Survive the Merger of Fact and Experience?
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Panelists: Esther Enkin, Viviane Fairbank, David McKie
Moderator: Ivor Shapiro
Tuesday November 16, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Black Stand-Up Comedy as Cultural Critique
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Terrence Tucker in conversation with Vershawn Young
Monday November 8, 2021
4:00pm
Watch What You Say! The whole world is becoming your workplace
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Charles Smith in conversation with Daniel J. Paré
Tuesday November 2, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Governing Big Tech in Canada
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#4 in CFE Series: Taming Big Tech: Exploring the Alternatives
Taylor Owen - In Conversation with Andrew Clement
Wednesday October 27, 2021
4:30pm to 6:00pm
Publication Bans vs. Press Freedom & Open Courts
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Panelists: Ryder Gilliand, Alyshah Hasham, Paul Schabas, Alexi Wood
Moderator: Justin Safayeni
Wednesday October 20, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Challenging Racism in Anti-Racism
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Samir Gandesha in conversation with Charles Reeve
Tuesday October 5, 2021
4:00pm to 5:00pm
The Problem of Anti-Racist Discourse in Canada & US
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Anthony Stewart in conversation with Vershawn Young
Wednesday September 22, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Countering Islamophobia in Canada: After 20 Years of the "War on Terror"
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Azeezah Kanji - In Conversation with Tim McSorley
Wednesday September 15, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Can Tougher Hate Speech Laws Stem the Tide of Hate: Examining Bill C-36
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Panelists: Faisal Bhabha, Ena Chadha, Richard Moon
Moderator: Cara Zwibel
Thursday June 10, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Defund Big Tech, Refund Communities
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#3 in CFE Series: Taming Big Tech: Exploring the Alternatives
Panelists: Lilly Irani, Pedro Reynolds-Cuellar, Dawn Walker
Moderator: Andrew Clement
Wednesday June 2, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Take Control of Algorithms, Data, and Infrastructure
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#2 in CFE Series: Taming Big Tech: Exploring the Alternatives
Meredith Whittaker - In Conversation with Andrew Clement
Wednesday May 19, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism: Seize the Means of Computation
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#1 in CFE Series: Taming Big Tech: Exploring the Alternatives - Cory Doctorow - In Conversation with Andrew Clement
Wednesday May 12, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Demise of School Libraries: Consequences & Options
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Panelists: Michael W. Apple, Brandi Bartok, Kamaljit Purewal, Dianne Oberg
Moderator: Richard Beaudry
Wednesday May 5, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Pressured To Be Silent: Workers, COVID & the Cost for Society
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Panelists: Kit Andres, Syed Hussan, Gagandeep Kaur, Deena Ladd
Moderator: Myer Siemiatycki
Wednesday April 28, 2021
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Does Confidentiality Work Against Justice?
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Panelists: Julie Macfarlane, Dan Michaluk, Ifeoma Ozoma, Emma Phillips
Moderator: Anna Myers
Tuesday April 20, 2021
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Broadband Access: How Can It Be a Reality for All?
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Panelists: Paolo Cardullo, Ray Noyes, Sofia Ranchardos, Madeleine Redfern
Moderator: Alexandra Flynn
Tuesday April 13, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair
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Sarah Schulman - In Conversation with Lana Dee Povitz
Wednesday April 7, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Cancel Culture in Theatre: What is to be done?
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Carmen Aguirre - In Conversation with Marilo Nuñez
Thursday March 11, 2021
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Ag-Gag Laws & the Public’s Right to Know
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Panelists: Robert Cribb, Jodi Lazare, Richard Moon
Moderator: Cara Zwibel
Wednesday March 3, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Comedy, Free Expression & Social Justice
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Charlie Demers - In Conversation with Tara Henley
Wednesday March 3, 2021
12:00pm to 1:00pm
2021 Peter Bryce Prize for Whistleblowing
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Announcement & Presentation of Inaugural Award
Wednesday February 24, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Transforming "Call Out" Culture
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Loretta Ross - In Conversation with Asam Ahmad
Thursday February 18, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Canadian Authors and Books: An Endangered Species?
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Panelists: Drew Hayden Taylor, Pilar Martinez, Barb Minett, Jim Lorimer
Moderator: Victor Rabinovitch
Wednesday February 10, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age
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Panelists: David Hutton, Mariette Pilon, Teresa Scassa
Moderator: Brenda McPhail
Wednesday February 3, 2021
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Facial Recognition: A pathway or threat to our future
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Panelists: Brenda McPhail, Tamir Israel, Jacob Schroeder
Moderator: Bernie Lucht
Tuesday January 19, 2021
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Anti-Black Racism and Language
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Vershawn Young - In Conversation with Awad Ibrahim
Wednesday December 9, 2020
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Cancel Culture, Censorship, and Free Expression
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Panelists: Piers Benn, Christina de Castell, Inaya Folarin-Iman, Eric Lybeck
Moderator: James L. Turk
Tuesday November 24, 2020
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs
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Panelists: Alexandra Flynn, Blayne Haggart, Jennifer Raso, Mariana Valverde
Moderator: James L. Turk
Tuesday November 17, 2020
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Anti-Black Racism and Inequality: What Is to Be Done?
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Adolph Reed, Jr. - In Conversation with Umair Muhammad
Tuesday November 10, 2020
4:00pm to 5:30pm
CFE Virtual Forum Series: Legal Protections for Whistleblowers: What is needed in Canada?
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Panelists: Ian Bron, Tom Devine, Anna Myers
Moderator: David Hutton
Tuesday November 3, 2020
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Anti-Black Racism and the Theatre
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Philip Akin - In Conversation with Luke Reece
Wednesday October 28, 2020
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Shakespeare: A Playwright for our polarized times?
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Iqbal Khan - In Conversation with Carolyn Sale
Thursday October 15, 2020
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Beyond Conflict: Theatre and the Art of Embracing Controversy or Dissonance
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Iqbal Khan - In Conversation with Robin Sokoloski
Tuesday June 30, 2020
2:00pm to 3:30pm
CFE Virtual Forum Series: Platforms of Distortion – Can They Be Fixed?
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Panelists: Matt Bailey, Brendan de Caires, Petra Molnar
Moderator: James L. Turk
Tuesday June 23, 2020
8:00pm to 9:30pm
CFE Virtual Forum Series: Challenges facing “smart city” projects in Canada: A conversation with Sheldon Levy
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Speaker: Sheldon Levy
Discussant: James L. Turk
Wednesday June 17, 2020
8:00pm to 9:30pm
CFE Virtual Forum Series: Can Journalism Be Saved?
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Panelists: Colette Brin, Asmaa Malik, David Skok, Kelly Toughill
Moderator: Ivor Shapiro
Wednesday June 10, 2020
2:00pm to 3:30pm
CFE Virtual Forum Series: Fighting Anti-Semitism or Silencing Critics of Israel: What’s Behind the Push for Governments to Adopt the IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism
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Panelists: Faisal Bhabha, Bernie Farber, Richard Marceau, Sheryl Nestel
Moderator: Bernie Lucht
Tuesday June 2, 2020
8:00pm to 9:30pm
CFE Virtual Forum Series: Is It Time to Re-examine Limits on Workplace Free Expression?
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Panelists: David Hutton, Danielle McLaughlin, Charles Smith
Moderator: James L. Turk
Thursday May 28, 2020
2:00pm to 3:30pm
CFE Virtual Forum Series: Has Our Fear of Offending Gone Too Far?
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Panelists: Sonya Fatah, Abbas Kassam, Lydia Perović
Moderator: Lisa Taylor
Wednesday May 20, 2020
2:00pm to 3:30pm
CFE Virtual Forum Series: Who is ‘Free’ to Speak of “Genocide”? Perspectives on Reclaiming Power and Place
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Panelists: Cyndy Baskin, Len Findlay, Lynn Lavallée
Moderator: Karyn Pugliese
Wednesday May 13, 2020
2:00pm to 3:30pm
CFE Virtual Forum Series: The Smart City in a Digital World
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Panelists: Nabeel Ahmed, Tracey Lauriault, Vincent Mosco
Moderator: Andrew Clement
Wednesday May 6, 2020
2:00pm to 3:30pm
CFE Virtual Forum Series: Pandemics and Civil Liberties
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Panelists: Brenda McPhail, Stephanie Perrin, Renu Mandhane, Tim McSorley
Moderator: James L. Turk
Tuesday April 14, 2020
7:00pm to 10:00pm
POSTPONED: CFE Film Series: Cold Case Hammarskjöld
Ryerson University
***Postponed until further notice***
Director: Mads Brügger
Wednesday March 18, 2020
7:00pm to 9:00pm
TO BE RESCHEDULED - The World is Watching Toronto: International Voices on “Smart” Cities and Technology
Ryerson University
**To be rescheduled in the fall due to current international travel restrictions**
Panelists: Elizabeth Farries, Amba Kak, George Kegoro, Jay Stanley
Moderator: Brenda McPhail
Tuesday March 10, 2020
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Tuesday February 11, 2020
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Tuesday February 4, 2020
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Can social media hate, lies, and harassment be regulated? How?
Ryerson University
Panelists: Carissima Mathen, Ravi Vatrapu
Moderator: James L. Turk
Wednesday January 22, 2020
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Is Privacy Possible in the proposed Sidewalk Toronto or any “Smart City”?
Ryerson University
Google-affiliate Sidewalk Labs is selling a vision of a “smart city” future for a section of Toronto’s port lands.
Tuesday January 14, 2020
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Tuesday December 10, 2019
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Tuesday December 3, 2019
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Can your face be your undoing: The perils of facial recognition
Ryerson University
Facial Recognition is becoming overwhelmingly prevalent. Being rolled out faster than rules and regulations can possibly keep up, the stakes are very high.
Thursday November 21, 2019
7:00pm to 9:00pm
How is the public to know? When regulators lose sight of their public role
Ryerson University
Panelists: Bruce Campbell, Linda McQuaig, Mark S. Winfield
Moderator: James L. Turk
Tuesday November 12, 2019
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Thursday October 10, 2019
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Tuesday September 10, 2019
7:00pm
Defending Alberta – at What Cost?
TELUS International Centre
Speakers: Laurie Adkin, Eriel Tchekwie Deranger, Tim Gray, Alex Neve
Moderator: James L. Turk
Tuesday May 14, 2019
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Thursday May 9, 2019
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Government Funding of Journalism
Ryerson University
Can freedom of the press survive government funding of journalism?
Wednesday April 17, 2019
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Learning When Not To Shut Up
Ryerson University
Speaker: Danielle S. McLaughlin
Discussant: Cara Faith Zwibel
Thursday April 11, 2019
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Free Expression and National Interests: The Case of China
Ryerson University
Panelists: Cheuk Kwan, Sanjay Ruparelia, Jan Wong
Moderator: Lisa Taylor
Tuesday April 9, 2019
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Tuesday March 12, 2019
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Tuesday February 26, 2019
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Defunding Difference and Dissent on Campus: Why Should Canadians Care?
Ryerson University
Panelists: Len Findlay, Nour Alideeb
Moderator: James L.Turk
Tuesday February 12, 2019
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Thursday February 7, 2019
7:00pm to 10:00pm
On Toronto’s Waterfront: Whose Money, Land and Power?
Ryerson University
Who determines what happens on Toronto's waterfront? How can waterfront development be inclusive and democratic?
Thursday January 24, 2019
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Whose Data and Whose City?
Ryerson University
The deal between Google-affiliate Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto for a ‘smart city’ district on waterfront lands raises serious public issues about who will govern the massive amount of data
Tuesday January 8, 2019
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Tuesday December 11, 2018
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Tuesday November 20, 2018
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Cultural Appropriation
Ryerson University
Discussants: James Cullingham, Jani Lauzon, Duncan McCue
Moderator: Rachel Giese
Tuesday November 13, 2018
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Wednesday October 24, 2018
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Police Surveillance and Civil Liberties
Ryerson University
Panelists: Bill Dunphy, Evan Light, Brenda McPhail
Moderator: James L. Turk
Thursday October 18, 2018
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Tuesday October 16, 2018
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Wednesday October 3, 2018
12:00pm to 1:30pm
The Future of Investigative Journalism is Here
Ryerson University
A new model for investigative reporting is emerging in Canada with a unique mandate: replace journalistic competition with collaboration.
Wednesday September 19, 2018
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Privilege and Power
Ryerson University
Panelists: Asam Ahmad, Phoebe Maltz Bovy, Sedina Fiati
Moderator: Daniel Karasik
Tuesday September 11, 2018
7:00pm
CFE Film Series on Repression, Dissent, and Free Expression
Ryerson University
2018/2019 Screening Schedule
Thursday September 6, 2018
7:00pm to 9:00pm
The Censorship of Art
Ryerson University
Panelists: Tim Edler, Anielika Sykes, Hooley McLaughlin
Moderator: Paul Kennedy
Wednesday June 13, 2018
3:00pm to 5:00pm
CFE Anti-SLAPP legislation workshop
Ryerson University
Presentation by Peter Jacobsen, one of Canada’s top media and defamation lawyers. Onta
Tuesday May 15, 2018
7:00pm to 10:00pm
CFE Film Series: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
Ryerson University
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
Russia - Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin
Monday May 7, 2018
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Warning! How the secrets of body care and cleaning products impact your health
Ryerson University
Speakers: Bruce Lanphear, Muhannad Malas, Jamie McConnell
Moderator: Adria Vasil
Monday April 23, 2018
7:30pm to 9:00pm
Are Arts Funders Starting to Define the Art?
Ryerson University
Panelists: Philip Akin, Pat Bradley, Adrienne Wong
Moderator: Keith Barker
Tuesday April 10, 2018
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Tuesday March 20, 2018
7:00pm to 10:00pm
CFE Film Series: Long Night’s Journey into Day
Ryerson University
Long Night’s Journey into Day
South Africa - Frances Reid and Deborah Hoffmann
Tuesday February 13, 2018
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Tuesday January 16, 2018
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Tuesday December 5, 2017
7:10pm to 9:30pm
CFE Film Series on Repression, Dissent, and Free Expression
Ryerson University
Fall 2017 Screening Schedule
Tuesday December 5, 2017
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Monday November 27, 2017
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Tuesday November 14, 2017
7:00pm to 10:00pm
CFE Film Series: Good Night, and Good Luck
Ryerson University
Good Night, and Good Luck
USA - George Clooney
Thursday October 19, 2017
7:00pm to 9:30pm
Thursday October 12, 2017
12:00pm to 1:30pm
White License, Free Expression & Death Threats: The Challenges of Confronting Racism
Ryerson University
Speaker: Johnny Eric Williams
Moderator: James L. Turk
Wednesday May 24, 2017
5:30pm to 8:30pm
You Can’t Say That! – Teachers’ Rights to Free Expression
Room 103, Rogers Communication Centre
Speakers: Danielle McLauglin, Jerry Raso, Marvin Zuker, William Smale, April Julian
Moderator: James L. Turk
Wednesday April 19, 2017
5:30pm to 7:00pm
You’re being watched: How we can expose the watchers and protect our rights
Room 103, Rogers Communication Centre
Speaker: Evan Light
Discussants: Andrew Clement and Brenda McPhail
Tuesday April 4, 2017
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Hate, Trolls and Freedom of Expression Online: What To Do?
Rogers Communcation Centre, Room 103
Panelists: Noor Javed, Julie Lalonde, Penni Stewart, James L. Turk
Moderator: Fuyuki Kurasawa
Wednesday March 29, 2017
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Don’t Shoot the Messenger! The Importance of Whistleblowers in the Public and Corporate Worlds
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Panelists: Sandy Boucher, David Hutton, Anna Myers
Moderator: Paul Kennedy
Thursday March 23, 2017
7:00pm to 9:30pm
Thursday March 9, 2017
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Journalists, Free Expression & Mexico’s War on Drugs
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Speakers: Luis Horacio Nájera and James Cullingham
Wednesday January 25, 2017
5:30pm to 7:00pm
Should charities have the same free expression rights as corporations?
Rogers Communications Centre, Room 103
Panelists: Tim Gray, Carl Juneau, Grace Westcott
Moderator: James L. Turk
Thursday November 17, 2016
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Is This the End of the Web as We Know It? How Facebook and Other Large Companies are Closing the Open Web
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Panelists: Hossein Derakhshan, Sue Gardner and Brodie Fenlon
Moderator: Paul Kennedy
Tuesday November 15, 2016
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Seeing Cuba from Behind the Tourist Curtain: An evening with filmmaker Enrique Colina
Room 307, School of Image Arts
Speaker: Enrique Colina
Wednesday November 9, 2016
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Is There a "Rape Culture" in Canada? A Critical Conversation
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Panelists: Brenda Crossman, Ummni Khan, Lara Karaian
Moderator: Penni Stewart
Tuesday November 1, 2016
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Making Criticism a Crime: Criminal Libel and Free Speech
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Speaker: Lisa Taylor
Discussant: Jamie Cameron
Thursday October 13, 2016
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Is fear of terrorism jeopardizing your rights? Bill C-51 and National Security
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Panelists: Faisal Bhabha, Tom Henheffer, Sukanya Pillay
Moderator: James L. Turk
Thursday September 22, 2016
5:30pm to 7:30pm
Why the Secrecy? Police Conduct and the Public’s Right to Know
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Panelists: Pascale Diverlus, Julian Falconer, David Goodis, Joanne Mulcahy
Moderator: Mark Kelley
Friday April 8, 2016
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Revenge Porn & Sexting What to do? The law, freedom of expression and privacy
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Panelists: A. Wayne MacKay, Lara Karaian, Peter Jacobsen
Moderator: Lisa Taylor
Thursday March 24, 2016
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Documentary Film Screening: This Changes Everything
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 204
Followed by a discussion with film director Avi Lewis
Thursday March 17, 2016
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Can Medical Science Be Trusted if its Authors are Ghosts?
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Speaker: David Healy
Tuesday March 15, 2016
12:00pm to 2:00pm
How to Protect Your Privacy in the Digital World - Workshop
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Speaker: Laura Tribe with cameo appearance from Edward Snowden
Wednesday February 24, 2016
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Whose Pain Goes Viral? Economies of Empathy After Paris 2015
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Speaker: Len Findlay
Tuesday February 23, 2016
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr -- Film & Discussion
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 204
Discussants: Michelle Shephard and Bernie Lucht
Monday February 8, 2016
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Is it time for journalists to abandon the ideal of neutrality?
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Panelists: Lee-Anne Goodman, Ivor Shapiro, James L. Turk
Moderator: Bernie Lucht
Tuesday February 2, 2016
7:30pm to 9:00pm
What will Bill C-51 mean for freedom of expression and civil liberties in Canada?
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Speakers: John Ralston Saul, Monia Mazigh
Moderator: James L. Turk
Wednesday December 2, 2015
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Refugee Life: Images from a young Syrian photographer
Room 304, School of Image Arts
Speakers: Hany Al-Moliya and Brendan Bannon
Monday November 23, 2015
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Putting Faith in Hate
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Speaker: Richard Moon
Discussant: Randy Boyagoda
Moderator: James L. Turk
Friday May 8, 2015
8:30am to 5:00pm
Flying Blind: The right to know, government obstruction, and fixing access in Canada
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Speakers: Dean Beeby, Jesse Brown, Rob Cribb, Jennifer Ditchburn, Tom Henheffer, Peter Jacobsen, Suzanne Legault, Ivan Semeniuk, Munir Sheikh, Laura Tribe, James L. Turk, Maggie Xenopoulos
Monday March 30, 2015
12:00pm to 2:00pm
What Happens to Whistleblowers in Canada: a new play reading & panel discussion
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Reading by Catherine Frid
Discussants: Joanna Gualtieri, Dr. Nancy Olivieri
Tuesday March 10, 2015
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Our State Is Watching Us: Mass surveillance and free expression in Canada after Snowden
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Speaker: Andrew Clement
Wednesday March 4, 2015
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Snowden Live: Canada and the Security State
Rogers Communication Centre, Room 103
Speaker: Edward Snowden
Panelists: Dave Seglins, Andrew Clement, Laura Tribe
Moderator: Anna Maria Tremonti