20 Nov

Voices of Freedom #2 — A Writers in Exile Event

20/11/2022    
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sunday November 20 at 3:00 p.m. Hirut Cafe, 2050 Danforth St., Toronto. Near Woodbine subway station Free Event Join PEN Canada’s Writers in Exile group for an [...]
CFE Series: Threats to Academic Freedom - Part 1: The Study of India

CFE Series: Threats to Academic Freedom - Part 1: The Study of India

28/09/2022    
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Increasingly, scholars of a nation’s history, politics, and culture are challenged as anti-national or hostile to the dominant religion, ethnicity, and culture. This panel will look at the growing challenges faced by scholars of South Asia since the 2014 election of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). When does critical disagreement become an attack on academic freedom? What can universities do to protect the integrity of scholarly work in such a deeply fraught environment?
Disinformation, Dictators & Democracy: Maria Ressa & Ronald Deibert

Disinformation, Dictators & Democracy: Maria Ressa & Ronald Deibert

27/09/2022    
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Toronto International Festival of Authors, in partnership with PEN Canada and CBC Radio’s IDEAS, presents Nobel Peace prize laureate Maria Ressa (author of How to Stand Up to a Dictator, being released November 2022) in conversation with Citizen Lab founder and PEN Canada Advisory Council member Ronald Deibert on the topic of defending freedom of expression and human rights.
12 Jun

Voices of Freedom — A Writers in Exile Event

12/06/2022    
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PEN Canada’s Writers in Exile group invite you to join them for an afternoon of prose, poetry, camaraderie and discovery. The inaugural event of the Voices of Freedom reading [...]
Press freedom in Canada - What about student journalists?

Press freedom in Canada - What about student journalists?

10/06/2022    
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
CFE Virtual Forum Series: #4 in CFE Series: Threats to Press Freedom — Friday June 10, 2022 3:00pm to 4:30pm Canada’s protection for press freedom does not [...]
Toronto Jewish Film Festival, June 9 - 26

Toronto Jewish Film Festival, June 9 - 26

09/06/2022 - 26/06/2022    
12:00 AM
PEN Canada is once again partnering with the Toronto Jewish Film Festival. This year’s annual festival is scheduled to take place from June 9th - 26th. [...]
19th Annual Human Rights Watch Toronto Film Festival — free screening of Mujer de Soldado

19th Annual Human Rights Watch Toronto Film Festival — free screening of Mujer de Soldado

28/05/2022    
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
PEN Canada is a Community Partner for the 19th Annual Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival hosted in partnership with HotDocs. On Saturday May 28th at [...]
05 May

Putin's War on Journalists

05/05/2022    
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Thursday May 5, 2022 12:00pm to 1:30pm ET ryerson.zoom.us/j/91941276567 CFE Virtual Forum Series: #3 in CFE Series: Threats to Press Freedom Truth is the first casualty of war, as the [...]
Afghanistan: The War Against Journalists

Afghanistan: The War Against Journalists

06/04/2022    
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
CFE Virtual Forum Series: #2 in CFE Series: Threats to Press Freedom Wednesday April 6, 2022 4:00pm to 5:30pm ryerson.zoom.us/j/91941276567 In the world’s longest-lasting war, Afghan journalists [...]
The Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson in Conversation with Colm Tóibín

The Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson in Conversation with Colm Tóibín

31/03/2022    
9:00 PM - 10:10 PM
SUPERFAN SHOWCASE SERIES — A MEETING OF GREAT MINDS BY PEN CANADA & WORDFEST Thursday, Mar 31 @ 9 PM - 10:10 PM EDT FREE [...]
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