Past Events
May 2023
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Monday, May 1st Support for Ukraine in the Global South
Date Time Location Monday, May 1, 2023 12:00PM - 1:30PM Online Event, This is an online event taking place via Zoom. + Register for this Event Print this Event Bookmark this Event
Description
A group of experts discussed how the invasion has been perceived in the global south and what can be done to increase support for Ukraine there.
About the speakers:
Tymofii Brik is serving at Northwestern University as the Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor of International Studies in the Department of Sociology during the Spring 2023 quarter. Brik is rector at the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) in Ukraine. His research interests focus on religious markets, long-term social mobility and social network analysis. Since 2021, Brik has served as the national coordinator of the European Social Survey (ESS) in Ukraine, an international comparative study conducted in the majority of European countries since 2002. Brik also serves as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the CEDOS think tank, as a member of the advisory board of the Texty.org “Rating Sellers” project, and as a member of the advisory board of Gradus Research.
Sebastian Elischer is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida. His work analyzes the interplay between identities and institutions. He is particularly interested in how identities shape and affect democratization and other political dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Maria Repnikova is an Associate Professor in Global Communication at Georgia State University. Dr. Repnikova is an Associate Professor in Global Communication at Georgia State University. This year she is also a non-residential Wilson China Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars. She received her doctorate (DPhil) in Politics at the University of Oxford where she was a Rhodes Scholar.
Olexiy Haran is Professor of Comparative Politics at Kyiv Mohyla Academy; Research Director, Democratic Initiatives Foundation, a leading Ukrainian think tank since 1992. Since fall 2022 Haran was a member of Ukrainian civil society delegation which visited 5 African countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa), Indonesia, Brazil, and Argentina.
Lucan Way (Chair) is a professor of Political Science and the co-director of the Petro Jacyk Program.
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Wednesday, May 3rd Communications Mtg
Date Time Location Wednesday, May 3, 2023 3:00PM - 4:00PM 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, M5S 3K7
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Monday, May 8th – Tuesday, May 9th HOLD Events Mtg
Date Time Location Monday, May 8, 2023 8:00AM - 5:00PM Bloor - Classroom, 315 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, M5S 0A7 Tuesday, May 9, 2023 8:00AM - 5:00PM Bloor - Classroom, 315 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, M5S 0A7
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Monday, May 8th events team
Date Time Location Monday, May 8, 2023 8:00AM - 5:00PM Transit House, 315 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, M5S 0A7
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Wednesday, May 10th Gelber Meeting
Date Time Location Wednesday, May 10, 2023 10:30AM - 12:00PM Third Floor Boardroom, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, M5S 3K7 + Register for this Event Print this Event Bookmark this Event
Description
Information is not yet available.
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Thursday, May 11th – Friday, May 12th Le Rugissement de la langue: poésie et animalité
Date Time Location Thursday, May 11, 2023 10:00AM - 5:00PM External Event, This conference is a hybrid event. In-person attendees will go to the Charbonnel Lounge at St.Michael's College, University of Toronto. Friday, May 12, 2023 10:00AM - 7:00PM External Event, This conference is a hybrid event. In-person attendees will go to the Charbonnel Lounge at St.Michael's College, University of Toronto. Print this Event Bookmark this Event
Description
For more information, see the conference program: https://www.french.utoronto.ca/events/le-rugissement-de-la-langue-po%C3%A9sie-et-animalit%C3%A9
Online attendees can join via Zoom: https://utoronto.zoom.us/s/83338841940
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Friday, May 12th Race, Equity and Public Policy: The 2023 Bissell-Heyd Symposium
Date Time Location Friday, May 12, 2023 9:00AM - 5:00PM The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, This event is taking place in the Campbell Conference Facility at the Munk School, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, Ontario. Print this Event Bookmark this Event
Description
Day Two: May 12, 2023
8:30 – 9:00am: Coffee and Breakfast
Session 3: The Origins and Costs of Racial Discrimination
9:00 – 9:55 am: Jamein Cunningham (Cornell University)
"Black Lives: The High Cost of Segregation"
10:00 – 10:55 am: Bryn King (University of Toronto)
"Whose best interest? Racism, inequity, and child welfare policy in the Unites States and Canada"
11:00 – 11:55 am: Martin Fizbein (Boston University)
"The Confederate Diaspora"
11:55 – 1:00 pm: Lunch
Session 4: Economic Mobility for Racial Minorites
1:00 – 1:55pm: Elisa Jacome
"Mobility for All: Representative Intergenerational Mobility Estimates over the 20th Century"
2:00 – 2:55pm: Claire Célérier (University of Toronto)
"Finance, Advertising and Fraud: The Rise and Fall of the Freedman’s Savings Bank"
2:55 – 3:15pm: Break and Refreshments
Keynote Two
3:15 – 4:15 pm: Keynote | Leah Boustan (Princeton University)
"Streets of Gold: America’s Untold Story of Immigrant Success"
Leah Boustan is a Professor of Economics at Princeton University, where she also serves as the Director of the Industrial Relations Section. Her research lies at the intersection between economic history and labor economics. Her first book, Competition in the Promised Land: Black Migrants in Northern Cities and Labor Markets (Princeton University Press, 2016) examines the effect of the Great Black Migration from the rural south during and after World War II. Her recent work, including her new book Streets of Gold: America’s Untold Story of Immigrant Success (Public Affairs 2022), is on the mass migration from Europe to the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Professor Boustan is co-director of the Development of the American Economy Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. She also serves as co-editor at the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. Professor Boustan was named an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in 2012 and won the IZA Young Labor Economists Award in 2019.
Sponsored by: The Centre for the Study of the United States in the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Rotman School of Management, History Department, Economics Department, Canadian Network of Economic Historians, The People’s History Lab and the L.R.Wilson/R.J. Currie Chair in Canadian Business History, University of Toronto.
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Friday, May 12th Meeting
Date Time Location Friday, May 12, 2023 12:00PM - 1:00PM Ostry Lounge, Second Floor, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, M5S 3K7
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Saturday, May 13th Asian Heritage Month Festival: Opening Ceremony
Date Time Location Saturday, May 13, 2023 11:00AM - 1:00PM External Event, The ceremony will take place at Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto, 2 Sussex Avenue. + Register for this Event Print this Event Bookmark this Event
Description
Celebrating the 21st Anniversary of the Signing of Asian Heritage Month Declaration by Senate of Canada and Presentation of the Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts by Canada Council for the Arts. Learn about more Asian Heritage Month events at https://www.vmacch.com
Read participant bios and view the full poster at https://uoft.me/AHMOpeningCeremonyPoster2023
ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH 2023 OPENING CEREMONY
Asian Heritage Month Lecture: “IT WAS ABOUT TIME.” The story behind Asian Heritage in Canada
A talk between The Honourable Dr. Vivienne Poy and Mr. Justin Poy.
Presentation of the Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts to Asian Canadian Dance Artist Ms. Yvonne Ng by Ms. Caroline Lussier, Director of Arts Promotion, Canada Council for the Arts.
“Capturing the Moment and Beyond – Haiku Photography” by Mr. Stephen Siu.
Slideshow of Photographic Images by Chinese Canadian Photographic Society of Toronto with music by Professor Chan Ka Nin and Alice Ping Yee Ho.
Dim Sum Lunch Reception sponsored by Mr. Justin Poy.
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Saturday, May 13th Film Screening of Karin Lee’s "Incorrigible: A Film About Velma Demerson"
Date Time Location Saturday, May 13, 2023 3:00PM - 5:30PM External Event, The screening will take place at Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto, 2 Sussex Avenue. Print this Event Bookmark this Event
Description
To commemorate Asian Heritage Month, CCNC-SJ & Toronto Reel Asian International Festival Co-Present
Incorrigible: A Film About Velma Demerson, film screening and panel
Join us for a free screening of Karin Lee’s Incorrigible: A Film About Velma Demerson on May 13, 2023, at 3 PM located at Innis Hall, University of Toronto’s downtown campus.
Following the screening will be a panel bringing together the illustrious voices of Karin Lee, writer and director; Lisa Mar, associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Toronto; and Rosel Kim, senior staff lawyer at the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF), with moderator Jan Wong, Canadian academic, journalist, and writer.
2023 marks the centenary of Canada’s 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act, which deemed people of Chinese descent “unsuitable for citizenship”, and prevented people of Chinese heritage from entering Canada for 24 years. This dark part of Canada’s history is shared with the signing of the Williams Treaties and the passing of the Female Refugees Act in 1913 by the Ontario Legislature, which created a unique intersection of vulnerabilities for women. This Act granted judges the power to order the incarceration of women in Ontario and the placement of girls identified as uncontrollable or ‘incorrigible’ into reform facilities, where they were expected to work to support the institution.
In 1939 Velma Demerson was labelled as ‘incorrigible’ and jailed for falling in love with Harry Yip, a Chinese man she would later marry. Demerson was only 18 years old at the time of her imprisonment at the Belmont Home and Mercer Reformatory for Women. Sixty years later, Demerson successfully sued the Ontario government for her wrongful incarceration, arguing that the Female Refugees Act was in fact disguised criminal law and is outside provincial jurisdiction. After her legal battle in 2002, Demerson received an official apology from Premier Ernie Eves and continued to advocate for women’s and children’s rights until her passing on May 13, 2019.
Co-presented by Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival and CCNC-SJ, this screening would not be possible without the collective support of our co-sponsors from the University of Toronto and The Metropolitan Lincoln Alexander School of Law. Reserve your tickets at reelasian.com.
Co-Sponsored by
TMU Lincoln Alexander School of Law
U of T, Asian Institute, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
U of T, Dr. David Chu program in Asia Pacific Studies
University College, U of T Canadian Studies Program
U of T, Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies
U of T at Scarborough, Department of Arts, Culture and Media
TMU Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Asian Pacific Law Students’ Association (APLSA)
U of T Women & Gender Studies Institute (WGSI)
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Tuesday, May 16th The Way Forward: Moving and housing multitudes in the Toronto region
Date Time Location Tuesday, May 16, 2023 4:00PM - 5:00PM Online Event, This is an online event. Print this Event Bookmark this Event
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Ontario is faced with a shortage of housing that needs to be met with dwellings of many types and affordability options. In 2022, for the first time in history, Canada’s population increased by more than a million people, many of whom will decide to call our region home — and that’s only the beginning. The pressure will only grow.
Where and how should we plan new housing to safeguard equitable access to opportunity?
Explore the many ways mobility affects our lives at The Way Forward, a panel discussion series. Join the conversation!
All sessions take place online on Tuesdays from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and are free. Registration is required.
An introductory overview will be followed by short presentations, a moderated panel discussion, and audience Q&A. This event will be recorded and shared.
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Wednesday, May 24th Jamie's meeting
Date Time Location Wednesday, May 24, 2023 8:30AM - 5:00PM Ostry Lounge, Second Floor, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, M5S 3K7
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Thursday, May 25th Meetings for Semra Sevi
Date Time Location Thursday, May 25, 2023 12:00PM - 5:00PM Seminar Room 108N, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, M5S 3K7
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Friday, May 26th Joseph Haydn’s ORFEO: The Soul of the Philosopher
Date Time Location Friday, May 26, 2023 7:30PM - 9:30PM External Event, This event will take place at MacMillan Theatre, Faulty of Music, University of Toronto, 80 Queens' Park, Toronto. Print this Event Bookmark this Event
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The North American stage premiere of the contraband opera from 1791
The Soul of the Philosopher (L’anima del filosofo) is Joseph Haydn’s lost Orfeo, declared contraband and shut down before its premiere in 1791. The opera lay dormant in dusty Eastern European archives until the Cold War. Now, sponsored in part by the Humanities Initiative of the Munk School, Haydn’s ambitious political setting of this tragic, mythic love story comes to the North American stage at the University of Toronto.
London censors feared that this rendition resonated too closely with the rebellious enlightenment ideals of revolutionary France and shut down the production during rehearsals. When the opera finally premiered in Florence in 1951, a young Maria Callas performed as Euridice, the only role she ever originated. Now, an innovative collaboration between the University of Toronto and McGill University assembles artists and students from across Canada and the US to animate this ancient tale of greed, passion, and self-control.
May 26-27 • 7:30pm • MacMillan Theatre, University of Toronto, 80 Queens Park, Toronto
Tickets are free and may be obtained at: https://orfeotoronto.eventbrite.com
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Saturday, May 27th Symposium: Resurrecting Haydn's “Orfeo"
Date Time Location Saturday, May 27, 2023 10:00AM - 1:00PM External Event, This symposium will take place at Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON. + Register for this Event Print this Event Bookmark this Event
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Explore the impact and intricacies of this revolutionary opera in a half-day symposium organized by musicologist Caryl Clark (University of Toronto), featuring 18th-century music specialists Emily Dolan (Brown University) and Deirdre Loughridge (Northeastern University), plus a panel of artists from the production.
May 27 • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm • Walter Hall, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto
Please register in advance.
https://orfeosymposium.eventbrite.com
Simulcast of the symposium will be available via the webpage above.
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June 2023
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Friday, June 2nd Brandon Mitchell: A Day on the Front Lines with a Canadian Volunteer Combat Medic in Ukraine
Date Time Location Friday, June 2, 2023 7:00PM - 9:00PM External Event, This event will take place in-person at the St. Volodymyr Institute, 620 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5S 2H4. + Register for this Event Print this Event Bookmark this Event
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Front-line medic Brandon Mitchell shared a first-hand account of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the online war, and the support those on the ground have been receiving. He discussed what’s working and what’s not, and offered a candid perspective on the invasion from the ground.
A 20-minute video “Soledar: Ukraine, Truth about the fallen British volunteers and what happened”, revealed the front-line situation in Soledar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine in January 2023, and the determined efforts of Hospitallers volunteers to evacuate civilians remaining in Soledar.
Brandon Mitchell is a 37-year-old Canadian originally from Miramichi, New Brunswick. He joined the Canadian Army Reserves at 17 and served at CFB Gagetown before moving to the United Kingdom at 19 and joining the military there. Mitchell left the British Army in 2007. He arrived in Ukraine from Sweden on March 14, 2022 and joined the Hospitallers Medical Battalion which is part of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army. He has served in hospitals and on the fronts of Zaporizhzhia and Bakhmut.
Brandon was involved in the casualty evacuation of wounded soldiers and also the evacuation of civilians in the Donbas Region. Brandon has a sizable social media following through Instagram and YouTube which he uses to solicit funds for supplies given directly to the units he serves with under the Ukrainian Forces. He requests that all donations be directed to hospitallers.life.
Presented by St. Volodymyr Institute and the Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine at the University of Toronto.
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Thursday, June 8th Book Talk: Workers and Change in China: Resistance, Repression, Responsiveness by Manfred Elfstrom
Date Time Location Thursday, June 8, 2023 2:00PM - 2:00PM Online Event, This event will take place online via Zoom. + Register for this Event Print this Event Bookmark this Event
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Join us on Thursday, June 8 at 1 PM ET as Manfred Elfstrom, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia, discusses his book Workers and Change in China: Resistance, Repression, Responsiveness with the Munk School’s Professor Lynette Ong.
About The Book:
Strikes, protests, and riots by Chinese workers have been rising over the past decade. The state has addressed a number of grievances, yet has also come down increasingly hard on civil society groups pushing for reform. Why are these two seemingly clashing developments occurring simultaneously? Manfred Elfstrom uses extensive fieldwork and statistical analysis to examine both the causes and consequences of protest. The book adopts a holistic approach, encompassing national trends in worker–state relations, local policymaking processes and the dilemmas of individual officials and activists. Instead of taking sides in the old debate over whether non-democracies like China’s are on the verge of collapse or have instead found ways of maintaining their power indefinitely, it explores the daily evolution of autocratic rule. While providing a uniquely comprehensive picture of change in China, this important study proposes a new model of bottom-up change within authoritarian systems more generally.
About The Speaker:
Manfred Elfstrom is an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Department of Economics, Philosophy, and Political Science at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan. His work has appeared in Comparative Politics, China Quarterly, Journal of Contemporary China, Industrial & Labor Relations Review, and elsewhere. Before entering academia, Dr. Elfstrom worked in the non-profit world, supporting workers’ rights and improved grassroots governance in China.
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Tuesday, June 13th – Wednesday, June 14th LoGRI’s Inaugural Conference: Building Progressive & Equitable Property Tax Systems in Lower-Income Countries
Date Time Location Tuesday, June 13, 2023 2:00AM - 8:00AM External Event, This event will take place in-person in Nairobi, Kenya (Hybrid event). Wednesday, June 14, 2023 2:00AM - 8:00AM External Event, This event will take place in-person in Nairobi, Kenya (Hybrid event). Print this Event Bookmark this Event
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Background
Many lower-income countries struggle to collect revenue from property taxes, with collection estimated at just ten percent of levels in wealthier nations. Administrative limitations have led to regressive, inequitable systems that fail to link revenues to service delivery, resulting in low compliance rates. However, recent reform experiences have shown the potential of tailored strategies to strengthen property tax systems and promote progressive, equitable taxation. LoGRI’s inaugural conference will convene policymakers, researchers, and administrators to discuss lessons from these experiences about strengthening property taxation and local revenue systems.
For those unable to join us in-person, the plenary sessions will be live streamed. Please feel free to share the links below with colleagues and others who may be interested in attending.
YouTube Links:
Day 1 (June 13th): https://youtube.com/live/4AP9mA-q6vU?feature=share
Day 2 (June 14th): https://youtube.com/live/t3cOUNl_wvk?feature=sharePlease note that the YouTube stream will not have language translation functions available. If you prefer to listen to either English or French exclusively, please register on Zoom, where simultaneous interpretation in English and French will be provided.
To secure your participation, please register in advance by clicking on the following link: https://munkschool-utoronto-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hWAO3qKxSUGMY5PCC2O5dQ.
Upon registration, a confirmation email will be sent to you, containing instructions on how to join the plenary sessions.
To access the conference agenda, please click on the website tab on the top right corner.
Website
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Wednesday, June 14th Camouflaging the Temporization and Vulnerability of Migrant Workers: Labour Market Distortions by Statute in Times of Crisis
Date Time Location Wednesday, June 14, 2023 12:00PM - 2:00PM Seminar Room 108N, This event takes place in-person in Room 108N, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto. Print this Event Bookmark this Event
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"Two global crises have affected the entire humanity in recent times – the “man-made” financial crisis of 2007-2009 and the coronavirus pandemic COVID-19 of 2019-22 caused by the so- called “act of God”! Both these crises led to statutory distortions of the market forces for immigrant labour – both knowledge workers (the highly educated/skilled) and service workers (the low-skilled/manual workers). They helped governments to cover up temporization of immigrant workers and forced employers to become more selective in offering employment. Driven by the hearsay that immigrant knowledge workers displaced the native-born out of employment and/or led to a curtailment in their wages and incomes, these tendencies were already there for some time, but what we experienced is that camouflaging of restrictive policy barriers became more intense during and after the two crises."
– Binod Khadria
Join us as Binod Khadria discusses this complex, pervasive, and important issue.
About the Speaker:
Binod Khadria is presently a Visiting CERC Scholar of Excellence at Toronto Metropolitan University. A former Professor of Economics, Education and Int’l Migration, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, he is the elected President of the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), a global think tank on migration issues. His recent publications include the co-edited World Migration Report, 2020 (IOM), the co-guest edited special issue of Asian and Pacific Migration Journal (APMJ), Dec 2022, and several scholarly articles. Recently, he has been appointed an Affiliated Fellow of ISIM at Georgetown University.
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Wednesday, June 14th Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy Spring 2023 Convocation
Date Time Location Wednesday, June 14, 2023 12:00PM - 3:00PM The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, This is an online event. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 12:00PM - 3:00PM Campbell Conference Facility Lounge, This is an online event. Print this Event Bookmark this Event
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Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
Your hard work and dedication has led you to this remarkable achievement. You are an inspiration to us all, and we can’t wait to see the great things you will accomplish next.
Join the celebration by watching the livestream of the Munk School Global Affairs & Public Policy Spring 2023 convocation ceremony on Wednesday, June 14 at 10 a.m. ET.
For more information about spring 2023 convocation, visit https://www.utoronto.ca/convocation.
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Friday, June 16th "Loveless" and "Mama, I Am Home": How Films Predicted the Future of Putin's Russia
Date Time Location Friday, June 16, 2023 12:00PM - 2:00PM Seminar Room 108N, This event is in person, located in Room 108N, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON. Print this Event Bookmark this Event
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During this special event, Academy Award-nominated film producer, Alexander Rodnyansky will discuss the relationship between arts and politics in today’s Russia and Ukraine.
About the Speakers:
Alexander Rodnyansky is a Ukrainian film director, producer, and businessman. His film "Leviathan" won the Golden Globe in 2015. Four of his films were nominated for an Academy Award, including "Chief in Love," "Est-Ouest," "Leviathan" and "Loveless."
Professor Anna Shternshis is the Director of the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies, Al and Malka Green Professor in Yiddish Studies and a Fellow at the John Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Presented with Show One Productions.
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Tuesday, June 20th After Ecocide: Grappling With the Ecological and Socioeconomic Consequences of the Destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in Southern Ukraine
Date Time Location Tuesday, June 20, 2023 12:00PM - 2:00PM Online Event, This event will take place online. + Register for this Event Print this Event Bookmark this Event
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Anna Olenenko is an environmental historian from Ukraine, currently at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada). She has a Candidate of Sciences degree in history from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in 2013. Anna’s research interests are related to the environmental history of Ukraine, especially the Steppe region, and animal studies. Her research on the history of Dnipro wetlands which disappeared in the 1950s due the construction of Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station was published in the article“’Our New Sea Is Our New Sorrow’: The Conflict between the Ukrainian and the Soviet in the Struggle for the Design of the Lower Dnipro’s Landscape,” Ab Imperio 2019.
Ivan Moysiyenko has a doctor of biological sciences degree and is professor and is head of the Department of Botany at Kherson State University. A key focus of his recent research has been Ukraine’s grassland habitats. For example, he has studied kurgans as refugia of steppe flora in the agricultural landscapes in southern Ukraine. He has carried out applied research in preparation for the formation of many protected areas in Ukraine, including the National Park “Kamianska Sich.” Recent co-authored publications include “Vascular Plants of Old Cemeteries of the Lower Dnipro Region” and “Potential Protected Areas in Kherson Oblast.”
Viktor Komorin is the acting director of the Ukrainian Scientific Centre of the Ecology of the Sea. He is a recognized expert in the field of oceanology and marine ecology and has more than 30 years of experience working at this centre. He has a Doctor of Philosophy degree in oceanology from the Marine Geophysical Institute of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences. He is actively involved in researching marine ecosystems, developing mathemetical models and organizing ecological monitoring. He represents Ukraine in several professional bodies connected with oceanography and monitoring pollution in the Black Sea. He is the author of more than 70 scientific works.
Viktor Karamushka has a candidate of sciences degree in biology and is currently head of the Department of Environmental Studies at the National University “Kyiv Mohyla Academy.” His areas of research include environmental microbiology, ecology and environmental management. His recent co-authored publications include “Trends in the Environmental Conditions, Climate Change and Human Health in the Southern Region of Ukraine” Sustainability (2022) and “Climate impact drivers provoke fires in protected areas of Polissia. In: XVI International Scientific Conference “Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment” (2021).
Ihor Pylypenko is Professor of Geography and Ecology and Dean at the Faculty of Geography, Biology, and Ecology at Kherson State University. His areas of expertise include regional development, rural development, and nature conservation in southern Ukraine, particularly in Kherson Oblast. He has commented extensively in the Ukrainian media about the consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovka HES. His recent publications include “Mykolaiv and Kherson as Port Centres: Common Characteristics and Problems of Development” and the co-authored articles “A Regional Analysis of the Use of Recreation Potential of Ukrainian Regions in Contemporary Geopological Conditions” (2021).
Brian Kuns is currently Associate Senior Lecturer at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in the Department of Rural and Urban Development. He received his PhD in Human Geography from Stockholm University and he studies questions of agricultural corporatization, changing agrarian structure, smallholders, and farm labor, with respect to Ukraine and Sweden. Brian has conducted research in Kherson oblast in southern Ukraine, studying, among other things, how irrigated agriculture, which in this region is dependent on the now emptying Kakhovka reservoir, has changed during the period of Ukrainian independence. He is author of “’In These Complicated Times’: An Environmental History of Irrigated Agriculture in Post-Communist Ukraine” which appeared in Water Alternatives. (https://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol11/v11issue3/468-a11-3-21/file)
Moderator and Organizer: Tanya Richardson, Associate Professor, Anthropology and Global Studies Programs, Wilfrid Laurier University
Sponsored by the Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine
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July 2023
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Wednesday, June 21st – Thursday, July 27th Filiz Kamran's Writing retreat
Date Time Location Wednesday, June 21, 2023 9:00AM - 5:00PM Seminar Room 108N, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, M5S 3K7 Wednesday, June 28, 2023 9:00AM - 5:00PM Seminar Room 108N, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, M5S 3K7 Wednesday, July 5, 2023 9:00AM - 5:00PM Seminar Room 108N, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, M5S 3K7 Wednesday, July 12, 2023 9:00AM - 5:00PM Seminar Room 108N, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, M5S 3K7 Wednesday, July 19, 2023 9:00AM - 5:00PM Seminar Room 108N, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, M5S 3K7 Thursday, July 27, 2023 9:00AM - 5:00PM Seminar Room 108N, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, M5S 3K7
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Wednesday, July 19th – Thursday, July 20th Virtual Workshop – Policy Design for Property Taxation
Date Time Location Wednesday, July 19, 2023 9:00AM - 11:00AM Online Event, Thursday, July 20, 2023 9:00AM - 11:00AM Online Event, Print this Event Bookmark this Event
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These events will take place online.
July 19, 2023 | 09:00AM – 10:45AM (EDT)
July 20, 2023 | 09:00AM – 10:45AM (EDT)
While property taxation constitutes a major revenue source for subnational governments, it remains one of the most underperforming in lower-income countries. This is but one example of how, in many countries, subnational governments’ revenue-raising efforts are frequently ineffective, inequitable, and unaccountable – particularly when it comes to property taxation. Ensuing results threaten countries’ ability to meet urgent spending needs and priorities.
Against this backdrop, the Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) and the Addis Tax Initiative (ATI) are hosting a series of workshops to provide a space for exchange and hands-on advice on the design of property taxation policies. The first two workshops focussed on (i) discussing strategies for cost-effective property valuation systems; and (ii) re-thinking property identification and registration for taxation purposes.
The upcoming two workshops will once again bring together national and subnational policy decision-makers, representatives of governments, tax administrations, and relevant stakeholders from ATI partner countries with LoGRI representatives and other experts who will provide technical, administrative, and policy advice on core areas related to effective revenue generation through property taxation.
July 19th: Effective Information Technology (IT) Systems for Property Tax Administration
This workshop will take place from 09:00AM – 10:45AM (EDT).
Register: https://www.addistaxinitiative.net/form/ati-logri-workshop-series-on-eff
Governments are increasingly using information technology (IT) to improve and simplify property tax administration. However, the full potential of these technologies remains unrealized due to technical challenges. This workshop will bring together government officials and experts to share expertise and practices to maximize the potential of IT systems for property tax administration.
July 20th: Building Taxpayer’s Trust, Compliance, and Public Support for Reform
This workshop will take place from 09:00AM – 10:45AM (EDT).
Register: https://www.addistaxinitiative.net/form/ati-logri-workshop-series-on-ef
Property tax collection in lower-income countries faces challenges due to weak tax compliance and resistance. To encourage voluntary compliance and public support, governments should ensure fair administration, tangible benefits, and taxpayer voice in revenue use. This workshop will explore how governments can encourage higher levels of voluntary compliance and build needed public support for strengthening tax collection.
See the full programme for both workshops at https://www.addistaxinitiative.net/sites/default/files/resources/Flyer_LoGRI_Workshop%20session%203%20%26%204.pdf
The workshops will be held on Microsoft Teams with simultaneous interpretation from English into French and Spanish. You will receive an meeting invitation link to join by email from the ATI Secretariat. If you have any questions, please contact secretariat@taxcompact.net
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Friday, July 28th Talk on the Six-Day War with Guy Laron
Date Time Location Friday, July 28, 2023 6:00PM - 8:00PM The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, M5S 3K7 + Register for this Event Print this Event Bookmark this Event
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