Events in 2009

Meetings starting on:

• Friday, January 30, 2009 | Lee's space @ 918 Bathurst | 4:30-7:00 pm (2b confirmed) Organizers: Abby, Mark, Ravi
• Friday, March 6, 2009 | OISE | 12:00-2:00
• Friday, April 3, 2009 (to be rescheduled)

Events in 2008

Meetings in 2008:

• Thursday, September 25, 2008 | OISE Room 6-122 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

• Friday, December 5, 2008 | someone's home or on campus | 4:30 pm onwards

   

  • Please RSVP Megan re time/lcation preferences for the above dates.

Wed., October 15 | 4-6 pm

Panel moderated by Dr. Megan Boler - CSUS 2008-2009 lecture series

"Media Coverage and the U.S. Election Campaigns: Race, Gender, and Identity Politics in the 2008 Presidential Race"

• Location: Munk Centre, Campbell Conference Room - Free and open to public

      Panelists (bios)

• Dr. Anna Everett (F. Ross Johnson-Connaught Distinguished Visitor in American Studies; Professor and Chair of Film and Media Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara)
• Dr. Todd Gitlin (Professor of Journalism and Sociology and Chair, the Journalism School, Columbia University)
• Dr. Rick Salutin (Columnist, Globe and Mail)

   

Thursday, October 16, 2008 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Talk by Dr. Todd Gitlin (bio)

"Demoralized Journalism and Stumbling Democracy: Notes on the American Carnival"

• Location: Rm 6-122 OISE (252 Bloor Street West, 6th floor)  Lunch will be provided :-)

Monday, October 20, 2008 | 12:30 - 2:00 pm

Talk by Dr. Brian Goldfarb (bio)

• Location: Rm 6-122 OISE (252 Bloor Street West, 6th floor)  Lunch will be provided :-)

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 | 9am - 4pm

Media Democracy Day

Who's Left Out?

... of the mainstream media? Just about everyone but corporations, politicians and celebrities.  Change that.

• Speakers, Media fair and skill-building workshops on: Anti-oppression, Social Media, Citizen journalism, Podcasting 101

  Online Video and more. Maude Barlow will address the closing plenary

• Location: International Student Centre   University of Toronto

  33 St. George St.,  just north or College, east of Spadina (no lunch :-(

Plus:  rabble.ca relaunch party
Steam Whistle Roundhouse Thurs. October 23  8pm- 12am
Keynote panel featuring: Maude Barlow, Linda McQuaig, Duncan Cameron and Jessica Yee  PARTY! wth LAL, KoboTown and Maryem Tollar