TORONTO, Jan. 30, 2013 – The City Institute at York University will be hosting a panel discussion on Friday, Feb. 1, to critically address current attempts to build a “mega-casino” in Toronto. “Casino City?”, the latest panel discussion in The City Institute’s City Seminar Series, will feature local politicians, scholars and anti-casino activists attempting to […]
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York University conference to promote diversity and inclusion through art and literature
TORONTO, January 29, 2013 – York University’s Centre for Human Rights has organized its fourth annual Inclusion Day Conference, themed Creating for Inclusion, Jan. 31. The daylong event will feature several speakers, forums and workshops to promote diversity and inclusion in the campus community. Highlights of the day include a keynote speech by poet, novelist […]
Bereaved mothers to talk on maternal grief and the social support they need at York U speaker series
TORONTO, January 21, 2013 – Two bereaved mothers — York U Professor Deborah Davidson and Helena Stahls, an external volunteer — will talk on maternal grief and the kind of support bereaving mothers need from others to help cope with their grief, at an upcoming Women’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Speaker Series event by the […]
York U prof’s new book says celebrities doing global charity work often cause harm
TORONTO, Jan. 14, 2013 – Celebrities involved in global charity work and humanitarianism often attract much attention and praise, but according to a new book by York University Professor Ilan Kapoor, their actions are often self-serving, promotional and actually cause harm. Celebrity Humanitarianism: The Ideology of Global Charity, which launches Thursday, Jan. 17, takes the […]
Theatre @ York presents Francis Beaumont’s The Knight of the Burning Pestle directed by Timothy Askew
Thursday, January 10, 2013 − Theatre @ York presents a sparkling new adaptation of The Knight of the Burning Pestle, a hilarious parody by 17th century playwright Francis Beaumont, re-imagined for contemporary audiences by director Timothy Askew (right). Lavish period costumes, romance, treachery and sword-fighting lay siege to York University’s Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre […]
York U seminar to feature leading researchers on homelessness
TORONTO, Jan. 7, 2013 – York University’s City Seminar on Homelessness Research on Friday, Jan. 11 will bring together three experts in homelessness to discuss how their work can be used to inform and support decisions that contribute to solutions. York University Professor Stephen Gaetz, director of the Canadian Homelessness Research Network, will speak about […]
York U forum will examine Canadian government action on issues related to torture
TORONTO, January 4, 2013 – The Jack and Mae Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School will hold a special forum on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 to discuss Canadian policies and actions on issues related to torture. The forum will focus on topics such as the use of […]
