The Discourse Toronto: Jun 23 - 29
Your curated guide to Toronto’s smartest events 🧠
👋 Editor’s Note
Hi friends! There was flood in my building and my AC & elevator were out for days so… 🎵Heatwaves been freaking me out 🎵 for real for real. This week on The Discourse, we’ve got a talk on the history of the Blue Jays, a lecture on how space and geography affects populism, a chat on how Toronto might be different if it was built by women and many more!
Also, what do you guys think of the newsletter so far? Am I worth your attention? Let me know how I can make it better (or worse) for you ❤️
✨ Must Go Events!
🗺️ The Five Spacial Logics of Populism: How space affects populism
Wednesday, Jun 25 @ 6:30 PM | York University Glendon Campus
Populism is on the rise everywhere 😭 so go listen to a deeply researched lecture on the how populism is affected by geography. All the way from Australia, Benjamin Moffitt (a Snr. Lecturer at Monash University) is breaking down how our understanding of populism is shaped by the politicization of space.
Free
👭 The 52: Can You Gender a City?
Thursday, June 26 @ 7:00 PM | Harbourfront Centre
A panel discussion, part of the Museum of Toronto’s The 52, on how women’s leadership shape cities. A conversation with leading architects, urban designers, planners and our deputy mayor Ausma Malik to explore if and how women in charge can rewrite our urban blueprint. A much needed convo on what Toronto could be, should be and who has the right to design.
I’m excited for all the events I put in this newsletter but I’m really excited about this one.
🎤 Canada’s Secret Wars: Cold War Spies to Digital Surveillance**
Saturday, June 28 @ 1:30 PM | Victoria College Chapel
Canada gets away with a lot geopolitically because our neighbour down south is so bad but we’ve done/do some diabolical stuff. For example, we sell A LOT of digital surveillance and are a big part of eradicating digital rights worldwide. On that very positive selling point, join Ronald Deibert (Citizen Lab) and Donald Mahar (an actual former Canadian spy) to hear about the quiet wars Canada wages.
$35
📡 On My Radar
🎨 Arts & Culture
Jun 20 - Jun 29 | Various Theatre across Toronto
The Toronto Arab Film Festival is on this week! Go check out the curation!
Jun 24 - Jun 27 | Carlton Imagine Cinema
The first ever(!!!) Peruvian Film Festival in Toronto! I missed the opening night with Reinas yesterday (regret!) but there’s some really good films there.
💬 Civic Engagement
Guided Exhibition: In Her Own Words - Cheri DiNovo
Sat, Jun 28 | Museum of Toronto
This is also part of the Museum of Toronto’s The 52. I went to one different one with Cathy Crowe but please go. This made me so emotional.
⚖️ Politics & Policy
Both events are already in the must go this week 😊
👭Where to Find Friendss??
Screening and Discussion: At this very moment at work (P1)
Wed, Jun 25 | University of Toronto
The Philosophy Film Club (IG linked) has these discussion and screening nights where you have assigned readings on philosophy and then you talk about how those themes play out in the movies they screen. I think it sounds fabulous so I hope you do too! This week they’re screening Sicilia! & Where the Hidden Smile Lies.
Oh! You have to give DM your name to their IG to get on the list.
Wed, Jun 25 | Bampot Tea House
We love drinking and yapping all things philosophy
Reading: The Franchise - A Curated History of the Blue Jays
Thu, June 26 | Another Story Bookshop
For my baseball nerds ⚾
👋 Until Next Time
Let me know what you attended, what you loved, and what I missed. As always, see you in the front row! 😊
– Poe