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The Academy for Lifelong Learning Toronto offers a full program of workshops / courses, talks, walks, special interest groups and special events for seniors and older adults (50+) who want to be part of an active learning community. The Academy is a not-for-profit organization operated by volunteers, with a mission to promote learning and social… Continue Reading Spring Talks 2024

Join us as we learn about the history of Sudanese Cinema at an evening screening of Talking About Trees (2019) by Suhaib Gasmelbari.

On April 23, the Canadian Film Forum presents a special screening of the CBC Gem web series, Content Farm, with creators Alaine Hutton (HBA ’11 Cinema) and Lauren Gillis (HBA ’11). Content Farm is a three-part, science-fiction social commentary about two rogue bots who teach themselves to be human on the internet. Nothing is original, and clicks are king. Alaine and… Continue Reading Content Farm Screening and Q&A

DEEPFREEZE Length : 26 minutes Director : Yannick Boissenot Original version, with English subtitles 37 years ago, Patrick Gabarrou and Hervé Bouvard defied the impossible by opening the "Walker Directissime" on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses. No climber has managed to repeat this route until February 2023. Charles Dubouloz, Symon Welfringer and Clovis… Continue Reading Mountains On Stage – The Mountain Film Summer Edition 2024

Wellbeing has declined among the least educated, especially prime-aged non-graduates who are notably susceptible to what Case and Deaton refer to as “deaths of despair.” Rapid decline in the wellbeing of the young - especially young women – means that those under the age of 25 have poorer mental health than older people. Although wellbeing… Continue Reading The Declining Wellbeing of the Young – The 2024 Morley Gunderson Lecture in Industrial Relations and Labour Economics

Join us for the world premiere of a new DIY Toronto classic, Spiders Web, from directors Ben & Oliver Roberts + Frank 'Spider' Dunsten.

A Film by Carlos Fung.

During an era marked by political, economic and social challenges, acclaimed filmmaker, author and organizer Astra Taylor has created a body of urgent, thought-provoking work that off ers insight into the networks of power that govern society and our existence. Whether through her documentary What is Democracy? or her latest book The Age of Insecurity, Taylor fearlessly… Continue Reading Hot Docs presents: Astra Taylor in Conversation with Brett Story

Mayworks prioritizes the representation and participation of artists and audiences from communities facing systemic discrimination. We encourage works rooted in the reality of working people’s lives that advance the struggle for improved working and living conditions. Mayworks operates within an anti-oppression framework. We are actively engaged in a social dialogue that challenges the logics of capitalism,… Continue Reading Mayworks Festival 2024

Bestselling author, economist, and alumnus Jeff Rubin (BA ’77 Innis) returns to Innis College to launch his provocative new book, A Map of the New Normal: How Inflation, War, and Sanctions Will Change Your World Forever. Jeff Rubin is a world-leading expert on trade and energy and former chief economist and chief strategist at CIBC World Markets. In his… Continue Reading “A Map of the New Normal” with Jeff Rubin

The Cinema Studies Institute and the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies present a free screening of Romanian director, Radu Jude's 2023 film, Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World on Thursday, May 23, at 7:00pm in Innis Town Hall. An overworked and underpaid production assistant must drive around the city of Bucharest to… Continue Reading Radu Jude’s DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD! screening

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