A series of speeches and lectures from the finest minds of our time. Fresh ideas from speakers of note.
A panel at the 2017 Progress Summit discusses progressive political movements. They discuss social democracy in Canadian and international contexts and which systems work best for Canada.
Will a guaranteed basic income release people from the poverty trap or keep them in it? A spirited debate exploring the issues from both sides and all points between.
Featured Speaker for the 2017 Broadbent Institute Progress Summit Felicia Wong discusses how the rules of American liberalism can be rewritten to find the best way forward for American progressives.
Canada’s seventh poet laureate talks about being Africanadian, and his most recent book “The Motorcyclist.”
Slap suits are a common tactic which corporations use to shut down criticism. Four speakers talk about how to slap down slap suits at Media Democracy Days 2016.
Indigenous comedian and storyteller Ryan McMahon delivered this year’s Media Democracy Days 2016 keynote address.
Two talks about Israel and Palestine: Dr. Philip Leech-Ngo of University of Ottawa; and Greg Albo of York University.
From Octopus Books in Ottawa, author and journalist Waubgeshig Rice talks to Lawrence Hill about his novel “The Illegal.”
Building solidarity for land, self-determination and justice.
An interview at Octopus Books, Ottawa, Ontario about having brown skin in a black and white world.
Community elders, youth musicians and activist/journalist Avi Lewis call upon the Ontario government to clean up mercury contamination in Northwestern Ontario affecting Indigenous communities.
Voices of Experience is a panel put together by Ryerson University’s Equity, Diversity and Accessibility Office, Career Centre and Student Life organization.
