Progressive Publics: A Symposium Connecting Scholarship & Independent Media
This two-day event features panels exploring imperialism, pop culture, neoliberalism, democratic decline, climate justice and more
Date and time
Location
Centre for Social Innovation - Annex
720 Bathurst Street Toronto, ON M5S 2R4 CanadaAgenda
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
FRIDAY: live show and indie journalism Open House
Harbinger Media, Dr. Shama Rangwala, Andre Goulet
Luke Savage, Canadian Dimension, the Broadbent Institute
Cited Media, Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives
Unrigged, Canadian Freelance Union
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
FRIDAY: live show and indie journalism Open House
the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation
The Grind
Midnight Sun
Cadence Weapon, the New Feeling music journalism co-op
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
SATURDAY: a Symposium connecting public scholarship & independent media
Rob Rousseau, Justin Podur, Tyler Shipley, Vedanth Govi
Aliya Pabani et al.
Stefan Hostetter, Dr. Jess Green, Gareth Gransaull
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
SATURDAY: a Symposium connecting public scholarship & independent media
Matt Dimera, Vicky Mocham, Chuka Ejeckam
Eric Wickham, Emma Paling
Shama Rangwala, Desmond Cole, Josh Falek, Patrick Teed
About this event
- Event lasts 1 day
In a time of multiple and intensifying crises, Progressive Publics is rooted in a commitment to social justice and asserts that both the academy and the media are public goods that have crucial and entwined roles to play in critical analysis and knowledge mobilization and dissemination. This project triangulates three sectors—independent media, the academy, and the broader public—through connecting crucial questions of the present and how to live collectively in more just relation to media and scholarly communication to promote access, social justice, and community engagement.
The inaugural Progressive Publics Symposium will take place in Toronto on November 8-9, hosted by Dr. Shama Rangwala (YorkU) and Andre Goulet (Harbinger), featuring interviews and panels with academics and independent media on topics such as environmental and data justice, Black Canadian journalism, race and popular culture, and Canadian imperialism.
FRIDAY, November 8th from 6pm-9pm at CSI Annex (720 Bathurst)
Presentations and interviews from the Unrigged journalism and Harbinger podcast community including Cited Media, the Canadian Freelance Union, a panel featuring the Broadbent Institute, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and Canadian Dimension magazine with host Luke Savage, presentations from the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation, The Grind newspaper and Midnight Sun magazine plus a special conversation from the New Feeling music journalism cooperative with Cadence Weapon.
- Alcoholic drinks available to purchase
SATURDAY, November 9th from 10am-6pm at CSI Spadina (192 Spadina)
-Panels pairing academics and independent media, including Green Majority Radio, Re-Generation, The Resolve, Desmond Cole, Vicky Mochama, Chuka Ejeckam, Aliya Pabani, Rob Rousseau, Dr. Justin Podur, Dr. Tyler Shipley, Dr. Jess Green, Dr. Jean-Thomas Tremblay, Eric Wickham, and Emma Paling
- Coffee, tea, bagels, and pastries provided