Events

Sunday, February 26, 2012–Thursday, January 26, 2012  [Winnipeg, MB]

Reading of Banned Texts
The Manitoba Writers' Guild will be hosting an afternoon of readings from banned texts. If you are interested in participating by giving a ten-minute reading from a banned text, please contact us. Free. 1-5 pm. Millennium Library, 251 Donald Street, Winnipeg, MB.
Contact: The Manitoba Writers' Guild at 204-944-8013 or info@mbwriter.mb.ca.
Web: www.mbwriter.mb.ca

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  [Toronto, ON]

Censored Then and Now: The Politics of News Media from WWII to the Digital Age
An official BPC Freedom to Read Week event: journalist/author Mark Bourrie (The Fog of War) in conversation with author/activist Susan Swan (The Wives of Bath) about the past and present of political censorship in the Canadian news media censorship. Free. 6-8 pm. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON.
Contact: Book and Periodical Council at publicity@thebpc.ca.
Web: www.thebpc.ca

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  [Calgary, AB]

Freedom to Read Week Presentation
Join the Writers Guild of Alberta and WordFest to celebrate Freedom to Read Week with a special presentation from Richard Wagamese, one of Canada's foremost Native authors and storytellers, followed by an in-conversation segment with award-winning journalist Val Fortney on the internal and external factors of censorship that writers deal with today. Free. 7-10 pm. Venue TBA, Calgary, AB.
Contact: Mary Kapusta, WordFest Marketing Manager at 403-237-9068 or mkapusta@wordfest.com.
Web: www.wordfest.com

Thursday, March 01, 2012  [Edmonton, AB]

A Conversation with Novelist Greg Hollingshead and Edmonton Journal Columnist Paula Simons
Renowned author Greg Hollingshead joins one of his former writing students and Edmonton Journal columnist Paula Simons for a conversation on her experiences as a local journalist who has received both acclaim and criticism for her columns. The two literary personalities will also discuss how Freedom to Read Week is connected with freedom of expression, as well as challenges both novelists and journalists face once their work is published. There will be time reserved for questions and socializing at the end of the discussion. Presented by the Canadian Literature Centre and the Writers Guild of Alberta. Please RSVP to www.eventbrite.com/event/2769681191. Free. 7-9 pm. Telus Centre, Room 134, 111 Street and 87 Avenue, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
Web: www.arts.ualberta.ca/clc/

Friday, March 02, 2012–Thursday, February 02, 2012  [Toronto, ON]

Right Angles: Freedom of Expression and the Conservative Mind — PEN Canada Panel Discussion
Does mainstream media have a liberal bias? Does polarized news coverage help or harm the public sphere? Has the rise of conservative media given voice to a silenced group, or made the discussion of general subjects unnecessarily adversarial? Join PEN Canada and panelists, David Akin, Barbara Kay, Christopher Hume and Marci McDonald for what will be a lively discussion. Moderated by John Lorinc. $10 suggested donation (at the door). 7-9 pm (doors open at 6:30). Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON.
Web: www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM92879&R=92879