The RSA Canada Fellowship is thrilled to invite you to its first 2021 event: The Civic Society in a post-trust world.
In this session we will discuss policymaking for diversity, post-trust and post-truth in a digital age, and practices for participatory governance. The event will include presentations, a panel discussion, and an opportunity for the participants to discuss and challenge the topics presented.
Our speakers:
The Hon. Patricia Bovey, FRSA, FCMA
Patricia Bovey was appointed to the Senate of Canada in November 2016 as an Independent Senator from Manitoba. The first art historian and gallery professional and museologist to be appointed to the Senate, she works on legislation, committee studies, regional concerns, and national and local arts issues. She regularly speaks about the arts’ impact in every sector of society, ensuring the voice of arts and culture is heard. A Winnipeg-based gallery director, art historian, professor, and arts and culture management consultant, she has published widely on western Canadian art. Former director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and founder of St Boniface Hospital’s Buhler Gallery, she was appointed the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Director Emerita in 2014. A founder of the University of Winnipeg’s Arts and Culture Management Program, and MA in Curatorial Practice, she is a former Chair of the University of Manitoba Board of Governors, and past member of the boards of the National Gallery of Canada and Canada Council for the Arts, and Federal Museums Task Force member. Recipient of many awards and honours, she has frequently represented Canada internationally.
Kyle Matthews
Kyle Matthews is the Executive Director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) at Concordia University. At Concordia he founded the Digital Mass Atrocity Prevention Lab, which works to counter online extremism and study how social media platforms are being used as a weapon of war. His work focuses on human rights, international security, and social media and technology. He works closely with the Canadian All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and has advised Members of Parliament on issues related to international peace and security. He is a member of the Global Diplomacy Lab, a member of the BMW Foundation’s Global Responsible Leaders, and a Fellow at the Canadian Institute for Global Affairs.
Riley Thorold
Riley Thorold is a researcher at the RSA focusing on deliberative and participatory models of democracy. This has recently involved supporting several citizens’ assemblies in the UK and coordinating a ‘deliberative democracy peer learning network’ of UK local authorities.
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