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UPCOMING EVENTSMonday, February 14 and Tuesday, February 16, 2011 Erna will deliver The Larkin-Stuart Lectures at Trinity College, University of Toronto, George Ignatieff Theatre, 8 pm. Please call 416-978-2651 for reservations. Title: "Justice, Justice, Shalt Thou Pursue: The International Criminal Court and the Return of International Law" ............................................................................ RECENT EVENTSJune 17, 2010 Erna participated in the IdeaCity 2010 conference in Toronto, June 16-18, 2010. For coverage of Erna's presentation, see Nicole Baute, "ideaCity: Reconciliation Commission Is Not Enough, Says Author," Toronto Star, June 17, 2010. ............................................................................ June 3-6, 2010 The Writers' Union of Canada Conference and Annual General Meeting, Ottawa. ............................................................................ April 24, 2010 Keynote Address: "My Life in Words: An Intellectual Biography as Reader and Writer with Erna Paris" Erna Paris offers insight as a writer and reader at this open to the public keynote address for the Creative Non-Fiction Collective Annual General Meeting. Paris, national chair of the Writers Union of Canada, began her writing career as a magazine journalist, book reviewer, and radio documentary broadcaster before turning to writing books of literary non-fiction. Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Professional Development Centre Room 103. 9 am. ............................................................................ April 11, 2010 Writers & Friends, 14th Annual Gala Afternoon, featuring Ian Brown, Linden MacIntyre, Erna Paris, Lawrence Scanlan and Sarah Harmer. 1 pm, Kingston City Hall, Kingston, Ontario. ............................................................................ March 27, 2010 Dal Grauer Memorial Lecture: Erna Paris, "The Writer and Human Rights," Vancouver Institute, University of British Columbia. ............................................................................ September 7-11, 2009 Writers' Union of Canada Chair, Erna Paris, and Ontario Rep, Larry Scanlon, travel to Kingston, Toronto, London, Thunder Bay and Ottawa to meet TWUC members in those cities. ............................................................................ May 23, 2009 Erna is elected Chair of the Writers' Union of Canada (TWUC) at the organization's AGM in Calgary. ............................................................................ US Book Tour and Promotion, April 7-April 30, 2009 Erna toured and made media appearances to promote the US edition of The Sun Climbs Slow (Seven Stories Press, New York).
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"The International Criminal Court: A New Path for the Twenty-First Century?" University of Windsor, Humanities Research Group, Distinguished Speakers Series, 2008-2009. ............................................................................
Erna Paris is the Opening Night guest speaker at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, 8 pm, Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles Street West, Toronto. Plus tard, tu comprendras (One Day You’ll Understand) is this year's opening night film, adapted by Amos Gitai from Jérôme Clément’s autobiographical novel of the same name. ............................................................................ February 4, 2009 Speaker at the Royal Military College Annual Lecture, Global Issues in the 21st Century, Kingston, Ontario. A lecture in French and English. ............................................................................ November 3, 2008, 2-4 pm Ryerson University Holocaust Education Program"Legacies of the Holocaust and the Persecution of Aboriginal Canadians: Justice, Responsibility, and Forgiveness" Speakers:
What justice is possible after persecution and genocide? After the Holocaust redress took a variety of forms: war crime trials, apologies and reparations to survivors. In Canada, the persecution of First Nations has resulted in apologies, reparations to survivors and the creation of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission about to begin national deliberations. This session will explore the challenges involved in facing historical evils. Location: Ryerson University, Heaslip House, Peter Bronfman Learning Centre 7th Floor, 297 Victoria Street. ............................................................................ October 16-19, 2008 Erna will be appearing at the Edmonton International Literary Festival:
............................................................................ August 30, 2008, 7-9 pm Friends of the Saugeen Shores present author Erna Paris, who will read from her latest book, The Sun Climbs Slow: Justice in the Age of Imperial America, in Port Elgin. ............................................................................ April 16, 2008, 7 pm "The Big Idea: Whose Justice? The ICC, American Empire, and the Search for the Rule of Law" Ottawa International Writers' Festival ............................................................................ April 6, 2008, 9 am-12 noon Erna was interviewed on The Sunday Edition with Michael Enright, CBC Radio One. Erna's segment follows the 11 am news. Download the podcast: The Sunday Edition: April 6, 2008 [mp3 file: runs 1:02:00] ............................................................................ April 4, 2008, 10 pm Allan Gregg in Conversation (TVO). Canadian historian Erna Paris talked to Allan Gregg about her book The Sun Climbs Slow: Justice in the Age of Imperial America chronicling the history of the United States' refusal to participate in the International Criminal Court. ............................................................................ February 26, 2008, 4-5 pm Politics vs. Justice: The Surprising Birth of the International Criminal Court / La politique contre la justice : La naissance surprenante de la Cour pénale internationale A free public lecture sponsored by the University of Ottawa Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section. University of Ottawa Law School ............................................................................ See the Archive for past events. |
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