CBC Massey Lecture: Universal with Alex Neve ($25-$50 per ticket)

This is not universality’s finest hour. But it can be.

In the 2025 CBC Massey Lectures, human rights lawyer and former Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada Alex Neve lays out his vision for renewing the promise of universal human rights — both at home and abroad.

Ticket link is below...We attend this important lecture every year.

Universality is the core promise of the human rights order born out of the devastation of World War II and the Holocaust: these rights extend to everyone, everywhere, at all times, without exception. But the cruel reality is that the word universal also screams of our profound failure to keep the promise. Too often, human rights are applied selectively, withdrawn on the whims of political leaders, or ignored altogether.

A RECENT interview on CBC:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/masseys-2025-announce-alex-neve-1.7553810

Neve will deliver his lectures in five cities across Canada.

• Lecture 1: Sept. 19, Koerner Hall, Toronto.
• Lecture 2: Sept. 25, York Theatre, Vancouver.
• Lecture 3: Oct. 1, Horowitz Centre, Edmonton.
• Lecture 4: Oct. 15, Lawrence O'Brien Centre, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L.
• Lecture 5: Oct. 30, Babs Asper Theatre, Ottawa.

The five-part series will also mark the 60th anniversary of CBC Radio's IDEAS, which first aired on Oct. 25, 1965.

The lectures will also be released as a book, published by House of Anansi Press, in September.

TICKETS:

https://www.rcmusic.com/events-and-performances/cbc-massey-lectures-universal-renewing-human-right

Any seat on any level--is an excellent seat! We always have a good turnout, and this event will sell-out.