Marni Jackson | The Walrus

Arts & Culture / First Person / July/August 2019

What I Learned From a Summer of Not Catching a Single Fish

June 24, 2019August 7, 2019 - by Marni Jackson

Don’t use deli meat as bait, for starters

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Photograph by Jeff Nelson

Society / Web Exclusives

My Borderline Ban

February 22, 2017 - by Marni Jackson

With travel restrictions looming large, even an airport mixup made me question my rights

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Illustration by sarahplynch

Fiction / Web Exclusives

Celebrity Portage

September 26, 2016October 6, 2018 - by Marni Jackson

sarahplynch / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 “Don’t hold it like a baseball bat. Put your right hand on the top of the paddle, and keep your left low on the shaft. …

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Video still from Al Purdy Was Here

Film / Web Exclusives

The Road to the Red Carpet

September 17, 2015October 6, 2018 - by Marni Jackson

The co-writer of TIFF documentary Al Purdy Was Here reflects on decades spent at the festival as a film lover, critic, and now creator

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Image courtesy of visitorsfilm.com

Film / Web Exclusives

The Reciprocal Gaze

September 11, 2013October 6, 2018 - by Marni Jackson

Basking in two oases of calm at the Toronto International Film Festival: Manakamana and Visitors

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Illustration by Heather Horton

Film / Web Exclusives

Is TIFF Worth the Effort?

September 10, 2013October 6, 2018 - by Marni Jackson

Working the festival—and this year’s films about work

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First Person / Web Exclusives

June Callwood

September 12, 2012October 1, 2018 - by Marni Jackson

A Tribute

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Feature / September 2010

The Boomerang Effect

September 12, 2010May 11, 2018 - by Marni Jackson

How did the forever young generation turn into perpetual parents?

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McKesson Presents The Walrus Talks The Future of Consumerism (Toronto) @ Artscape Daniels Launchpad

Sep 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks The Future of Consumerism
	Exploring trends and innovations in health care, technology, and more
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Featuring:
Onur Bodur, professor of marketing, Concordia University
Zayna Khayat, futurist, SE Health
Rebecca McKillican, CEO, Well.ca
Craig Patterson, editor-in-chief, Retail Insider

And more!

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CIFAR Presents The Walrus Talks Boundaries (National Capital Region, Gatineau) @ Canadian Museum of History

Sep 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks Boundaries
	How divisions shape our lives, what lies between borders, and what membership means now
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Keith Banting, Stauffer Dunning Fellow and Professor Emeritus, Queen’s University

Samra Habib, writer, photographer, and activist

Adrian Owen, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging, University of Western Ontario, and Koerner Fellow and Co-Director, Azrieli Program in Brain, Mind & Consciousness, CIFAR

Paige Raibmon, Professor, Department of History, University of British Columbia

Prerna Singh, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Brown University

Mary Soderstrom, writer

And more!

CIFAR is a Canadian-based, global charitable organization that convenes extraordinary minds to address science and humanity’s most important questions.

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To provide a fragrance-free event, we request that attendees refrain from wearing colognes, perfumes or other scented or chemical products to The Walrus Talks.
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	Présente The Walrus Talks — frontières
	Comment les divisions définissent-elles notre vie? Qu’est-ce qui se trouve entre les limites? Que signifie maintenant l’appartenance à un groupe?
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Les conférenciers seront annoncés prochainement!

Le CIFAR est une organisation sans but lucratif basée au Canada qui rassemble de brillants cerveaux pour trouver réponse aux plus grandes questions de la science et de l’humanité.

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Suncor Presents The Walrus Talks Energy (Montreal) @ Centre Phi

Sep 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks Energy
	Building a Canadian approach to energy transition
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Featuring:
Shawn McCarthy, journalist
Eryn Stewart, project director, Lumos Energy
Brendan Haley, policy director, Efficiency Canada
Aisha Bukhari, senior manager, Advanced Energy Centre, MaRS Discovery District
Johanne Gélinas, president and CEO, Transition Énergétique Québec
Christopher Ragan, academic, economist, and chair of Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission
Alison Cretney, managing director, Energy Futures Lab

Accessibility information

French simultaneous translation services will be provided.
To provide a fragrance-free event, we request that attendees refrain from wearing colognes, perfumes or other scented or chemical products to The Walrus Talks.
If you require special accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact events@thewalrus.ca or (416) 971-5004, ext. 245.

TD Bank Group Presents The Walrus Talks Inclusion (Waterloo) @ Waterloo Delta Hotel

Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

	Presents The Walrus Talks Inclusion
	How design, technology, education and more can remove barriers for people with disabilities
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Featuring:

Luke Anderson, Co-Founder, StopGap Foundation
Jutta Treviranus, Director and Founder, Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD University
Jeff D’Hondt, Indigenous Consultant, City of Toronto
Michelle Woolfrey, Co-Founder, Blind Girl Inc.
Mahadeo Sukhai, Head of Research and Chief Accessibility Officer, Canadian National Institute for the Blind

And more!

Accessibility information

To provide a fragrance-free event, we request that attendees refrain from wearing colognes, perfumes or other scented or chemical products to The Walrus Talks.
If you require special accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact events@thewalrus.ca or (416) 971-5004, ext. 247.

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