Events

Past Events

The Outlaw Ocean: A conversation with Ian Urbina

Pulitzer Prize winner Ian Urbina discusses his new book, The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier

January 24, 2020 | 11:00 am

Putting Police On Trial

What happens when police are charged with breaking the law?

January 7, 2019 | 12:30 pm

International Justice in the Age of Populism: A Talk with Dr. Payam Akhavan

At this talk, hosted by the Global Reporting Centre, Dr. Akhavan discusses the challenge the rise of populism poses to the international justice system. The United Nations and International Criminal Court are increasingly viewed as elitist and a threat to national sovereignty. Are these concerns legitimate? How can they be addressed?

November 2, 2018 | 3:00 pm

Town Hall on Rare Diseases: Developing a Canadian Strategy for Rare Disease Treatments

Town Hall on Rare Diseases brings together a diverse panel of speakers to discuss the challenges of providing costly drugs for Canadians suffering from rare diseases. The public town hall, hosted by Paul Kennedy […]

October 23, 2018 | 6:30 pm

Niranjan Takle: Journalist on the Fascist Trail

Investigative journalist Niranjan Takle will be in Vancouver to discuss his seminal investigation of the murder of a judge, which highlighted corruption and the country’s political decline.

September 16, 2018 | 1:00 pm

On Putin’s Blacklist Screening

Join the GRC and director Boris Ivanov for a free screening featuring “On Putin’s Blacklist.” On Putin’s Blacklist presents the reality of how an adoption ban of Russian orphans to US citizens came about […]

June 16, 2018 | 2:00 pm

What It’s Like to Be Putin’s Number One Enemy

Bill Browder will be in Vancouver on June 15th for a banquet fundraiser for the GRC, reflecting on the state of Russia and the world and sharing his stories of what it’s like to be Putin’s number one enemy.

June 15, 2018 | 6:00 pm

Ali Velshi: The weaponization of culture

An event with Ali Velshi examines the current phenomenon and spread of culture wars, and culture’s role in both curbing and spreading populist ideals.

May 16, 2018 | 7:00 pm

Russian Collusion: Then and Now

Sylvia Nasar, author of "A Beautiful Mind," will be in Vancouver speaking on Russian collusion.

March 24, 2018 | 12:30 pm

Democracy Undone: Who owns the USA?

Americans ask, Can we ever put things right? The answer just might be "No."

March 12, 2018 | 12:30 pm

Silencing the voices of dissent in India

This event will host a discussion the killing of journalists who dared to expose the authoritarian government as well as the larger threat to democracy in India.

November 1, 2017 | 7:00 pm

Strangers in New Homelands

GRC’s Shayna Plaut will be presenting on "Strangers at Home" at the 10th annual “Strangers in New Homelands” conference.

November 1, 2017 | 9:00 am

The Price of Sex Photography Exhibition

The Price of Sex is a series of exhibitions based on award-winning photography by Mimi Chakarova.

October 13, 2017 | 6:30 pm

The Journalist and the Fixer

Fixers are a fixture of foreign correspondence. Results of a recent GRC study on the role of fixers will be announced at this panel discussion on fixers and their crucial role in journalism.

September 18, 2017 | 6:00 pm

Cross-Border Investigative Reporting workshop

The Global Reporting Centre will co-host a workshop in Vancouver for investigative reporters from across the continent, to discuss cross-border reporting and explore ways of developing international collaborations.

May 20, 2017 | 9:00 am