On Civil Society
With a new lineup of in-person and online programs, and new ways to get involved, our On Civil Society series pushes boundaries and explores our differences. Our programs take you deeper into the issues affecting our world today and encourage audiences to take part in conversations where they can expect to challenge their own perspectives and learn from one another through civil discourse.
Conversations this season focus on local, national and international issues and perspectives featuring leading experts and thinkers from all over the world on the most critical topics of our time.
Join us for online On Civil Society programs on the TPL Culture channel on Crowdcast, opens a new window and in-person events at the Bram & Bluma Appel Salon.
What’s at stake when intellectual freedom is threatened?
Our new year-long series invites you to challenge your perspectives, engage with new ideas and join the conversation. Attend upcoming events and engage in our civil forums and installations.
Upcoming Programs
Upcoming Events
How to Get Involved
Built into many of our events are opportunities for you to engage with our guests, topics, each other and organizations around the world.
Learn from some of Toronto's most important organizations who are working to protect our water, air, land and animals. Check out events with linked Field Trips that will give you the opportunity to participate and engage with other Torontonians who want to get involved in issues that matter.
Civil Forum
TPL's Civil Forums take place before or after select events, providing the audience with a virtual space and voice to participate in the discussion.
Audience members are invited to share opinions and personal stories related to our event topics, to listen and learn, and to provide experience, education or expertise on the topic. Guest moderators field your questions, share your comments and stories, and open up the floor to your insights and opinions in the hopes of sparking further engagement and conversations. All are welcome.
On Civil Society
Upcoming Events
Past Civil Forums
Reading List
On Civil Society - 2023 Reading List
On-Demand
Enjoy conversations that explore democracy, civic engagement and the exchange of ideas.
Videos
Check out Live & Online events from our On Civil Society series and watch replays of past events you may have missed on the TPL Culture channel on Crowdcast, including these featured programs you can enjoy on-demand:
- Tom Nichols: Our Own Worst Enemy, opens a new window
- Revolutionizing the Rural, opens a new window
- Fulfillment and the Future of Work, opens a new window
- Jonathan Manthorpe: Restoring Democracy, opens a new window
- Big Tech, Monopolies and Imagining Alternatives, opens a new window
- Watching, Listening, and Learning: Feeding the Marketing Algorithms, opens a new window
You can also explore our On Civil Society YouTube playlist.
Podcasts
Listen to these featured episodes, and discover more captivating conversations and archived recordings on our Live Mic and Writers Off the Page podcast series.
- Live Mic – On Civil Society: #MeToo, opens a new window
- Live Mic – Saeed Jones: How We Fight for Our Lives, opens a new window
- Live Mic – Barry Lopez: Surviving What's Coming, opens a new window
- Live Mic – Emanuele Coccia: Plants Make Us Human, opens a new window
- Live Mic – Fruit of the Drunken Tree: Violence, Childhood and Escobar's Colombia, opens a new window
- Live Mic – Cannabis and You, opens a new window
Generously supported by McConnell Foundation, with additional support from Chris M. Reid.