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Such a great conversation with dear friend @markkersten.bsky.social and a tremendous turnout & great questions at @goufv.bsky.social.

Universal human rights are our greatest hope, the power & responsibility to meet the promise is ours.

Happy Thanksgiving Mary!

Massey Lectures makes stop in Fort St. John – Energeticcity.ca Universal Human Rights: In Fort St. John and Beyond took place at a packed Lido Theatre on Saturday, October 4th.

Massey Lectures makes stop in Fort St. John.

Human rights activist stopping in Abbotsford during national tour Alex Neve is this year's CBC Massey lecturer

Not too late to make your plans to join us at the University of the Fraser Valley tomorrow, October 9th.

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How about: The United Nations, set up to guard against atrocities, is fraying. here’s how Canada could help repair it Eleanor Roosevelt said universal human rights begin in the small places close to home. So small that they can't even be seen on a map. And that it is by

Enjoyed this conversation with @spaikin.bsky.social, in @thestar.com, reflecting on how we strengthen and renew the universal human rights promise. Steve ends, noting: "Alex, I want to believe." The answer: "You can!" We all can, and we must. The promise is in our hands.

Ottawa launches Defence Investment Agency to streamline procurement New agency will oversee procurements valued at $100-million or more

Dream, just for a moment...
A Human Rights Investment Agency.
Imagine what that could be.

Massey Lecture series exploring human rights to make stop in Fort St. John – Energeticcity.ca A Massey Lecture event, established in honour of former governor-general Vincent Massey, will be at the Lido Theatre on October 4th with Connie Greyeyes and Angela White as speakers.

Anyone in Fort St John on Sat Oct 4, you will not want to miss this event, sure to be an engaging, dynamic and timely conversation, part of our 2025 CBC Massey Lectures tour.

Tickets are free! All you need do is register (link in the article).

Heaps of appreciation to all the human rights believers across the country who have pushed my Massey Lectures book, "Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World", to #2 on the Canadian nonfiction bestsellers list. Available at the independent bookstore near you.

Alex Neve stands in the Anansi Bookshop in front of a bookshelf holding his book, UNIVERSAL. The cover features a collage of illustrated faces.

Alex Neve (@alexneve.bsky.social) will present his CBC Massey Lectures UNIVERSAL in Vancouver tonight and Edmonton next Wednesday, October 1st!📍

📖 You can purchase Neve's lectures in print now from your favourite bookseller here: houseofanansi.com/products/uni...

Sudan: UN Fact-Finding Mission urges immediate action after deadly mosque strike in El Fasher GENEVA – The UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan has condemned in the strongest terms a deadly drone strike allegedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the...

“Every day of delay results in more bloodshed. Justice and protection demand immediate action.”
#Sudan

Hey #Edmonton!

The 2025 CBC Massey Lectures are on the road.
We were a full house in Toronto last week.
We are a full house in Vancouver this week.
How about a full house in Edmonton next week?

In tough times for human rights, coming together matters!

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I am overflowing with gratitude and fortified by solidarity.

Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World, the 2025 CBC Massey Lectures are on the road!

Thank you Toronto! See you next in Vancouver, September 25.

Opinion: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights should not be written off as a failure The aim of treating everyone with respect is not a lofty goal beyond our reach. It’s where we are meant to begin

“Change, even enormous change, is possible. That is – universally – up to us.”

My op-ed in the @theglobeandmail.com as we launch the cross-Canada 2025 CBC Massey Lectures tour.

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Imagine, If You Will: At UNGA 80, Canada Re-Commits to Universal Human Rights - Policy Magazine Universal human rights.

Imagine, If You Will: At UNGA 80, Canada Re-Commits to Universal Human Rights

Building on the theme I explore in this year's Massey Lectures, writing in @policymag.bsky.social, my offering to PM @mark-carney.bsky.social of his speech for the UN General Assembly.

UN: World Leaders Should Commit to Human Rights, International Justice World leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly on September 23-29 should commit to protecting the UN from powerful governments seeking to defund and undermine the organization’s capaci...

UN: World Leaders Should Commit to Human Rights, International Justice

Two years too long.
Two years of watching genocide unfold in Gaza.

We band together in unison:
We DO NOT support Canada in its complicity in Israel’s genocide.

Sign the @oxfamcanada.bsky.social petition. Stop arming Israel: notinmyname.oxfam.ca

#NotInMyName #FreePalestine #CeaseFireNOW

Just wrapped up cross-Canada CBC radio interviews on the UN Commission of Inquiry report documenting Israel's genocide in Gaza. This time, Canada must take the report seriously and act on the recommendations. No more empty laments & regrets @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social.

Iran: Impunity Reigns 3 Years After Crackdown on Protests Iran’s authorities have failed to conduct effective, impartial, and independent investigations into serious human rights violations and crimes under international law during and since the 2022 Woman, ...

Iran: Impunity Reigns 3 Years After Crackdown on Protests
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Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds GENEVA – Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, a...

How many commissions, committees, experts, academics & human rights groups?
How many voices from the ground in Gaza?
How many - all naming, decrying & condemning genocide - will it take?

A beige graphic reads: Tickets to the 2025 CBC Massey Lectures. The cover of the book UNIVERSAL: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World is on the right, the tour dates as followed are on the left: Toronto | Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, Vancouver | Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, Edmonton | Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, Happy Valley-Goose Bay | Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, Ottawa | Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. The logos for Massey College, House of Anansi Press, and CBC are across the bottom of the graphic.

The 2025 CBC Massey Lectures kick off this Friday in Toronto!

📖 UNIVERSAL, by Alex Neve (@alexneve.bsky.social) is out now. Tickets to attend the CBC Massey Lectures are available to purchase here: www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...

Exclusive: Trump administration plans push at UN to restrict global asylum rights President Donald Trump's administration plans to call for sharply narrowing the right to asylum at the United Nations later this month, documents show, as it seeks to undo the post-World War Two framework around humanitarian protection.

"Perhaps the most important root cause of the mass and illegal migration today is the abuse of refugee and asylum systems."
-- Andrew Veprek, Trump's nominee to head State Department's Refugee Division

Or maybe try: atrocities, war, repression, poverty & the climate crisis?

Enjoyed sitting down with Jessie-Lee Wallace for this piece in our wonderful neighbourhood paper, the Glebe Report, about the upcoming Massey Lectures.

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The theme of lecture one: "A Promise for Our Broken World: The Beacon of Universal Human Rights."

These days, we cannot have enough conversations about how to advance the universal promise of human rights. 2/2

CBC Massey Lectures: Universal | The Royal Conservatory of Music The Royal Conservatory is one of the largest and most respected music education institutions in the world.

Hey Toronto! I'm coming to town for Massey Lecture #1 on Friday, September 19th at 7 pm at Koerner Hall. Looking like it will be a very full house, but there are still some tickets available. Hope you can join us, and please spread the word to others. 1/2

Thank you everyone for the support and, more importantly, the interest and concern that lies behind those sales.

Indeed human rights need to be a bestseller every week! 3/3

What Canadian books are popular right now? Check out this week's bestsellers | CBC Books Here are the bestselling Canadian fiction, nonfiction and children's books from Aug. 30-Sept. 6.

Didn't see that coming! My Massey Lecture book, "Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World," has debuted at #7 on the Canadian nonfiction bestsellers list, as per numbers from independent bookstores across the country. 2/3