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Several members of the UNESCO-PREV Chair will take part in the 93rd Acfas Congress, which will be held from May 11 to 15 in Trois-Rivières. On May 11, Marie-Eve Carignan and Simon Thibault will discuss Quebec election campaigns in the age of misinformation. On May 12, Marie-Eve Carignan will take part in an event focused on the internal life of political parties in Quebec, as well as a special event alongside David Morin entitled “The Urgency to Act: UNESCO Chairs Facing Contemporary Crises.” On May 14, Marie-Eve Carignan will discuss ideological convergences, American influence, and the radicalization of online discourse.

On April 1, David Morin, co-holder, Mathieu Colin, Scientific Director, and Emma Vargas Lemeltier, research assistant, delivered a presentation titled “Training with the Weight of Ideas: Masculinism and Society” at Cégep André-Laurendeau. The Chair would like to thank the entire Cégep team and the students for their warm welcome and engaging discussions.

👏 The UNESCO-PREV Chair would like to congratulate its General Coordinator, Sylvana Al Baba Douaihy, who has been selected for the third edition of the France-Canada “Personnalités d’Avenir” program on defense and diplomacy issues. 👏 For more information: click here.

On March 12, our co-holder Marie-Eve Carignan had the honour of sharing her insights and responding to questions from the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (CHPC) at the House of Commons of Canada, as part of the meeting dedicated to the state of the journalism and media sectors. She notably addressed: The importance of media as a public good essential to democracy; The social responsibility of the press; The primary role of local and regional media; Funding challenges and solutions for a sustainable media ecosystem. The video of the meeting is available here.

Our co-holder Marie-Eve Carignan will participate in an evening event to benefit the Sherbrooke Museum of Nature and Science. On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 6 p.m. or 8:15 p.m.*, attend the Humour et science benefit show hosted by the museum’s spokesperson, actor Emmanuel Bilodeau. In the first part, he will present comedy sketches on the theme of eco-anxiety. He will then lead a discussion that will deconstruct this reality with researchers from the University of Sherbrooke: Marie-Eve Carignan, Annie Chaloux, and Frederic Bouchard. *Please note that there will be two performances: 6 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. Adults and seniors:

Our Scientific Director Mathieu Colin will present a seminar entitled “Youth and Radicalization: New Ideological and Aesthetic Paradigms.” 🕜Friday, March 20, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 📍Room 813, Félix-Antoine-Savard Building (Laval University) 📝In person (free admission) and online (registration required).