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March 24, 2009

Panel: "Rights for Real: Law and Social Justice
Constitutional Scholar Margot Young in conversation with Deborah Campbell and Sean Condon
Vancouver Flying University

February 23, 2009
Lecture: "Practicing Journalism in the Middle East"
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, California

February 19, 2009
Lecture: "Inside Iraq's Refugee Crisis"
Part of the "Islam, Secularism and Politics" series
Religion, Politics and Globalization Program
UC Berkeley, California

January 23, 2009
Interview with Deborah Campbell
How Israel is controlling the message on Gaza

October 25, 2008
Media Democracy Day
Panel: Journalism in a time of Big Media Domination
With Charlie Smith, Deborah Campbell, David Beers, Linda Solomon
Alice MacKay Room, Vancouver Public Library

October 24, 2008
"And But Also”
A Tribute to David Foster Wallace
Sponsored by the Vancouver International Writers Festival
Granville Island Hotel, Vancouver

September 28, 2008
Deborah Campbell wins Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award
For Harper's article "Exodus: Where will Iraq Go Next?"

August 18, 2008
IPS Q&A with Deborah Campbell
Hezbollah's Triumph is Blowback for Israeli Policy
read unabridged version in Huffington Post

Summer 2008
International Center for Journalists
Iran Photographs by Deborah Campbell

July 20, 2008
RAI TV News, Italy's 24-hour news channel
Journalist Maurizio Torrealta interviews Deborah Campbell
about working as a foreign correspondent

April 4, 2008, 8:00am to 5:00pm
The Iraqi Refugee Crisis: Law, Policy and Practice
The Second Annual Matthew J. Ryan Forum on Law and Public Policy
Organized by Villanova University School of Law
National Press Club
529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

April 1-2, 2008
Iran 360: Exploring Society, the Economy and Politics in a Global Hotspot
Organized by International Center for Journalists
Airlie Center - Warrenton, Virginia

Monday, March 31, 2008
Democracy Now
Deborah discusses the Iraqi refugee crisis with Amy Goodman in New York

March 11, 2008, 12:00 p.m.
Lecture
Narratives From the Front Lines: Working as an Investigative Journalist in the Middle East
Freddy Wood Theatre, University of British Columbia
Admission free.
This event is sponsored and hosted by UBC Creative Writing

February 28, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Freedom to Read Week featuring Authors Deborah Campbell and Karen Connelly
UBC Robson Square Bookstore

November 19, 2007, 12:30 p.m.
University of Western Washington Public Lecture:

Iran's Generation Next: the consequences of war for Iran's baby boom
Bellingham, Washington

November 5, 2007
WBAI Radio in New York interviews Deborah Campbell on Iran at 7:20am

September 15, 2007
Reckoning '07
Panelist: "The Future of Writing"
Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre

June 15, 2007
Iran's Quiet Revolution, published in The Walrus, wins two National Magazine Awards

June 6, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Iran's Generation Next
Keynote Speaker: Deborah Campbell
With Bob Hackett, SFU School of Communication, and Alfred Hermida, UBC School of Journalism
Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre
Fletcher Challenge Theatre

May 26, 2007, 10:30 a.m.
Professional Writers Association of Canada
National Conference
Panel: "The Challenges of Independent Journalism"
Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre

May 9, 2007
"Understanding Iran Today: Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities"
Public Forum: Debating the Headlines
Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto
Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, 2:00pm - 5:00pm

April 24, 2007
Iran's Quiet Revolution nominated for two Natonal Magazine Awards

March 30, 2007
Lecture on Iran prompts outburst at UBC

March 29, 2007, 3:30 p.m.
Public Lecture: "Iran's Generation Next: Snapshots of Life for Youth in Iran"
Sponsored by Simons Centre for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Research
Location: Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia

March 12-13, 2007
Iran In the World: Context of the Nuclear Crisis
Presentation: "Social and Demographic Developments in Iran"
Simons Centre for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Research
Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia

March 9, 2007
National Security Studies Programme
Global Affairs Symposium
Lecture: “Sociopolitical Developments and the Role of Media in Iran"
Canadian Forces College, Toronto

February 21, 2007
Literary Journalism: Interview with Deborah Campbell
at visualthesaurus.com
Read a transcript

January 19-21, 2007
2007 National Canadian University Press Conference
Panelist, "New New Journalism" and "Foreign Correspondence"
Coast Plaza Hotel, Vancouver, BC

January 16, 2007
Lecture: "On Writing"
Creative Writing Department,
University of British Columbia

October 21-22, 2006
Periodical Writers Association of Canada
Guest speaker: Deborah Campbell
Harbour House, Saltspring Island, BC

October 19, 2006
"Remaking Media"
Panel discussion with Deborah Campbell, David Beers, Bob Hackett and Bill Carroll
Sponsored by Simon Fraser University Communications Department, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Necessary Voices, and the Campaign for Press and Broadcast Freedom
SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Reservations: 604-291-5100

October 16, 2006
Humanities 101: "The West and The Middle East"
Panel Discussion includes Michael Byers and Deborah Campbell
Sponsored by University of British Columbia, Humanities 101
Vancouver Public Library, Alma and Peter Room, 7:30 PM

September 2006
Writers' Café
Interview with Deborah Campbell about "Iran's Quiet Revolution".

September 25, 2006
Locutions
Reading by Deborah Campbell
Montmartre Café
362 Main Street, Vancouver, 8:00 PM.

September 24, 2006
Word on the Street
Walrus Magazine Panel featuring Deborah Campbell and Timothy Taylor.
Library Square, Vancouver, 11:00 a.m.

September 4, 2006
The John Moore Show
Deborah discusses the situation in Iran
CFRB 1010 Toronto, 3:30-4:00 pm Eastern.

September 3, 2006
Guest expert discussing Iran on CKNW 980 AM
4:30 to 5:00 PM in Vancouver / Lower Mainland

Date TBA, 2006
University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism
Deborah speaks on a panel on "Iranian Youth Culture"
Time: TBA

August 30, 2006
Global TV Evening News
Assessing Iran's president and Iranian public opinion

August 22, 2006
The Current, CBC radio's flagship current affairs show, interviews Deborah about Iranian youth culture.

July 20-23, 2006
2006 Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival
Workshops and readings by Deborah and fellow FCC members Brian Payton, Chris Tenove, Charles Montgomery, Alisa Smith, and J.B. MacKinnon.

July 7, 2006
Electric Politics
Podcast Interview: Terra Incognita
George Kenney, a former State Department official and consultant in residence at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, interviews Deborah about Iran and the nuclear issue, and the ongoing crisis in Israel/Palestine.

July 4, 2006
"The State of the Art in Nonfiction"
Panel discussion with authors Deborah Campbell, John Vaillant, JB MacKinnon, Brian Payton
Green College, University of British Columbia

April 22, 2006
Canadian Art Gallery Hop
Deborah Campbell in conversation with Corin Sworn
Or Gallery, 103-480 Smithe Street, 3:00 pm.

Tuesday October 25, 2005
UBC Creative Writing Dept Master's Series presents Alumnus Deborah Campbell.
Lecture and Reading: On the subject of Literary Nonfiction
UBC Robson Square Bookstore, 7:00 pm. Admission: Free

October 18, 2005
Omid Memarian, journalist for Sharq, interviews Deborah Campbell in Tehran about journalism in the West.

May 2005
Sunday Magazine: Deborah Campbell's MSN chat from Tehran about politics, drinking pina coladas & meeting the intellectual women from the Persian left bank.

Friday January 28, 2005
Lecture: "On Writing"
Creative Writing Department

University of British Columbia

Wednesday November 3, 2004
"Stories of Writing: Writers reflect on 40 years of Creative Writing Education in Canada"
Panel Conversation: "Putting Creative Writing education in historical, political, and cultural context." Join Terese Svoboda, Madeleine Thien, Daniel David Moses, Richard Stevenson, Dona Sturmanis, and moderator Deborah Campbell
University of British Columbia

Friday, October 1, 2004
"OUTFOXED: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism"
Media Democracy Day presents the documentary followed by a panel discussion with local journalists James MacKinnon (freelancer, editor), Deborah Campbell (writer, educator) and Elaine Briere (photojournalist)
Vancouver Public Library

June 17, 2004
Robson Reading Series
Deborah Campbell, author of This Heated Place, reads with Hiromi Goto, author of Hopeful Monsters
University of British Columbia
Funded by the Canada Council for the Arts

April 20, 2004
Harvard University
Seminar: Deborah Campbell speaks on
"Israel and Palestine: Popular Media and the Manufacturing of Consent"
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Read a transcript

February 6 , 2004
Lecture: "On Writing,"
Creative Writing Department,
University of British Columbia

April 27, 2003
The Magazine Cabaret
The BC Association of Magazine Publishers presents an evening of music and readings from some of BC's best magazine writers. Come for fun and snappy readings by Stephen Osborne, David Beers, Bruce Grierson, Justin Beddall, Jill Boettger, Deborah Campbell, Lee Henderson and Elee Kraljii Gardiner. Stay late to dance and groove with music by DJ Thom.
Hosted by CBC Radio¹s Tetsuro Shigematsu.

March 20, 2003
Lecture and slide presentation: "Israel: Popular Media and Counter Culture"

Sponsored by the PeaceWalker Society and the Campaign for Press and Broadcast Freedom
Jewish Community Centre, 950 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver

December 18, 2002
Interview with Vicki Gabereau on CTV's Vicki Gabereau show.

November 21, 2002
Guest speaker
Canadian Association of Journalists, Toronto Chapter.

November 21, 2002
Lecture and slide presentation: "The Human Side of a Region in Conflict"
University of Waterloo

November 18 & 20, 2002
Lecture: "Practicing Journalism in a Conflict Zone"
Ryerson School of Journalism, Toronto

November 15, 2002
Interview and reading with Bill Richardson on Richardson's Roundup
CBC Radio One

October 19, 2002
Reading
Peacetime: An Evening of Global Music
Canadian Memorial Centre for Peace
W 15th and Burrard Street, Vancouver (admission by donation)
PEACETIME, a benefit concert for promoting peace in the Middle East.
Net proceeds to Hand in Hand Centre for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel.

October 18, 2002
Media Democracy Day
Discussion panelist
"Pen Vs. Sword: The News We Need in Wartime"
Vancouver Public Library

October 15, 2002
Brock House Society Lecture Series
"Otherwise Occupied: A View from Inside the West Bank"
Brock House