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World Humanist Day – HPHC AGM – Halton-Peel Humanist Community (Mississauga, ON) – Meetup. Monthly meeting of the Halton Peel Humanist Community and Celebration of World Humanist Day Tuesday, June 21, 2011 7:00 PM HPHC uses Meetup and Facebook to schedule meetings, in addition to the usual way! If you’d like us to post [...] HAT Monthly Meeting, Saturday, May 14, 1:30 – 3pm Location: OISE, 252 Bloor west, Room TBD TOPIC: Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East “Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East” (CJPME) is a non-profit, secular organization bringing together men and women of all backgrounds who labour to see justice and [...] thanks to KS for posting this. Kansas vs. Darwin, Download Free for 30 days | NCSE In honor of Darwin Day 2011, the US documentary Kansas vs. Darwin is freely available on-line for thirty days, from February 12 – March 12, 2011. Simply visit the film’s website and click on the yellow sunflower. Directed by [...] (sent in by a member, Call for papers by Feb 15. Also speaker resource possibilities) The University of Western Ontario, London, ON invites you to join us for the rare opportunity to participate in a national community of colleagues, from across the disciplines of Science, to share experiences, innovations, and research related to teaching and [...] On February 8, Board members Gail McCabe and Mary Beaty spoke to students in the World Religions program at Durham College about Humanism. This presentation was at the request of Humanist Canada. The college had invited a series of speakers representing various Faith communities. Gail and Mary are currently Secular Humanist Chaplains at the University [...] a benefit event sent to OHS by a member (Humanists will be familiar with Prof. Mark Kingwell) Amnesty International Toronto and the Windermere String Quartet present: “The Age of Enlightenment and Human Rights” An afternoon of music and ideas to benefit Amnesty International Toronto March 27, 2011 at 3:30 pm First Unitarian Congregation 175 St. [...] HAT Book discussion group DATE: Sunday, March 6th, at OISE, 252 Bloor Street W, from 11:00 am to 12:30pm. BOOK: Last 2 parts of A fair country: telling truths about Canada by John Ralston Saul, 2008. The Humanist Society of Toronto (HAT) welcomes all interested persons to this discussion In this startlingly original [...] The Halton-Peel Humanist Community will commemorate the 202nd birthday of renowned scientist Charles Darwin with a public lecture next Thursday, February 10. The discussion will take place at the Mississauga Central Library, Room CL3 beginning at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. Dr. Kevin Seymour, assistant curator in Vertebrate Paleontology at the Royal Ontario Museum, will [...] RELIGION, SEXUALITY, AND SCHOOLING: A PUBLIC FORUM Thursday February 10, 2011, 5 – 7pm OISE, 252 Bloor Street W, UT Library Refreshments Provided, Wheelchair Accessible This forum aims to address the ongoing tensions surrounding religion and LGBTQ sexualities in schools and society. The need for such a forum has been magnified by the [...] Saturday, Feb. 12, 1:30pm – 3pm Location: OISE, 252 Bloor Street W. Room 2-212 “Darwin: The Voyage that Shook the World”- a documentary and a discussion This documentary is presented as a great tribute to Charles Darwin, with gorgeous production values, and has been acclaimed as “one of the best produced documentaries.” But is [...] DATE: Sat. February 12, 7:30pm. SoFree LOCATION: McMaster University, Hamilton. Burke Sciences Building, RM B-135 Christopher diCarlo, award-winning professor, author, and humanist activist, and Charles McVety, president of the Canadian Christian College and the Canadian Family Action Coalition, will debate the evolution and meaning of marriage, homosexuality, and the impact of pending Bill C-389 on [...] A report from the artivist film festival in NYC: “Will the global community define water as a human right, available to all, or as a commodity to be bought, sold, traded, and ultimately out of reach from the poorest people on this earth? Liz Marshall’s documentary, Water on the Table, explores this question through a [...] OHS member Elke Enola has forwarded this information: To celebrate 100 Years of the United Nations International Women’s Day, you are invited to a banquet, fundraiser and speaker. Date: Saturday March 3, 5:30, Afghan Market & Auction, 6:45, dinner, speaker. Location: Oakville Conference & Banquet Centre, 2515 Wyecroft Rd., Oakville, Ontario Keynote Speaker: Dr. [...] HAT Monthly Meeting, Saturday January 15, 1:30 – 3pm LOCATION: OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, Room 3-311 Speaker: Wanda Morris, Wanda, Executive Director of Dying With Dignity Canada TOPIC: What are our Choices in Dying? With recent advances in health research and medical technology, more and more of us are living longer. While that is [...] |
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