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The Ontario Humanist Society’s Board of Directors is pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting to be held in Toronto on April 13th and 14th, 2013. In addition to our meeting, we have planned a full weekend of activities and presentations for your enjoyment, including: A film screening by the Because I am [...] If long-term future interests you, then you can look forward a lecture next weekend by the best-selling science-fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer on TVO, February 4 at 5pm. His talk has been conceived as a trans-humanist manifesto for traditional Humanists. It’s about reasons to be optimistic about the future in which the boundary between nature and technology [...] 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 [...] ROM LECTURE: Life on Earth: The Next 100,000 Years Royal Ontario Museum, Auditorium, Thursday, March 24, 7:00 – 8:00 pm, Public $15.00, Member $12.00 Tel: 416.586.5797 Most debates over global warming look only as far ahead as 2100 AD, but what happens after that? As Curt Stager, author of Deep Future: The Next 100,000 Years [...] On Tuesday, March 1, Board Member Mary Beaty addressed the meeting of the University of Toronto Secular Student Alliance, in the capacity of Humanist Chaplain at the University of Toronto. Under discussion were the role of the Secular Chaplain in a heretofore strictly faith-based group (the Campus Chaplain’s Association), the emergence of Secular Chaplains at [...] ONTARIO HUMANIST SOCIETY 2011 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING DATE: Saturday, April 9, 2011. LOCATION: OISE (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education) University of Toronto, 252 Bloor St. W. (direct underground subway entrance from St. George). 11:00am, members invited. FORUM: 1:00pm, “Global Youth and International Trends: Human Rights, Impact of Social Media & Democratic Values” MODERATOR: [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] Humanism, Secularism and Activism Sponsor: Humanist Association of Ottawa (HAO) Friday Oct 15 2010, 7:30 PM Old Town Hall Community Centre Laura-Lee Balkwill, Vice-President of the Humanist Association of Canada, will speak about the need for secularists/humanists/rationalists/free-thinkers to take action on current issues, in particular the Canadian government’s recent changes in foreign aid policy with [...] Sponsor: Humanist Association of Toronto (HAT) Date: Saturday, October 16 Time: 1:30 – 3pm Location: OISE, 252 Bloor Street West Topic: Living the Muslim Faith in Contemporary Society Speaker: Afzal Mirza Mr. Afzal Mirza is a missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, whose premise is ‘love for all, hatred for none.’ He has many years [...] |
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