On Wednesday, October 26th at 7PM the Central Ontario Humanists are pleased to present Dr. Monika Havelka, biology professor from the University of Toronto. Dr. Havelka is a fantastic speaking having multiple nominations for TVO’s Best Lecturer of the Year. Make sure to invite your friends to hear as Dr. Monika Havelka tells us that aging is an inescapable fact of life — or is it? This talk examines the biology of aging among a variety of organisms and explores mechanistic and evolutionary theories of why we age, raising questions about whether aging is inevitable, preventable or even reversible. We meet at the Barrie Public Library. Guests are welcome.
Doors open at 6:30, and the presentation starts promptly at 7 PM. As is our tradition, we will be meeting for dinner and discussion at 5 PM at Swiss Chalet on Bayfield St. Anyone is welcome to come. If you have any questions about our pre-meeting dinner, please email me and ask. Guests may visit us 3 times for free before buying a membership or paying per event.
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On Wednesday, September 28th at 7PM the Central Ontario Humanists will have will talk COHA image, branding and message; grapple with a moral dilemma activities and finish with a consideration of the collective humanist agenda. Should be quite a night; be prepared to share your ideas. We meet at the Barrie Public Library. Guests are welcome.
Doors open at 6:30, and the presentation starts promptly at 7 PM. As is our tradition, we will be meeting for dinner and discussion at 5 PM at Swiss Chalet on Bayfield St. Anyone is welcome to come. If you have any questions about our pre-meeting dinner, please email me and ask.
This month: Living without the Sacred (Video Debate)
On Wednesday, May 29th at 7PM the Central Ontario Humanists will have a video debate with Peterson and de Sousa on Living Without the Sacred. We meet at the Barre Public Library. Guests are welcome.
Doors open at 6:30, and the presentation starts promptly at 7 PM. As is our tradition, we will be meeting for dinner and discussion at 5 PM at Swiss Chalet on Bayfield St. Anyone is welcome to come. If you have any questions about our pre-meeting dinner, please email me and ask.
Have you considered bringing your friends to one of our meetings? Guests are free on their first visit!
On Wednesday, May 25th the Central Ontario Humanists will have Wanda Morris of Dying with Dignity in to talk about end of life issues including advocating for medically assisted dying and what Dying with Dignity does to support people at the end of their lives. After her presentation she will take questions from the audience. We meet at the Barrie Public Library. Guests are welcome.
Doors open at 6:30, and the presentation starts promptly at 7 PM. As is our tradition, we will be meeting for dinner and discussion at 5 PM at Swiss Chalet on Bayfield St. Anyone is welcome to come. If you have any questions about our pre-meeting dinner, please email me and ask.
This Monday, March 7th (please note the date change) we will be meeting at the Barrie Public Library for a presentation by Paula King the Executive Directory of the Elizabeth Fry Society in Barrie, where she will discuss their work and some of the innovative approaches they take to justice, assistance for those in need. Doors open at 6:30, and the presentation starts promptly at 7 PM.
As is our tradition, we will be meeting for dinner and discussion at 5 PM at Swiss Chalet on Bayfield St. Anyone is welcome to come. If you have any questions about our pre-meeting dinner, please email me and ask.
This month: Sam Harris on “Can Science Determine Human Values”
On Monday, January 31st (UNUSUAL DAY!) we will be meeting at the Barrie Public Library for a video presentation of a talk Sam Harris gave about his book The Moral Landscape. There is mixed reaction to this controversial work and I’m looking forward to hearing everyone’s opinions on them. We have two copies of this book that you can pick up for a minimum donation of $20. Doors open at 6:30, and the presentation starts promptly at 7 PM.
As is our tradition, we will be meeting for dinner and discussion at 5 PM at Swiss Chalet on Bayfield St. Anyone is welcome to come. If you have any questions about our pre-meeting dinner, please email me and ask.
