Good day my good friends,

It was delightful to see everyone out last month for our discussions of creativity. For those interested in re-watching the videos or for those who were unable to attend, the videos can be found at our website.

The upcoming meeting is about activism in Canada — making sure there is a level playing field for all. Doug Thomas is the president of Secular Connexion. He will explains the goals of his group and what he has been accomplishing and the work he has to do with respect to our government and connecting local Humanist and secular groups across Canada.

Good day everyone!

I am pleased to announce that Dr. Monika Havelka from the University of Toronto will be joining us yet again on Monday, November 5th, 2012. She will be discussing abiogenesis  the origins of life. Dr. Havelka’s usual interesting and fun presentations are always educational and entertaining. We have experience her delightful delivery of topics from evo-devo (hox genes) through reproduction (why sex?) to aging (is death preventable?). This coming month we will go back to the start of all life on earth and see what modern biology has to say on the subject.

We will be eating at McReiley’s Pub on Dunlop St just after 5PM. I’ll be parking at the Library and walking down to the pub. We welcome any member and guest to join us.

Potluck & AGM:

We are excited to confirm that December 2nd in the early afternoon we will be having our Pot Luck and AGM. We are looking for people who want to help us in 2013. Assuming the world does not end between our AGM and New Years Day, we would love anyone who wants to help with meeting room setup, to have meetings to come up with presentation ideas and guest speaker ideas, people who want to be the treasurer, membership secretary, note taker during meeting, vice-president or president. Please email me for details. It is not a big time commitment, but is absolutely needed for our organization. (Some of these position will be elected at the AGM.)

More details to follow about the election and the AGM.

December’s meeting is postponed. After Monika’s November presentation we will have the AGM/Lunch, and then meet in January (Schedule to come).

On Monday, June 4th at 7PM the Central Ontario Humanists are pleased to be showing videos on Steven Pinker’s “Decline of Violence” for debate. I accidentally sent an email to this list talking about how the 20th Century is one of the least violent centuries we have on record. That claim generated a lot of debate! Steven Pinker will be talking about his research, compiled in a book I am currently reading, on just this topic. I have two videos under a half hour so we will have room for discussion and debate. We will be accepting food donations for the Grocery Assist Program. We will meet before the meeting for dinner and discussion at 5 PM at Applebee’s in the Bayfield Mall parking lot if you would like to break bread in Humanist company.