Members Connect Weekly Chat
Every Wednesday 6:00 - 7:00 pm EST We are pleased to announce our new Members Connect Weekly Chat. If you are a Humanist Canada member, join us to connect with other fellow humans, catch up on the latest news, share…
Webinar Series 2022: Placemaking: Building Safe, Connected, and Resilient Communities
With Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff, Ph.D. We can build community by designing better public spaces! This talk introduces listeners to placemaking, and then provides detailed examples of how two forms of placemaking – little free libraries and road murals –…
Coffee Chat: The Journey Out Beyond Religion
Thursday, May 12, 2022 6:00 - 7:00 pm EST Have you ever transitioned beyond religion? What was this journey like for you? Join us for a conversation about the journey beyond religion with Michelle Edmunds and Paul Kaplan from the…
Webinar Series 2022: Challenges and Opportunities in Post-Pandemic Work & Employment
With Dr. Anil Verma, Ph.D. University of Toronto, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza (Brazil) It is interesting and useful to ask if the COVID pandemic of 2020-22 has caused some long-term changes in our lives, work patterns and leisure. Many…
Webinar Series 2022: Indigenous Languages and Non-alphabetic Writing in the Americas
With Dr. Sanchez Martinez, Ph.D. University of North Carolina In this talk, Dr. Sanchez Martinez will discuss Indigenous languages and non-alphabetic writing from Abiayala (The Americas). The talk will focus on the Siwar Mayu project, an online multilingual publication that…
Coffee Chat: George Floyd to Black Gen Z
With Kathleen Johnson Thursday, February 17, 2022 6 pm EST A lot has happened in the last two years that people outside Black communities do not understand. This coffee chat will be an opportunity to get clear on the issues…
End Discrimination Against Atheists in Canada’s Refugee Policies – Petition e-3638
Humanist Canada seeks your support for Petition e-3638. Signing Deadline: 9:00 AM on January 17, 2022 About Petition e-3638 This Petition seeks to end discrimination against atheists in Canada's refugee policies and help save people from persecution. Currently, only religious…
1st Annual HumanLight Virtual Celebration
Thursday, December 23, 2021 4 pm EST Humanist Canada along with affiliates and friends are joining together for our first annual Humanlight Celebration, on the 20th Anniversary of HumanLight. HumanLight is a Humanist holiday, celebrated annually on or about December…
Workshop: How to Start A Humanist Community and Keep it Going
With Doug Thomas, Cofounder of Secular Connexion Séculière Martin Frith, President of Humanist Canada How can we build, nourish, and maintain thriving Humanist communities across Canada? Join us for a conversation to brainstorm and learn about: Finding a purpose Where and…
Coffee Chat 2021: Afghanistan: A Closer Look at the Tragedy
Afghanistan: A Closer Look at the Tragedy With Fika Taillon, Poet, Public speaker, Educator and Activist Sunday, October 17, 2021 2:00 pm EST Afghanistan is economically, one of the poorest, and culturally, one of the richest countries in the world…
Webinar Series 2021: Humanist Chaplains: A Canadian Milestone
A Panel Discussion With Marty Shoemaker, Martin Frith, Srishti Hukku, Mary Beaty, and Nicolas Bruzzone Make history with Humanist Canada and meet Canada’s first accredited Chaplains! Canada currently has a significant gap in the delivery of secular care services to…
Webinar Series 2021: Technology and Future Jobs
How to Make Technology Work for Workers With Jim Stanford, PhD, Economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work Much popular discussion about the future of work is filled with breathless commentary on how our jobs are being transformed by…