June 2021 Newsletter
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Humanist Canada Response on Residential School Discovery
The Board of Humanist Canada shares the grief of all Canadians upon the discovery of the remains of 215 children at Kamloops Indian Residential School in Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation territory. Our hearts are with families, survivors of the…
Webinar Series 2021: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada, Part II
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada, Part II With Prof. Jocelyn Downie, CM, FRSC, FCAHS, SJD Sunday, June 27, 2021 3:00 pm EST In this presentation, Jocelyn Downie will provide an overview of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada.…
Webinar Series 2021: The Crisis of Democracy in India
The Crisis of Democracy in India With Milan Pandya Educator and Researcher The current state of democracy in India is abysmal. As India’s status slips from ‘free country’ to ‘partly free’ according to Freedom House report, the questions about the rise…
Webinar Series 2021: Becoming a Certified Humanist Canada Officiant
Becoming a Certified Humanist Canada Officiant With Ric Glowienka Chair of the Ceremonies and Officiants Committee of Ontario Sunday, June 13, 2021 3:00 pm EST Humanist Canada Officiants are ambassadors for Humanism, and in Ontario, they are certified to perform weddings,…
Webinar Series 2021: This World First: Dispatches on Global Secular Progress
This World First: Dispatches on Global Secular Progress With Marc Schaus Researcher and Author If you were to rank every major religious faith group around the world by size, it might surprise you to learn that the nonreligious and unaffiliated…
Webinar Series 2021: Whatever Happened to Saguenay?
Whatever Happened to Saguenay? Municipal Prayer in Canada after Mouvement laïque québécois v. Saguenay With Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff Sunday, March 21, 2021 3:00 pm EST In 2018, the British Columbia Humanist Association was notified that a number of municipalities…
Webinar Series 2021: Black History: Achievement, Purpose, Progress Ancient Africa to 2021
Black History: Achievement, Purpose, Progress Ancient Africa to 2021 With Kathleen Johnson Join us for a conversation about Black history: from Africa to the Trans Atlantic and Arabic Slave Trades, to the Civil Rights Movement up to today, from the…
Webinar Series 2021: A One School System in Ontario
A One School System in Ontario With Alvin Tedjo and Leonard Baak The Ontario government currently funds four overlapping school systems: English public, English Catholic, French public, and French Catholic. In Quebec, Manitoba, Newfoundland, and Labrador, religiously segregated school systems…
Course: Critical Thinking I
Critical Thinking I Instructor Dr. Christopher DiCarlo 04/07/2021 - 05/26/2021 Location Virtual Course on Zoom, WEDNESDAYS 4.00 - 6.00 PM EST Description COURSE DESCRIPTION The purpose of this course is to teach students how to analyse and critically reflect on…
Petition to include atheists in refugee policy gains momentum
OTTAWA, Ontario - Feb. 17, 2021 - PRLog -- A petition launched to save the lives of atheists in countries where they are often labelled as terrorists, apostates or blasphemers has garnered sufficient signatures to be presented to parliament. "As…
Atheist Refugees Need Your Help
We need you to sign an e-petition for the Canadian House of Commons to support atheists threatened by religious extremists and fundamentalist governments in other countries. These atheists desperately need asylum in Canada because of the imminent threat of serious…