Congratulations to the Award Winners! Award of Distinction Madeleine Ghatavi, Peterborough, ON Essay Title: Youth Advocacy: How to Cultivate Progressive Movements Among Teenagers Third Prize Iris Hu, Milton, ON Essay Title: Abortion is Justifiable: Comparing the Values at Stake Second…
CFIC’s Winter Solstice Magic Show is coming to a computer near you. This interactive evening will feature live magic with James Alan. Attendees will watch and participate in the show, and have the opportunity to take part in a Q&A…
Going Godless: Black Feminism, Humanism, and Anti-Racism With Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson “Going Godless” will examine this history vis-à-vis the emergence of Black feminist humanist perspectives in the American secular humanist and atheist movements. For example, how have Black women humanists…
Strategies in Reproductive Health Activism With Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff, researcher and community organizer The rise of far-right governments in many jurisdictions across the globe risks undoing years of steady progress on reproductive rights, and there is much work to…
Dear Humanists, December 1st, 2020 is Giving Tuesday. This day is celebrated worldwide and is known as the day to begin the giving season. This year has looked very different from what most people might have expected, which makes it…
Female Genital Mutilation: Religion, Culture, and Human Rights With Farzana Doctor, writer and activist According to the World Health Organization, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has no health benefits, and harms girls and women in many ways. FGM involves removing and…
By Dr. Christopher DiCarlo Almost three months have now passed since my second commentary on the Covid –19 pandemic. Since then, much has developed in terms of testing, restrictions, vaccination development, and public policies.
Understanding Aboriginal Self From A Humanist Lens With Dr. Lloyd Robertson, University of Regina Humanism presupposes the existence of a self capable of exercising individual volition. Such a self is fluid and evolving because as our understandings of reality change,…
September 13th 7:30pm EST Humanist Canada’s Board Member Kathleen Johnson has organized the Critical Black Thought Society bringing together some outstanding speakers for this first event. There is a need for a safe space for Black people to explore the…
In June of 2020, Humanist Canada participated in a Great Canadian Giving Challenge Campaign through Canada Helps to raise funds for our new Public Humanities Program. Together, we raised $2,538.00 to fund the development of our public humanities curriculum. Our…
OTTAWA, Ontario - July 22, 2020 - PRLog -- Focusing on the theme "Religion and Humanism in Canadian Education", Humanist Canada and the Association humaniste du Québec are co-hosting an essay contest open to high school students 16 to 19…
Anti-Black Racism in Canada: Causes, Impacts and Remedies Racism in Canada has many different faces. To improve equity and justice for all in Canada, we first must understand racism from differing perspectives, and find safe spaces to inquire and understand.…