With Rami Gabriel, PhD Columbia College Chicago In every society, a mythology is developed to express, enhance, and codify belief. The symbols adopted and maintained by the practice of rites and rituals in a given human semiotic niche are a…
With Brianna Miller Join us for a conversation with our very own Brianna Miller, a Humanist Canada member, about sustainable farming practices on a mid-sized meat goat and poultry operation and learn about how native plants, soil health, and genetics…
With Nathan Gillett, PhD Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis The Sixth Assessment Report of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change represents the most thorough and up-to-date assessment of climate change science. This talk will summarize the assessment…
With Anya Overmann and Evan Clark Join us for a conversation with two young humanist leaders working towards building a more inclusive humanism. Anya Overmann is a digital nomad, writer, activist, and lifelong Humanist. As former President of Young Humanists…
With Linda Kruus, Ottawa Cohousing Join us for a conversation with Linda Kruus, Directing Manager at Ottawa Cohousing, to find out: What are cohousing communities? What are the benefits and advantages of the cohousing model? What is the history of…
With Marie-Claire Khadij, Canadian Armed Forces Chaplain Captain Marie-Claire Khadij is a Canadian Armed Forces Chaplain since 2017, and the first military humanist chaplain of the Americas since May 2022. Join Marie-Claire to celebrate this historic moment during an interactive…
With Joachim Ostertag This two-part workshop explores patriarchy as an overarching, but hardly noticed, system that is imbedded in all aspects of our lives: our understanding of gender and gender relations, race, spirituality and religion, institutions, as well as our relationship…
How Radio Fights Misinformation, Upholds Human Rights and Challenges the Status Quo in Africa With Kevin Perkins On a continent where literacy rates average 66% for those over the age of 15, according to the World Bank, and where misinformation…
With Alavari Jeevathol, Young Humanists UK Thursday, October 6, 2022 5:00 - 6:00 pm EST How can we develop a vibrant humanist youth identity? Join us for a conversation with Alavari Jeevathol, the national coordinator of Young Humanists UK. AJ…
With David Walker, MD FRCPC Queens University Canada ranks comparatively low in healthcare effectiveness despite relatively high public and private spending. Access to primary care is problematic, emergency department utilization is high, and those departments are crowded providing care in…
Canada has no law against abortion since Humanist Canada founder Dr. Henry Morgentaler's victories, but there are still many barriers to people in Canada seeking to exercise their full reproductive rights. The BCHA has been investigating the state of abortion…
Humanist Canada has endorsed the Petition to End Prayer in the House of Commons launched by the British Columbia Humanist Association (BCHA). We want to acknowledge our colleagues' excellent work on the separation between church and state in Canada. We invite Humanist…