With Linda Kruus, Ottawa Cohousing Sunday, December 18 3:00 – 4:00 pm EST 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…
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…
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 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…
With Jill Doctoroff, Executive Director of the National Abortion Federation (NAF) Canada This presentation will start with a brief historic context of abortion in Canada to better understand the contemporary landscape. There will be an overview of myths surrounding abortion care…
With Karis Burkowski Why do we have only one god when there used to be so many? Where did the idea of marriage come from? How did the disparity between rich and poor begin? Why Men Mad God is a historical…
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 –…
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…
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…
With Lindsay van Dijk, UK Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy Thursday, March 17, 2022 12 pm EST Join Lindsay van Dijk as she shares with us her exceptional journey to becoming a humanist chaplain in the UK's National Health Service. You'll…
With Sarah Cooper, Ph.D. University of Manitoba Sunday, March 27, 2022 3 pm EST Housing is foundational for both individuals and communities. In the past, Canada’s social housing system was recognized around the world as a model for low-cost housing…
With Crystal Gail Fraser, Ph.D. University of Alberta In May of 2021, the remains of 215 children were found in an unmarked mass grave next to the former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. In June, 751 human remains were…