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SUMMARY:God loves Uganda - Movie showing + panel
DESCRIPTION:GOD LOVES UGANDA \nWith God Loves Uganda\, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams (Music by Prudence) explores the role of the American Evangelical movement in fueling Uganda’s terrifying turn towards biblical law and the proposed death penalty for homosexuality. Thanks to charismatic religious leaders and a well-financed campaign\, these draconian new laws and the politicians that peddle them are winning over the Ugandan public. But these dangerous policies and the money that fuels them aren’t coming from Africa; they’re being imported from some of America’s largest megachurches. \nUsing vérité\, interviews\, and hidden camera footage\, the film allows American religious leaders and their young missionaries that make up the “front lines in a battle for billions of souls” to explain their positions in their own words. Shocking and enlightening\, touching and horrifying\, God Loves Uganda is a searing look at the role of American evangelical missionaries in the persecution of gay Africans. \n \n  \nJoin CFI Toronto for a screening followed by short conversation on the current situation and what we can do\, featuring: \nAndrea Houston – Journalist from XTRA!\nJohn Nicolas – Pride Uganda \nHot Docs Bloor Cinema\, 506 Bloor St. W\, Toronto\nThu\, Nov 28 6:30 PM\nTickets $11\nClick here to buy now \n  \n 
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/god-loves-uganda-movie-showing-panel/
LOCATION:Alberta
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20131117T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20131117T140000
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SUMMARY:Presentation of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (Saskatoon)
DESCRIPTION:For this month’s meet up\, we have a presentation by Paul Hodgson\, spokesperson for the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization\, located at the University of Saskatchewan. \nThe title of Paul’s talk will be \nEmerging infectious diseases: Real world ‘Contagion’ or media hype? \nThe ‘Contagion’ in the title refers to the recent movie\, starring Jude Law and Kate Winslet. As it happens\, the film was inspired by events such as the SARS crisis and attempts an accurate depiction of the outbreak\, spread and attempts to control a new contagious disease. Thus\, it might make good homework to watch the film before the meetup.
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/presentation-of-the-vaccine-and-infectious-disease-organization-saskatoon/
LOCATION:Venice House\, Sutherland\, 906 Central Avenue\, side room\, Saskatoon\, Saskatchewan\, S7N 1S1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Saskatoon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20131116T170000
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SUMMARY:Cafe Skeptique
DESCRIPTION:This is a group for drinks\, food and informal discussion around all things skeptical: UFOs\, ghosts\, cryptozoology\, alternative medicine\, new age and new thought and pseudoscience. \nThis month’s topic: \nGhost Hunting: Why does it remain so popular if nobody has proven anything? \nWhen: Saturday November 16th\, 5pm \nWhere: Free Times Cafe\, 320 College St (just west of Spadina) \nHow Much: $5 recommended Donation
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/cafe-skeptique-2/
LOCATION:Free Times Cafe\, 320 College St\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="CFI Toronto":MAILTO:ontario@cficanada.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20131102T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20131102T210000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Penn Jillette- Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday!
DESCRIPTION:Penn will talk about his experiences as a skeptic and atheist\, answer audience questions and sign copies of his new book ‘Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday!’ After the event will follow an exclusive Members Only reception for your chance to get up close and personal with Penn. Become a Member or Renew today to receive free admission to the event and secure your spot at the reception. \n \nWhat? An Evening with Penn Jillette- talk\, Q&A and book signing \nWhere? JJR Macleod Auditorium\, University of Toronto Medical Science Building\, 1 Kings College Circle. \nWhen? Saturday Nov. 2\, 7:00pm-9:00pm \n*Please note there will be a Members Only Reception following the event. Spaces are available on a first come\, first serve basis only so buy your tickets today!\n \nHow Much?  \nAdmission only \n$25 General/$20 CFI Members/FREE for New and Renewing Members. \nClick here for tickets \nAdmission+Copy of Penn’s new book ‘Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday!’ \n$45 General/$40 Members \nClick here for tickets \n***Books will be available for $25 at the event. \nPlease click the Support button for more information on our CFI Membership levels. There are many ways to support Centre for Inquiry in our commitment to science\, skepticism and secular education and outreach. Please email us at info@cficanada.ca to secure your space for this event if you decide to go above and beyond our basic membership levels. \n 
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/an-evening-with-penn-jillette-every-day-is-an-atheist-holiday-2/
LOCATION:JJR Macleod Auditorium\, University of Toronto Medical Science Building\, 1 Kings College Circle.\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI National,CFIC Toronto
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20131102T190000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Penn Jillette- Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday!
DESCRIPTION:  \nCFI Canada is proud to present an exclusive evening with skeptical funnyman and magician Penn Jillette. Penn will talk about his experiences as a skeptic and atheist\, answer audience questions and sign copies of his new book  ‘Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday!’ After the event will follow an exclusive Members Only reception for your chance to get up close and personal with Penn. Become a Member or Renew today to receive free admission to the event and secure your spot at the reception.\n \n What? An Evening with Penn Jillette- presentation and book signing\n \nWhere? JJR Macleod Auditorium\, University of Toronto Medical Science Building\, 1 Kings College Circle. \n \nWhen? Saturday Nov. 2\, 7:00pm-9:00pm \n*Please note there will be a Members Only Reception following the event. Spaces are available on a first come\, first serve basis only.\n \nHow Much?  \nAdmission only: \n$25 General/$20 CFI Members/FREE for New and Renewing Members. \nClick here for tickets\nAdmission+Copy of Penn’s new book ‘Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday!’ \n$45 General/$40 Members \nClick here for tickets\n***Books will be available for $25 at the event.  \n\n\nPENN JILLETTE is a cultural phenomenon as a solo personality and as half of the world-famous Emmy Award­ winning magic duo and Las Vegas headliners Penn & Teller.His solo exposure is enormous: from Howard Stern to Piers Morgan\, from Oprah to Glenn Beck\, to the Op-Ed pages of The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, and the Los Angeles Times. He has appeared on Dancing with the Stars\, MTV Cribs\, and Chelsea Lately\, and hosted the NBC game show Identity. As part of Penn & Teller\, he has appeared more than twenty times on David Letterman\, as well as on several other TV shows\, from The Simpsons\, and Friends to Top Chef and Jimmy Fallon.He cohosted the controversial Showtime series Penn & Teller: Bullshit!\, which was nominated for sixteen Emmy Awards and was the longest-running show in the history of the network. He most recently cohosted the Discovery Channel’s Penn & Teller Tell A Lie and was part of the most recent cast of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice.Together since 1975\, Penn & Teller’s live show spent years on Broadway and is now the longest-running headliner show in Las Vegas where it plays nightly at The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. In 2013 the pair was once again awarded Las Vegas Magicians of the Year. \nPenn’s latest book\, “Every Day Is An Atheist Holiday\,” takes an insightful and very humorous look at holidays from an Atheist’s perspective.  His previous book\, ”God No! Signs You Might Be An Atheist and Other Magic Tales\,” spent six weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers list upon its release. \nHis new podcast\, Penn’s Sunday School\, was the No. 1 downloaded podcast on iTunes during its debut week and was named by iTunes as Best New Comedy Podcast for 2012. \nAs a philanthropist\, his efforts have resulted in raising thousands of dollars for Las Vegas-based charities AFAN (AID for AIDS NV) and Opportunity Village. The annual “Penn & Teller’s 13 Bloody Days of Xmas” continues to be the most successful blood drive in the Vegas Valley resulting in an average of 4000 pints donated every holiday season. \nIn April of this year\, Penn & Teller were given their very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n©2012 Centre for Inquiry | Canada · 2 College St · Suite 214 · Toronto\, Ontario\, M5G 1K3\n(416) 971-5676 · info@cficanada.ca\nUnsubscribe from receiving email\, or change your email preferences.\n\n\n\n\n  \nPlease click the Support button for more information on our CFI Membership levels. There are many ways to support Centre for Inquiry in our commitment to science\, skepticism and secular education and outreach. Please email us at info@cficanada.ca to secure your space for this event if you decide to go above and beyond our basic membership levels. \n 
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/an-evening-with-penn-jillette-every-day-is-an-atheist-holiday/
LOCATION:JJR Macleod Auditorium\, 1 Kings College Circle\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFIC Toronto
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SUMMARY:"Brain\, Self\, and Society"\, a talk by Dr. Naj Mahani
DESCRIPTION:“Neurotalk” is becoming a staple of our popular culture. TV Series\, Sitcoms\, Movies\, Newspapers\, even president Obama are now talking about the brain! \nNeuroscience discoveries\, popping on media frequently\, stir hopes in those of us hit by neurological illness\, and anxieties for those of us who fear to be hit by them: Alzheimers\, Autism\, Depression anyone? \nWe are curious to ponder what these new science discoveries mean to us; and how they will change the ways in which we see ourselves\, others and the legal and ethical fabrics of the society. \nJoin us for what is shaping to be a fascinating talk by Dr. Naj Mahani.
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/brain-self-and-society-a-talk-by-dr-naj-mahani/
LOCATION:Centre humaniste du Québec\, 1225 Boul. Saint-Joseph\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2J 1L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Montreal
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20131020T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20131020T140000
DTSTAMP:20131011T063938Z
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SUMMARY:John Rawls's Theory of Justice (Saskatoon)
DESCRIPTION:John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice was one of the most important and controversial books in philosophy of the second half of the Twentieth Century. \n \n \nFor this month’s meet up\, we are hosting a talk / discussion on Rawls’s theory\, given to us by Will Buschert\, of the UofS Philosophy and Political Science departments. \nRawls’s theory of justice revolves around the adaptation of two fundamental principles of justice which would\, in turn\, guarantee a just and morally acceptable society. The first principle guarantees the right of each person to have the most extensive basic liberty compatible with the liberty of others. The second principle states that social and economic positions are to be (a) to everyone’s advantage and (b) open to all. \nA key problem for Rawls is to show how such principles would be universally adopted\, and here the work borders on general ethical issues. He introduces a theoretical “veil of ignorance” in which all the “players” in the social game would be placed in a situation which is called the “original position.” Having only a general knowledge about the facts of “life and society\,” each player is to make a “rationally prudential choice” concerning the kind of social institution they would enter into contract with. By denying the players any specific information about themselves it forces them to adopt a generalized point of view that bears a strong resemblance to the moral point of view. “Moral conclusions can be reached without abandoning the prudential standpoint and positing a moral outlook merely by pursuing one’s own prudential reasoning under certain procedural bargaining and knowledge constraints.”
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/monthly-meetup-saskatoon-2/
LOCATION:Venice House\, Sutherland\, 906 Central Avenue\, side room\, Saskatoon\, Saskatchewan\, S7N 1S1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Saskatoon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20131005T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20131005T220000
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SUMMARY:Foundation Beyond Belief Light the Night Walk Calgary
DESCRIPTION:Once again\, Calgary atheists\, agnostics\, secularists\, humanists\, freethinkers\, skeptics\, rationalists\, non-believers\, nones\, philosophical materialists\, naturalists\, deists\, pagans… oh\, you get the point! And their friends\, families\, loved ones\, colleagues\, associates\, acquaintances\, and their well-behaved and properly supervised children and pets\, are invited to participate in the Light the Night Walk with the Foundation Beyond Belief’s Calgary team. \nI think that pretty much implicates all of you\, and your little dogs too\, so please join the team by visiting here (scroll down until you see “Foundation Beyond Belief (FBB) – Calgary\, Alberta” under “Canada Teams”): http://pages.lightthenight.org/2013/FBB. \nThe walk takes place at Eau Claire on Saturday\, October 5\, so you have plenty of time to register and find good people willing to sponsor you and support cancer research. \nIf you can’t join the team\, please sponsor one of our team members. Preferably me. 😉 \nPlease help me spread the word by sharing this event. \nHere is a message from International Team Captain Todd Stiefel: http://foundationbeyondbelief.org/LLS-letter \nTodd Stiefel\, on the 2012 Light the Night Walk. Last year’s honoured hero was the late Christopher Hitchens; this year’s is Greta Christina\, who was successfully treated for endometrial cancer last year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZHLvGOEje8 \nWatch Aron Ra’s 2012 video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7qW1VFSZug \nJaymie’s Story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzRlHSVVNHg \nThank you for your support! \nKris\nCaptain\, FBB Calgary Team \nFor more up-to-date information join the Facebook Event Page.
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/foundation-beyond-belief-light-the-night-walk-calgary/
LOCATION:Eau Claire Market\, 200 Barclay Parade SW\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2P 4R5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Calgary
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130930T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130930T210000
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SUMMARY:The Science and Philosophy Book Club - Reinventing the sacred : a new view of science\, reason and religion by Stuart A. Kauffman
DESCRIPTION:This group is dedicated to providing a friendly\, free-thinking environment in which to discuss books that inspire rewarding conversation on subjects related to science and philosophy. \nConsider the complexity of a living cell after 3.8 billion years of evolution. Is it more awesome to suppose that a transcendent God fashioned the cell at a stroke\, or to realize that it evolved with no Almighty Hand\, but arose on its own in the changing biosphere?In this bold and fresh look at science and religion\, complexity theorist Stuart Kauffman argues that the qualities of divinity that we revere—creativity\, meaning\, purposeful action—are properties of the universe that can be investigated methodically. He offers stunning evidence for this idea in an abundance of fields\, from cell biology to the philosophy of mind\, and uses it to find common ground between belief systems often at odds with one another.A daring and ambitious argument for a new understanding of natural divinity\, ‘Reinventing the Sacred’ challenges readers both scientifically and philosophically. \n 
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/the-science-and-philosophy-book-club-reinventing-the-sacred-a-new-view-of-science-reason-and-religion-by-stuart-a-kauffman/
LOCATION:Alberta
CATEGORIES:Book Club,CFIC Toronto,Toronto
ORGANIZER;CN="CFI Toronto":MAILTO:ontario@cficanada.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130930T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130930T120000
DTSTAMP:20130913T203306Z
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SUMMARY:Fundraising Event: Brunch\, Interview and Q & A with Dr. Jill Tarter
DESCRIPTION:Fundraising Event: Brunch\, Interview and Q & A with Dr. Jill Tarter\, Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Icon and the inspiration behind Carl Sagan’s protagonist in Contact \nThe event will consist of a catered brunch reception\, featuring an interview with Dr. Jill Tarter conducted by Justin Trottier\, CFI Spokesperson and Host of The Star Spot\, an astronomy podcast and radio show. Following the interview Dr. Tarter will be available for Q & A and conversation. \nAstronomer Jill Tarter is the holder of the Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI. She is one of the few researchers to have devoted her career to hunting for signs of sentient beings\, and there are few aspects of this field that have not been affected by her work. \nJill was the lead for Project Phoenix\, a decade-long SETI scrutiny of about 750 nearby star systems\, using telescopes in Australia\, West Virginia and Puerto Rico. While no clearly extraterrestrial signal was found\, this was the most comprehensive targeted search for artificially generated cosmic signals ever undertaken. Now Jill heads up the Institute’s efforts to build and operate the Allen Telescope Array\, a massive new instrument that will eventually comprise 350 antennas\, each 6 meters in diameter. This telescope will be able to enormously increase the speed\, and the spectral search range\, of the Institute’s hunt for signals. A subset of the full array will begin operations in the Fall of 2007. \nIndeed\, being as much of an icon of SETI as Jill is\, perhaps it is not surprising that the Jodie Foster character in the movie “Contact” is largely based on this real-life researcher. \n\n  \nWhen: Friday September 27th\, 3pm \nWhere: Hart House\, 7 Hart House Circle\, Debates Room (second floor)\, University of Toronto \nHow Much: $50 \nBuy tickets: cfiequinoxcelebration.eventbrite.com
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/fundraising-event-brunch-interview-and-q-a-with-dr-jill-tarter/
LOCATION:Hart House\, 7 Hart House Circle\, Debates Room (second floor)\, University of Toronto\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFIC Toronto,Discussion
ORGANIZER;CN="CFI Toronto":MAILTO:ontario@cficanada.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130929T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130929T140000
DTSTAMP:20131011T064022Z
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SUMMARY:John Rawls's Theory of Justice (Saskatoon)
DESCRIPTION:John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice was one of the most important and controversial books in philosophy of the second half of the Twentieth Century. \n \n \nFor this month’s meet up\, we are hosting a talk / discussion on Rawls’s theory\, given to us by Will Buschert\, of the UofS Philosophy and Political Science departments. \nRawls’s theory of justice revolves around the adaptation of two fundamental principles of justice which would\, in turn\, guarantee a just and morally acceptable society. The first principle guarantees the right of each person to have the most extensive basic liberty compatible with the liberty of others. The second principle states that social and economic positions are to be (a) to everyone’s advantage and (b) open to all. \nA key problem for Rawls is to show how such principles would be universally adopted\, and here the work borders on general ethical issues. He introduces a theoretical “veil of ignorance” in which all the “players” in the social game would be placed in a situation which is called the “original position.” Having only a general knowledge about the facts of “life and society\,” each player is to make a “rationally prudential choice” concerning the kind of social institution they would enter into contract with. By denying the players any specific information about themselves it forces them to adopt a generalized point of view that bears a strong resemblance to the moral point of view. “Moral conclusions can be reached without abandoning the prudential standpoint and positing a moral outlook merely by pursuing one’s own prudential reasoning under certain procedural bargaining and knowledge constraints.”
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/monthly-meetup-saskatoon/
LOCATION:Venice House\, Sutherland\, 906 Central Avenue\, side room\, Saskatoon\, Saskatchewan\, S7N 1S1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Saskatoon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130927T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130927T210000
DTSTAMP:20130913T203355Z
CREATED:20130913T195125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130913T203355Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture Series - A Secret Part of Our Legal Tradition Humanism\, Social Justice\, and the Power of Juries Featuring Gary Bauslaugh\, Author
DESCRIPTION:Canadians know that the jurors at a trial decide the defendant’s guilt or innocence according to the law of the land. What they don’t know is how far that right actually goes\,\nand what the real power of juries is. \nSometimes people — even jurors — wonder if a law or a judgment in a particular case is a just one. When the law seems wrong\, we are told there is only one solution: change the law. \nIn fact\, though\, in our legal system there is another remedy: When jurors decide that to question the fairness of applying the law in the case they are deciding may lead to a manifestly unfair and unjust result\, they have the right not to apply that law. However\, in Canada it is illegal and completely forbidden for a trial lawyer\, or even a judge to tell jurors they have this right to nullify the law. \nIn the Canadian justice system\, jurors can hand down a verdict of not guilty even if the facts pointing to guilt are clear\, even if the accused doesn’t deny the facts\, even if the judge tells the jurors to find the accused guilty. This centuries-old safeguard\, which goes along with the principle of jury independence\, has protected people’s rights and freedoms and helped sweep away laws that ordinary citizens think are outdated and unjust. \nThis power of juries is known to the legal community — but is largely unknown by the general public — until now. Gary Bauslaugh\, author of Robert Latimer\, A Story of Justice and Mercy (Lorimer\, 2010)\, learned the specifics of this matter as a result of his research around the Robert Latimer case. In his new book\, written for non-expert readers and citizens who have been summoned for jury duty\, he tells the story of jury nullification from Quaker leader William Penn to the modern-day acquittal of Henry Morgentaler\, who was charged with conducting abortions. Bauslaugh then lays out the arguments that some people make against jury independence and nullification\, and makes his own argument in favour of these safeguards. He offers suggestions for jurors who may find themselves in a situation where their consciences are at odds with the law. \n  \n  \nWhen: Friday September 27th\, 7pm \nWhere: University College (UC 179)\, 15 King’s College Circle\, University of Toronto \nHow Much: $10\n \nBuy tickets: cfiequinoxcelebration.eventbrite.com
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/lecture-series-humanism-social-justice-and-the-power-of-juries-with-gary-bauslaugh/
LOCATION:University College (UC 179)\, University College\, 15 King's College Circle\, University of Toronto\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFIC Toronto,Lecture,Toronto
ORGANIZER;CN="CFI Toronto":MAILTO:ontario@cficanada.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130927T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130927T170000
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SUMMARY:Science education and storytelling: A Conversation with Sean Carroll
DESCRIPTION:Sean Carroll is an evolutionary biologist and a leading figure in evolutionary development (evo devo)\, focusing on research into genes and their role in evolution and diversity. He is passionate for science communication and education\, and authored Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species\, The Making of the Fittest and Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo. \nIn this talk Professor Carroll discusses the role of storytelling in communicating scientific exploration and discoveries\, and how they have effected our understanding of ourselves and our relationship to the natural world. \n  \nWhen: Friday September 27th\, 3pm \nWhere: University College (UC 179)\, 15 King’s College Circle\, University of Toronto \nHow Much: $20 \nCoffee\, tea and light snacks to be provided \nBuy tickets: cfiequinoxcelebration.eventbrite.com
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/science-education-and-storytelling-a-conversation-with-sean-carroll/
LOCATION:Croft Chapter House\, University College (UC 183)\, University College\, 15 King's College Circle\, University of Toronto\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFIC Toronto,Toronto
ORGANIZER;CN="CFI Toronto":MAILTO:ontario@cficanada.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130926T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130926T210000
DTSTAMP:20130829T200811Z
CREATED:20130829T200811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130829T200811Z
UID:1963-1380222000-1380229200@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:The Revisionaries in Vernon (CFI Okanagan)
DESCRIPTION:Documentary about how creationists on the Texas state school board try to force their religious beliefs into school text books.
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/the-revisionaries-in-vernon-cfi-okanagan/
LOCATION:Vernon Public Library\, 2800 30th Ave\, Vernon\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Okanagan
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130921T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130921T190000
DTSTAMP:20130912T220223Z
CREATED:20130815T182832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130912T220223Z
UID:1828-1379782800-1379790000@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:Cafe Skeptique
DESCRIPTION:This is a group for drinks\, food and informal discussion around all things skeptical: UFOs\, ghosts\, cryptozoology\, alternative medicine\, new age and new thought and pseudoscience. \nThis month’s topic: \nTo be announced \nWhen: Saturday September 21st\, 7pm \nWhere: Free Times Cafe\, 320 College St (just west of Spadina) \nHow Much: $5 recommended Donation
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/cafe-skeptique/
LOCATION:Free Times Cafe\, 320 College St\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFIC Toronto,Discussion
ORGANIZER;CN="CFI Toronto":MAILTO:ontario@cficanada.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130913T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130913T230000
DTSTAMP:20130913T204526Z
CREATED:20130913T204526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130913T204526Z
UID:1999-1379106000-1379113200@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:Equinox Celebration and Year End Fundraising Campaign Public Kick-Off Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a package of special events in celebration of the fall equinox (or make up your own pretext for a freethought extravaganza) and help us raise funds for our programs! CFI apologies for the short notice on these activities\, but only recently have we been granted access to some of these incredible guests\, and we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to make these exciting programs available to you. \nA special equinox reception will take place from 9:00 – 11:00 PM \nPrices below are for individual events\, which may be purchased separately.\nThe value of all events is $100. \nCFI is offering all events in our Equinox Package:\n$75 General\n$60 Members\n$50 New and Renewing Members (please visit www.cficanada.ca/support to purchase your membership before buying at this rate) \nThe Equinox Package will come with a tax receipt for $50.\nUnfortunately no tax receipt is available for individual events. \nBuy tickets: cfiequinoxcelebration.eventbrite.com \n\n  \nWhen: Friday September 27th\, 9pm \nWhere: Croft Chapter House\, University College (UC 183)\, 15 King’s College Circle\, University of Toronto \nHow Much: $20 \n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/equinox-celebration-and-year-end-fundraising-campaign-public-kick-off-reception/
LOCATION:Croft Chapter House\, University College (UC 183)\, University College\, 15 King's College Circle\, University of Toronto\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFIC Toronto,Social Gathering,Toronto
ORGANIZER;CN="CFI Toronto":MAILTO:ontario@cficanada.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130913T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130913T220000
DTSTAMP:20130802T045233Z
CREATED:20130802T045233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130802T045233Z
UID:1709-1379098800-1379109600@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:Sons of Perdition\, film screening.
DESCRIPTION:In the desert of Utah hides Colorado City\, the oldest polygamist compound in the United States. Here men have plural wives and raise their children by the strict code of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saint religion (FLDS). \nAfter his rise to power\, the prophet Warren Jeffs began a systematic effort to cleanse his flock. He banned schooling\, books\, recreations\, and excommunicated prominent men\, marrying their women to other men. Hundreds of teenage boys were exiled to the streets\, giving up their families and salvation. \nSons of Perdition follows three boys after they leave Colorado City.  With limited educations and rarely a stable address\, the obstacles are enormous.  All the boys have big dreams—starting with the hope of attending high school—but what they want most is contact with their families. For one teen in the film\, this means numerous attempts to help his fourteen-year-old sister escape before an arranged marriage. \nWith unprecedented access\, Sons of Perdition takes audiences on a three-year-journey into the lives of these remarkable teens\, providing the inside analysis to make this intimate portrait a big story—a timely\, critical look at faith\, family and religious exile in mainstream America. \n 
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/sons-of-perdition-film-screening/
LOCATION:Centre humaniste du Québec\, 1225 Boul. Saint-Joseph\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2J 1L7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Montreal
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130907T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130907T160000
DTSTAMP:20130902T204835Z
CREATED:20130628T181352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130902T204835Z
UID:1060-1378557000-1378569600@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:Fall Potluck! (CFI Okanagan)
DESCRIPTION:We have a beautiful\, central\, park-like yard for this event. It is a private residence\, so we will send you a message with the location if you are attending. \nWhat you need to bring: \nSeating – chairs/blankets/both\nPotluck contribution – including serving utensil!\n**Dishes – in the desire to be green\, and reduce cleanup time at the host’s home we are requesting that you bring your own flatwear/dishes/glasses. Sonya will have some plastic ones on site that she will bring home and wash. Not nearly enough for everyone\, but they will be there if you can’t bring your own. \nIf you’re on Facebook\, please go here to say what you’re going to bring: \nhttp://www.facebook.com/events/615032298536779/ \nIf you’re not on Facebook\, please contact Zena (zryder@cficanada.ca) about what you can bring. Thanks!
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/fall_potluck/
LOCATION:Alberta
CATEGORIES:CFI Okanagan
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130831T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130831T170000
DTSTAMP:20130826T163315Z
CREATED:20130815T183256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130826T163315Z
UID:1831-1377954000-1377968400@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:Skeptics in the Park
DESCRIPTION:Do you like stimulating discussions about science\, skepticism and religion? Do you like nature and sunshine? If so\, this event is perfect for you! \nBring your kids\, pets and a picnic and help fellow freethinkers build a sense of community! \nSkeptics in the Park will include kid-friendly activities\, games and pot luck picnic. \nSpread the Word! \nWhen: Saturday August 31st\n \nWhere: High Park\, Site #5 (map available at http://www.toronto.ca/parks/featured-parks/high-park/map-highpark.pdf) \nHow much: Free \nContact Sergio at 6472242422 onsite.
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/skeptics-in-the-park-2/
LOCATION:High Park\, 1873 Bloor St W  \, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFIC Toronto,Social Gathering
ORGANIZER;CN="CFI Toronto":MAILTO:ontario@cficanada.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130826T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130826T210000
DTSTAMP:20130815T183056Z
CREATED:20130815T183056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130815T183056Z
UID:1830-1377543600-1377550800@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:The Science and Philosophy Book Club - The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley
DESCRIPTION:This group is dedicated to providing a friendly\, free-thinking environment in which to discuss books that inspire rewarding conversation on subjects related to science and philosophy. \nMatt Ridley demonstrates why sex is humanity’s best strategy for outwitting its constantly mutating internal predators. The Red Queen answers dozens of other riddles of human nature and culture — including why men propose marriage\, the method behind our maddening notions of beauty\, and the disquieting fact that a woman is more likely to conceive a child by an adulterous lover than by her husband. Brilliantly written\, The Red Queen offers an extraordinary new way of interpreting the human condition and how it has evolved. \nWhen: Monday August 26th\, 7pm \nWhere: Centre for Inquiry (2 College Street Suite 214) \nHow Much: $4 Recommended Donation
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/the-science-and-philosophy-book-club-%ef%bb%bf%ef%bb%bf%ef%bb%bf%ef%bb%bf%ef%bb%bf%ef%bb%bfthe-red-queen-sex-and-the-evolution-of-human-nature-by-matt-ridley/
LOCATION:Alberta
ORGANIZER;CN="CFI Toronto":MAILTO:ontario@cficanada.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130825T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130825T150000
DTSTAMP:20130802T044150Z
CREATED:20130802T044029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130802T044150Z
UID:1707-1377432000-1377442800@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:Montreal Freethinkers Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Hello fellow freethinkers. This month we were going to be reading “Why People Believe Weird Things”  By Michael Shermer. This book not only deals with religion but also goes into the “wonderful world of woo”\, and even alien abductions. \nIn this age of supposed scientific enlightenment\, many people still believe in mind reading\, past-life regression theory\, New Age hokum\, and alien abduction. A no-holds-barred assault on popular superstitions and prejudices\, with more than 80\,000 copies in print\, Why People Believe Weird Things debunks these nonsensical claims and explores the very human reasons people find otherworldly phenomena\, conspiracy theories\, and cults so appealing. In an entirely new chapter\, “Why Smart People Believe in Weird Things\,” Michael Shermer takes on science luminaries like physicist Frank Tippler and others\, who hide their spiritual beliefs behind the trappings of science. \nShermer\, science historian and true crusader\, also reveals the more dangerous side of such illogical thinking\, including Holocaust denial\, the recovered-memory movement\, the satanic ritual abuse scare\, and other modern crazes. Why People Believe Strange Things is an eye-opening resource for the most gullible among us and those who want to protect them. \nI have placed a few youtube videos to highlight the author and what the book is about. \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T_jwq9ph8k \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxg21F_I5U0 \nCome Join your local CFI Montreal Freethinkers at Café Commensal ( Metro station Berri-UQaM)\, where a book title will be selected for each one of us to read\, and then engage in discussions and debates afterward. \nFeel free to contact Andrew Cody if you have any questions or suggestions. We will be meeting every third Sunday of the month. If you’re not a CFI member yet\, please consider joining us today! Click on http://cficanada.ca/support
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/montreal-freethinkers-book-club-3/
LOCATION:Commensal Café\, 1720 Rue Saint-Denis\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Montreal
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ORGANIZER;CN="Andrew Cody":MAILTO:seeandrewplay@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130821T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130821T210000
DTSTAMP:20130805T215608Z
CREATED:20130716T181221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130805T215608Z
UID:1567-1377111600-1377118800@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:Special event (CFI Okanagan)
DESCRIPTION:Dinosaur Plumage\, Amber Studies & Evolution \n\n\n\nPaleontologist\, Ryan McKellar\, is a post doctoral fellow at the Natural History Museum and Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Kansas. He is currently working in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta.He will be giving a presentation on his research. 7pm. Lecture Theatre\, Okanagan College\, 1000 KLO Rd\, Kelowna. \nhttp://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/09/15/flocking-together-amber-_n_964134.html
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/special-event-cfi-okanagan/
LOCATION:Okanagan College\, 1000 KLO Rd\, Kelowna\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Okanagan
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130818T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130818T160000
DTSTAMP:20130701T231336Z
CREATED:20130701T231336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130701T231336Z
UID:1281-1376827200-1376841600@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:CFI Montreal@Pride
DESCRIPTION:CFI-Canada has been a long-time supporter of LGBT rights\, and a participant in pride parades across the nation. In Montreal\, CFI has walked in Fierté Montréal parade since 2010. \nOur motto\, “Stop faith-based bigotry\,” is a reminder that most of the barriers held up against LGBT equality are religiously motivated\, as highlighted by the recent battle to get publicly funded Catholic schools to allow GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) clubs. \nThis year\, we are partnering up with Concordia Freethought and Humanist Student Association to show CFI’s support for the LGBT community. We invite CFI members to join us with your friends and family to celebrate and defend equality! \nMore details to follow!
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/cfi-montrealpride/
LOCATION:Montreal Pride Parade\, Montréal\, Québec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Montreal
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130816T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130816T210000
DTSTAMP:20130815T183641Z
CREATED:20130813T153922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130815T183641Z
UID:1821-1376679600-1376686800@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:Film Screening and Discussion: Sons of Perdition
DESCRIPTION:In the desert of Utah hides Colorado City\, the oldest polygamist compound in the United States. Here men have plural wives and raise their children by the strict code of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saint religion (FLDS). \nAfter his rise to power\, the prophet Warren Jeffs began a systematic effort to cleanse his flock. He banned schooling\, books\, recreations\, and excommunicated prominent men\, marrying their women to other men. Hundreds of teenage boys were exiled to the streets\, giving up their families and salvation. \nSons of Perdition follows three boys after they leave Colorado City.  With limited educations and rarely a stable address\, the obstacles are enormous.  All the boys have big dreams—starting with the hope of attending high school—but what they want most is contact with their families. For one teen in the film\, this means numerous attempts to help his fourteen-year-old sister escape before an arranged marriage. \nWith unprecedented access\, Sons of Perdition takes audiences on a three-year-journey into the lives of these remarkable teens\, providing the inside analysis to make this intimate portrait a big story—a timely\, critical look at faith\, family and religious exile in mainstream America. \nWhen: Friday August 16th\, 7pm \nWhere: Raindance Toronto (276 Carlaw Ave. Suite 222)\n \nHow Much: $5 Donation
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/film-screening-and-discussion-sons-of-perdition/
LOCATION:Raindance Toronto\, 276 Carlaw Ave. Suite 222\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFIC Toronto,Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="CFI Toronto":MAILTO:ontario@cficanada.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130814T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130814T200000
DTSTAMP:20130805T231556Z
CREATED:20130805T231556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130805T231556Z
UID:1727-1376501400-1376510400@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:Godless Gospel and Raising the Rainbow Flag
DESCRIPTION:This event will be hosted by Fiérté Montréal in collaboration with CFI Montreal friends\, “Irreverand James and the Critical Mass Choir”\, a local godless gospel band. Many CFI members and allies will be attending the “Flag Raising” in the presence of Gilbert Baker\, the designer of the rainbow flag that became the symbol of LGBT rights. \nFor more info\, click here. \nHope to see all of you there!!
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/godless-gospel-and-raising-the-rainbow-flag/
LOCATION:Place Émilie-Gamelin\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Montreal
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130813T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130813T213000
DTSTAMP:20130805T225503Z
CREATED:20130805T225503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130805T225503Z
UID:1723-1376425800-1376429400@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:CFI Joins Montreal Pride to Denounce Russian Law against "Gay Propaganda"
DESCRIPTION:CFI Montreal  strongly encourages its members and sympathizers to attend the peaceful candlelight vigil organized by Fiértè Montréal to denounce the Russian law against “gay propaganda” and to raise public awareness about the growing persecution of the LGBT in Russia. If you want connect with other cfi-ers attending the vigil\, please email montreal@cficanada.ca \nRead more more details. \n \n 
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/cfi-joins-montreal-pride-to-denounce-russian-law-against-gay-propaganda/
LOCATION:Front of Russian Consulate\, 3655 de la Musée\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Montreal
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130811T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130811T190000
DTSTAMP:20130512T090536Z
CREATED:20130512T090536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130512T090536Z
UID:724-1376244000-1376247600@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:CFI Vancouver Volunteer’s Meeting
DESCRIPTION:CFI Vancouver’s volunteers meet twice a month\, on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. These volunteer’s meetings are a great way to get involved in the local freethought and skeptic community. We get together to plan events\, discuss policy and organize skeptical activism. If you would like to volunteer with CFI Vancouver please RSVP to eclow at cficanada dot ca
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/cfi-vancouver-volunteers-meeting-4/
LOCATION:CFI Vancouver Meeting Room\, 1383 Marinaside Crescent\, Vancouver \, BC\, V6Z 2W9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Vancouver
ORGANIZER;CN="CFI Vancouver ":MAILTO:vancouver@cficanada.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130810T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130811T000000
DTSTAMP:20130802T042956Z
CREATED:20130802T042956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130802T042956Z
UID:1706-1376154000-1376179200@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:Skeptics in the Pub
DESCRIPTION:Montreal Skeptics in the Pub is a casual social event for local science enthusiasts who value critical thinking and skepticism. Join us for conversation\, drinks\, and food in a friendly atmosphere. We meet on the second Saturday of every month at the Restaurant et Taverne Magnan @ 5pm. Hope to see all of you there!
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/skeptics-in-the-pub-3/
LOCATION:Magnan Restaurant and Tavern\, 2602 rue Saint-Patrick\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3K 1B8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Montreal
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130810T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130810T150000
DTSTAMP:20130728T041233Z
CREATED:20130728T040656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130728T041233Z
UID:1663-1376139600-1376146800@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:CFI Freethinker's Book Club: When God Talks Back
DESCRIPTION:August’s book is: ‘When God Talks Back: Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God’ by T.M. Luhrmann \n  \nFrom Amazon.ca: \nA bold approach to understanding the American evangelical experience from an anthropological and psychological perspective by one of the country’s most prominent anthropologists. \nThrough a series of intimate\, illuminating interviews with various members of the Vineyard\, an evangelical church with hundreds of congregations across the country\, Tanya Luhrmann leaps into the heart of evangelical faith. Combined with scientific research that studies the effect that intensely practiced prayer can have on the mind\, When God Talks Back examines how normal\, sensible people—from college students to accountants to housewives\, all functioning perfectly well within our society—can attest to having the signs and wonders of the supernatural become as quotidian and as ordinary as laundry. Astute\, sensitive\, and extraordinarily measured in its approach to the interface between science and religion\, Luhrmann’s book is sure to generate as much conversation as it will praise. \nThe book is available from the Vancouver Public Library; as well as from online sellers such as Amazon.ca and Chapters.indigo.ca . Please make sure to read the book before the meeting! \n \nPlease bring your ideas for future books to the next meeting\, or email them to us (mwelch at cficanada dot ca). \nCFI Vancouver’s Book Club meets every second Saturday of the month at The Grind Coffee Shop on Main Street at King Edward. \n  \nAdmission is free\, however please consider becoming a member of CFI and/or making a donation to help keep this and other programs running\n. \n 
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/cfi-freethinkers-book-club-when-god-talks-back/
LOCATION:The Grind Coffee Shop\, 4124 Main St\, Vancouver \, BC \, V5V3P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Club,CFI Vancouver
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ORGANIZER;CN="CFI Vancouver ":MAILTO:vancouver@cficanada.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130810T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20130810T140000
DTSTAMP:20130809T142134Z
CREATED:20130628T181147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130809T142134Z
UID:1058-1376132400-1376143200@centreforinquiry.ca
SUMMARY:Skeptics in the Park (CFI Okanagan)
DESCRIPTION:Come hang out with fellow freethinkers and their families at the park! \nSaturday 1oth August – All Ages Hike! \nhttp://kelownamountain.com \nKid-friendly hike/walk\, also completely adult friendly too! There are four suspension bridges\, a cave\, two waterfalls\, some stairs\, a boardwalk and pond. \nTake Chute Lake Rd to Upper Mission Drive\, Turn left on Gillard Forestry Rd at Upper Mission Drive\, Turn left at Kettle Valley Stone\, Turn right into the Kelowna Mountain gates off of Gillard Forestry Rd. \nEveryone is welcome! \n 
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/skeptics-in-the-park-cfi-okanagan-2/
LOCATION:Kelowna Mountain\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CFI Okanagan
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