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Sunday	HUMANIST SUNDAY LUNCH Most Sundays, humanists have met informally for lunch and conversation. Location: The Pelican Pier on the East side of 14th Street NW just north of John Laurie Blvd. For more information call: 403-374-1925.
January 31	JANUARY 31 BOOK DISCUSSION - "The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence For Evolution," by Richard Dawkins Presenter: Bruce Godwin (SHIC Member) Time: 7:30-9:00 PM Location: Unitarian Church of Calgary 1703 1st Street NW (Corner of 16th Avenue)
February 7	FEBRUARY 7 BOOK DISCUSSION - "The Case For God," by Karen Armstrong Presenter: Mary Jane Hussey Time: 7:30-9:00 PM Location: Unitarian Church of Calgary 1703 1st Street NW (Corner of 16th Avenue)
February 17	FEBRUARY 17 MEETING AND TALK - "Unveiling the Breath" and "Bridges Social Development" - an illustrated talk by Donna Kennedy-Glans Location: Brentwood Co-op Community Room (Basement Level). The Co-op is located just north of Crowchild Trail at the Brentwood C-Train station in NW Calgary. Enter the Co-op, turn right and proceed to the stairs down. Time: 7:00 to 9:00 PM. "Unveiling the Breath:" She will discuss her new book "Unveiling the Breath: One Woman's Journey into Understanding Islam and Gender Equality" "Bridges Social Development:" A New program has been announced by Bridges Social Development. UNVEILING YOUTH POTENTIAL is a global youth empowerment program aimed at realizing the potential of youth by supporting their leadership roles in building healthy, vibrant communities through supported entrepreneurship. Bridges is a volunteer based organization based in Calgary that provides capacity building for female and male leaders in healthcare, law, journalism, education and politics in places like Yemen, Egypt, India, Oman and Nepal. Youth in some of these communities have invited this program. We see youth as change leaders with amazing potential. We are committed to supporting youth in becoming change leaders in their communities by sharing training in leadership, social entrepreneurship and providing youth with mentors to help young people, even in isolated communities, move forward to implement entrepreneurial projects. A website has just been launched. It is full of information about the project, youth entrepreneurship, and mentoring opportunities. There are many free and open access tools that you may use to help you with your own projects. Feedback is welcome about the website, tools, and training materials. If you are interested, there are many ways to get involved in helping to build and deliver this program. Your engagement can include partnering with us, as an organization, as an individual mentor or as a volunteer. If you would like to share wisdom and stories with us, we would love to hear from you. We need learning coaches. We need mentors for youth. We need financial champions of this program. * * * * * About Donna Kennedy-Glans: Brief Introduction: > Founder & Executive Director, (Bridges Social Development, Canada.) > Principal, (Integrity Bridges Inc.) > Principal, (Unveiling Youth Potential.) > Author, "Unveiling the Breath: One Woman's Journey into Understanding Islam and Gender Equality" (Pari Publishing, September 2009) > Lead Author, Corporate Integrity: A Toolkit for Managing beyond Compliance (Wiley 2005) A more extensive background statement for Donna Kennedy-Glans appears: here.
February 21	FEBRUARY 21 SPEAKER AND PUBLIC FORUM - "Is Oil Production About to Reach its Peak? And If So, What Would Be the Consequences?," Dr. John Boyce, U of C Time: Sunday, 12:00 PM Location: Unitarian Church of Calgary 1703 1st Street NW (Corner of 16th Avenue) Dr. Boyce's Talk: World oil production and reserves have been increasing since 1859, yet 'peak oil' analysts claim that the world is on the cusp of a period of sustained decline in production, as they estimate that most of the ultimately recoverable reserves to be found have already been discovered. Dr. Boyce will discuss his work on investigating the robustness of these claims and the effect of oil substitution by other resources on 'peak oil.' About Dr. Boyce: Dr. Boyce is a professor of economics at the University of Calgary. His research is primarily in the economics of exhaustible resource use. Dr. Boyce has had previous positions in the United States and New Zealand, and he received his Ph.D. at the University of California, Davis in 1990. He has lived in calgary since 1999.
February 28	FEBRUARY 28 BOOK DISCUSSION - "With or Without God: How What We Do is More Important Than what We Believe", by Gretta Vosper Presenter: Sel Healy (SHIC Member) Time: 7:30-9:00 PM Location: Unitarian Church of Calgary 1703 1st Street NW (Corner of 16th Avenue)
March 21	March 21 - BOOK DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC FORUM "A History of Early Childhood Education in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand," by Dr. Larry Prochner, U of Alberta Discussant: Dr. Prochner Time: 12:00 PM (noon) Location: Unitarian Church of Calgary 1703 1st Street NW (Corner of 16th Avenue)