We welcome guests, so if you’re curious come to one of our events!
These are generally held every first and third Wednesday of the month 7:05 pm to 8:30 pm.
LOCATION: The Cook Street Activity Center 380 Cook St. (Cook St. Village), Victoria
Humanist talks
Our Humanist Talks are held from September through to June. Guest speakers provide insights into several topics of interest to secular humanists followed by a question and answers session.
Climate Change prediction through climate modelling – how it works
Dr Nathan Gillett, Research Scientist, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Victoria Wednesday, November 13, 2024 – 7:00-8:30 pmCook Street Activity Center380 Cook St. (Cook St. Village), VictoriaFree ParkingPlease Use The Side Entrance Free** And Open To All! Dr. Gillett will describe how climate change predictions arise using detection and attribution analysis, including effects on temperature, … Read more
VSHA Talks Wednesday, October. 23
The Victoria Secular Humanist Association Speaker Series Presents“Biodiversity, Species at Risk and Their Habitat in British Columbia: Time to Act and Enact” Speaker: Yves Mayrand* Wednesday, October 23 2024 – 7:00-8:30 pmCook Street Activity Center380 Cook St. (Cook St. Village), VictoriaFree ParkingPlease Use The Side EntranceFree** And Open To All! This presentation will summarize the … Read more
How to Win on Climate Change
VSHA Speaker Series Free** And Open To All! H0W TO WIN ON CLIMATE CHANGE(and how we are already winning) Mitchell BeerAbstract: It’s easy enough to fall into a pit of despair over the climate emergency. Especially because, if you read the news or conduct a five-minute Google search, there’s more than enough evidence to tell us that … Read more
The New Age of Delusion Climate Change Overshoot and the Age of Delusion
This is the PDF of Dr. Bill Rees’ PowerPoint presentation of Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Click on the title below to access the presentation The Age of Delusion
Humanist Cafes
Our Humanist Cafés are held on the first and third Wednesday of every month except when a Humanist Talk is scheduled. Specific topics of current interest are introduced by a guest speaker followed by a moderated discussion.
THE POWER OF FILM
Important note: We are obliged to lock the outside door at 7:05 pm for security purposes. Please don’t be late!! The Humanist CafeEpisode #324Discussion Forum Free* And Open To All! Wednesday, April 17, 2024 – 7:00-8:30 pmCook Street Activity Center380 Cook St. (Cook St. Village), VictoriaFree ParkingPlease Use The Side EntranceCoffee/Tea nearby at The Mocha House … Read more
Humanist Cafe
Important note: We are obliged to lock the outside door at 7:05 pm for security purposes. Please don’t be late!! The Humanist CafeEpisode #323Discussion Forum Free* And Open To All! Wednesday, April 3, 2024 – 7:00-8:30 pmCook Street Activity Center380 Cook St. (Cook St. Village), VictoriaFree ParkingPlease Use The Side EntranceCoffee/Tea … Read more
The Current Climate Crisis (Apr 3, 2024)
Important note: We are obliged to lock the outside door at 7:05 pm for security purposes. Please don’t be late!! The Humanist CafeEpisode #323Discussion Forum Free* And Open To All! Wednesday, April 3, 2024 – 7:00-8:30 pmCook Street Activity Center380 Cook St. (Cook St. Village), VictoriaFree ParkingPlease Use The Side EntranceCoffee/Tea nearby at The Mocha House … Read more
Humanist Cafe (Oct 4, 2023) – Populism – Governments Of The People?: The Rise Of Right-Wing Governments
The Humanist CafeEpisode #319Discussion Forum Free* And Open To All! Wednesday, October 4, 2023 – 7:00-8:30 pmCook Street Activity Center380 Cook St. (Cook St. Village), VictoriaFree ParkingPlease Use The Side EntranceCoffee/Tea nearby at The Mocha House – BYO! Discussion Topic: Populism – Governments Of The People?: The Rise Of Right-Wing Governments Moderator: John Pope Since about … Read more
The Humanist Cafe – 4 March 2020 – Pipeline Protests – Will the Hereditary Chiefs Get What They Want?
The Humanist Cafe Wednesday, March 4, 2020 – 7:00-8:30 pmJames Bay New Horizons 234 Menzies Street, Victoria Discussion Topic: Pipeline Protests – Will the Hereditary Chiefs Get What They Want? Moderator: John Pope On Sunday, a tentative agreement was reached between the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs and the federal government: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/a-milestone-in-the-history-of-canada-government-officials-and-wet-suwet-en-hereditary-chiefs-reach-tentative-agreement-1.4834047 This agreement is the opening round of … Read more