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.
Canada and China – what should be our future relationship?
The Humanist Cafe Discussion ForumFree* And Open To All! Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – 7:00-8:30 pmCook Street Activity Center 380 Cook St. (Cook St. Village), VictoriaLimited free parking and free street parking(There are 12 free parking spaces behind the building directly across from The Center, which can be accessed from a driveway off of Oscar … Read more
Defending Canada’s Democracy: A Strategic Framework
VSHA Speaker SeriesFree* And Open To All! Wednesday, October 15, 2025 – 7:00-8:30 pmCook Street Activity Center380 Cook St. (Cook St. Village), Victoria Free ParkingPlease Use The Side EntranceCoffee/Tea nearby at The Mocha House – BYO! Speaker: Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon Topic: Defending Canada’s Democracy: A Strategic Framework Description: The problems facing Canada—and weakening our democracy—are so varied … Read more
A Watershed Moment: How a community came together to protect their drinking water, and the lessons learned
VSHA Speaker SeriesFree* And Open To All! Wednesday, June 4, 2025 – 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! Speaker: Sonia Furstenau A Watershed Moment: How a community came together to protect their drinking water, and the lessons learned About … Read more
Dallas Cliffs and Dying Trees: Sue Big Oil and Victoria’s climate costs
VSHA Speaker Series Free** And Open To All! Wednesday, March 19, 2025 – 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! Dallas Cliffs and Dying Trees: Sue Big Oil and Victoria’s climate costs Speaker: Andrew Gage The climate costs driving up the … Read more
Co-designing the future we need: A conversation with Gene Miller and Trevor Hancock
VSHA Humanist Talk , 7:00 PM February 19, 2025 Cook Street Activity Center380 Cook St. (Cook St. Village), VictoriaFree Parking and street parking Co-designing the future we need: A conversation with Gene Miller and Trevor Hancock We live in the midst of a polycrisis, a confluence of multiple crises spanning the ecological, social,economic, political and … Read more
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 Humanist Cafe – Discussion Topic: NATO: IN OR OUT? – February 5, 2020, 7:00-8:30 pm
The Humanist Cafe Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 7:00-8:30 pmJames Bay New Horizons 234 Menzies Street, Victoria Discussion Topic: NATO: IN OR OUT? Presenter: VSHA President Robert Light Moderator: John Pope You may have noticed last week that the world was almost pulled into a major war between America and Iran. We had NATO forces in their client state … Read more