Lectures and Events
Engage with the community through one of SFU Continuing Studies’ public lectures, events, or forums. Most are free, and admission is open to anyone. Some events require reservations.
July 2019
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Thu, 18 Jul 2019 12:30 PM
SFU City Conversations: Vancouverism -
Thu, 18 Jul 2019 2:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | Consumerism, minimalism and Swedish death cleaning: When do you have enough stuff? -
Thu, 18 Jul 2019 2:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | In the wake of Canada Day celebrations, what is your vision for Canada's future? What qualities of community would you like to see us cultivating? -
Thu, 18 Jul 2019 7:00 PM
CANCELLED — Philosophers' Café |If all suffering is for a reason, should we intervene? -
Tue, 23 Jul 2019 7:00 PM
TWS Graduation & Reunion -
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 6:00 PM
Mobility as a Service: One app to plan, book and pay for all transportation -
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 6:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | How explicit is our modern social contract? Do we need to formalize or codify what we owe each other? -
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 6:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | How explicit is our modern social contract? Do we need to formalize or codify what we owe each other? -
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 10:30 AM
Pop Up Café | What does the worth and dignity of every person mean? -
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 6:30 PM
#SFUdatacafe 3.0 -
Sun, 28 Jul 2019 10:30 AM
The Writer's Studio Twitter Sprints -
Mon, 29 Jul 2019 6:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | Is pain different from suffering? -
Mon, 29 Jul 2019 7:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | The role of utopia: can we envision a better future? -
Tue, 30 Jul 2019 6:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | English poet Sir Andrew Motion offered this advice: "Let your subject find you." Does this apply to us? If so, how? If not, why? -
Wed, 31 Jul 2019 7:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | How does the patriarchy also oppress men?
August 2019
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Tue, 06 Aug 2019 4:00 PM
The Writer's Studio Writing Consults -
Wed, 07 Aug 2019 6:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | Follow your weird: can going against conventions yield creativity, authenticity and knowledge? -
Thu, 08 Aug 2019 10:30 AM
Philosophers' Café | Is BC “super” as well as “natural”? -
Thu, 08 Aug 2019 7:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | What is art in the age of technology? -
Thu, 08 Aug 2019 7:00 PM
Philosopher's Café | Author Bernard Cornwell popularized “wyrd bið ful aræd”, which means “fate is inexorable” or “fate is immovable.” How does this relate to our world and to us as individuals? -
Sat, 10 Aug 2019 3:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | What one thing do you think would make the world a better place (apart from winning the lottery)? -
Sun, 11 Aug 2019 10:30 AM
The Writer's Studio Twitter Chats -
Sun, 11 Aug 2019 11:15 AM
Philosophers' Café | How can a settler or immigrant cultures realize a harmonious relationship with Indigenous peoples of Canada? -
Tue, 13 Aug 2019 5:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | Is morality a means of keeping the underclasses in line? What remedies do we have to being treated wrongly? -
Tue, 13 Aug 2019 7:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | Accessible art and intellectual property in the digital era: should we make all art free? -
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 7:00 PM
CANCELLED — Philosophers' Café | If it’s possible to be brought back from the dead, is death really a permanent condition? -
Tue, 20 Aug 2019 6:00 PM
CANCELLED — How does political unrest or instability impact the artistic community? -
Thu, 22 Aug 2019 2:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | As many people prepare to return to school next month, what can be done to update the education we provide citizens? Are there core values that should inform all education? -
Sun, 25 Aug 2019 10:30 AM
The Writer's Studio Twitter Sprints -
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 6:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | With a pending Canadian election, what are the issues and concerns that you want addressed? -
Tue, 27 Aug 2019 6:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is." How much truth is there in Yogi Berra’s statement? -
Wed, 28 Aug 2019 6:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | When does someone get the right to speak with authority? What context or history grants authority to an opinion, and how do listeners decide when someone is abusing their authoritative voice? -
Wed, 28 Aug 2019 6:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | What is the meaning and purpose of life? -
Wed, 28 Aug 2019 7:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | Is this it? Should we focus on experiencing the sacred in this world, in our everyday experience?
September 2019
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Tue, 03 Sep 2019 4:00 PM
The Writer's Studio Writing Consults -
Thu, 05 Sep 2019 8:00 PM
The Writer's Studio Reading Series in Vancouver -
Sat, 14 Sep 2019 1:30 PM
Free Forum | No Better Place: Utopias from the Republic to the Internet -
Sun, 15 Sep 2019 10:00 AM
TWS Community Workshops: Writing into the Fear -
Sun, 15 Sep 2019 10:30 AM
The Writer's Studio Twitter Chats -
Wed, 18 Sep 2019 12:00 PM
Lunch Poems -
Fri, 20 Sep 2019 9:30 AM
Liberal Arts and 55+ Program Orientation -
Sat, 21 Sep 2019 10:00 AM
End of Life Matters -
Sun, 29 Sep 2019 10:30 AM
The Writer's Studio Twitter Sprints
October 2019
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Tue, 01 Oct 2019 4:00 PM
The Writer's Studio Writing Consults -
Thu, 03 Oct 2019 8:00 PM
The Writer's Studio Reading Series in Vancouver -
Fri, 04 Oct 2019 9:30 AM
Free Workshop: Writing an Essay for the Liberal Arts Certificate -
Sun, 13 Oct 2019 10:30 AM
The Writer's Studio Twitter Chats -
Wed, 16 Oct 2019 12:00 PM
Lunch Poems -
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 10:00 AM
TWS Community Workshops: Telling it Right: Story, Plot and Structure -
Sun, 27 Oct 2019 10:30 AM
The Writer's Studio Twitter Sprints