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.
June 2018
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Tue, 19 Jun 2018 10:30 AM
Philosophers' Café | A good death: what does this mean to you?
Can you plan ahead? What are the constraints? -
Wed, 20 Jun 2018 2:00 PM
Gentle Yoga -
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:30 AM
Philosophers' Café | Catch of the day: bring your favourite food for thought. The early worms get the fish. -
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 6:30 PM
Teen Café | When life gives you stress, make pancakes: the importance of self-care in getting through tough times. -
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 7:00 PM
Russian Café | Charles Chaplin: the great stranger.
Чарльз Чаплин: великий незнакомец. Guest Vladimir Ivanov, filmmaker -
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 7:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | What are the pros and cons of urban densification? -
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 7:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | Mental illness, psychopharmaceuticals and the reconciliation of the mind-body dilemma.
Why have we so fully accepted the medical model of mental illness? -
Tue, 26 Jun 2018 2:00 PM
Systemic Design and Promising New Forms of Public Engagement -
Tue, 26 Jun 2018 6:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | “They say the seeds of what we will do are in all of us, but it always seemed to me that in those who make jokes in life the seeds are covered with better soil and with a higher grade of manure,” wrote Ernest Hemingway. What does this mean to you? -
Tue, 26 Jun 2018 6:00 PM
Labs for Social Change -
Wed, 27 Jun 2018 7:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | What can shamanic and neoshamanic practices and rituals teach us about the potential of the human mind? -
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 7:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | How is social media changing human behaviour?
Does it change our social interactions and social relationships? How? Is it bad, or just different? -
Fri, 29 Jun 2018 4:30 PM
Pop-up Café | Should the government make laws that regulate moral behaviour? To what extent?
July 2018
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Wed, 04 Jul 2018 6:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | What is entheogenic spirituality and how does it compare to organized religion? -
Tue, 10 Jul 2018 6:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | Is there a difference between this world and nirvana?
Please note the start time of the Café is different from what is printed in the brochure. -
Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | If the pinnacle of any civilization is its art and music, is Western civilization thriving, surviving or dying?
With guest musicians: C. Ridley, D. Marcinek, A. Khvatova and T. Khvatova -
July 14, 2018
A Day of Creative Commotion -
Sat, 14 Jul 2018 3:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | Leave the hamster or miss the plane: where do we draw the line on emotional support animals?
Should we value animals based on their utility to us? -
Wed, 18 Jul 2018 6:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | How do our elected politicians effectively represent long-term societal interests when short-term re-elections prevent major societal shifts and initiatives? -
Thu, 19 Jul 2018 7:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | Given the rising levels of addiction and homelessness, what should we do?
Is differentiating between those who are homeless due to circumstances and those who are homeless due to poor choices a rational approach to the problem? Does everyone have a basic right to housing? -
Thu, 19 Jul 2018 7:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | How do we encourage constructive, engaged citizenship? -
Tue, 24 Jul 2018 6:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | In the end, it is our own wholeness we must seek, and our only possible creation is ourselves; it is this realization that brings the sound of time’s winged chariot hurrying near.
Discuss what this means to you. -
Tue, 24 Jul 2018 7:00 PM
TWS Graduation & Reunion -
Wed, 25 Jul 2018 7:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | Do you experience anything you define as “magic” in your life?
How do you practise it? -
Thu, 26 Jul 2018 6:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | What are your comfort zones? Why do we have them?
How do we challenge ourselves to expand them and how does it feel to push against them?
August 2018
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Wed, 01 Aug 2018 6:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | Is it fitting or peculiar to offer university courses to prison inmates?
Is there an incongruity between incarceration and education, or does it make sense to bring university courses into a prison setting? -
Thu, 09 Aug 2018 7:00 PM
Philosopher's Café | Does "laid-back Vancouver" still exist?
Did a Vancouver "philosophy," "essence" or "spirit" ever exist? Does it have one now? -
Tue, 14 Aug 2018 5:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | Antinomianism: is it acceptable to do what is conventionally forbidden to gain power or achieve what you desire?
Please note the start time is different from what is printed in the brochure. -
Wed, 15 Aug 2018 6:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | Is the quest for happiness legitimate?
Is it something we should pursue as a life goal or does it just happen? What are the key forces that we need to shape a happy life? -
Thu, 16 Aug 2018 7:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | History: truth or alternative facts?
Given the fallibility of humans and our tendency towards image management, should we trust history as it has been recorded? -
Thu, 16 Aug 2018 7:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | How do we renew our energy during our holidays? What approaches work best for you when you want to recharge? -
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 3:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | Home school, public school or private school: if given the choice, what system would you choose?
What is your ideal school? -
Wed, 22 Aug 2018 6:30 PM
Philosophers' Café | The personal Panopticon of your psyche: have you internalized the expectations of the dominant culture? -
Tue, 28 Aug 2018 6:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | "In a superficial truth, the opposite is false. In a deep truth, the opposite is also true,” said physicist Niels Bohr. What are examples of this in your life? How do you reconcile this paradox? -
Wed, 29 Aug 2018 7:00 PM
Philosophers' Café | Going beyond the robot: can we overcome our tendency to go on autopilot in order to experience our everyday life as alive and sacred?
September 2018
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Sun, 23 Sep 2018 10:00 AM
TWS Community Workshops: Every Story's the Same Story — A Workshop on Narrative Structure
October 2018
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Sun, 14 Oct 2018 10:00 AM
TWS Community Workshops: Writing Effective Dialogue