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• Sun, 10 Feb 2019 10:00 AM
  TWS Community Workshops: Writer Interrupted — Reboot Your Writing Life
• Sat, 23 Feb 2019 1:30 PM
  Free Forum | Around the World in 90 Minutes
• Sun, 24 Feb 2019 10:00 AM
  TWS Community Workshops: Restarting the Stalled Story
• Tue, 05 Mar 2019 2:30 PM
  Writing an Essay for the Liberal Arts Certificate (55+) — March Workshop
• Sun, 10 Mar 2019 10:00 AM
  TWS Community Workshops: Truth or Fiction? From Research to Novel
• Sat, 23 Mar 2019 1:30 PM
  Free Forum | Easter in Art

• Wed, 16 Jan 2019 7:00 PM
  Pop Up Cafe | Intelligence agencies: do we need them?
• Thu, 17 Jan 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | In a fragmented world, what is the common good?
  Are there ways of talking about and nurturing a broader vision of what contributes to global well-being?
• Wed, 30 Jan 2019 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Are family relationships obligatory? Is it okay to turn your back on blood?
• Thu, 31 Jan 2019 6:00 PM
  Pop-up Café | What would a utopia be like? How would it function and continue to exist?
• Wed, 13 Feb 2019 7:00 PM
  Pop Up Café | Is deplatforming a means of preventing free speech?
  Is it an effective strategy to eliminating hate, or does it raise the profile of the banned?
• Thu, 21 Feb 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | What do we need to teach our children?
  Are there key skills that our children and grandchildren need to flourish in the world and can we imagine new ways of helping them develop?
• Wed, 27 Feb 2019 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | What do you know about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC)?
  Is the process of addressing the issues of colonization with Canada’s Indigenous peoples working? What are the benefits and drawbacks of the TRC?
• Wed, 13 Mar 2019 7:00 PM
  Pop Up Cafe | Cannabis is legal. What’s next?
• Thu, 21 Mar 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Can we avoid a climate catastrophe?
  Can a small group of conscious and concerned people change the world for the better?
• Wed, 27 Mar 2019 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Who are allies of the TRC and how can they help aid the process of understanding Indigenous issues?
  What does building an improved understanding look like to you?
• Wed, 17 Apr 2019 7:00 PM
  Pop Up Café| How and where do you enjoy art?
• Thu, 18 Apr 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | How do we discern truth?
  How do we work together to arrive at truth in a world where there are so many competing claims?
• Wed, 24 Apr 2019 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Deconstructing FOBS: what does it mean to be "fresh off the boat"?
  What are the effects of this dialogue surrounding immigrants and people of colour? Who benefits from this type of language and how?

• Tue, 19 Feb 2019 10:30 AM
  Philosophers' Café | Love your enemies: what does this mean? Can it be done?
• Tue, 19 Mar 2019 10:30 AM
  Philosophers' Café | When is risk an unavoidable part of our lives? When do we choose it?
• Tue, 16 Apr 2019 10:30 AM
  Philosophers' Café | Are there basic beliefs in all religions? If so, what are they?

• Thu, 17 Jan 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Is human nature a valid concept, or are humans as unique as their fingerprints?
• Thu, 21 Feb 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | What is the appeal of public intellectuals, such as Jordan Peterson, who have been referred to as members of the Intellectual Dark Web?
  Are they as dangerous as their critics claim them to be?
• Thu, 21 Mar 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | What impact is the #MeToo movement having on male-female relationships?
• Thu, 18 Apr 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Is the modern mental health epidemic real, or a manufactured crisis?

• Wed, 16 Jan 2019 6:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Is it possible for Canadians to heal from a racialized past?
• Wed, 06 Feb 2019 6:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | How have Canadian immigration policies and our attitudes toward them changed over time, and what does the future look like?
• Wed, 06 Mar 2019 6:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Is critical thinking a thing of the past? What are the consequences of not thinking critically?
• Wed, 24 Apr 2019 6:00 PM
  Pop Up Cafe | How does our direct participation in community contribute to the well-being of society?
  Is volunteering a moral virtue or obligation?

• Mon, 28 Jan 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Technologies of the Self: A Seminar with Michel Foucault asks, what are the processes and the technologies, by which we gain knowledge to determine the way we want to be in the world?
• Mon, 25 Feb 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | In a gender binary world, we construct, support and perpetuate ideals of masculinity and femininity. What are these ideals today and how do we conform to or challenge them?
• Thu, 07 Mar 2019 1:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | How does creating art serve as a cathartic or therapeutic act?
• Mon, 25 Mar 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Living in an image-saturated landscape, gaps emerge between our own sense of self and media representations of an ideal self.
  How do such representations influence our sense of identity and affect our lives?
• Mon, 15 Apr 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | In today's consumer capitalist spectacle, celebrities are held up as role models and spokespeople. Why?
  What are the promises and pitfalls of our obsession with celebrities?

• Thu, 17 Jan 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Is there anything wrong with getting high? Why are people averse to others getting high?
  Is there a solution?
• Thu, 21 Feb 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | The greater the power, the greater the responsibility: do more powerful nations have a greater responsibility to act ethically in the world?
• Thu, 21 Mar 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Slacktivism: is signing an internet petition good enough? Have we lost our way with activism?
• Thu, 18 Apr 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Philosophers often write of a well-lived life—but what is it? How do we know we’re living well?
  What factors contribute to a well-lived life?

• Wed, 23 Jan 2019 10:30 AM
  Philosophers' Café | What does it mean to be human? How is this expressed in our lives?
• Mon, 04 Feb 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Hospitality customs: quaint cultural artifact, or the sign of a healthy society?
• Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:30 AM
  Philosophers' Café | What are the dangers and advantages of medically assisted dying?
• Mon, 04 Mar 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Do we look for certain characteristics in our leaders?
  Do we seek different characteristics from leaders in different aspects of our lives? How do you lead?
• Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:30 AM
  Philosophers' Café | What are Canadian values? How are they realized or not realized?
• Mon, 01 Apr 2019 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Are there comic forms that are universal, or is comedy a social construct that can only be appreciated from within a cultural paradigm?
• Wed, 24 Apr 2019 10:30 AM
  Philosophers' Café | What is heaven on earth for you?

• Thu, 17 Jan 2019 7:00 PM
  Russian Café | Кто такие масоны: тайное мировое правительство или просто объединение клубов? Зачем люди вступают в масоны?
  Who are the Masons? Are they a secret world government, or simply a network of clubs? Why do people join the Masons?
• Thu, 14 Feb 2019 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Socialism versus capitalism: is one better than the other, or do they simply offer different strengths?
• Thu, 14 Feb 2019 7:00 PM
  Russian Café | Закон и справедливость: как они связаны? Можно ли назвать их синонимами?
  Law and equity: how are they connected? Could they be synonyms?
• Thu, 14 Mar 2019 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Are public art installations and sculptures welcome cultural additions, or frivolous eyesores?
• Thu, 21 Mar 2019 7:00 PM
  Russian Café | Криптовалюты и блок-чейн технологии: будущее финансовых систем или мыльный пузырь?
  Cryptocurrencies and blockchain: our future or hype? Guest speaker: Irina Mashedo
• Thu, 11 Apr 2019 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | The Temporary Foreign Worker Program: should it be expanded, kept as is, reduced or scrapped?
• Thu, 18 Apr 2019 7:00 PM
  Russian Café | Почему Запад превзошел Восток в технологиях и уровне жизни? И это навсегда?
  Why has the West exceeded the East in certain aspects of technology and quality of life? Will this always be the case? Guest speaker: Irina Mashedo

• Tue, 15 Jan 2019 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Past and present homelessness: where do we go from here?
• Tue, 12 Feb 2019 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Death and dying: how do we approach end of life in healthy ways?
• Thu, 21 Feb 2019 5:30 PM
  Inclusive City Café | February is Black History Month. What did Martin Luther King Jr. teach us about civil disobedience?
• Wed, 13 Mar 2019 6:30 PM
  Pop Up Café | What does artificial intelligence mean to you? Does it scare you?
• Thu, 21 Mar 2019 5:30 PM
  Inclusive City Café | How does the shock of being called a racist impact our behaviour? How do we get from colour-blind to colour-brave?
• Wed, 10 Apr 2019 6:30 PM
  Pop Up Café | Nationalism versus globalism: what is the best approach to protect the environment?
• Thu, 18 Apr 2019 5:30 PM
  Inclusive City Café | The new world of health: are we really in control of our own health?

• Thu, 28 Feb 2019 2:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | To pray or not to pray? Secular countries regularly top the list for happiest places, yet religious and spiritual individuals report being happier than others. Do we need a spiritual practice?
• Thu, 28 Mar 2019 2:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | We are more connected than ever before, so why are we so lonely?
  Why hasn't modern transportation and technology solved our loneliness?
• Thu, 25 Apr 2019 2:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | What happens when your inner child gets arthritis? Is play important for all of us?
  How does play fit into the life of today's child or adult?

• Thu, 17 Jan 2019 10:30 AM
  Philosophers' Café | How does digital technology impact our understanding of literacy?
  As technology evolves, can a literate person become illiterate? How do communities ensure literacy rates remain constant across generations?
• Thu, 21 Feb 2019 10:30 AM
  Philosophers' Café | When is a democracy not a democracy? What are the pillars that define a democratic state?
• Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:30 AM
  Philosophers' Café | How does the use of your time reflect your values and your priorities?
  Do you need to justify how you spend your time?