There are no online events scheduled at this time.

• Wed, 02 May 2018 2:00 PM
  Gentle Yoga
• Fri, 04 May 2018 12:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Poetic truth, or pretty falsehood?
• Thu, 10 May 2018 9:30 AM
  Liberal Arts and 55+ Program Meet and Greet
• Mon, 14 May 2018 9:00 AM
  Executive Director Pro-D Day Conference 2018
• Wed, 16 May 2018 7:00 PM
  No One Should Have No One: Tackling Loneliness Together
• Sat, 16 Jun 2018 1:30 PM
  Free Forum | The Reality of Your Mortality: Using an End-of-Life Planning Checklist
• July 14, 2018
  A Day of Creative Commotion
• Tue, 24 Jul 2018 7:00 PM
  TWS Graduation & Reunion
• Sun, 23 Sep 2018 10:00 AM
  TWS Community Workshops: Every Story's the Same Story — A Workshop on Narrative Structure
• Sun, 14 Oct 2018 10:00 AM
  TWS Community Workshops: Writing Effective Dialogue
• Sun, 04 Nov 2018 10:00 AM
  TWS Community Workshops: Telling It Right — Story, Plot and Structure

There are no events scheduled in SFU Woodwards at this time.

• Fri, 27 Apr 2018 4:30 PM
  Pop-up Café | How is social media changing the world? Are the impacts of digital communications more positive or negative?
• Mon, 07 May 2018 7:00 PM
  Pop Up Cafe | Adrenaline junkies: Are they on to something?
  How can we keep our lives exciting and not get bogged down in the day-to-day of our usual responsibilities?
• Thu, 17 May 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | What do immigrants contribute to Canada?
• Mon, 04 Jun 2018 7:00 PM
  Pop Up Cafe | What are the rules you live by?
  Where do they come from and do they change over time?
• Thu, 21 Jun 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | What are the pros and cons of urban densification?
• Thu, 19 Jul 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | How do we encourage constructive, engaged citizenship?
• 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?

• Tue, 15 May 2018 10:30 AM
  Philosophers' Café | War: is it necessary?
  Why do we have wars? Are there any good wars? What would it take to end all war?
• 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?

• Thu, 24 May 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | What defines “art”? When someone refers to themselves as an “artist,” what do they claim to be?
• 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?

There are no events scheduled in New Westminster at this time.

• Mon, 14 May 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | In what ways does gender shape one’s life experience?
• Mon, 11 Jun 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | What do you hope to learn or accomplish when you travel?
• 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?

• Thu, 17 May 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Angels, near-death experiences and the afterlife.
  Given our heavily science-based understanding of life and death is there an equally science-based place for these other experiences?
• 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?
• 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, 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?

• Mon, 07 May 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | What is your idea of community?
  What are the characteristics that define a community and what are the requirements for membership?
• Mon, 04 Jun 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | How much discipline do we need in our lives?
  Is it the same for each person? Does it make a difference if the discipline is applied externally or internally?

• Thu, 17 May 2018 7:00 PM
  Russian Café | The human rights movement in the USSR in the 1960s and 70s: evidence of eyewitnesses and participants.
  The human rights movement in the USSR in the 1960s and '70s: evidence of eyewitnesses and participants. Guest: Dr. Michael Beletsky
• Thu, 21 Jun 2018 7:00 PM
  Russian Café | Charles Chaplin: the great stranger.
  Чарльз Чаплин: великий незнакомец. Guest Vladimir Ivanov, filmmaker

There are no events scheduled in Surrey at this time.

• Wed, 02 May 2018 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Should digital democracy be maintained in our time of big data, censorship and surveillance?
• Thu, 03 May 2018 8:00 PM
  The Writer's Studio Reading Series in Vancouver
• Thu, 10 May 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Is it true that all human action is motivated by self-interest?
  Some economic theories and many people assume that humans are essentially selfish. Is this view of human nature correct?
• Fri, 11 May 2018 12:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Have we lost our appreciation and understanding of Western music and Western culture?
  Does it matter? With guest musicians: C. Ridley, D. Marcinek, A. Khvatova and T. Khvatova
• Wed, 30 May 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Should the proliferation of internet piracy affect our legal and practical notions of copyright, ownership and creativity?
• Wed, 06 Jun 2018 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Is traditional marriage on the way out?
  Marriage as a formalized bond between two individuals is evolving. What is it being replaced with?
• Fri, 08 Jun 2018 12:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | The aesthetics and musical language of the baroque period and the 21st century demonstrate key similarities and differences. Which era’s ideals do you feel are better?
  With guest musicians: C. Ridley, D. Marcinek, A. Khvatova and T. Khvatova
• Thu, 14 Jun 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosopher's Café | Does it matter if we lose our capacity for long form writing and reading?
  Research suggests that constant exposure to digital media changes how our brains process information. Will society be profoundly changed if books and reading disappear?
• 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?
• Wed, 04 Jul 2018 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | What is entheogen spirituality and how does it compare to organized religion?
• 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
• 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?
• 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?
• Wed, 22 Aug 2018 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | The personal Panopticon of your psyche: have you internalized the expectations of the dominant culture?
• 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?

• Thu, 17 May 2018 10:30 AM
  Philosophers' Café | Inside Canada’s prisons: punishment or rehabilitation?
  Do you think rehabilitation can be accomplished in our current incarceration system? What challenges does our system face? Guest: Neil MacLean, retired Correctional Service of Canada manager
• 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.

There are no events scheduled in White Rock at this time.