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• Thu, 06 Dec 2018 8:00 PM
  The Writer's Studio Reading Series in Vancouver
• Sun, 10 Feb 2019 10:00 AM
  TWS Community Workshops: Writer Interrupted — Reboot Your Writing Life
• Sun, 24 Feb 2019 10:00 AM
  TWS Community Workshops: Restarting the Stalled Story
• Sun, 10 Mar 2019 10:00 AM
  TWS Community Workshops: Truth or Fiction? From Research to Novel

• Thu, 22 Nov 2018 2:00 PM
  FLASHPOINT: Saudi Arabia and The Journalist - Why Him? Why Now? What's Next?
• Sat, 24 Nov 2018 1:30 PM
  Free Forum | Research in Action: Women in Spanish Baroque Music Theatre
• Thu, 03 Jan 2019 11:30 AM
  Writing an Essay for the Liberal Arts Certificate (55+) — January Workshop
• Tue, 15 Jan 2019 10:30 AM
  Liberal Arts and 55+ Program Meet and Greet
• Sat, 23 Feb 2019 1:30 PM
  Free Forum | Around the World in 90 Minutes
• Tue, 05 Mar 2019 2:30 PM
  Writing an Essay for the Liberal Arts Certificate (55+) — March Workshop
• Sat, 23 Mar 2019 1:30 PM
  Free Forum | Easter in Art

• Fri, 16 Nov 2018 4:45 PM
  Pop-up Café | What do we mean by honour?
  What role does honour play in our society?
• Tue, 20 Nov 2018 10:30 AM
  Philosophers' Café | What are the pros and cons nationalism?
• Wed, 21 Nov 2018 6:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | The printed word has long-held a powerful authority and transformative potential around the world. How do you view the power of print and where do you see it headed?
• Thu, 22 Nov 2018 2:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | “Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength" (Betty Friedan). What does this mean to you?
• Thu, 22 Nov 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | What is the difference between force and power? Is there a difference?
• Thu, 22 Nov 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | As we celebrate Remembrance Day, what are the best ways to “take the torch” from those who died or were traumatized in war?
• Mon, 26 Nov 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Six girls were convicted of assault in 1997 for their role in the deadly attack on Reena Virk. What has the impact been on our understanding of gender-based violence?
• Tue, 27 Nov 2018 6:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Life is not living you, you are living life. How can you choose to be and respond in order to create your own life experience?
• Wed, 28 Nov 2018 1:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Ghandi’s lost shoe: how can a simple act benefit both the receiver and the giver? How is this accomplished?
• Wed, 28 Nov 2018 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Has the "treat yourself" epidemic changed the discourse on mental health in a positive or negative way?
  Is it valid or does it only increase consumerism?
• Wed, 28 Nov 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Does our paradigm of scientific materialism lead to disenchantment in our lives?
• Thu, 29 Nov 2018 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | How does anonymity impact our behaviour?
  When we engage with others anonymously, are we less likely to adhere to social norms? Do we behave less often like “ourselves”?
• Mon, 03 Dec 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Cafe | Do you give to charity? How do you decide where to put your charity dollars?
• Mon, 03 Dec 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Do you trust an automated system more if there is a real person you can talk to, even if the end result is the same?
• Wed, 05 Dec 2018 6:30 PM
  Teen Café | What’s your FQ? Do you think you are financially literate, or is your holiday spending going to leave you broke?
• Wed, 05 Dec 2018 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Should psychedelic drugs be legalized for therapeutic use?
  How about for recreational and spiritual use?
• Thu, 06 Dec 2018 6:30 PM
  Teen Café | What’s your FQ? Do you think you are financially literate, or is your holiday spending going to leave you broke?
• Thu, 06 Dec 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | What is the role of an artist? How do artists view the social realities of competition and entertainment?
• Sat, 08 Dec 2018 3:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Dear Santa, I’ve been good all year: how do we know when we’ve been good? And should there be payoff?
• Tue, 11 Dec 2018 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Can the dynamic of dominant and oppressed cultures help us understand structural injustice?
• Tue, 11 Dec 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Does art fail when its rejected? Does it only become “real” art when praised by experts?
• Wed, 12 Dec 2018 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | How is philosophy different from religion?
  Do these two traditions have different parameters for debate and discussion?
• Thu, 13 Dec 2018 5:30 PM
  Inclusive City Café | What are the benefits and disadvantages to moving to a new country?
  Navigating cultural differences can be challenging. Are people truly ready to adapt to a new culture when they move, or are they caught off-guard by unexpected differences?
• Thu, 13 Dec 2018 6:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Is suffering a necessary component of life?
  If it were possible, should all suffering be eliminated?
• Thu, 13 Dec 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Socrates argued that we must abide by the social contract: individuals must give up some individual rights and freedoms in exchange for safety and security. Is this true?
  If so, what rights and freedoms do we exchange?
• Thu, 13 Dec 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosopher's Café | How do we take advantage of the possibility of a longer life, and what new responsibilities and duties do we have in doing so?
• Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:30 AM
  Philosophers' Café | Is it possible to be with people this way? How?
  “I wonder more and more if the first thing shouldn't be to know people by name, to eat and drink with them, to listen to their stories and tell your own, and to let them know with words, handshakes, and hugs that you do not simply like them, but truly love them,” Henri Nouwen writes, calling this “the ministry of presence”. What do you think?
• Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:30 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Ego, creativity and the artist: why do so many artists and musicians have big egos and is this a good or a bad thing?
• Sat, 15 Dec 2018 11:00 AM
  Punjabi Café | Is there a difference in how a sense of community is fostered from within the Punjabi community?
  ਸਹਿਯੋਗਾਤਮਕ ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਨੂੰ ਵਧਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਈਚਾਰਾ ਕੀ ਭੂਮਿਕਾ ਅਦਾ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ?
• Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:30 AM
  Philosophers' Café | Restorative justice: how does it work? How far can we take it?
• Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:30 AM
  Philosophers' Café | If you could create a December festival (a one-size-fits-all celebration), what would it include?
• Thu, 20 Dec 2018 2:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | Dark mid-winter thoughts. Are you hiding, hibernating or preparing for reinvention?
• Thu, 20 Dec 2018 7:00 PM
  Russian Café | Мозг для нас или мы для мозга? Кто кем управляет?
  Guest Dr. Arslan Iliassov. Is our brain working for us, or are we working for our brains? Who is leading?
• Thu, 20 Dec 2018 7:00 PM
  Philosophers' Café | What is happiness?