Humanist Association of Toronto (HAT) Meetup Group

Join us the 4th Friday of every month at 6 pm at Cherie Bistro for a get-together jointly hosted by the Humanist Association of Toronto and Toronto Oasis. Catch up with friends and welcome new people. Please RSVP on Meetup so that we can make reservations.

The Humanist Association of Toronto
http://www.humanisttoronto.ca/

Every Saturday we meet on Zoom to discuss a topic decided upon the previous week. These are topics of humanist interest, from a humanist perspective.

The topic of the discussion will be decided in a prior meeting, usually two weeks in advance. This week’s topic is:
Stereotyping: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Introduced by Catherine Francis
Stereotyping is the act of assuming that all people in a particular group share the same characteristics, behaviours, beliefs, or abilities.
A stereotype can be positive, negative, or neutral. Stereotypes are sometimes but not always derived from or rooted in characteristics of some (or many) members of a particular group. Even in those cases the use of stereotypes can be unfair to individual members of the group who do not fit the particular stereotype. In other cases, stereotypes are not based on genuine characteristics of the group, but on bigotry or malice, for example.
Discussion Questions:

1. How do you define a stereotype?
2. Where do stereotypes come from?
3. Have you ever been stereotyped? On what basis? How did it affect you?
4. Can stereotypes ever be positive, or are they always harmful? Why?
5. Do stereotypes influence the way you treat other people?
6. Do media and especially social media play a role in creating or reinforcing stereotypes?
7. How can stereotypes lead to prejudice or discrimination?
8. Why is it important to judge people as individuals rather than by stereotypes?

Meet our diverse group, trade perspectives in a free and open forum and learn from others as they learn from you!

BTW: don't be concerned if there are not many RSVP’s. Many HAT members attend regularly but don’t sign up on Meetup. Our online meetings have been very popular with 20-30 attendees.

Our Website (http://www.humanisttoronto.ca/)

The Humanist Association of Toronto
http://www.humanisttoronto.ca/

Every Saturday we meet on Zoom to discuss a topic decided upon the previous week. These are topics of humanist interest, from a humanist perspective.

The topic of the discussion will be decided in a prior meeting, usually two weeks in advance. This week’s topic is: How have Women’s Rights Improved in the Last 2000 Years? And what changes do you anticipate in the 21st century?

Introduced by Karen Lynn, details to follow.

Meet our diverse group, trade perspectives in a free and open forum and learn from others as they learn from you!

BTW: don't be concerned if there are not many RSVP’s. Many HAT members attend regularly but don’t sign up on Meetup. Our online meetings have been very popular with 20-30 attendees.

Our Website (http://www.humanisttoronto.ca/)

The Humanist Association of Toronto
http://www.humanisttoronto.ca/

Every Saturday we meet on Zoom to discuss a topic decided upon the previous week. These are topics of humanist interest, from a humanist perspective.

The topic of the discussion will be decided in a prior meeting, usually two weeks in advance. This week’s topic is: TBA

Meet our diverse group, trade perspectives in a free and open forum and learn from others as they learn from you!

BTW: don't be concerned if there are not many RSVP’s. Many HAT members attend regularly but don’t sign up on Meetup. Our online meetings have been very popular with 20-30 attendees.

Our Website (http://www.humanisttoronto.ca/)