Skeptics in the Pub TOPIC: Secular and cross-cultural understandings of death
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Skeptics in the Pub Calgary has been running monthly since 2008! We started presenting monthly topics in 2018, and many members of our community have either presented or suggested great topics. There is plenty of time to mingle and meet other atheists, humanists, skeptics, and overall great people.
NEW LOCATION: Limericks Traditional Public House - 7304 Macleod Trl
Agenda: we will mix and mingle until about 7:30, then have a 20 minute presentation on a topic of interest, followed by group discussion.
Topic: Death and Dying
Our guest speaker this month, Janet Arnold, holds a Master's Degree in Educational Psychology (Counselling), is a Registered Social Worker and Certified Thanatologist and has spent most of her career working in the mental health field. She has worked at Mount Royal University as a Counsellor, Accessibility Advisor, and Acting Diversity and Human Rights Advisor. She is also a contract Faculty member and teach the psychology course "Topics in Death and Dying".
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