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SUMMARY:HAT Forum - “What can Humanist communities learn from Religious communities?”
DESCRIPTION:Discussion from a Humanist Perspective. Open discussion for Members and Humanists
URL:https://humanistperspectives.org/event/hat-forum-what-can-humanist-communities-learn-from-religious-communities/
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SUMMARY:HAT Talk @ The Forum - “Wired for Sound: A Journey into Hearing”
DESCRIPTION:Bev Biderman spent her childhood eating peas in the pod in Picton\, in Prince Edward County. She is a recovering computer analyst and a writer\, having published her memoir of growing up deaf as a door knob and learning to hear with a cochlear implant\, Wired for Sound: A Journey into Hearing (Rev 2016). At the age of 12\, she was relocated (by her parents) to Toronto and went on to York University. She worked in IT for 25 years as a computer programmer\, systems analyst and campus-wide strategic planner at UofT. \nAt the age of 50 she began a second career as a writer. \nHer award-winning memoir was favourably blurbed by Oliver Sacks. It was optioned for a film treatment\, but the movie was never made. When a composer asked if he could base an opera on it; she said “yes.” The opera has been performed exactly once.  \nShe now leads tours of the curious and the cognoscenti at the Art Gallery of Ontario and writes the occasional essay and book review in publications including The Globe and Mail\, the Literary Review of Canada\, and the Ottawa Citizen. She travels  to escape the awful traffic in downtown Toronto\, where she lives\, favouring islands\, of which she has visited 44. 
URL:https://humanistperspectives.org/event/hat-talk-the-forum-wired-for-sound-a-journey-into-hearing/
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SUMMARY:The HAT Forum “To what degree are individuals and governments responsible for addressing poverty?”
DESCRIPTION:To begin to explore this broad question\, we may consider the following points: \n1. Individual Financial Responsibility: Are individuals responsible by increasing their tax or charitable contributions to help alleviate poverty? To what extent is poverty attributed to individual choice\, as opposed to social and economic structure\, and to what degree must an individual be obligated to help those experiencing poverty? It is difficult to set aside personal or social bias in formulating a response or devising a plan of action\, based solely on fiscal and ethical standards\, without value judgements\, and with compassion\, balanced with our own needs and wants. \nThese two video links explore only a fraction of the psychology related to the topic.\nhttps://youtu.be/tMY1TXsp6Nc\nhttps://youtu.be/rvskMHn0sqQ \n2. Role of Different Societal Levels: Which level of society is responsible for helping to alleviate poverty? Is it municipal\, provincial\, national\, or do smaller communities and organizations have a larger role?  if different levels of government don’t agree on how to address poverty\, resources are not properly used to address poverty\, creating waste in time and resources.  Some believe we should pay less tax and let individuals choose how to address poverty with their own resources\, or combine with others through private groups.  Both options exist for quite some time yet poverty persists.  \nThis video is exploring some flaws in the macro level governmental support commonly found in many nations. \nhttps://youtu.be/D9N7QaIOkG8 \n3. Ethical Considerations in Aid Distribution: Ethically speaking\, what considerations should guide us in determining who deserves help in overcoming poverty?  Who determines what constitutes poverty\, and which metrics to include? (ex; local\, national\, international metrics as compared to who/when/where)  \nThere are proposed methods to bypass some of these divisive questions\, this is one proposed solution: Universal basic income. https://youtu.be/kl39KHS07Xc \n4. The Role of Education: How does education contribute to alleviating poverty\, and what responsibility do individuals and societies have in ensuring access to education?  Is equitable access to education sufficient\, or do we have a responsibility to ensure its delivery to the intended recipient as well?  Statistically\, higher education correlates with lower levels of poverty\, especially if at least a minimum high school education is achieved. There are many factors that contribute to poverty that education alone would be unable to address in its current model.    \n5. Impact of Policy and Legislation: What role do governmental policies play in addressing present and future poverty?  Is it acceptable to only partially address current poverty\, due to limited resources\, in order to secure future generations’ financial security? and how can individuals and communities influence or contribute to these efforts?  In a democracy\, when we elect leaders\, we have influence over what policies will likely be put in place\, kept\, amended\, or scrapped\, making us (the individuals) arguably responsible to some degree.  \nThis video touches on individual and governmental ethical responsibility\, which guides legislation alongside financial considerations. https://youtu.be/D5sknLy7Smo \nVideo links:  All from Kurzgesagt\, PBS\, TedEd\, and one individual (unaffiliated) video.  These videos are not necessarily a representation of my personal opinions\, in fact I have chosen them to eliminate my conscious and subconscious biases from steering thee discussion as best I could. I have tried to include a variety of perspectives\, whether I agree with them or not.
URL:https://humanistperspectives.org/event/the-hat-forum-to-what-degree-are-individuals-and-governments-responsible-for-addressing-poverty/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community,HAT
ORGANIZER;CN="Humanist Association of Toronto (HAT)":MAILTO:HatCoord@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Beyond Believing
DESCRIPTION:Just a reminder that our very popular Beyond Believing meeting will take place in a Zoom Room. \nIn this group\, we talk about the struggles we have faced and continue to face concerning our journey from religion to secular/Humanist life\, what it means to be a Humanist and our joys and sorrows within this philosophy.  \nCome out and we will share notes\, commiserate and celebrate.  \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/91169150379
URL:https://humanistperspectives.org/event/beyond-believing/
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