To view this month's articles on the CFIC website, go to centreforinquiry.ca/january-2022-critical-links, or check out the CL archive.
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Happy New Year! This month, with shorter days and time at a premium, as our volunteers arrange for safe visits with family and friends, the board of directors and leadership team wanted to give our amazing Critical Links volunteers a bit of a break. Rather than our typical newsletter, we are going to bring you “a year in review and a 2022 sneak preview” through our eyes. In doing so, we hope that you get to know us a little bit better, and maybe, you will even want to get more involved.
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Afghan national Fika Taillon provides an historic perspective on living in Afghanistan, leaving Afghanistan, and thoughts about the current situation
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Have you ever wondered what is involved in sponsoring a refugee? Plan to attend this workshop to learn more and hear from the Group of Five who are sponsoring 'Omer.
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The lives of two Nigerian women divided by class and social inequality intersect when they're kidnapped, held captive, and forced to await their fate together (shorlisted for Scotiabank Giller Prize).
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Watch for our first episode of Podcast for Inquiry coming in January. Our first few episodes include conversations about the state of media in Canada, whether cultural change should only come from within and a two-part series discussing Quebec's Bill 21.
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CFIC has been adding recordings of our events to our national YouTube channel.
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Some of our new additions:
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CFIC is committed to asking difficult questions, which can include talks on controversial subjects. Hosting a speaker does not imply agreement with their views. |
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Excerpt from the New Year's message we received from Omer: Happy New Year to CFI Canada...I am so glad that CFIC has been there for me always.
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Throughout the month of December, CFIC asked you to Fund the Facts, Fight the Fakes, Help Human Rights, Save Science and Support Secularism.
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Like what you see? CFIC relies on donations and membership fees to bring you reliable, relevant information, and to raise awareness about the importance of critical thinking, scientific inquiry, and secularism. If you enjoy receiving this newsletter, please show your support by purchasing a $30 membership.
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CFIC volunteers were busy in 2021. They planned meetings, organized workshops, planned conferences, and researched and wrote articles. In fact, 2021 was one of CFIC's busiest years ever.
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CFIC Leaders Gaze into their Crystal Balls
This year we asked our leadership team to employ a crystal ball. Here are their predictions for 2022 along with some hopes and plans for CFIC in 2022.
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What 'Lies' Ahead
John Varghese
John is a CFIC Director and frequent contributor to Critical Links. John reflects on 2021 and makes some predictions for the coming year.
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Best Science Activities of 2021
We asked our board for the "best of 2021." They provide some recommendations about the best of CFIC's 2021 science activities and provide links for your viewing/reading pleasure.
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SECULARISM & HUMAN RIGHTS |
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Best Secular Activities of 2021
Like many of you, our leadership team sees the incredible harm that is caused by combining religion and politics.
Here are their recommendations for re-reads or re-watches related to secularism.
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Best Critical Thinking Activities of 2021
"What a great year it has been fostering public discourse that values facts over feelings, evidence over emotion, and observation over opinion."
Gus Lyn-Piluso - President
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If you celebrate any of these, or have suggestions for upcoming celebrations or observances, please drop us a line or send a picture to CriticalLinks@centreforinquiry.ca.
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