Morinville Public Elementary School had its first day of classes in their new modular classrooms Monday, January 23. The modulars are located adjacent to an existing Elementary School, Georges P. Vanier. The two modular classrooms were expected for the beginning of the 2011-12 school year but were delayed for months. Students were first taught in the Morinville Community Cultural Centre, but increased enrollment required larger space and the students were moved to conference rooms in the Sturgeon School Division Office. Schooling in the modular classrooms will begin a shared space arrangement between Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division – the public school division for Morinville – and the Sturgeon School Division – the guest provider.
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- Come join us for brunch at a family friendly restaurant.
Saturday January 21 –“Newbie Night”- Elephant and Castle @ City Centre Mall – 7 PM – Facebook
- If you’re new to the SEA or atheism/agnosticism and interested in meeting some other new people in an informal setting, and learning what the SEA is all about, this is the event for you!
- Please RSVP with Facebook or by contacting us.
- There will be a reservation under “Marion”, so ask the greeter and they’ll point you towards the correct table.
Sunday January 22 – Stitch & Bitch – Remedy Café – 8631 109 St – 1PM – Facebook
- Bring along some kind of portable handicraft and meet some fellow atheists! Or, use this as an excuse to get some good chai and discuss your latest project.
- We’ll try to claim one of the booths on the main floor. Second choice, upstairs. Look for the huge bag made from knitting scraps.
- Plan ahead for the next installment of our regular group blood donations!
- To make your appointment or ask if you’re eligible to donate, please call Canadian Blood Services: 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-236-6283).
- Future blood drives will be held on the following dates:
- April 14, 2012
- June 23, 2012
- September 8, 2012
The most recent newsletter for the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership discusses two things that members of the SEA are probably interested in:
- The proposed Office of Religious Freedom that the federal government is working on
- The human rights complaint recently issued by the Morinville parents
They’re both worth a read.
***NOTE LOCATION CHANGE***
Tuesday, 3 January 2012, 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Room 7, 6th Floor, Stanley A Milner Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, Alberta.
Turner Valley Room, Westin Hotel, 10135-100th Street NW, Edmonton AB T5J 0N7
It’s the Society of Edmonton Atheists monthly roundtable, first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m! We will start at 7:00 pm with a VERY brief general meeting.
January’s meeting will look back at the legacy of Christopher Hitchens, nicknamed “Hitch”, (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011), British-American author, journalist, debater and all-around contrarian, whose books, essays, and journalistic career spanned more than four decades. Continue reading »
Come out come out! On Friday, 16 December 2011 (yes, TODAY!), the Society of Edmonton Atheists is having a winter solstice party, downstairs in the basement of the German-Canadian Cultural Centre (8310 Roper Road (51 St): http://www.gcca.ca/)! The pub atmosphere is on at the German Club’s monthly Feierabend, starting at 8:00 pm!
If you want to have an excellent dinner first, call 780-466-4000 and make a reservation for the German Club Friday buffet dinner! Details here: http://www.gcca.ca/restaurant.htm
See you all there!
Here is the facebook invite.
So, it’s Sunday morning, you’re wide awake, but everyone you know who’s up at this hour is going to church. Why not join us for brunch?
Albert’s Family Restaurant at Bonnie Doon Mall
Sunday, December 11, 2011
9:00am
We’ll have some SEA contact cards on the table, and will probably be at a table close to the front.
After the General Meeting portion on December 6, we’ll be discussing politics. It’s been on the to-do list for a while now for the SEA to send out candidate questionnaires during elections. With a provincial one on the horizon, now is a good time to get everyone’s input.
- What issues would you like us to ask candidates about?
- What issues do you think the SEA should be more actively involved in, and how should we go about doing that?
A sample list of questions can be found here.
Please keep in mind that the SEA has no intention of endorsing any particular party or candidate, but figuring out how they would address concerns that our members have, and taking positions on specific issues are within the SEA’s mandate.
Here’s what’s coming up in the next while for the SEA:
Friday, Nov 25, 8pm – Joint holiday party with other local atheist and skeptic groups. Accent Lounge (8223 – 104 Street). Please RSVP http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1962914129/
Saturday, Nov 26, 11am - Blood Drive. To make an appointment or ask if you’re eligible to donate, please call Canadian Blood Services: 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-236-6283). Edmonton donation location: 8249-114th Street (South of the U of A Hospital).
Sunday, Dec 4, 1pm – Stitch & Bitch. Remedy, upstairs (8631 109 Street). Bring along some kind of portable handicraft and meet some fellow atheists! We’ll try to claim the upstairs couches.
Tuesday, Dec 6, 7pm – Monthly Discussion and General Meeting. Our December round-table will start with a brief general meeting lasting about 30 minutes (7:00 – 7:30 pm) to fill a vacancy on the board and vote on a change to the membership fee. The discussion topic is not yet announced.
Sunday, Dec 11, 9am – Brunch. Albert’s Family Restaurant @ Bonnie Doon Mall. Come join us for brunch at a family friendly restaurant.
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Room 7, 6th Floor, Stanley A Milner Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, Alberta.
This month’s round table discussion topic is still TBA.
Our December round-table will start with a brief general meeting lasting about 30 minutes (7:00 – 7:30 pm). We have two specific items to address in this meeting:
1. Electing a new director to fill a vacancy. If you’d like to contribute to the direction of the SEA and help us organize events, please consider running for this position.
2. Voting on a proposal to increase the membership fee to $20/yr. effective January 1st, 2012. Memberships purchased in the last few months and until the end of the year (at $10) will be valid until the end of 2012.
You must be a member in good standing (that means you’ve purchased a membership for $10 this year) in order to vote. You may purchase a membership at the start of the meeting or online. Members may vote by proxy, provided that the Secretary is informed at least 48 hours in advance.
Round table discussion will start at or before 7:30 pm once our business is concluded .
The meeting continues informally at Elephant and Castle afterwards at 9:00 pm.
All are welcome to both events!
Facebook RSVP here
The Sturgeon Heights school prayer issue is still ongoing, and the board seems to be trying to draw it out long enough that the parents will get tired and wander away.