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SOS (Secular Organizations for Sobriety)
SOS is a secular recovery group dedicated solely to helping individuals achieve and maintain sobriety. All those who seek sobriety are welcome as members in any SOS group. For more information contact Eric Chinchon at 716-636-4869 ext. 318 or echinchon@centerforinquiry.net.
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“The Trouble With Christmas – a lecture by Tom Flynn
Tom Flynn has been recounting the history of the year-end holidays – and offering his rollicking rationale for why secular humanists should just sit the merriment out – since his book The Trouble with Christmas came out in 1993. His presentation is now fully illustrated in a lavish widescreen PowerPoint presentation containing more than 340 slides. (Fear not, as the angel never really said; some of those slides go by really, really fast.) Tom will make the most of the…
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Drinking Skeptically
Drinking Skeptically is an informal social event designed to promote fellowship and networking among skeptics, critical thinkers, and other like-minded individuals. It provides an opportunity for skeptics to talk, share ideas (and yes, drink) in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. But most of all, we have fun while promoting skepticism, science, and rationality. We start each event with a kick-off topic to get the conversation rolling, and then discuss whatever else is on our minds. December: Topic TBD Rohall's Corner serves drinks…
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Café Inquiry (City) discussion group – CANCELED
Please note that Cafe Inquiry is canceled on Dec 24 due to the holiday. Café Inquiry is a discussion group for those who love critical inquiry and friendly debates! Come join us to talk about religion, atheism, skepticism, culture, society, politics, and more. The group currently meets three times a month, typically on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Mondays, with three rotating locations: 1st Monday - Café Inquiry (South) SPoT Coffee Orchard Park (Upstairs) 6519 E. Quaker St., Orchard Park…
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SOS (Secular Organizations for Sobriety)
SOS is a secular recovery group dedicated solely to helping individuals achieve and maintain sobriety. All those who seek sobriety are welcome as members in any SOS group. For more information contact Eric Chinchon at 716-636-4869 ext. 318 or echinchon@centerforinquiry.net.
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News
November Wrap-Up
December 4, 2018
Last Friday, CFI WNY hosted a lecture by Buffalo State College professor Michael Niman. In his talk titled “Weaponized Social Media and the War on Verifiable Reality,” Niman demonstrated the many ways in which social media has become embedded in the lives of Americans. Additionally, Niman explored some of the implications of widespread social media …
October Wrap-Up
November 1, 2018
October was Sarah Kaiser‘s first month back at the Center for Inquiry. Sarah is grateful for her new role as the Program Director for the Western New York branch. She is fortunate to be working with a dedicated group of local organizers who are committed to seeing CFI WNY continue to grow as a local …
September Wrap-Up
October 8, 2018
Our CFI community hosted a great series of September events to kick off the fall season: We saw “Fahrenheit 451” at Subversive Theatre in Buffalo on Sept 28 On Sept 21, Tammy Millilo gave an informative lecture on environmental contamination in our community, and educated residents on how they might participate in UB research on …