Casual Ex-Religious Support Network Get-together on Zoom Have you left or are you thinking about leaving your religion? Coping with loss of belief, family and friends can be hard. Join us for our next Ex-Religious Support Network meetup online as we provide comfort and support for each other. Pour yourself a coffee or tea, pull […]
A get-together over lunch Join with others in the Monash municipality to socialize and discuss topics of interest to humanists. After lunch, the park affords pleasant walks. Contact: John Anderson: phone 04 4903 1855.
Balwyn Library Meeting Room, 336 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn, and on line HV Public Presentation (hybrid) Whistleblowers play a critical role in protecting human rights and upholding democratic accountability in our country. But right now, ineffective protections, legal uncertainty and insufficient practical support are discouraging them from speaking up. Kieran Pender will outline the ground-breaking Whistleblower […]
The Emotional Landscape of Religion: Emotions as "Good" or "Bad" Join us as professional counsellor, Caroline Winzenried, takes us on an exploration of the intricate ties between religious teachings and emotion in this three-part series of talks. In this first presentation, we'll examine how religious teachings can shape our emotional understanding by categorising emotions as […]
Dinner in the Pub Join with others in Elsternwick and neighbouring areas to socialise and discuss topics of interest to Humanists. Contact Joe Sampson, phone 04 4983 2722.
Casual ESN Get-together at Café and Gardens For our next face-to-face Ex-Religious Support Network get-together, we'll meet at a café located in beautiful gardens close to the Melbourne city block. We'll go on a splendid guided tour of the gardens before we sit down for a picnic afternoon tea in the lovely green surroundings. Bring […]
Humanists Victoria Public Presentation (hybrid meeting) This is a golden opportunity to understand a complex web of social dysfunction and how it can be handled more compassionately. In 2016 Elena Pappas and Jill Prior founded Law and Advocacy for Women (LACW), the first women’s legal service in Victoria. They support women with legal advocacy, while the […]
A get-together over lunch Join with others in the Monash municipality to socialize and discuss topics of interest to humanists. After lunch, the park affords pleasant walks. Contact: John Anderson: phone 04 4903 1855.
Spiritual Bypassing: The Dangers of Disconnecting from Emotions (on line) This is the second in a series of three talks by professional counsellor, Caroline Winzenried. For details and to RSVP, visit https://www.meetup.com/ex-religious-support-network/events/
Dinner in the Pub Join with others in Elsternwick and neighbouring areas to socialise and discuss topics of interest to Humanists. Contact Joe Sampson, phone 04 4983 2722.
Humanists Victoria Public Presentation Victor Franco is a councillor at the City of Boroondara. After a three-year campaign, which was supported by Humanists Victoria, in October of this year he finally succeeded in removing prayer rituals from the formal proceedings of council meetings. He is among a number of Victorian councillors who have jointly written […]
How to Interact with the Religiously Infected In our sessions, members often ask about dealing with those left behind in their religion. With end-of-year family and friends get-togethers coming up, it’s a pertinent time to take a deeper dive into navigating relationships with the religious. In this session, I’ll begin by reading four and a […]