CFI Canada An 18-Month Review PREPARED BY: ERIC ADRIAANS, NATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. DATE: March 28, 2015

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1 CFI Canada An 18-Month Review PREPARED BY: ERIC ADRIAANS, NATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DATE: March 28, 2015

2 Centre For Inquiry Mission Statement To educate and provide training to the public in the application of sceptical, secular, rational and humanistic enquiry through conferences, symposia, lectures, published works and the maintenance of a library.

3 CFIC is a registered educational charity with registration number : RR0001 Headquarters: 55 Eglinton Avenue East Suite 307, Toronto Telephone: Funding is 100% donations and membership fees. M4P 1G8

4 Centre For Inquiry Structure Ratified June 2014 Board of Directors Kevin Smith Chair (Toronto) Pat O Brien Vice Chair (Vancouver) Gary Fitzgibbon - Treasurer (Toronto) Genessa Radke Secretary (Toronto) Veronica Abbass Chair, Human Rights (Peterborough) Mike Gary Chair, Science (Calgary) Seanna Watson Chair, Education Council 5% of Membership Board of Directors Members at Branches National Executive Director: Eric Adriaans

5 COMMUNITY GROUPS: Vancouver Okanagan Regina Saskatoon Calgary Sudbury Ottawa Toronto Halifax Montreal Community Activity is 100% volunteer driven.

6 CFIC s marketed Programming Areas Human Rights Education Science

7 Human Rights Education Targeted Issues: Women s Health Vaccination Consumer Advocacy Science and Health

8 Targeted Issues: Women s Health Vaccination Consumer Advocacy Human Rights Science and Health Education Targeted Issues: Humanism as Ethical Framework Kids For Inquiry Seminars Speakers

9 Targeted Issues: LGBT Free Speech New Canadians and Refugees Blasphemy Law Human Rights Education Targeted Issues: Humanism as Ethical Framework Kids for Inquiry Seminars Speakers Targeted Issues: Women s Health Vaccination Science and Health

10 As an educational charity, CFI Canada is Canada s leading voice for secular humanism, skepticism, and science. CFIC is Canada s Community for Skepticism and Secularism. We speak out and provide education. We are not a political lobby organization.

11 CURRENT & RECENT CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES Humanist Verses Extraordinary Claims Bus Advertisements Library Secular Sobriety Game Nights Breast Thermography Vaccination Faith Based Bigotry Religion in Healthcare De-funding Schools Trinity Law School Uganda Educational Talks, Film Showings Living Without Religion Pub Nights CASS Secular Seminar Series Funding of Religion in Schools

12 GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY WITH THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO YOU! Activities From Branch Innovation and Self-Direction: Visit our Website and Browse Local Innovation and Activity Speakers such as James Randi, Richard Dawkins, Penn Gilette Carl Sagan Day Facebook Clothing Drive Pride Events Blog Connections Kids For Inquiry College of Medical Intuition Inquiry Local Secular Library Fundraising Events Secular Seminars Media Awareness Camping Trips

13 October December 2013 November December CFIC Comments on Quebec Charter Board of Directors interviews NED candidates Peter Boghossian Talk (Calgary)

14 January- March 2014 March Eric Adriaans formally begins duties at CFI Canada

15 April - June 2014 April CFI Ottawa, Kevin Smith and Eric Adriaans march in support of gay rights to the Nigeria and Uganda Embassies Richard Carrier Speaks in Ottawa Calgary Issues Response to faith-oriented physician June 15 Annual General Meeting- new bylaws are adopted

16 July - September 2014 July August September CFI Canada relocates to 55 Eglinton Avenue East Suite 307 and repatriates the library Halifax hosts Joggins Exploration Eric Adriaans, Veronica Abbass, Richard Thain visit Montreal Branch for Pride Event Change over to new information systems Richard Carrier Speaks at Western Canada Branches

17 October - November 2014 October 18 November 6 November 29 CFIC volunteers and leaders gather to set the CFIC Human Rights priorities Members of CFIC Advisory Fellowship meets with CFIC staff and board to discuss an updated process for Expert Advisors Third Teaching the Controversy video segment is recorded

18 December 2014 December 1-5 Financial Audit of Fiscal Year Oct 2013-Sept 2014 December 8 December 8 December 12 December 17 December 21 December 22 December 25 Eric Adriaans meets a small group of volunteers and contacts in London Ontario CFIC issues letter to BC Gov t contacts regarding PCTIA and science in education CFIC joins Donate A Car Canada program CFIC sends letter to Toronto Catholic School Board regarding HPV vaccination Jeremy Patrick gets involved on the subject of Canada Blasphemy Law the second topic in CFIC s new Secular Seminar Series CFI Toronto hosts a Winter Solstice event Eric Adriaans & Kevin Smith meet with Ambassador Andrew Bennett of the Office of Religious Freedom; CFI Canada arranges a joint meeting with Humanist Canada CFI Toronto hosts Hitchmas event a secular get-together targeted to minimize isolation during the secular mid-winter holiday season

19 January- March 2015 January January 19 February March March 28 Eric Adriaans visits BC Branches Raif Badawi Protests and Support Charlie Hebdo Murders Human Rights Tribunal in St. Catharines for Rene Chouinard Chilliwack School Board & Gideon Bibles International Coalition Against Blasphemy Laws Eric Adriaans visits Ottawa: Blasphemy Talk, Pi Day, Tim Caulfield Speaks in Calgary Annual General Meeting of CFI Canada; Greta Christina speaks