thanks to our members and guests

Thanks to all our members and guests who attended last night's salon. The discussion centred around P4C - a philosophy for children programme created by Matthew Lipman in the 1960s and designed to nurture critical thinking in young people while building a 'community of inquiry'. After Rona provided us with a brief background of this initiative and introduced us to some of its guiding principles, we partook in a variety of exercises that gave us a real taste of P4C in action. The evening was lively and fun, and the ideas to emerge around the notion of dissensus as a way to create a respectful dialogue between people who disagree, was extremely thought-provoking and energizing. We are excited about how these members salon evenings are unfolding and how the membership is growing.

Members salon evening

Our third members salon evening will take place on Thursday, August 27th... Same time, same place. Bernice Lamb-Senechal will be animating the discussion around the notion of living without artifice - based on the musings of an Eastern Philosopher named Lao Tzu. Bernice will introduce us to his most well-known ideas regarding "actionless action"... And we will take it from there!

If you would like to become a membership friend, please refer to the membership form on our website. As ever, if you are an existing member and you would like to bring a potential new member along, that would be great.

In praise of great day out at the nurtury

Thanks to those who turned up for our open house on Sunday June 14th. The weather was beautiful and the women were on form. Over glasses of rosé and homemade iced tea, scones and cheeses the discussion ranged from what motivates us to volunteer to the benefits of mid-life career changes. We are looking forward to the next open house which will take place on Sunday July 12th between 1 and 4pm.

STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS...

There are two wine women and philosophy events to look out for in June and July....

1. Saturday June 27th, 10- 4pm : Making Sense of The Senses Away Day at The Nurtury in Lakefield, Gore.

2. Sunday July 12th, 1 - 4 pm : Open House at The Nurtury in Lakefield, Gore

CHECK OUT DETAILS BELOW OR ON OUR WEBSITE. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

Members salon evening

Our second members salon evening will take place on Thursday, June 18th from 7.30 to 9pm. The conversation will be around the Philosophy for Children (P4C) program and Rona will provide a bit of background to get it all going.

If you would like to become a membership friend, please refer to the membership form on our website. As ever, if you are an existing member and you would like to bring a potential new member along, that would be great.

Rendre visite à la version française de notre site web

Our website in french is now up and running - www.winewomenandphilosophy.ca

We are indebted to an anonymous benefactor for her incredible work in translating our website. We feel that she has beautifully captured the spirit of wine women and philosophy, enabling us to open our door to french-speaking women who are interested in participating in this venture.

Thanks to Astri for being such a wonderful co-host and thank you to everyone who attended our salon evening last night. It would be good to see you all again at our Open Day at The Nurtury on the 14th of June. See below for more details.