Centre for Inquiry Ontario hosts free ESL teacher/student sessions at our premises every Monday and Tuesday 6-7pm.  New guests are always welcome though you are encouraged to contact us to sign up for the program beforehand. 

On top of our "one-on-one" sessions, we also offer a monthly social and discussion meetup in a larger group environment, so that students may learn their new language both in a private and social setting.  Please consult our calendar for dates and times. 

Join our FREE ESL meetup group at http://esl.meetup.com/385/ to be better kept informed of CFI's ESL meetings and events.

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Centre for Inquiry Ontario is offering two free English as a Second Language streams.  The first stream is geared towards helping you acquire basic conversational language skills to become self sufficient in your day-to-day life. This program is a one-on-one pairing of an ESL teacher with a student. We will help you develop independence, make decisions and properly assess the bewildering array of
information that confronts us every day. The second stream will consist of a group setting for practicing critical thinking, rational discourse, the skills of argumentation and the expression of opinions in the English language, through the exploration and discussion of contemporary issues. Canada is primarily a nation of immigrants.

Most of us can identify with being new at something - a new job, a new school - and the bewildering flood of things to learn even before one can become productive.  specially for those new to Canada, where language, customs, traditions and values can be so different from elsewhere, our aim is to enable you to share and experience the opportunities, freedoms and joys that so many of us take for granted but know in our hearts makes Canada special.

The Centre for Inquiry Ontario is a secular community centre that offers a welcoming environment. It is largely staffed by dedicated volunteers who give their time freely because they care deeply about their community and the challenges we all face on a
daily basis.

CONTACT
Centre for Inquiry Ontario
216 Beverley Street
Toronto, ON M5T 1Z3
416-971-5676

http://www.centerforinquiry.net/toronto

FULL INFORMATION ON SOSGT IS AVAILABLE UNDER "LOCAL RESOURCES" FROM THE MAIN MENU

Please Note:  CFI will be closed to non participants during this time.

Secular Organizations for Sobriety Group of Toronto (SOSGT) is:
1. Secular: SOSGT credits the individual for achieving and
maintaining his or her own sobriety and is ideal for those
uncomfortable with the spiritual content of 12-step programs.
The group is secular and religiously neutral.
2. Sobriety focused: Sobriety, defined as the priority of abstaining
from alcohol and other mind-altering drugs, is the number-one
priority. A recovering alcoholic must abstain from all drugs or
alcohol. SOSGT is focused on the “Sobriety priority”, maintaining
that sobriety is a separate issue from all else.
3. Inquiry-minded: SOSGT is free from dogma or the towing of
any party line. SOSGT is not in competition with other groups and
respects recovery in any form, regardless of the path by which it is
achieved. SOSGT supports healthy skepticism and encourages the
use of the scientific method to understand alcoholism.
4. All-welcoming: All those who sincerely seek sobriety are
welcome as members of SOSGT.
5. Support-group based: Although sobriety is an individual
responsibility, life does not have to be faced alone. The support of
other alcoholics and addicts is vital to recovery. In SOSGT, members
share experiences, insights, information, strength and
encouragement in friendly, honest, anonymous and
supportive group meetings
6. Autonomous: SOSGT has no hidden agenda and is concerned
with achieving and maintaining sobriety. SOSGT has no opinion on
outside matters and does not wish to become entangled in outside
controversy.
7. Communications-based: Honest, clear, and direct
communication of feelings, thoughts, and knowledge aids in
recovery and in choosing nondestructive, nondelusional, and
rational approaches to living sober and rewarding lives.
8. Voluntary-based: SOSGT is run by a democratically elected
steering committee of volunteers and all members are welcome to
take part in its governance and direction.
9. Confidential: As knowledge of addiction might cause a person
harm or embarrassment in the outside world, SOS guards the
anonymity of its membership and the contents of its discussions
from those not within the group
10. Effective: SOSGT is effective because it encourages the
scientific study of all aspects of alcoholism and addiction, rather
than limiting its outlook to one area of knowledge or theory of
alcoholism and addiction.

Group and Meeting Structure
SOSGT is a nonprofit, autonomous, nonprofessional self-help group.
The typical meeting is held weekly for 1.5 hours, with a 10-15 minute break in
the middle. Family or friends requiring support, and those with other addiction
problems (ex: gambling, drug addiction, etc) are welcome
The typical meeting agenda is as follows:
1) Welcome and introductions from meeting leader
2) Announcements and policies
3) Anniversaries
4) Reading from the SOS guidebooks
5) Introductions from newcomers
6) Readings from literature on freethought, critical
thinking and rational inquiry
7) Open discussion, often topical
8) Closing

NOTE: This group will meet every Wednesday.  CFI is closed to non participants during this time.

The Toronto Break-Up Support Group is a real life support group in Toronto, Canada for people who are dealing with problems as a result of:

(1) A break up of a romantic relationship
(2) A separation from a spouse
(3) A divorce

It is a self-help group where the facilitator is not a professional such as a psychologist or a social worker but a person who also has problems related to a break up of a romantic relationship, a separation from a spouse or a divorce.This group is based on the idea that talking about our problems improves our health and quality of life.

What do we offer?

• A non-judgmental group of peers
• Share experiences and resources
• A place to express yourself in confidence

 What do we not offer?

• A substitute for professional help

How can I join?

You may join our Yahoo! Group or Facebook Group "Toronto Break-Up Support Group" for more information.  

Support Group Guidelines

• Nobody has to talk, but everybody is encouraged to do so.
• You should not interrupt others while they speak.
• You should not have side conversations.
• Do not tell anyone what to do. But you may share what works for you.
• What is said in this room stays in this room.
• Everyone is equal.

CFI Ontario will host a critical-thinking science based discussion on all things skeptical, such as big foot, UFOs, the paranormal, alternative medicine, climate change denial, etc.  We will occasionally listen to the Skepticality,  Skeptics Guide to the Universe and Point of Inquiry podcasts.

The skeptics forum will take place the third Satuday of each month.  Also stick around for our screening of Penn and Teller's award winning Bullshit, from 3-5pm

A new skeptics-oriented film each month. The third Saturday of each month, 3:00-5:00pm. Film suggestions welcome.

If you are looking for a lazy Saturday afternoon, come down to the Centre for Inquiry.

Come earlier in the day from 1-3pm for our Skeptics Forum. Both events take place the third Saturday of each month.

Centre for Inquiry Ontario hosts free ESL teacher/student sessions at our premises every Monday and Tuesday 6-7pm.  New guests are always welcome though you are encouraged to contact us to sign up for the program beforehand. 

On top of our "one-on-one" sessions, we also offer a monthly social and discussion meetup in a larger group environment, so that students may learn their new language both in a private and social setting.  Please consult our calendar for dates and times. 

Join our FREE ESL meetup group at http://esl.meetup.com/385/ to be better kept informed of CFI's ESL meetings and events.

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Centre for Inquiry Ontario is offering two free English as a Second Language streams.  The first stream is geared towards helping you acquire basic conversational language skills to become self sufficient in your day-to-day life. This program is a one-on-one pairing of an ESL teacher with a student. We will help you develop independence, make decisions and properly assess the bewildering array of
information that confronts us every day. The second stream will consist of a group setting for practicing critical thinking, rational discourse, the skills of argumentation and the expression of opinions in the English language, through the exploration and discussion of contemporary issues. Canada is primarily a nation of immigrants.

Most of us can identify with being new at something - a new job, a new school - and the bewildering flood of things to learn even before one can become productive.  specially for those new to Canada, where language, customs, traditions and values can be so different from elsewhere, our aim is to enable you to share and experience the opportunities, freedoms and joys that so many of us take for granted but know in our hearts makes Canada special.

The Centre for Inquiry Ontario is a secular community centre that offers a welcoming environment. It is largely staffed by dedicated volunteers who give their time freely because they care deeply about their community and the challenges we all face on a
daily basis.

CONTACT
Centre for Inquiry Ontario
216 Beverley Street
Toronto, ON M5T 1Z3
416-971-5676

http://www.centerforinquiry.net/toronto

The general biweekly volunteers' meetings at the Centre for Inquiry Ontario for all Advisory Board members, Chairs of Committees, project leaders and other volunteers