On Monday, January 24th at noon for “Lunch & Learn”, Firdosh Mehta presented a talk entitled “Yalda: Zoroastrian Festival of Winter Solstice and the Connection with Christmas”.
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Lunch & Learn: Creating and Reclaiming Indigenous Space in an Urban Centre
On Monday, December 13th at noon, Lewis Cardinal gave a talk about “Creating and Reclaiming Indigenous Space in an Urban Centre.” He is the Project Manager of kihciy askiy (sacred earth), a development project being created in the river valley close to Fort Edmonton Park.
Lunch and Learn: CEASE
On Monday, November 15 at noon, our guest speaker was Kate Quinn, Executive Director at CEASE: Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation.
Lunch and Learn: The History of Ukrainians in Canada
On October 25th, 2021 at noon, Radomir Bilash gave a Zoom talk about the 130 year history of Ukrainians in Canada.
Lunch & Learn: Mike Van Boom

In 2008 we began a monthly “Lunch & Learn” program with a presentation of local interest followed by a lively discussion. It is continuing on Zoom, we’ll offer the learning part and you bring your lunch. On Tuesday May 25 at noon, we continued the program with a talk by Mike Van Boom, Edmonton’s first housing ambassador.
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On March 8 we continued our new virtual “Lunch & Learn” with a very informative talk by Gary St. Armand, CEO of the Bissell Centre. This 100+ year old agency has a simple goal: a Community Without Poverty. Gary spoke about how they are working toward this ambitious aim in these challenging times as well as his own background which makes him ideally suited for the job.
Video: Plurality Not Sameness – Oct. 16 Lunch and Learn
Rev. Dr. David Fekete of the Swedenborgian Church presented “E Pluribus Unum: Plurality Not Sameness”, this was his topic at NAIN 2017 (North American Interfaith Network) in San Diego in August. Lunch and Learn series of the Edmonton Interfaith Centre for Education and Action (EICEA) on October 16, 2017.
Video: Lunch and Learn – Zoroastrian End of Life Issues
Our Lunch and Learn on September 11 featured former EICEA board member Firdosh Mehta talking about Zoroastrian end of life issues. Here is a video of his talk, including the Q&A.
Edmonton Interfaith Housing Initiative: Lunch and Learn Video
Rabbanit Batya Friedman and Mike Van Boom from the Edmonton Interfaith Housing Initiative spoke at our June 12 Lunch and Learn. Here is a video of their talk.
Video: Lunch and Learn on Atheism
Ever wonder what atheists believe and don’t believe? Here is a video from our May 8 Lunch and Learn featuring Karen Kerr, President of the Society of Edmonton Atheists.