Humanist Association of Manitoba

Darwin Day - Winnipeg & Manitoba

Updated 2009-01-25

A collection of local events planned for Darwin Day, Darwin Month, Darwin Year, Darwin's 200th birthday, listed in no particular order. As more detail (and corrections) are known, the list will be updated.

Note: Not all events are open to the general public. All are included as they show Charles Darwin is being recognized.

Event	When/Where	Details
HAM on Darwin	Saturday, Feb 14, 6:30pm - 10:00pm Viscount-Gort Hotel	Barrie Webster talks on Darwin in context of Darwin's book 'The Descent of Man' Tentative: Heather McDonell talks on what sexual evolution has led to in the animal kingdom. No meal will be available at this one. Non-members are welcome, of course.
Darwin's Context	Friday February 13th 2:30pm University of Winnipeg Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall	Dr. James Hanley, Department of History, University of Winnipeg, on "Darwin's Context: The History of Life before the Origin of Species"
Darwin and the Family	Friday February 13th 3:30pm University of Winnipeg Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall	Dr. Scott Forbes, Department of Biology, University of Winnipeg, whose research focuses on the evolution of families.
Darwin	March 11 evening University of Winnipeg	Speakers are evolutionary psychologists Martin Daly and Margo Wilson. They will address the significance of Darwin in evolutionary thought and experimentation . . . awaiting further details
Darwin public lecture	February 13 7:30pm University of Manitoba Robert B. Schultz Lecture Theatre Room 172, St. John's College, 92 Dysart Road	Dr. Barry Glickman, University of Victoria: Darwin Backwards While Looking Forwards
Darwin public lecture	February 27 7:30pm University of Manitoba Room 172, St. John's College, 92 Dysart Road	Dr. Brian Hall, Dalhousie University: Fish that Climb Waterfalls and Other Facts that Charles Darwin Would Have Loved
Darwin display	February, Manitoba Museum	No specific event planned, but will have a Darwin-centric display. They also have a classy dinosaur exhibit.
STAM Biotechnology Inservice STAM members only	February 13 University of Manitoba's Bannatyne Campus	Science Teachers Association (STAM) is planning a workshop in conjunction with celebration of Darwin's bicentennial birthday. One of the speakers is Dr. David Logan, considered one of the original molecular biologists. An excellent story teller who shares the lighter side of being a student and then colleague of Crick and Watson.

If you have additions or corrections you would like to see, email the webmaster at the webmaster ( zathra_70@yahoo.ca ) with Darwin Day in the subject line.

You can get a refresher on all things Darwin at a number of sites while planning what to attend...

Notably Absent

A number of organizations have no plans for any recognition of Charles Darwin. Given Darwin's theories are at the foundation of all modern biotechnology and medicine, and strongly influence many other areas of science including zoology, human psychology, developmental biology, disease and epidemiology, and more, it comes as a great surprise that he is ignored. Galileo gave us the stars, Einstein gave us the physics, and Darwin gave us life itself.

If you know of any organizations that should be recognizing their roots, or just their connection to Darwin's work, contact them and let them know how you feel.