Events

What does the SEA get up to? Check out some of our regular events below. Other events are scheduled as things come up, or as members request them. The latest event announcements will be in the newsletters, and the blog posts.

Interested in planning your own SEA-related event or organizing any of the ones below? Please contact us and we’ll help you out.

Monthly meetings
Highway Cleanup
Blood Drives
Summer / Winter Solstice Parties
Edmonton Pride Parade
Museum Madness

Monthly meetings – first Tuesday of the month

Meet other local atheists and freethinkers for conversation and friendship! Come to an Atheists Meetup to discuss atheism-related beliefs and philosophies and consider spiritual and religious influence in Canada and the world.
Meetings are the first Tuesday of every month, 7:00 PM, at the 6th Floor, Room #7, the Stanley A. Milner Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton.



Highway Cleanup – Annually in late August / early September

SEA has adopted a stretch of the QE2 highway to clean once a year in the late summer / early fall. This event was first held in 2009, and has continued since then. If you’re interested in some civic minded volunteering on a weekend, this is a good event.



Blood Drive – approximately every 10 weeks

Donating blood – scientifically proven to save lives!
A group of SEA members decided that donating blood and eating cookies and juice is more fun in a group. If you would like to join us, please make an appointment on one of the following days (and bring friends). We start around 11 am, but if people can’t get an appointment right at that time, we’ll stick around to keep them company. If you can’t make it that day, please donate sometime in the two weeks following and catch up with us on the next date.

To make an appointment or ask if you’re eligible to donate, please call Canadian Blood Services: 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-236-6283)

2011/2012 donation dates:
26-Nov-11
04-Feb-12
14-Apr-12
23-Jun-12
08-Sep-12
17-Nov-12

Edmonton donation location:
8249-114th Street (South of the U of A Hospital)

Summer / Winter Solstice Parties – Twice a year close to June 21 and December 21

We wanted an excuse for a family friendly potluck, so here it is! The solstice parties vary in exact date and the location from year to year, but they are always family friendly and have enough food for a small army.

Edmonton Pride Parade – Annually in July

Break out your sense of fun and enjoy the (usually) great weather and a parade! Join us in the march itself, or stop by and visit our booth afterward in Churchill Square.

Why would atheists march in a gay pride parade?
The SEA believes that atheists face many similar stigmas to those that the GLBT communities have worked hard to change. Allowing people the chance to interact with real, live atheists is one small step to making things better. As well, it’s the type of venue that already has many atheists, agnostics, and freethinkers who may not have known we existed.

Museum Madness – approximately monthly

Ever wish that you could go see that museum, but didn’t want to go alone? Join a group of atheists in this family friendly event as we explore museums and museum-like establishments.