We so enjoyed our Flamenco Night at Free Ceramics. The night was lovely and we were delighted to see so many of our friends & fellow community members come out for the eve! View photos from the night here!
Thank you so much to PLATO for inviting us to serve as panelists at the American Philosophical Association Pacific Division Conference in San Diego, CA in March 2018. It was an honor to speak alongside such amazing scholars doing great work in the field and to contribute to such an important movement. Long live philosophy in the community!
We are ALIVE WITH JOY! Rainbows and butterflies abound! We just received word that for the 2nd year in a row, PLATO is awarding our organization a grant for our Philosophy in the Community programs….and this year in the amount of $7,000! We are honored to have been selected by such a prestigious organization and are looking forward to providing the Helena & surrounding communities with unique, fun & accessible opportunities to do, breathe & live philosophy! Thank you so much, PLATO!
Our Community Night at The Windbag on Tuesday, March 6th was a hit! Thank you to The Windbag & Helena for supporting philosophy in the community and helping us to raise $1,214!
Our January Think & Drink (squared) went swimmingly. Our group explored emergence theory. Specifically: Can we understand biological entities better by treating them as process rather than entities? And what can we learn philosophically by appealing to emergence theory? To prepare for our group discussion, participants read the following articles:…
Our January Think & Drink was great fun! We had a huge turn-out with almost 70% new faces! After intro’s and several great questions being posed –e.g., What/where is the line drawn relative to when something is considered “disposable” and where does intrinsic value come into play in this equation?; What is…
Grant awards are a huge part of the success and longevity of non-profit organizations. We are deeply humbled by the support shown to us in 2017 by PLATO! Because of their generous $5,000 award, we were able to offer the Helena (and surrounding) communities a host of interactive and unique philosophy programs throughout the year. Check out what their grant helped fund!
2017 has come to an end and we would like to take this time to show our gratitude for all of the support you have shown us this past year and what that has meant to us…as well as highlights and things on the radar for 2018! We hope you enjoy our 2017 Year in Review Merlin Mailer Newsletter!
