April/May update

Budding plants at 1RG

Next week at 1RG

Community Dinner #70

Join us for our next monthly Community Dinner!

We’ll be serving a home-cooked vegetarian dinner. All you have to bring is yourself, and any alcoholic beverages you may wish to have with dinner.

We only have 20 spots for dinner, so if you’re coming, please RSVP via the link in this email.

Plus Ones: If you'd like to invite a plus one just send them a copy of the RSVP link!

🗓️ Tuesday, April 29th, 7-10pm
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📖 Antiqua et Nova: Reading Group

Xavier is hosting a 3-part series organized by Orbital Studies Magazine and Endemic culminating in an informed discussion of the Vatican's paper Antiqua Et Nova. Each session centers on a specific text, and while sessions are self-contained, we encourage attending all three to build a deeper understanding as we explore the material together.

Part 1: The Brain Abstracted
🗓️ Wednesday, April 30th, 6-10pm
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Part 2: Living Things Are Not Machines (Also, They Totally Are)
🗓️ Wednesday, May 7th, 6-10pm
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Part 3: Antiqua et Nova: Note on the Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence
🗓️ Wednesday, May 14th, 6-10pm
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May at 1RG

1RG classics

📖 Reading Club: Hosted by Nora. An evening of quiet reading and warm ambience. Bring your own book, or pick one from the library!
🗓️ Tuesday, May 20th, starting at 6pm
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♟️Board games night: Bring your favourite game to share or discover what others have in their collections.
🗓️ Thursday, May 15th, starting at 6:30pm
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💻 Side Project Social: Come work on your side projects with us!
🗓️ Thursday, May 1st, starting at 6:00pm
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🏛️ Civic Space Sunday: A co-working session with out friends from Civic Tech TO. For folks working on projects addressing civic challenges with technology. Every second Sunday of the month, and you can read more about what's it like here.
🗓️ Sunday, May 11th at 12:00pm
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Member update 2025-06-14

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