Merlin Receives $5,000 Grant from PLATO

We are thrilled to announce that our organization has received our very FIRST GRANT! Thank you so much to PLATO for believing in our vision and awarding us $5,000 for our Philosophy in the Community Program(s). Your grant will help us support philosophy in the Helena & surrounding areas for Youth, Adults & Elders!

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October 2016 Philosophy Drive-In

Our October Philosophy Drive-In was a blast!  Our awesome group of philosophy & movie-lovers enjoyed tasty movie snacks and the 2009 historical drama Agora — a film centered around the famous female astronomer, philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria during the decline of Greco-Roman polytheism & the Christianization of…

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PayneWest Selects Merlin as Featured Helena Non-Profit

Woo-Hoo!  How exciting!  Merlin CCC was selected as the featured Helena area non-profit by PayneWest Insurance for their Summer 2016  newsletter.  In an interview conducted in June of this year, Founder & Executive Director, Marisa Diaz-Waian, discusses the nature of Merlin CCC’s operations & why philosophy is as important today…

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July 2016 Little Philosopher’s Drive-In

Our July Inaugural Little Philosopher’s Drive-In was a hoot! We had an awesome group of little philosophers, ranging from 6 – 10 years in age! We enjoyed Dr. Seuss’ fun film Horton Hears a Who & post-film discussion about epistemology! Some of the things we explored included: How we come…

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April 2016 Philosophy Drive-In

Our April Inaugural Philosophy Drive-In was a hit! We had a wonderful group of movie & philosophy-lovin’ folk. We enjoyed an engaging & cerebral flick by Richard Linklater called Waking Life, followed by wonderful discussion (and – no doubt – crazy dreams!). Some of the things we explored during our…

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