Posted on February 25th, 2009 by Alex
Is there a difference? Should there be a difference? We’re all part of the Freethought family, so we should know something about each other. Bring your own personal favorite label & join the fun. Humanist Community member Chris Lindstrom will present her thoughts on the subject and lead the discussion.
The Humanist Community Forum meets at [...]
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Posted on February 21st, 2009 by armineh
Written by and starring Jeanmarie Simpson as Jeanette Rankin
Narrated by Martin Sheen and Judd Nelson
Featuring the music of Joni Mitchell
Refreshments will be served. Discussion to follow the film.
International Women’s Day
Sunday, March 8, 3:00 P.M.
Fellowship Hall, First Presbyterian Church
1140 Cowper Street, Palo Alto
Free ~ Contributions will be requested ~ Wheelchair accessible
For more information, see http://peaceandjustice.org/article.php?story=Jeannette_Rankin_Film
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Posted on February 19th, 2009 by Alex
Author Emily Wu speaks about her book Feather In the Storm in which she gives her heartrending story of life growing up during the turbulence and madness sweeping China at that time. What is particularly interesting is that Emily does this from her perspective at that time, the point of view of a child. This [...]
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Posted on February 19th, 2009 by armineh
Camp Quest West is for the children of atheists, humanists, skeptics, freethinkers and others of a naturalistic worldview.
Campers examine topics of: Science/Pseudoscience, Separation of Religion & Government, Humanism, Atheism, and Freethought Heroes.
While participating in: Theater, Campfire, Skits, Canoes, Game night, Crafts, Swimming, Hiking, Star-gazing, [...]
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Posted on February 11th, 2009 by Alex
Humanist Community friend Dr. Masuma Ahmed will present some lessons she has learned in the corporate world that can be directly applicable to any non-profit volunteer organization to formulate future growth strategy and to develop a greater footprint in society. The presentation will require audience participation and input. Dr. Ahmed has a Ph.D. in Physics [...]
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Posted on February 8th, 2009 by armineh
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 2 to 4 pm
Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., Oakland (west of Broadway)
Shuttle from MacArthur BART: call 510-510-658-7774 to arrange
Parking on 27th St. and adjacent lot. Disabled access from 28th St. Call 510-658-7774 to arrange
Donation requested: $5 - $10 (or what you can afford) No one turned away for lack of funds
Sponsored [...]
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Posted on February 5th, 2009 by armineh
Obama clearly singled out the policy during a campaign speech last July, declaring that “if you get a federal grant, you can’t use that grant money to proselytize to the people you help and you can’t discriminate against them — or against the people you hire — on the basis of their religion.”
But once he [...]
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Posted on February 5th, 2009 by Alex
Bob Stephens, founder of Darwin Day, and Arthur Jackson, president of the Humanist Community, will discuss how Darwin’s work has given us a foundation for a naturalistic ethics. Even though the idea of Humanism is ancient, without an alternative to creationism’s explanation of human origins, Humanism would be no more than an alternative faith. Therefore, [...]
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