March 1 Humanist Forum: Atheists & Humanists - What’s the Difference?

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 [...]

The Humanist community is co-sponsoring: A Single Woman - The Story of Jeanette Rankin

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

Feb.22 Humanist Forum: Childhood in China’s Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution

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 [...]

Camp Quest West

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,  [...]

Feb.15 Humanist Forum: What Can We Learn from the Corporate World

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 [...]

The Perils and Promise of Medicare - Saving and expanding our publicly funded health insurance program

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 [...]

Religious groups that discriminate in hiring may still receive federal funding, as Bush declared in 2002. Democrats and civil libertarians are dismayed.

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 [...]

Feb.8 Humanist Forum: Darwin Provides the Support for Humanist Ethics

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, [...]