IHS NewsThe Humanist Community, through the work of Peter and Catherine Bishop, has adopted the Ghana project, which involves raising funds to buy some desks for the LKDP school in the village of Larabanga in northern Ghana. To read more go to ghana-project.pdf.
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A message from Gerry Gras:
On March 13-16 there will be “Winter Soldier Hearings” about U.S. soldiers’ experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“Video and photographic evidence will also be presented, and the Winter Soldier testimony and panels will be broadcast live on nationally Pacifica Radio and satellite television station Free Speech TV Channel 9415. Streaming video on […]
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Restorative Justice offers a new way to think about and practice criminal justice. Crime creates wounds. Jack Dison will describe how Restorative Justice looks at how, in some cases, the wounds and needs which arise from crime may be acknowledged and even healed by cooperative efforts of victims, offenders, and others impacted by crime. Mr. […]
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Americans United for Separation of Church and State, national, has a simulcast event, called “Everything you always wanted to know about Church/State Separation, but were afraid to ask” that will be shown at 25 cities across the county. One of these events will be held in Mountain View, Century Cinemas 16, at […]
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Special Events with Bob Berson, PhD, Leader of the Ethical Society of Northern Westchester.
See Bob_Berson.pdf
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An historic Darwin Day resolution passed unanimously in the New York State Assembly on Monday, Feb. 11.
Read more…
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Anne Bers, Manager of Mediation Programs at Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center (PCRC) in San Mateo, daughter of Humanist Community members Mel and Marion Bers, will give a brief overview of PCRC’s community mediation program and then lead us through some effective communication skills for resolving conflicts. Ms. Bers has worked as a professional communicator for […]
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Half of all Americans, including three of the Republican candidates for President, reject the theory of evolution, believing instead in Creationism or its thinly disguised clone, Intelligent Design. The theory of evolution has been under attack since On the Origin of Species was published in 1859 because it changed the world and our place in […]
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Roberto Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Anthropology at San Jose State University, will review the processes by which US intelligence agencies are stepping up efforts to recruit young people for IC (intelligence community) careers. In particular, he will examine the genesis and development of the multimillion dollar IC-CAE (Intelligence Community-Centers of Academic Excellence) program which has […]
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Camp Quest West prepares for its third camp year, again providing a fun learning experience for children of parents who prefer avoiding connections to religious topics. This is not to say parents wish to avoid morality and ethical matters. Quite the contrary, they desire development of their children’s abilities to think responsibly for themselves. […]
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