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An event co-sponsored by the Humanist Community in Silicon Valley. For further information, see on poster below.
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos
Admission: Free

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This is a commentaries on US Bill (SB-3155, HR-3887, SB-3061) and State Bills (SB-1589, SB-1199, AB-2937)
When I studied American education in the 19th century, I read textbooks and the geography ones always described countries that “respect” women as civilized. It’s still a subtext of many women’s studies. Our country is not that bad for most [...]

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How is it that two people, one secular and one religious, come to the same conclusion on a moral issue?
Our Proposition 8 Podcast provides some fascinating insights: Mark Bollwinkel, Senior Pastor from the Los Altos United Methodist Church, and Paul Gilbert, Executive Director of the Humanist Community in Silicon Valley, speak on why they oppose [...]

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We have completed the funding required for the Access Northern Ghana Computer School! As soon as all the supplies are in place and working, the school will open its doors in the city of Tamale. The purpose of the school is to bring computer literacy in a part of Tamale where it has not been [...]

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On Sunday, July 6, Paul Gilbert spoke to the Humanist Forum on the subject of racism. The forum was eloquently presented, challenging, and thought-provoking. One small anecdote that Paul told was particularly meaningful to me as I think about what we are accomplishing in Ghana, through the Ghana Assistance Project of the Humanist Community. Paul [...]

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We hear from our friends in northern Ghana (West Africa) that it is raining a lot. Last summer when Peter and Catherine Bishop visited there, draught was causing great distress. Now the Ghanians are happy for the rain, but it is creating new problems.
Our current project is to assist a computer school to be run [...]

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Access Northern Ghana is a registered non governmental organization based in the northern region of Ghana.
Tamale is the third largest city in Ghana. In several communities in Tamale adults and children have very little knowledge of computers. ACNOG has identified one such community and has obtained space for a computer school there. The [...]

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A message from Peter Drekmeier, the Bay Area Program Director of the Tuolumne River Trust.
Friends,
The Tuolumne River Trust is looking for volunteers to help out at two upcoming events — the Big Bend Bash and SalmonAid. These will be great opportunities to work with like-minded people who care about our rivers and wildlife. [...]

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In March and April 2008, the Humanist Community met the challenge of raising money to provide desks (tables and chairs) for a school for street children in Larabanga, which is a village in northern Ghana, West Africa. Catherine and Peter Bishop were volunteer teachers in the school in July, 2007. At that time, classes were [...]

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