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Everyone is welcome at our meetings: members, non-members, Atheists, Agnostics, Pagans, Deists, Christians, Jews, Muslims, ... You don't have to come out of the closet at the meeting or even give your real name. Our membership and Yahoo lists are not public. We don't charge for atttendance, but do ask if people want to donate to help with the small expenses of keeping us going and doing outreach.

For events in San Francisco, see the San Francisco Atheists calendar or their website.
For events in the East Bay, see the East Bay Atheists calendar.
For Humanist Community Sunday events in Palo Alto, see their calendar.
Psychologist Marlene Winell, Ph.D. offers weekend retreats for recovery from religion.


» Upcoming Events «

Saturday, Jan 28, 6 pm - Accepting the Absurd, by Leonard Tramiel, PhD
- at Prometheus CrossFit in Mountain View

Our current understanding of the universe incorporates ideas that seem absurd: Space is expanding and accelerating. Most of the “stuff” of the universe isn't the protons and neutrons that a generation was taught to believe.

Why does science take these things seriously? This talk will explain the evidence and thought process that have forced a fundamental re-examination of our understanding of the nature of our universe. The result is both strange and deeply satisfying.

About the Author: Leonard Tramiel is Coordinator of the Center for Inquiry (CFI) San Francisco, is on the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI) Executive Council, and holds a PhD in Physics from Columbia University. He is a retired hi-tech executive with a deep interest in science, science education, and public attitudes toward science.

Note that this is a ticketed event, you must get a ticket.

Location: Prometheus CrossFit
1954 Old Middlefield Way Unit I, Mountain View, CA 94043

Sunday, Jan 29, 11 am - The Humanist Community Board Meets the Membership
- at The Humanist Community in Palo Alto

Members of the Humanist Community Board of Directors will discuss their work with the Board, and will take part in a Q&A and discussion with audience members about the future of the Humanist Community.

Buffet lunch at noon.

Location:
Palo Alto High School
50 Embarcadero Rd
Palo Alto

Sunday, Feb 5, 11 am - The Evolutionary Pageant - What Miss USA Can Teach Us About Evolution
- at The Humanist Community in Palo Alto

Josh Rosenau, a Public Information Project Director at the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) since 2007 will discuss the answers Miss USA contestants gave when asked for their views on evolution education. Josh is a Doctoral candidate, University of Kansas (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), and works with grassroots groups from Florida to Texas, testifying before school boards, meeting with legislators, and speaking with journalists across the country. (See www.ncse.com)

Buffet lunch at noon.

Location:
Palo Alto High School
50 Embarcadero Rd
Palo Alto

Sunday, Feb 12, 11 am - Move to Amend
- at The Humanist Community in Palo Alto

David Cobb, the 2004 presidential candidate of the Green Party, will discuss the Move to Amend movement (see www.movetoamend.org), whose credo is:
We, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United, and move to amend our Constitution to firmly establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights. The Supreme Court is misguided in principle, and wrong on the law. In a democracy, the people rule. We Move to Amend.

Buffet lunch at noon.

Location:
Palo Alto High School
50 Embarcadero Rd
Palo Alto

Sunday, Feb 19, 11 am - Cool Cuisine - Feed Your Body, Mind and Planet
- at The Humanist Community in Palo Alto

Foods best for the health of our people are also best for the health of our planet. True or false? Why does it matter? And why should food-lovers especially take notice? Based on the book, Cool Cuisine - Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming, and a partnership between Harvard University and the Culinary Institute of America, Chef and author Laura Stec looks at how the four most common dietary habits which negatively affect human health (being overweight and eating too much sodium, simple carbohydrates, and red meat) are also ruining the health of our environment. She addresses how agricultural practices can enhance or destroy the taste and nutrient-quality of food, and what motivates eaters (especially youth) to make healthy changes to their diet. (See www.laurastec.com)

Buffet lunch at noon.

Location:
Palo Alto High School
50 Embarcadero Rd
Palo Alto

Sunday, Feb 26, 11 am - Forgiveness
- at The Humanist Community in Palo Alto

Dr. Fred Luskin is an international authority on forgiveness. His research demonstrates that learning forgiveness leads to increased physical vitality, hope, greater self efficacy, enhanced optimism, and conflict resolution skills. Forgiveness also reduces stress, hurt, anger, depression, and blood pressure. Dr. Luskin has written three books on forgiveness, is Director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects, and is Associate Professor at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. (See www.learningtoforgive.com)

Buffet lunch at noon.

Location:
Palo Alto High School
50 Embarcadero Rd
Palo Alto

Saturday March 24, 2012 - The Reason Rally in Washington, D.C.

The Reason Rally, a nationwide celebration sponsored by the top secular organizations in the United States, will be held March 24, 2012, in Washington, D.C. With the intent to unify, energize, and embolden secular people nationwide, The Reason Rally is a FREE event that will combat negative stereotypes about nonreligious Americans. Slated to be the largest secular event in world history, the rally will be filled with music, comedy, and addresses by leaders of the secular movement.

This event will give secular Americans an opportunity to unite under a banner of reason and community at a level of impact that has never been seen before.

A growing list of diverse speakers includes:


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