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Spirituality and self-transformation for atheists, agnostics, skeptics and outsiders

2013-06-14T12:28:04Z

If you don’t fit neatly into some religious or spiritual tradition, where do you find the inspiration, wisdom, guidance, support and community for transformation and fulfillment? How do you pursue your vision of a better life and world? Join us for a workshop and discussion

Saturday, June 22, 2013
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library
First Floor Auditorium
3310 Connecticut Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20008

There is more information and a registration form at: http://tailoredbeliefs.com/first-public-meeting/

This is not a money-making operation, a religion or a cult. It will not be a forum for pontificating by the discussion leader or other participants. The meeting will be a guided discussion of these issues offered freely to polite, curious, thoughtful people who care to attend.

Effective Altruism DC

2013-05-25T08:10:42Z

I’m starting a new club for people interested in effective altruism, a rational approach to helping others. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_altruism

We’ll discuss a range of things, from formal ethics to effectiveness and quantification. No experience necessary. If you’re curious, come out and learn something new.

We’ll be meeting at the Tenley-Friendship Library (next to the Tenleytown metro stop) from 4:30 to 5:30 on June 8. There will be donuts!

Lansing Skeptics in the Pub-note ANOTHER venue change (APRIL)

2013-04-03T07:39:42Z

Unfortunately, we’ve lost our normal venue due to them going out of business permanently. :(
We’re unsure of a permanent new venue yet, but for the April Skeptics in the Pub (SITP), on Saturday, April 20, 7-9 pm, we will be meeting at the following location:

Harry’s Place
404 N Verlinden Ave
Lansing, MI 48915
(517) 484-9661

If anyone has any questions about this event, please feel free to email me at mmiverson at me dot com OR if you need to talk to one of us for any reason, please feel free to reach me at 5) 763-7032.

Feel free to check out our Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/306894372773587/

Thanks and hope to see some new faces this month!!!

Melissa and Brian Iverson, hosts, SITP Lansing

Women in Secularism 2 Roomshare

2012-08-31T08:08:28Z

Registration for Women in Secularism 2 is up. For those who are interested in sharing a room at the host hotel or a nearby hotel, post here. If you are a local that has space in your home for someone from out of town, it is much appreciated.

http://www.womeninsecularism.org

February Lansing, MI Skeptics in the Pub Venue Change

2013-02-16T09:59:01Z

Hi all,

For this tonight’s/February’s Skeptics in the Pub get-together (Saturday, Feb 16th), due to an unexpected closure, our normal venue - the Irish Pub and Grill - is currently closed! (We just can’t find a dependable venue!)

However, fear not! A great new venue has been chosen for tonight and a table is waiting in CFI’s name. We’ll be meeting at Tavern on the Square, at 206 S. Washington Square (between Allegan and Washtenaw) in Downtown Lansing. The group runs from 7-9, but people are of course welcome to stick around past 9.

Also, if you haven’t “LIKED” the CFI-Michigan Facebook page, it’s a great way to stay informed with quick updates on great CFI events like our Skeptics in the Pub group as well as many, many other. The link: https://www.facebook.com/cfimi

If anyone has questions regarding Lansing’s Skeptics in the Pub Group, our contact information for hosts Melissa and Brian Iverson is available on this event’s FB page.

We regularly meet on the third Saturday of the month and we always love to have new people join us. We’ll keep the Facebook event page(s) updated with regard to whether or not our regular venue (Irish Pub) will be open next month - here’s hoping.

Post replies if you want updates to this thread.

January 2013 CNY Skeptics Meeting

2012-12-18T10:26:10Z

“The Fine Print: Your Pay Shrinks as Monopolies Prosper”

Presentation by David Cay Johnston

Sponsored by CNY Skeptics http://cnyskeptics.org

Time: Monday, January 14, 2013, 7:00 PM

Where: Dewitt Community Library in the Shoppingtown Mall, Dewitt, NY

Event is Free and Open to the Public

Please contact David Harding at 315-636-6533 for more information, or info at cnyskeptics dot org

Presentation Summary:

The average income of the bottom 90 percent of Americans has fallen back to the level of 1966 while the top 1 percent of the top 1 percent has seen their incomes grow more than five fold. David Cay Johnston will explain how government policies make this happen while destroying jobs, foster monopolies and risking massive disasters from crumbling pipelines, bridges and dams.

Presenter Bio:

David Cay Johnston is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Free Lunch” (Penguin, 2007) and “Perfectly Legal” (Portfolio, 2003), as well as “10 Excellent Reasons Not to Hate Taxes” (New Press, 2008). His most recent book is, “The Fine Print” (Penguin, 2012). He teaches at Syracuse University after 40 years as an investigative reporter and lives in Rochester. He most recently wrote a column on taxes for Rueters.

Doomsday 2012

2012-12-01T20:26:14Z

Here’s a good antidote for all the 2012 doomsday nonsense that’s going around….Now playing at the Dreyfuss Planetarium at the Newark Museum:

Tales of Maya Skies
This new planetarium show transports us to the jungles of Mexico and the city of Chichén Itzá with its beautiful stepped pyramids, presenting the rich history, calendar, science and culture of the ancient Maya. Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays, 2 pm;
Saturdays & Sundays, 2 & 4 pm. Recommended for adults and children ages 10 and up. 40 minutes

See the Planetarium website for details.

Newark Museum, 49 Washington St., Newark NJ 07102, 973-596-6529

Dawkins at UofM 10/23/12

2012-10-18T11:45:41Z

Richard Dawkins presents “The Magic of Reality” at Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor Tues 10/23/12 from 4 to 6 PM. The event is free but seating is first-come-first-served so it is advisable that we would arrive before the doors open at 3:30PM. Are any of you interested in meeting up before the lecture and possibly socializing afterward? We could have a sign or name tags so we could find each other. Any suggestions on where to meet afterwards would be appreciated. Someplace that can handle a group, have a very reasonable menu and be quiet enough to hear each other would be great.

Eschaton 2012 - Ride available - Toronto to Ottawa

2012-09-11T10:48:25Z

Hi,

Is anyone from Toronto planning to go to Eschaton 2012, http://eschaton2012.ca/

I will be driving and can take a few more.

Sandy

First Kentucky Freethought Convention

2012-08-15T11:50:58Z

This is a first for us: The Kentucky Freethought Convention will take place on October 6, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky.

Speakers include:

Seth Andrews
Former Christian radio broadcaster; Thinking Atheist podcast

annalise fonza, Ph.D.
Former United Methodist Church clergywoman

Edwin Kagin
Founder of Camp Quest; National Legal Advisor for American Atheist

Edwin Kagin, J.D.
Attorney at law in Union, Kentucky, a founder of Camp Quest, and the National Legal Director for American Atheists.

Jim Krupa, PhD
Professor of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Kentucky

Dr. Will Gervais
Associate Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Kentucky

Gretchen Mann, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Military Entrance Processing Station, Louisville; Ended worldwide Gideon proselytizing

Jen McCreight
McCreight is a doctoral student and SSA board member who is known for her blog BlagHag and the Boob Quake event (http://www.blaghag.com/2010/04/in-name-of-science-i-offer-my-boobs.html).

More info here: http://www.kyfreethoughtconvention.com/

I’ll be there!