Moving Secularism Forward conference: Special offer for CFI On Campus members!
The annual joint conference of CFI and the Council for Secular Humanism takes place March 1–4 at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, FL and includes presentations from Daniel Dennett, Jamila Bey, PZ Myers, Ophelia Benson, David Silverman, Ronald A. Lindsay, and more.
New speaker announced: Jessica Ahlquist! Jessica, our volunteer high school coordinator, just won the case against her public high school’s display of a prayer banner. She’s participating in a Saturday morning session on “Outreach and Advocacy Strategies” moderated by campus organizer Debbie Goddard.
CFI On Campus is pleased to provide a special offer to students who are members of our affiliated campus groups:
- Registration: $25
- Discounted Hotel Rate: $25/night per person for shared rooms
- FREE subscription to Free Inquiry magazine
- Travel grants are available to groups!
Registration Deadline: February 8
So what are you waiting for? Go to the announcement page for more information and to register.
Ready for Darwin Day?
Celebrate Science February 12!
Darwin Day is an international day of recognition of the work of Charles Darwin. Students and communities all over the world celebrate to show appreciation for scientific progress. We want to help you plan your events, and now is a great time to start if you haven't already made plans. Check our Darwin Day Resources Page for more information!
Join CFI On Campus at the Reason Rally March 24 in Washington, D.C.!
Are you going to the Reason Rally? CFI On Campus is hosting special events for students only during the weekend of March 24–25 in Washington, D.C. We will be sending invites to students for these exclusive gatherings, and we want you to know about them. Click here to fill out our Reason Rally free registration page to stay in the loop.
Indiana State Senators for Jesus, Continued
I wrote a blog post a few days ago about the Indiana State Senate panel that approved a bill to allow non-scientific origin stories in science curriculum. That was just a committee to review the bill, but when put up for a State Senate vote on Tuesday the bill passed and is now on to the House.
Interviews on the Course of Reason
Welcome to another interview on the Course of Reason! This is the second installment of my series where I interview people who are making a difference for science, reason, and secular values. Thanks for listening!
Music Monday: Frank Turner - “Glory Hallelujah”
This is home.
Photo credit: NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Norman Kuring
The image above is home. It is the place where all but five hundred of the over ten billion humans have lived and will live their entire lives. It is the only place we know of that contains our scale of life. This place is amazing to us, for it gives us physical locations of shelter, warmth, chilling, cyclical seasons, and the chance for us to learn about its inner-most workings.
Evil Little Things
If you've recently been hiding under a rock (or not reading r/atheism), you might have missed the amazing story of 16-year-old Jessica Ahlquist and her recent lawsuit to remove a prayer banner in her public high school. Just last week, a federal judge ruled in her favor and it looks like the school district will take down the banner rather than continuing to futilely challenge the Constitution with taxpayer money.
Digital Resources
