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CFI Communities are groups of rationalists, skeptics, and humanists which sponsor local events, activism, lectures and educational programs. The Communities draw upon volunteers and Center for Inquiry Friends and supporters who are enthusiastic about our agenda and wish to take part in our movement.
The Southern Arizona Community offers an opportunity to put your principles into practice by joining other rationalists to work for positive change in society. In addition, the Southern Arizona Community sponsors social events for freethinkers as well as intellectual programming, and assists with campus outreach.
CFI Communities provide an ethical alternative to religious and paranormal worldviews. In this time of rising religiosity, anti-intellectualism and political turmoil on ethical issues, it is critical that rationalists and freethinkers join together to protect civil liberties, defend reason, and work toward increasing scientific literacy.
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Featured News
New! Secular Judaism SIG lead by Susan Rubin
New! Secular Judaism SIG! Susan Rubin, one of our members, and several other like-minded individuals are going to organize a Secular Judaism interest group. Everyone is invited to attend. There is an organizational meeting planned for Sunday, June 28th at 4:00pm. If you are interested in the group or would like to come to this meeting, please contact Susan. Her phone number is… Full Entry »
Featured Events
Session VI of No God. Now What? - What’s So Great About Secular Humanism
Mar 15This final session by Jim Gressinger will be presented at 10:00 AM on Sunday March 15th at UMC Duval Auditorium. The title of lecture 6 is "What's So Great About Secular Humanism". Previous lectures have been highly critical of religious worldviews, not just because they are intellectually indefensible, but more importantly because they are major contributors to human misery and… Full Entry »
Arts and Humanism SIG
Apr 5Arts and Humanism SIG, with leader Marlene Schiller, talks all things arts, and this year they’ve been addressing some very challenging questions. This month’s topic is The Arts in Our Everyday Lives, with a focus on graffiti, as well as rap, advertising and propaganda, and more! The Arts and Humanism SIG will meet at the northwest-side Nanini Library,… Full Entry »
New Care SIG
Apr 25A new Care SIG is being organized, and we need your thoughts and ideas. Leader Joan Cowell will host a planning session at her midtown Tucson home on Saturday morning, April 25. Please come and discuss how the group can meet the needs of people in the CFI community regarding serious illness, death, and maybe births and weddings, too. Possible activities might be collecting information,… Full Entry »
Great Religions SIG
Apr 26Great Religions members, led by Jerry Karches, listen to and discuss the Teaching Company lecture series Great World Religions. They have looked at Islam, Judaism and Buddhism, and now they are studying the world’s largest religion, Christianity. This month’s session addresses Christian morality and the distinctions among Catholic, Orthodox… Full Entry »
Arts and Humanism SIG
May 3Arts and Humanism SIG, with leader Marlene Schiller, talks all things arts, and this year they’ve been addressing some very challenging questions. On May 10, the group will discuss “Taste as the Arbiter in Public Art.” How do we choose works for public exhibition? Members will bring examples. Public art has certainly been controversial here in Tucson; here’s… Full Entry »
