Note the numbers below indicate the date that a given Forum Program was held. Clicking on that date will direct you to the specific web page for that Forum Program, which will include a summary of the Forum content, further references, and a video of the Forum if available. Forum videos are usually posted 1 to 4 weeks after a Forum is held.
2013
January
6 . Unfaithful Men in History (Men who abuse their spouses, or Men who cheat) – Ken Abraham
13 . Brother Sam in Silicon Valley – Sam Singleton, Atheist Evangelist – Roger Scott Jackson
20 . Leonardo and Steve: The Young Genius Who Beat Apple to Market by 800 Years – Stanford Professor Dr. Keith Devlin
27 . Designing Your Own Secular Spirituality – Manuel Manga
February
3 . Death Care Options: Your Rights, Your Choices, Their Impacts – Deborah Meckler, President, Funeral Consumers Alliance
10 . Nonviolent Peaceforce in the Philippines – Gilda Bettencourt
17 . A New Foundation for Civilization: Humanism? – Arthur Jackson
24 . What’s Happening to Public Schooling in the U.S.? – Roberta Ahlquist
March
3 . My Religious Evolution: From Being a Simple Catholic, to a Conservative Preacher, to an Agnostic Atheist – Tom Bergstrom
10 . Planned Parenthood’s Teen Success Program – Lupe Rodriguez
17 . The Glasshouse: A Case Study in Fiction – Erik Schmollinger
24 . Installation of Board Members
31 . Law as Hero: How law will support the creation of a conscious and sustainable global economic system – John Montgomery
April
7 . Damned Good Company: Twenty Rebels Who Bucked the God Experts – Luis Granados
14 . Our Phenomenal Human Mind, Core Values, Common Sense, Agreed Truths, Shared Visions, and Getting Real – Martin Squibbs
21 . Stove Project – innovative cook stoves for people most in need – Fred Colgan
28 . Our Taboo Museum: Difficult Discussions are My Prozac – Laura Mappin
May
5 . KARA’s Support for End-of-Life and Grief – Jim Mulvaney
12 . Climate Denialism and why we need a Carbon Tax – Sudhanshu “Suds” Jain
19 . A New Kind of Neighborhood: Cohousing – Cynthia Chin-Lee
26 . Hiking the John Muir Trail – Saeko Izuta
June
2 . How Would You Define Humanism? – Sandy Smith
9 . Islamophobia 101 – Zahra Billoo
16 . Science is now the new Bible – Marc Perkel
23 . Humanist Celebrants, visiting patients in hospital – Bill Rausch
30 . Obama and the War on Terror: Did the President’s National Security Speech Really Change Anything? – Paul George
July
14 . Communication Styles: It’s Your Choice! – Anne Bers
21 . Dorothea Dix, Mental Health Reformer – Readers’ Theatre – Meg Bowman
28 . Citizens United & the Amendment Process – Martin D Carcieri
August
4 . The 10 Commandments or the 11 Ways of Wisdom: Take your pick – Arthur Jackson
11 . Jewish Voice for Peace: The International Court of Justice and The Wall – Michael Batchelder
18 . One Hundred Years of Policing Morality – Nancy Unger
25 . Courageous Viola Liuzzo – (1926-1965) – Reader’s Theatre – Meg Bowman
September
1 . What Do Traditional Religions Get Right? – Arthur Jackson & Paul Gilbert
8 . Close Encounters, ‘Take II’ –The Middle East from a Post-colonial Lens – Dr. Roberta Ahlquist
15 . Rainforest Action Network – Gemma Tillack and Chelsea Matthews
22 . What is a Healthy Diet? – Miharu Alison Sato
29 . Bridging the God Gap: How to Find Common Ground with Theistic Friends and Family Members – Dr. Chris Schriner
October
6 . John Rawls and Humanism – Martin Carcieri
13 . Relational Intelligence: designing satisfying relationships – Manuel Manga
20 . Reality and our Memories of it: A theory of Memory and Mind, and its Implications – Martin Squibbs
27 . Taboos for Totalitarianism – Laura Mappin
November
3 . One Nation Under Surveillance – Paul George
10 . Humanist Interests Cross-pollination – Laura Mappin
17 . Zero Waste Palo Alto – Maybo AuYeung
24 . The Challenge For Humanism In The Post-Post-Modern Era – Jon Figdor
December
1 . Poetry Forum– Sena Havasy
8 . Free Will – Daniel B. Miller
15 . Feeling Stuck? Shake it Up! – Michelle Chappel
22 . Human Nature: Genetic Propensities and Symbolic Language – Arthur Jackson
29 . Invisible Children – Annie Ashmore