Meet the Candidates for the HCSV Board

February 7, 2016

The candidates for the HCSV Board will make statements and take questions from the audience. The current candidates are Ron Gerber and Will Weyer. HCSV members may vote for one of the candidates. Voting will occur immediately before the Feb. 21 Forum begins.

Ron Gerber

In college, I studied electrical engineering and then switched my major to physics—but my career became software engineering. I did manage to include some biology and psychology classes and now I am very much interested in evolutionary psychology. This field can be very helpful for Humanists who want to understand how conservatives think. I am hoping for more discussions of this area as well as the historical development of human culture, including science and technology. I would also like to be involved in music appreciation activities. We live in a high-tech world that can have a dehumanizing effect but also gives possibilities for improving the quality of life.

Prisons – The Challenge

Amir Varick Amma and Arthur League

January 31, 2016

Amir Varick Amma is a community organizer in the “All of Us or None” program of the Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC, www.prisonerswithchildren.org) organization. He spent 20 years in a New York state prison on a nonviolent drug conviction. Arthur League is also formerly incarcerated, a co-founder of “All of Us or None,” a former Black Panther, and a LSPC board member.

 

Humanist Community Forum (2016-01-31): Prisons – The Challenge (Amir Varick Amma and Arthur League) from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

 

The Unexpected Belle La Follette: Progressive Model for 2016

Prof. Nancy C. Unger

January 10, 2016

In doing the research for her new book Belle La Follette: Progressive Era Reformer, Santa Clara University Associate History Professor Nancy C. Unger discovered that the work of previous historians (including herself!) had drastically underestimated this great humanist (1859-1931). Come discover the surprising truths about the radical reformer denounced as “disgraceful to the white race” who fought for votes for women, peace, civil rights…and more. This presentation, richly illustrated by PowerPoint images, will present Belle La Follette as a model of progressive reform for 2016.