Category: Panel

April 22, 2018

NAMI In Our Own Voice is a presentation created by NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Health, www.nami.org). It promotes awareness of mental illness, and it is designed to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness AND give voice to the very real possibility of recovery.

In Our Own Voice brings two presenters who speak from their own lived experiences of mental illness, along with accompanying segments on DVD. The presenters describe the reality of living with mental illness as they walk the audience through five chapters of recovery – Dark Days, Acceptance, Treatment, Coping Skills and Successes, Hopes & Dreams. With discussion and ample time for Q & A, In Our Own Voice changes attitudes and assumptions; and fosters recognition, understanding and recovery.

After the Forum, please join us for a lunch at 12:30pm. The lunch is complimentary for first-time visitors and students.

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A panel of LGBTQ+ youth

August 6, 2017

The LGBTQ Youth Space (see www.youthspace.org) is a program of Family & Children Services of Silicon Valley and Caminar for Mental Health. The program provides a safe and confidential drop-in center, as well as counseling services, for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and all youth and young adults ages 13-25, living in Santa Clara County.

At today’s forum we welcome a panel of LGBTQ+ youth who will each speak about how their gender identities and sexual orientation have impacted different aspects of their lives such as family dynamics, school, work, community, culture, and relationships.

 

Humanist Community Forum (2017-08-06): The LGBTQ Youth Space (a panel of LGBTQ+ youth) from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

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Debbie Allen, Paul Gilbert, Arthur Jackson

July 2, 2017

HCSV Executive Director Debbie Allen, HCSV Board President Paul Gilbert, and longtime HCSV member and leader Arthur Jackson will present their impressions and thoughts about the 2017 American Humanist Association (AHA) Conference, which they attended in Charleston, South Carolina in June.

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The HCSV Board Candidates

January 15, 2017trailer film Nocturnal Animals

The seven candidates who have been nominated to run for the seven seats on the HCSV Board that are up for election this year will discuss, and answer questions about, their relevant background, and their vision for HCSV and Humanism. The election will be held immediately before the Forum on Sunday, February 5th. Note: Only HCSV members may vote in the election.

The seven nominated candidates are (alphabetically, by first name): Carl Angotti, Dana St. George, Greg Alexander, Marie Stephens, Pam Erwin, Paul Gilbert, Susan Shallot.

After the Forum, please join us for a lunch at 12:30pm. The lunch is complimentary for first-time visitors and students.

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(Note: People interested in the Family Program should contact Harrianne Mills at 650-257-0478.)

Dr. Robert Stephens, Arthur Jackson

February 14, 2016

In this Forum, Dr. Stephens will discuss how he invented Darwin Day and related promotional materials. Jackson will focus on how Darwin’s ideas open up the realm in which all human concerns, especially moral and ethics, must be studied and developed. Dr Stephens had a career with SRI, and has strongly supported the Secular Student Alliance, American Humanist Association (AHA), and HCSV. Mr. Jackson has been an active Humanist since discovering the AHA in 1962. He is the author of “How to Live the Good Life: A User’s Guide for Modern Humans”, and is currently the President of HCSV.

 

Humanist Community Forum (2016-02-14): Celebrating Darwin — Darwin Day Plus (Dr. Robert Stephens, Arthur Jackson) from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.