Longtime HCSV member and leader Arthur Jackson will lead a discussion of the Humanist Community, and Humanist Community bumper stickers.
Humanist Community Forum (2015-01-25): Why My Car Wears a Humanist Community Bumper Sticker from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.
Tom Manger (the Legislative Chair for the Secular Coalition for California (SCCA), http://states.secular.org/states/california) will speak on secular activism in California, with some discussion of national secular activism (e.g., his work with SecularityUSA, http://www.secularityusa.org). Tom will give a wrap up of 2014 California legislation from a secular perspective. He will also talk about activities planned for 2015 and ways you can assist in not just enforcing the separation of church and state, but in reversing the many ways that religion is unduly privileged in existing laws.
To see the slides Tom presented click here
Humanist Community Forum (2014-09-14): Secular Activism (Tom Manger) from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.
Who do we let in? Who do we keep out? And what are we doing in there anyway?
We’ll watch a few portions of Jamy Ian Swiss’s talk describing how he sees the skeptic’s tent.
We’ll springboard from there and talk about how we see our own humanist tent.
All members, potential members, and interested parties are welcome to join the discussion, which will be facilitated by HCSV member Laura Mappin.
Watch the video in advance below
Below are slides from Laura that are helpful in advancing this important discussion.
What do you appreciate about HCSV? How could HCSV change to be more meaningful to you? What would you be willing to do to help make HCSV be more worthwhile to you? This Forum will be a discussion among attendees (co-facilitated by HCSV members Laura Mappin and Paul Gilbert). Bring your thoughts to share, and your willingness to listen to, and collaborate with, others.
Humanism has influenced the modern world tremendously. But many people have only vague ideas about what humanists believe. There is no authority to say who is and who is not a Humanist, and opinions vary over a considerable range. But to be a viable movement, there must be some principles that Humanists share widely, if not universally. Jim Barnett (Co-President of the Bay Area Humanists, www.sfhumanists.org, and a humanist for decades) will review the principles that he believes are essential to Humanism.
You can view the slides for this excellent presentation (captured in the video below) by clicking here.
Humanist Community Forum (2014-08-03): The Twin Pillars of Humanism (Jim Barnett) from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.