Richmond Area Free Thinkers Society

August Berkshire of AAI coming to Richmond!

august-berkshire-atheist-plate August Berkshire, Vice President of Atheist Alliance International, is going on tour and he’s making a stop here in Richmond to meet with RAFTS!

We have reserved a conference room at Fifth Street Bagel to gather and chat. The discussion will be mostly informal, but he will be available to answer questions about AAI, if anyone is interested.

Both non-believers *AND* believers (and everything in between) are encouraged to attend — he is very cordial and friendly, and all are welcome to join.

August Berkshire has been an atheist activist for 25 years and is currently vice president of Atheist Alliance International, having served in that role for most of the past decade. He often speaks on atheism to the media and at public high schools, community colleges, and Christian colleges. His specialty is explaining atheism to the general public.

August co-founded the Twin Cities Chapter of American Atheists in 1984 and served as its president for four years. The group became Minnesota Atheists in 1991 and August also served as its president for four years. He helped start the Minnesota Atheists’ cable TV and radio programs and is a past editor of the Minnesota Atheists newsletter.

August also serves on the board of directors of Camp Quest of Minnesota and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and in the past has served on the board of directors of the Humanists of Minnesota.

For the past six years, August has had the “ATHEIST” car license plate for Minnesota (pictured above). He is proud to be listed in the reference book Who’s Who in Hell.

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August Berkshire, Vice President of Atheist Alliance International, is going on tour and he's making a stop here in Richmond to meet with RAFTS! We have reserved a conference room at Fifth Street Bagel to gather and chat. The discussion will be mostly informal, but he will be available to answer questions about AAI, if anyone is interested. Both non-believers *AND* believers (and everything in between) are encouraged to attend -- he is very cordial and friendly, and all are welcome to join.

August Berkshire has been an atheist activist for 25 years and is currently vice president of Atheist Alliance International, having served in that role for most of the past decade. He often speaks on atheism to the media and at public high schools, community colleges, and Christian colleges. His specialty is explaining atheism to the general public. August co-founded the Twin Cities Chapter of American Atheists in 1984 and served as its president for four years. The group became Minnesota Atheists in 1991 and August also served as its president for four years. He helped start the Minnesota Atheists’ cable TV and radio programs and is a past editor of the Minnesota Atheists newsletter. August also serves on the board of directors of Camp Quest of Minnesota and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and in the past has served on the board of directors of the Humanists of Minnesota. For the past six years, August has had the "ATHEIST" car license plate for Minnesota (pictured above). He is proud to be listed in the reference book Who’s Who in Hell.

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August Berkshire has been an atheist activist for 25 years and is currently vice president of Atheist Alliance International, having served in that role for most of the past decade. He often speaks on atheism to the media and at public high schools, community colleges, and Christian colleges. His specialty is explaining atheism to the general public. August co-founded the Twin Cities Chapter of American Atheists in 1984 and served as its president for four years. The group became Minnesota Atheists in 1991 and August also served as its president for four years. He helped start the Minnesota Atheists’ cable TV and radio programs and is a past editor of the Minnesota Atheists newsletter. August also serves on the board of directors of Camp Quest of Minnesota and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and in the past has served on the board of directors of the Humanists of Minnesota. For the past six years, August has had the "ATHEIST" car license plate for Minnesota (pictured above). He is proud to be listed in the reference book Who’s Who in Hell.

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August Berkshire of AAI coming to Richmond!