May 27th, 2009 by Aaron
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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September 18th, 2008 by Aaron
| October 4, 2008 |
| 5:15 pm | to | 7:15 pm |
Via CFI Indy:
A new movie with Bill Maher is scheduled to be released to theaters October 3rd 2008. It’s a documentary about religion called Religulous. Click here to see a trailer: http://www.lionsgate.com/religulous/ Read the article about it in indy.com: http://www.indy.com/posts/11527
The plan is to attend this movie as a group at the Saturday, October 4, 5:15 performance at the Hamilton 16 IMAX, 13825 Norrell Road, Noblesville, IN. http://www.gqti.com/theaters.aspx?theaterid=1486 We plan to eat dinner at a nearby restaurant after the movie.
The reason we have chosen to see this movie at this particular theatre is that the owner of the theatre, Bob Goodrich, is one of our Friends of the Center. Stay tuned for details in future communications.
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August 4th, 2008 by rationalportion
For our December meeting (on Saturday the 13th), it seems appropriate to have some sort of Winter Holiday party. The “time” has been listed as “all day” since time will depend on how much “party” we’d actually like to do. Should this be an evening event?
There are plenty of winter holidays besides Christmas, Hannukkah, and the traditional favorites. Traditionally, the celebration of Winter was based around the idea of the Winter Solstice, when the day is at its shortest (winter months were historically hard for agrarian societies in the Northern hemispheres) — and the idea that with the new year brings hope for things to come, as the days begin to get longer.
Winter Solstice occurs on December 23rd, but I’m sure the days won’t mind if we celebrate a little early, or at the very least discuss ways you and your families can celebrate the fun things about Christmas free of the religious overtones.
If you have some suggestions for location and time, please comment them below! (If you don’t see a comment box, click on the title of this post – that should show it)
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August 4th, 2008 by rationalportion
| November 15, 2008 |
| 11:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
In November, we’ll be meetingon the 15th (Saturday) at ___(location TBD)___ from 11am – 1pm.
Since this meeting will be a week after the election, perhaps we want to talk politics and social activism. Maybe watch a movie? What do you all think?
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August 4th, 2008 by rationalportion
| October 11, 2008 |
| 11:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
On October 11th, we’ll be meeting at a to-be-determined-location at 11am for 2 hrs.
Possible topics include:
- Halloween Discussion (costumes optional)
- Autumn / Harvest traditions
If you have some suggestions for other topics, comment them below! (If you don’t see a comment box, click on the title of this post – that should show it)
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August 4th, 2008 by rationalportion
| September 13, 2008 |
| 11:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
Our next meeting is on the 13th (Saturday) of September, from 11 to 1. Location and agenda is to be determined still.
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August 4th, 2008 by rationalportion
| August 16, 2008 |
| 11:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
Our August meeting will be at Fifth Street Bagel from 11am to 1pm on Saturday the 16th. Since we’ve taken a couple months off for vacations, we’re just getting together to chat — no specific agenda.
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