About us
The Humanist Community in Silicon Valley was established in 1962 and is a chartered chapter of the American Humanist Association. We have a long tradition of promoting humanist values while providing interesting educational programs and fun, friendly social events for our members.
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Our main event is the Sunday Forum which features a different speaker each Sunday discussing a topic of interest. A wide variety of topics are covered from week to week. Forums are held in various locations from 11am until 12:15pm. Look at each individual Forum listing to see where it is being held.
A buffet lunch follows the Forum at 12:30pm. Lunch is free for first time visitors and students. Otherwise we ask for a donation of $10. If you can't afford that, please give what you can, and join us for good food and even better conversation.
NOTE: Approximately 30 to 40 people attend the Forum each Sunday. Because Forums happen every Sunday, most of our members do not RSVP on Meetup, so don't let our RSVP count fool you.
Other weekly programs include the Free Thought Discussion Group (http://www.humanists.org/blog/free-thought-...) every Wednesday night at 7:30pm, and the Academic Video Group (http://www.humanists.org/blog/academic-vide...) every Thursday night at 8pm.
Monthly events include a Potluck, workshops (see the calendar for classes and schedules), and our Fun Group (www.humanists.org/blog/fun-group), which organizes a "fun" activity around the first of each month.
We hope to welcome you soon to the Sunday Forum or one of our other events. If you would like to suggest a topic for our Forum series, please send a message to the organizers (Brian and/or Matt Courtney). We would love to help you share your enthusiasm for a topic, a speaker, a social action project, a fun outing, etc., with other community members.
Humanists have more fun... together!
See you soon!
Brian
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No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism
Books Inc., Town and Country Village, 855 El Camino Real #74, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA, Palo Alto, CA, USJoin us in October, either in person or online, as we meet and hear US Congressman Jared Huffman's discussion of his NY Times best-selling new book No Prophets. It's a behind-the-scenes look at the shocking extent of Christian nationalism’s reach in our government—and the fight to defend church-state separation.
Huffman is the founder and co-chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, now with 37 members. He represents California's 2nd Congressional district, spanning California's coast from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border.
Huffman was in the Capitol on January 6, 2021 when it was stormed by thousands of Christians following self-declared prophets. The insurrection should have been a national wake-up call about Christian nationalism. Instead, most Americans and politicians looked away.
No Prophets reveals that Christian nationalism is now America’s most dangerous political movement. Huffman pulls back the curtain on religious extremists behind the insurrection who have only grown more powerful with Trump’s return. Openly vowing to destroy church-state separation and democracy as we know it, they now work inside the highest levels of government to drive domestic and foreign policy, reshape federal agencies, undermine science and education, and tilt elections. The endgame: an authoritarian theocracy that imposes their religious beliefs by force of law.
But, he argues, it’s not too late. If we muster a broad interfaith coalition grounded in shared commitment to democracy, we can reclaim the public square for everyone—religious and secular—to share on equal terms.
Presented by the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the Atheist Community of San Jose, and the Humanist Community.
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📍Attend in Person
Join fellow Humanists at Books Inc., Town and Country Village, 855 El Camino Real #74, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Reserve a spot at Books Inc for free by clicking here, or scan the QR code above.
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🎤 Attend Online
Also, we continue to present our forums on Zoom. To attend this one, register here.
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If you would like to speak at a Humanist Forum, or know someone who would, or there is a topic you think we should discuss, please let us know by emailing [[vp@humanists.org](mailto:vp@humanists.org)](mailto:vp@humanists.org) or [[havasy@live.com](mailto:havasy@live.com)](mailto:havasy@live.com).7 attendees
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