What we’re about
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.
Check out our WEBSITE, like us on FACEBOOK, and follow us on TWITTER (@HumanistCommSV).
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
Upcoming events
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Academic Video Group - Meetings Cancelled till 7 Jan
·OnlineOnlineWe are meeting online via Zoom. If you wish to join us, please sign up for the meeting, and the zoom link will be available on the right panel.
We are watching:
Video Group
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We are watching:
Geography CrashCourse via Independent (Sandra)
How Does the Earth Create Different Landforms? Crash Course Geography #20
History Briefs: The Great Depression and the 1930s
A video series documenting the 1930s and the Great Depression.
History Brief: Art in the 1930s
Tristan Harris – The Dangers of Unregulated AI on Humanity & the Workforce | The Daily Show - 18:30
“This does not have to be our destiny.” Co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology Tristan Harris sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss how AI has already disrupted the workforce as current iterations of the technology have dropped entry-level work by 13%, tech companies prioritization of their first-to-market stance over product and human safety, and how reliance on AI is stifling human growth.
If we have time
History Briefs: The Great Depression and the 1930s
A video series documenting the 1930s and the Great Depression.
History Brief: Amelia Earhart
Again, if you wish to join us, please sign up for the meeting, and the zoom link will be available on the right panel.3 attendees
"God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction" with Dan Barker
San Francisco Public Library Main, Lower Level, Latino/Hispanic Room, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, USJoin our friend Dan Barker in San Francisco, either in person or online.
What words come to mind when we think of God? Merciful? Just? Compassionate? In fact, the Bible clearly lays out God’s primary qualities: jealous, petty, unforgiving, bloodthirsty, vindictive, and worse.
Come join this tour through the Bible, guided by Freedom From Religion Foundation co-president (and former minister) Dan Barker, as laid out in his book, God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction.
After meeting God — as portrayed in His own words, some would say — you might well run the other way. Dan did.
THIS IS THE SECOND of five stops on Dan Barker's Western Tour in January, with events in Olympia WA, San Francisco CA, Palo Alto CA, Sacramento CA, and Salt Lake CIty UT. On January 18 in Palo Alto, enjoy an unusual opportunity for casual conversation with Dan and a recital of his secular songs.
HOSTED BY the San Francisco Bay Chapter, Freedom From Religion Foundation. Dedicated to the preservation of the constitutional principle of separation of church and state, FFRF is the nation's largest freethought organization, with over 40,000 members and 25 chapters nationwide. SF Bay FFRF supports the national organization, does outreach tabling, sponsors speaking events and hosts a monthly social lunch. See www.sfbayffrf.org.
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Attend in Person
Join fellow Atheists, Freethinkers, and Humanists in the Latino/Hispanic Community Room on the lower level of the Main Library of the San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102-4705. It's convenient to BART and MUNI, and across the street from the Civic Center Parking Garage.
If you can join us in person, please email vp@humanists.org to help us make sure we have room for you. If you have symptoms that may be COVID, kindly attend on Zoom.
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Attend Online
Also, we will continue to present our forums on Zoom. To join and be able to ask questions and make comments, go to:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81653890712?pwd=QzN4MTVNbGEwQ0Zua3d1VG9tVE50UT09
No password is needed -- our host will admit you from the waiting room.
Joining the meeting via the link will download and install the Zoom app on your desktop computer (if it's not already installed), and then take you to the meeting.
You can also install the Zoom app on your computer or smart phone, and then enter:
Meeting ID: 816 5389 0712
Passcode: 250634
Join the meeting by phone. +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)
Find an international phone number to call here:
https://zoom.us/u/afYkAuvE6
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To help our Forum series continue, please consider making a donation or becoming a member (http://www.humanists.org/blog/membership/)) of the Humanist Community.
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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 or havasy@live.com.6 attendees
Meet Dan Barker: Music and Casual Conversation with FFRF's Co-President
Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 505 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto, CA, USEnjoy this special opportunity, either in person or online, to relax, converse with and enjoy the secular music of Dan Barker, leading church-state separation advocate, author, composer, and co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. You can look forward to an energizing mix of thoughtful discussion, live music, and engaging freethought conversation.
THIS EVENT is the third of five stops on Dan Barker's Western Tour in January, with events in Olympia WA, San Francisco CA, Palo Alto CA, Sacramento CA, and Salt Lake City UT. The day before this event, January 17, in San Francisco, Dan will speak about his book, God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction.
Your hosts will set out a buffet after our conversation, and welcome additional dishes and snacks. The Fireside Room has a microwave oven.
All events are open to the public, and everyone, members, friends, newcomers and strangers alike are warmly invited to attend.
HOSTED BY the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the Atheist Community of San Jose, Humanists at Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, and the Bay Area Humanists and Humanist Community.
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Attend in person:
Join fellow members of the community in the Fireside Room of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 505 E Charleston Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306 .
If you can join us in person, please email vp@humanists.org to help us make sure we have room for you. If you have symptoms that may be COVID, kindly attend on Zoom.
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Attend online:
Also, we will continue to present our forums on Zoom. To join and be able to ask questions and make comments, go to:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81653890712?pwd=QzN4MTVNbGEwQ0Zua3d1VG9tVE50UT09
No password is needed -- our host will admit you from the waiting room.
Joining the meeting via the link will download and install the Zoom app on your desktop computer (if it's not already installed), and then take you to the meeting.
You can also install the Zoom app on your computer or smart phone, and then enter:
Meeting ID: 816 5389 0712
Passcode: 250634
Join the meeting by phone. +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)
Find an international phone number to call here:
https://zoom.us/u/afYkAuvE6
_________________________
Subscribe to our events in your Apple Calendar:
webcal://p162-caldav.icloud.com/published/2/Mjk3Nzk1MTgyMjk3Nzk1MRBa7aU6zKSIJMfDjhqBP8r3muvKK3GLLCRnZoCneHpXv08CyGJAJRVI5yyh-SVWxGJE9xHfdUs72pmiBNlOBpY
Add this event to your Google calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NmFudWZnazI4cHFpYzQzbXN2NW5uZjBhMGEgaHVtYW5pc3Rjb21tc3ZAbQ&tmsrc=humanistcommsv%40gmail.com
The Bay Area Humanists and Humanist Community Google calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=aHVtYW5pc3Rjb21tc3ZAZ21haWwuY29t
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/humanistcommsv/
RSVP on Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/humanistcommunity/events/312555561/
Click the Interested button or share on Patch: https://patch.com/california/paloalto/calendar/event/20260118/2737f9e7-08eb-43d5-825f-df783b6b3553/meet-dan-barker-music-and-casual-conversation-with-ffrfs-co-president
Retweet our announcement on the social-media platform formerly known as Twitter: https://x.com/HumanistCommSV/status/2003609290867900491
Humanist Community website: http://www.humanists.org/
Videos of previous forums: https://vimeo.com/hcsv/
To help our Forum series continue, please consider making a donation or becoming a member (http://www.humanists.org/blog/membership/)) of the Humanist Community.
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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 or havasy@live.com.10 attendeesAcademic Video Group - Meetings Cancelled till 7 Jan
·OnlineOnlineWe are meeting online via Zoom. If you wish to join us, please sign up for the meeting, and the zoom link will be available on the right panel.
We are watching:
Video Group
====
We are watching:
Geography CrashCourse via Independent (Sandra)
How Does the Earth Create Different Landforms? Crash Course Geography #20
History Briefs: The Great Depression and the 1930s
A video series documenting the 1930s and the Great Depression.
History Brief: Art in the 1930s
Tristan Harris – The Dangers of Unregulated AI on Humanity & the Workforce | The Daily Show - 18:30
“This does not have to be our destiny.” Co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology Tristan Harris sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss how AI has already disrupted the workforce as current iterations of the technology have dropped entry-level work by 13%, tech companies prioritization of their first-to-market stance over product and human safety, and how reliance on AI is stifling human growth.
If we have time
History Briefs: The Great Depression and the 1930s
A video series documenting the 1930s and the Great Depression.
History Brief: Amelia Earhart
Again, if you wish to join us, please sign up for the meeting, and the zoom link will be available on the right panel.3 attendees
Past events
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