What we’re about
THE MISSION OF THE HUMANISTS OF GREATER PORTLAND is to create a thriving local community that promotes and acts upon the ideals of Humanism.
"Humanism" is a democratic and ethical life stance, which affirms that human beings have the right and responsibility to give meaning and shape to their own lives. It stands for the building of a more humane society through an ethic based on human and other natural values in the spirit of reason and free inquiry through human capabilities. It is not theistic, and it does not accept supernatural views of reality.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- HGP First Sunday - The Chorusing Effect with Ben Landsverk of Low Bar ChoraleFriendly House, Portland, OR
HGP First Sunday - The Chorusing Effect with Ben Landsverk
Landsverk will speak about his experience leading the Low Bar Chorale, and the importance of community singing and arts access during troubled times. Expect some music to break out while you're there!
Ben Landsverk is an American composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist, based in Portland OR, whose work focuses on social change through music. Hailed as a “prominent Portland composer” (Bloomberg Magazine) and as “a unique musical talent” (Willamette Week), he is best known as the creator of The Low Bar Chorale, and for his work as one half of the duo Wonderly, who penned the theme for the New York Times’ The Daily. He is an active session musician and orchestral/choral arranger and has worked with such musical luminaries as Father John Misty, Ruby Friedman, Pink Martini, Storm Large, Smokey Robinson, Van Dyke Parks, Rachel Taylor Brown, Holcombe Waller, Liz Vice, Kasey Anderson, Box Set, and Alela Diane. Landsverk is a graduate of Yale and has directed choirs of all types for over 25 years. He thinks it’s funny when you tell him, “I can’t sing.” He bets you can.
Pre-program music performance by HGP members begins at 9:30AM so please come early! There will be childcare available for toilet-trained kids.
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Programs are presented in four broad areas relevant to Humanism:
• Human Well-Being
• Science and Reason
• Secularism
• Humanities, Culture, and MoralitySunday HGP programs: for the latest info, follow the link below to the main HGP website home page, find the "Next Speaker" announcement on the left; for past programs and future speakers and activities, click on the "Calendar" button, upper left of that page:
