Humanist Community of Ventura County

 
 
 

The AIDS/Lifecycle bicyclists are pedaling from San Francisco to Los Angeles this week. On Saturday, June 10, they will pull into San Buenaventura State Beach as their last campsite before completing the final leg from Ventura to Santa Monica on Sunday.

Volunteers are needed to help setup camp and welcome the weary riders to Ventura on Saturday. Shifts are 8:00-11:00. 11:00-2:00 and 2:00-5:00 (or volunteer for the entire day!).

See the link for signup and more information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwo7REWYTGyqgzpj03zFi5QDq7oBeluozlQlN8fZdbF5ARDw/viewform

If you'd like to spend a day at the beach, supporting tenacious riders who've pedaled over 350 miles, join me on Saturday! Feel free to contact me if you need help with the website or want to meet at the event to say Hi. (The above link is a Google form and you may need a Google account/email to access, unfortunately).

And if you do sign up, remember to list the Humanist Community of Ventura County as your affiliate organization.

 
 
 

The UUCV Humanist Seminar meets via Zoom every 2nd and 4th Sunday from 11:30 to 1:00.

CURRENT BOOK

Joan Roughgarden, The Genial Gene: Deconstructing Darwinian Selfishness. Roughgarden presents a well-documented challenge to Darwin's sexual selection with her theory of "social selection" (2009).
She is an emeritus professor of evolutionary biology at Stanford University.

December 12, 2021
Introduction & Chapters 1-3, pp. 1-69

December 26, 2021 (or January, 9, 2022 if holiday plans conflict)
Chapters 4-6, pp. 73-126

January, 9, 2022 (or January, 23, 2022 if we did not meet on December 26)
Chapters 7-10 + Conclusion, pp[masked]

ABOUT THIS EVENT

This is a Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura (UUCV) event. It is not affiliated with the Humanist Community of Ventura County, though our members often attend.

Participants discuss assigned readings on the nature of social ethics, which would advance human welfare, and on scientific methodology as the source of provisional truth about the universe and its denizens. Analytic thinking, rather than recall, is the modus operandi.

One can enter the seminar at any time. The only expense is the purchase of assigned books from time to time. You do not need to be a church member.

 
 
 

COME JOIN US FOR OUR MONTHLY GATHERING

--Note these are normally scheduled for the 2nd Monday evening. --

This month we can discuss:
- What is happening with the Supreme Court tearing away at separation of church & state
- What is happening with our local school boards

We can discuss possible future activities that can be Community, Advocacy (like above), Service (to our community) or Education.

DINNER
-LOCATION MAY CHANGE FOR FUTURE DINNERS-
I looked far and wide to find a central location, locally owned, good atmosphere and great food. This NEW location says Freda's, but it is THREE businesses in one location.

• Freda's Pizza & Woodfired Kitchen**, known for mobile pizza oven throughout Ventura and L.A. counties,
• Artisanal Creamery of Santa Barbara County and Ventura's serving ice cream,
• Topa Topa Brewing Co. all under one roof in Old Towne Camarillo. There is indoor and outdoor dining (if the weather permits),

-- click on the above business to check them out ---
LOOK for the Sunflowers in the tall Blue vase for our table.
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Can we talk? Let's meet and get reacquainted to commune with like minded people face-to-face again. Lets share beer/pizza/ice cream, and our thoughts on where our community, country and the world is heading. Never before have we seen how important democratic rule can be so fragile and yet taken for granted in our society.

Parking can be tight, but it is on a Monday night so usually less crowded.

PLEASE DO RSVP if you plan to attend so the restaurant can make room for the size of our group and we can save a seat for you. We love having you, but it's been difficult to grow the table to accommodate last minute drop ins. You can cancel or update the RSVP anytime.

• What to bring: Your appetite for food & and social gathering where thoughts, passions and concerns are there to share.
• If you want to bring a friend or family member, they are welcomed too!
• Important to know: This is a safe place to discuss any topic relating to politics, religion, taboos, society in general or recent news. It is a night of "free inquiry" and open discussion. We will be respectful of the worth and dignity of all.

 
 
 

The UUCV Humanist Seminar meets via Zoom every 2nd and 4th Sunday from 11:30 to 1:00.

CURRENT BOOK

Joan Roughgarden, The Genial Gene: Deconstructing Darwinian Selfishness. Roughgarden presents a well-documented challenge to Darwin's sexual selection with her theory of "social selection" (2009).
She is an emeritus professor of evolutionary biology at Stanford University.

December 12, 2021
Introduction & Chapters 1-3, pp. 1-69

December 26, 2021 (or January, 9, 2022 if holiday plans conflict)
Chapters 4-6, pp. 73-126

January, 9, 2022 (or January, 23, 2022 if we did not meet on December 26)
Chapters 7-10 + Conclusion, pp[masked]

ABOUT THIS EVENT

This is a Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura (UUCV) event. It is not affiliated with the Humanist Community of Ventura County, though our members often attend.

Participants discuss assigned readings on the nature of social ethics, which would advance human welfare, and on scientific methodology as the source of provisional truth about the universe and its denizens. Analytic thinking, rather than recall, is the modus operandi.

One can enter the seminar at any time. The only expense is the purchase of assigned books from time to time. You do not need to be a church member.