What we’re about
Meet other freethinkers, atheists, agnostics, nonbelievers, and humanists in the greater Sacramento area. We gather to discuss beliefs and philosophies, hear provocative speakers, and make new friends. We have guest speakers, book discussions, film screenings, potlucks, and other social events.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Sunday Assembly and Potluck1300 Ethan Way, Sacramento, CA
Sunday Assembly is a secular congregation that meets once a month to share our stories, create community, and learn from our experiences. We are inclusive and everyone is valued here.
Speaker: Alex Heetland
Alex Heetland is the Artistic Director of the Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus. SGMC has been raising voices and building community through music since 1984. With a mission to foster pride and understanding while entertaining audiences, SGMC is known for dynamic performances that blend artistry, humor, and heart. The chorus produces three main concerts a season and can be seen representing LGBTQIA+ voices throughout the community at events and festivals throughout the Sacramento region. Their next concert is "Holiday Hits with a Splash of Sass" at the Safe Performing Arts Center on November 29. More info about the chorus at sacgaymenschorus.com.
Sunday Assembly Sacramento is held in the Reason Center at 1300 Ethan Way, Suite 675 toward the back of the building. As always, families are welcome and child care is provided. The doors open at 10:30 am and the program will begin at 11:00 am.
We will have a speaker, a short Doing Your Best presentation by a member, a time for members to share their Milestones, and a potluck. Please bring a dish to share unless you are a newcomer. Donuts and coffee are provided. Hope to see you there!
- River Cleanup Day (In partnership with Sunday Assembly Sacto)1300 Ethan Way, Sacramento, CA
Details:
## Get Dirty for a Good Cause
From California Freethought Day:
On Saturday, September 20th, we have this great opportunity to join with other local secular groups and do some environmental work that benefits our community. Join the secular community, statewide, as we clean our lakes, beaches, rivers, and parks through California's Coastal Cleanup program. After the cleanup, California Freethought Day has a treat for us: they are offering a $10 per person (with limitations) reimbursement for brunch! We can all gather to eat and chat after all that work!Sunday Assembly Sacramento is participating and folks from other groups, such as Black Humanists and Non-Believers and Atheists and Other Freethinkers will join us. the Help Often group from Sunday Assembly will be there to lead us. We will gather at the Reason Center at 8:30 am and walk over or carpool to the Ethan Way River Access adjacent to Cal Expo to get the introduction at 9:00 am.
You can sign the waiver for the hosting organization here or sign the paper on the day of the event. There is information there, but if it is confusing, just come on the 20th and you can sign there.
Volunteer Profile Link
Great American River Clean-UpHighly recommended:
comfortable shoes
long-sleeved shirt or jacket and long pants
hat
gloves
Please RSVP to this event and meet us there for this Help Often event,
More information here:
https://freethoughtday.org/programs/action/See you there!
- Highway CleanupElk Horn Park and Ride, Sacramento, CA
Energetic Sac-FAN members will partner up with sister group Atheists and Other Freethinkers (AOF) to clean nasty litter & debris from a two-mile stretch of Highway 99 just north of Elkhorn Blvd.
Join us to make a difference! Bag trash and pick up all kinds of mysterious and often edgy items. Anyone may help. This is a great event for older kids, too (but leave little ones at home, please).
Note: Wet conditions or poor visibility = cancelled event. If unsure, contact the Event Organizer (Don, 916-805-9337).
We've got Everything You Need:
The Organizer will provide grabbers, trash bags, gloves, colorful vests, and virtually everything else needed to help restore the environment.Getting There:
Our section of the highway is at the Elkhorn Blvd exit, just north of Natomas where the I-5 and CA-99 split.LOCATION MAP at https://bit.ly/34Rj76o
Meet at the Park & Ride lot located on Elkhorn Blvd, just west of the CA-99 freeway off ramp. (Go north from Sac on I-5, take the "Hwy 99 - Yuba City, Marysville" exit. Exit at Elkhorn Boulevard less than a mile north. Turn left, cross the overpass. The park-&-ride will be right there on your left.) If the P&R lot is not accessible, park on the south side of Elkhorn Blvd near it.
Why we Do It:
A San Francisco Chronicle article quotes a curator in the Monterey Bay Aquarium husbandry department as saying that “every year, plastic debris kills 40% of newly hatched albatross chicks… their parents see shiny things on the surf, ingest them and regurgitate them to the chicks. It’s a slow and painful death.”Our 2-mile stretch of Highway 99 north of Elkhorn Blvd. may seem far removed from the native habitat of the albatross, the ocean. And yet not an insignificant amount of refuse that we collect could ultimately be swept by the rain into tributaries and into the ocean a mere 85 miles away. This is an interconnected world.
Remember, we provide all the equipment needed to clean the area. We just need wonderful you!
