What we’re about
WELCOME!
HSGP is a warm and welcoming community of people with open minds and lots of questions. While we have a lot of diverse opinions and interests, we are accepting and tolerant of differing ideas and positions. While non-belief in the supernatural brought many of us together, our belief in the essential goodness of humanity and dedication to open discussion keeps us together and helps us grow. We have only one life and we strive to make it a good one for ourselves and for others. We are home to people with a wide range of beliefs and positions such as: humanists, atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, and Nones. That covers a lot of ground!
In addition to our Facebook group, we offer a variety of activities to support our Humanist goals and we are always looking for more ways to socialize, learn, and help others. We have a community center near downtown Mesa! Be sure to check us out at our Game nights, Sunday Speaker meetings, or other events.
To learn more, go to our website at [www.HSGP.org](http://www.hsgp.org/). There you will find more information about HSGP and our scheduled events. If you are not a member, please consider becoming a paid member. Your support keeps the building open and the activities running. If you’re not ready to commit to a membership, please join us at one of our free and open to the public events where we hope you will find like-minded individuals. Thank you and we look forward to meeting you!
About Humanism (from the American Humanist Association)
Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism and other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity.
Alex Zygmunt
President, HSGP
Visit our website at www.hsgp.org
See our Code of Conduct Policy Here.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Coffee Talk Zoom discussionLink visible for attendees
Thursday Zoom coffee talk!
Note that the RSVP list usually understates the number of attendees by quite a bit. We do get a good turnout and we do have great conversations. Everybody is respectful of each other and everyone gets to talk more than enough. We are continuing to be on Zoom only for this weekly event.
For those not on Meetup, here are the Zoom instructions:
Topic: Coffee Talk Zoom Discussion
Time: Thursday, September 18th, 10:00 AM to 1:00 pm Arizona Time (MST)Join Zoom Meeting
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Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbXV0eCxIk - In solidarity: BLM Phx/Metro - Pack the Court - Thu September 18th, 2025 2 pmEl Centro Justice Court, Phoenix, AZ
Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro invites us to join them in solidarity at 2 pm Thursday September 18th.
Our community member wanted to learn the truth of her 15-year-old sister's wrongful death at a Maricopa-owned and run hospital, and has been given nothing but more questions than answers. While she is still unsure about what happened to her sister, the county is charging her with "obstruction of government operations." Join us in letting the courts know we are watching! No one should have to deal with charges when trying to find the truth!
About Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro:
Mission
Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro is a Black, Queer, and Femme led organization, that centers Black people who are the most impacted and marginalized because we believe ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER. We build solidarities with other colonized folks in the Global South to end imperial rule.
We work towards Black Liberation by practicing abolition to seek true freedom of mind, body and community.
We do this through our Two Wings of Work where we study decoloniality, provide community members with support and resources, foster community engagement, write blueprints for a new world, cultivate healing, and create art.
Vision
We imagine a world where our healing and Black joy is centered, our reparations and rest are had and Western imperialism no longer dominates our daily lives. We envision a world that achieves Black liberation through global transformation. The vision of Black liberation is predicated on the abolition of the carceral state, racial capitalism, colonialism, climate change, cis-heteropatriarchy and anti-Black violence.
* We are an autonomous BLM organization that is NOT funded or founded by the Global BLM foundation. - Let's Geography! Germany, Part 2Humanist Community Center, Mesa, AZ
Let's Geography!
Topic: Germany. (We are revisiting Germany due to a power outage during last month's meeting)How many countries can you identify on a blank map? How many countries can you name even if you don't know right where they are? If you feel you need to brush up on some geography, come learn with us. If you already know everything, come show off. We promise to be impressed!
One evening a month we will meet to discuss a country somewhere in the world, locate it on a map, and share everything we have been able to find out about it. There’s so much to learn: people, rivers, cities, language, mountains, food, customs, music, exports, politics, weather, philosophy. We’ll all teach and learn together, and then we’ll choose a country for next time.
Look stuff up before you come. Anything at all about this month's country that interests you, so you can share what you have learned with the rest of us. If you know of any good restaurants showcasing the cuisine of this month's country, let us know! We might go there for our lunch on the 2nd Thursday of next month.
Hosted by Beverly and Henry on the third Thursday of each month.
Please go to our website to learn all about HSGP: http://hsgp.org
- HSGP @ Sorting Fridays for ASU's Project Humanities (and donation drop-off)970 E University Dr, Tempe, AR
Weekly Volunteer Opportunity
Whether it's one time, every week, or something in between, your help is greatly appreciated! Help Project Humanities sort items for their Service Saturday homeless outreach distribution events.Project Humanities requests that volunteers register/RSVP through: https://projecthumanities.asu.edu/upcoming-events
Donation Drop off
Donations are accepted at this location during this same time each week.
Items needed include clothing (especially mens), shoes, accessories, glasses, and hygiene items. Donations of seasonally appropriate attire and items are especially appreciated.
One thing they won't need for a looong time is water bottles
