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. 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- Sunday Speaker - Brad Allenby: Generative AI and the Cognitive EcosystemHumanist Society of Greater Phoenix, Mesa, AZ
Topic:
Building the Mind of God: Generative AI and the Cognitive EcosystemDescription and Bio:
The generative AI technology itself is amazing, but not difficult to understand; its applications as it diffuses across society are, however, nowhere near as clear cut. Moreover, generative AI is itself only a facet of a far deeper and more challenging meta-system, the cognitive ecosystem – an integrated operating system that combines everything from the Internet of Things and 5G to social media, modern civilizational conflict, and China’s social credit system. We are in essence building the Mind of God from the inside out, and the world will never be the same.Braden R. Allenby is President’s Professor of Engineering, and Lincoln Professor of Engineering and Ethics at Arizona State University. He moved to ASU from his previous position as the Environment, Health and Safety Vice President for AT&T in 2004.
Dr. Allenby received his BA from Yale University, his JD and MA (economics) from the University of Virginia, and his MS and Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences from Rutgers University. He has served as President of the International Society for Industrial Ecology, Chair of the AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, and Chair of the IEEE Presidential Sustainability Initiative, and is an AAAS Fellow and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, Manufactures & Commerce.
From 1995 to 1997, he was Director for Energy and Environmental Systems at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and from 1991 to 1992 he was the J. Herbert Holloman Fellow at the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, DC. In 2008-2009 he was the AT&T Industrial Ecology Fellow, and in 2009–2010 he was a U. S. Naval Academy Stockdale Fellow. In 2008 he was recognized as the Carnegie Foundation Arizona Professor of the Year. His areas of expertise include emerging technologies, especially in the military and security domains; Design for Environment; industrial ecology; telework and netcentric organizations; transhumanism; and earth systems engineering and management. Recent books include The Techno-Human Condition (with Daniel Sarewitz, 2011), The Theory and Practice of Sustainable Engineering (2011), Future Conflict & Emerging Technologies (2016), The Applied Ethics of Emerging Military and Security Technologies (2016), and Infrastructure in the Anthropocene (with Mikhail Chester, 2021).
Doors open at 9:00 am for an optional buffet breakfast ($5 donation) and socializing. Presentation begins at 10:00 am.
If you can help with set-up, clean-up, and/or by bringing a breakfast casserole, please go to SignUpGenius HERE
A Children's Program is available during the Speaker Meeting. Go to a separate Meetup to RSVP for your kids HERE.
Prefer to join us remotely?
Need help? Email humanist@hsgp.org before the day of this meeting.
The Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix presents its Sunday Speaker meetings twice a month on Sunday mornings. Meetings are free and open to the public.**Go to our YouTube channel to see past meetings, presentations and and interviews. Please become a subscriber--it's free! LINK HERE
**We invite you to become a dues-paying member of HSGP. To become a member or make a donation, go to www.hsgp.org
Thank you!
COVID-19 safety measures
Event will be indoors
The board has voted to resume all in person meetings at the Humanist Community Center, effective immediately, based on Covid Act Now recommendations, with the following requirements.-Consider vulnerable populations
-Masking welcome where desired and appropriate
-Vaccinate as recommended
-Stay home if you are not feeling well
-Personal opinions and choices respectedThe event host is instituting the above safety measures for this event. Meetup is not responsible for ensuring, and will not independently verify, that these precautions are followed.
- SMART Recovery Support Group - MondaysHumanist Community Center, Mesa, AZ
Are you or somebody you know suffering from an addiction to a substance or behavior? Are you looking for a secular support group for those addictions?
We all know about other 12-step groups and the lack of a scientific basis for support, but what about programs for the non-believer? Introducing, SMART recovery!
There are meetings every Monday and Tuesday. This event is free and open to the public.
Our Purpose
To support individuals who are struggling with addictive behaviors (substances or activities), as well as the concerned significant others of people who struggle with addictions. Our program is evidence based, and helps participants build and maintain motivation, cope with urges, manage thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and live a balanced life. Our facilitator is also trained in assisting family members. We focus on learning how to help without "enabling", how to set boundaries, and discussing self-care activities.Our Approach
- Teaches self-empowerment and self-reliance.
- Encourages individuals to recover and live satisfying lives.
- Teaches tools and techniques for self-directed change.
- Meetings are educational and include open discussions.
- Advocates the appropriate use of prescribed medications and psychological treatments.
- Evolves as scientific knowledge of addiction recovery evolves. If you wish to attend but prefer to RSVP confidentially, send a Meetup Message to one of our hosts. Need to know more? Check out their videos: SMART Recovery
See you there!
• Important to know
You may RSVP on this page, as usual, or you may choose to send a private message to the facilitator, Sadie Jane. To do so click on their picture below. Note that it is unnecessary to RSVP.If you have any questions or would like additional information, you can contact the facilitator (Sadie Jane) on their cell phone at 602-303-2012 or email them at mesasmartrecovery@gmail.com.
