About us
The Humanist Community in Silicon Valley was established in 1962 and is a chartered chapter of the American Humanist Association. We have a long tradition of promoting humanist values while providing interesting educational programs and fun, friendly social events for our members.
Check out our WEBSITE, like us on FACEBOOK, and follow us on TWITTER (@HumanistCommSV).
Our main event is the Sunday Forum which features a different speaker each Sunday discussing a topic of interest. A wide variety of topics are covered from week to week. Forums are held in various locations from 11am until 12:15pm. Look at each individual Forum listing to see where it is being held.
A buffet lunch follows the Forum at 12:30pm. Lunch is free for first time visitors and students. Otherwise we ask for a donation of $10. If you can't afford that, please give what you can, and join us for good food and even better conversation.
NOTE: Approximately 30 to 40 people attend the Forum each Sunday. Because Forums happen every Sunday, most of our members do not RSVP on Meetup, so don't let our RSVP count fool you.
Other weekly programs include the Free Thought Discussion Group (http://www.humanists.org/blog/free-thought-...) every Wednesday night at 7:30pm, and the Academic Video Group (http://www.humanists.org/blog/academic-vide...) every Thursday night at 8pm.
Monthly events include a Potluck, workshops (see the calendar for classes and schedules), and our Fun Group (www.humanists.org/blog/fun-group), which organizes a "fun" activity around the first of each month.
We hope to welcome you soon to the Sunday Forum or one of our other events. If you would like to suggest a topic for our Forum series, please send a message to the organizers (Brian and/or Matt Courtney). We would love to help you share your enthusiasm for a topic, a speaker, a social action project, a fun outing, etc., with other community members.
Humanists have more fun... together!
See you soon!
Brian
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The Changing Status of Women in the U.S.
Old Mill Clubhouse, 49 Showers Dr., Mountain View, CA, USThis Sunday we will discuss two videos on the status of women in the US.
The first video is Women's Rights in the United States. In this Course Hero video, Scot Schraufnagel, chair and professor of political science at Northern Illinois University, walks through the spread of the women's suffrage movement, the ratification of the 19th Amendment, and ongoing efforts to protect women from discrimination on the basis of sex in employment and education.
Course Hero is an American education technology website company based in Redwood City, California, that operates an online learning platform for students to access course-specific study resources and online tutors.
You can watch this 7-minute video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QfjV4QgmzQ .
The second video is Why has America never had a female president? This Sky News clip focuses on the absence of women in the highest political office in the US, women’s influence on the presidency, and the recent campaign of Kamala Harris.
Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel, live stream news network, and news organization. Sky News is distributed via an English-language radio news service, and through online channels., It is owned by Sky Group, a division of comcast. It was named the Royal Television Society News Channel of the Year in 2024.
You can watch this 17-minute video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErJKA1AqQMc.
📍Attend in Person
Join fellow Humanists in the Old Mill Clubhouse, 49 Showers Dr, Mountain View, CA 94040. Lunch will be served after the forum. We request a $10 donation.🎤 Attend Online
Also, we will continue to present our forums on Zoom. To join and ask questions and make comments, click here.
No password is needed — our host will admit you from the waiting room. Joining the meeting via the link will download and install the Zoom app on your desktop computer (if it’s not already installed), and then take you to the meeting. You can also install the Zoom app on your computer or smartphone, and then enter:
Meeting ID: 816 5389 0712
Passcode: 250634
Join the meeting by phone: +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)
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To help our Forum series continue, please consider making a donation or becoming a member ([http://www.humanists.org/blog/membership/)](http://www.humanists.org/blog/membership/)) of the Humanist Community.
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If you would like to speak at a Humanist Forum, or know someone who would, or there is a topic you think we should discuss, please let us know by emailing [[vp@humanists.org](mailto:vp@humanists.org)](mailto:vp@humanists.org) or [[havasy@live.com](mailto:havasy@live.com)](mailto:havasy@live.com).5 attendees
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