Humanist Conference Watch Party

This week, the American Humanist Association is holding its 85th Annual Conference, entitled “Humanity NOW”. We invite you to join us for a watch party, like we held last year, so we can participate in the conference together.

Format: In-person

Host: Humanists at UUCPA

When: Saturday, September 19, 8:30am-4:10pm

Where: Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto
Room 6
505 East Charleston Road
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Sessions:

08:30 Opening Keynote
Fish Stark

09:15 Humanist of the Year: Award ceremony & Q&A.
Jordan Klepper

09:50 Following Logic Instead of Faith
Alyssa Grenfell

10:00 The HEART of Advocacy
Monica Johnson

10:10 Finding Magical Moments in the Mundane
Faith Litchfield

10:35 Kill the Bill: How You Can Actually Stop State-Level Christian Nationalism
Rachel Deitch

11:10 Deep-Dive Salons
We will choose one:
What Does a “Good Death” Look Like?
Should We Work with Religious Allies?
Leaving Our Legacies: What Do You Want to Be Remembered For?

12:00 Why We Believe What We Believe
Shawn Towers

12:20 For Those Who Carry Us
Cam James

12:45 Navigating the Practiced Life: Drawing a Constellation of Practices for Non-theists
Kevin Jagoe

01:30 Fighting Christian Nationalism with Levity
Kevin Crowe

02:05 “That’s How You Change the World”
The American Empathy Project Documentary Launch
Jake Via

02:40 Annual Award Ceremony, Honoring this year’s humanists.
Volunteer of the Year: Robert Leonhard
Chapter of the Year: Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix
Religious Liberty Award: Anthea Butler

AHACON26 Agenda
https://www.conference.americanhumanist.org/agenda
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📍Attend in Person
Join fellow Humanists in Room 6 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 505 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306
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