Please join us as we participate in the 2025 Secular Week of Action!

The Secular Week of Action (SWoA) unites compassionate communities to organize service events based on shared values, connect volunteers to impactful projects in their neighborhoods and online, and celebrate what we can achieve together. For ten days each year—encompassing the [National Day of Reason](https://www.nationaldayofreason.org/) on May 4th and the National Day of Prayer on the first Thursday of May—the secular movement rallies together to organize and join inclusive responses that address social problems and promote the welfare of humankind.

This year in Atlanta, BN will be volunteering with the Wylde Center at the Coan Garden. Coan Garden's mission is to provide raised beds for the families in the Edgewood neighborhood to grow their own vegetables, herbs, and flowers.

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We have created a BN team, so if you are able to make it, please RSVP by April 28th. Once we're done, we'll find a place nearby to eat and also host In The Cut on location.

Please arrive by 8:45 am so we can be ready as a team.

Wear your masks if you feel comfortable, and your BN swag to represent. Also, please wear comfortable footwear, preferably dark color since we will be in soil. We will bring work gloves for your convenience.

For more information on the Secular Week of Action, visit https://weekofaction.org/

Please join us as we represent for the Week of Action, and come together as a community!

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Secular Week of Action: Volunteering at Coan Garden.

Edgewood Garden

Please join us for our next episode of In The Cut!

Our special guest is Jasmine Banks, Founder and Executive Director of Generation Common Good.

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Black Nonbelievers of Philadelphia (Philly, PA)

In The Cut with Special Guest Jasmine Banks.

Online event

Please join us for an open and honest conversation about what it means to deconstruct from religion while Black, among one of the most religious demographics in the world. Whether you're just beginning your journey or have long since stepped away from organized faith, this is a safe space to share experiences, ask questions, and build community with others who understand the unique challenges of leaving religion while navigating cultural and familial expectations.

This event is hosted by BN's ChiTown affiliate, and will be on location at the Hegewisch Public Library Branch in Chicago, IL, and on Zoom. Free to attend, but please register in advance. Starts at 1:30 pm CST, 2:30 pm EST.

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Cynthia McDonald 

Deconstruction While Black: A BN Hybrid Discussion.

Please join us for an open and honest conversation about what it means to deconstruct from religion while Black, among one of the most religious demographics in the world. Whether you're just beginning your journey or have long since stepped away from organized faith, this is a safe space to share experiences, ask questions, and build community with others who understand the unique challenges of leaving religion while navigating cultural and familial expectations.

This event is hosted by BN's ChiTown affiliate, and will be on location at the Hegewisch Public Library Branch in Chicago, IL, and on Zoom. Free to attend, but please register in advance. Starts at 1:30 pm CST, 2:30 pm EST.

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Deconstruction While Black: A BN Hybrid Discussion. 

Hosted by Black Nonbelievers of Chitown

Join us for an open and honest conversation about what it means to deconstruct from religion while Black in one of the most religious countries in the world. Whether you're just beginning your journey or have long since stepped away from organized faith, this is a safe space to share experiences, ask questions, and build community with others who understand the unique challenges of leaving religion while navigating cultural and familial expectations.

📅 **Date:** Saturday, May 17, 2025
🕜 **Time:** 1:30 PM

📍 **Location:** Hegewisch Branch, Chicago Public Library
3048 E 130th St, Chicago, IL 60633

All are welcome, and light refreshments will be served. You may also tune in online via Zoom, please register [here](https://bit.ly/dwb2025).

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Michael Smithgall

Karen Ford

Deconstruction While Black

Chicago Public Library - Hegewisch Branch

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