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PLEASE NOTE! MANY OF OUR EVENTS ARE ATTENDED BY "HUB REGULARS" WHO DO NOT RSVP FOR EVENTS. THERE ARE OFTEN/ALWAYS MANY MORE PEOPLE AT EVENTS THAN WHAT IS SHOWING IN THE ATTENDING COUNT.
The vision of the Secular Hub is a vibrant community where atheists, agnostics, humanists, and their families can meet, support each other, have fun, and explore ethics, science, and the human condition. We seek to establish a positive presence that contributes to the society at large.
The Secular Hub is a friendly place where non-believers find camaraderie, learn, and give back to the community. Our members organize educational events, social activities, and volunteer opportunities.
Note: Membership to this Meetup is open to all; however some Secular Hub events are only open to dues-paying members of the Secular Hub. Become a member of the Hub!
Member Code of Conduct:
- All members commit to honor the separation of church and state in American governance.
- All members commit to not promoting belief in deities or other supernatural entities.
- All members commit to conducting themselves with a sense of decorum and goodwill, and agree to not intentionally create ill feelings or animosity among fellow members.
* The Secular Hub reserves the right to revoke membership at any time if the actions of a member or group detracts from the happiness and general well-being of other members.
Featured event
Melanie Trecek-King : Mesmerized! A lasting legacy
We have a very special treat in the place of our monthly Science Lecture series! Please join us as we welcome Melanie Trecek-King to the Secular Hub as she presents her talk entitled “Mesmerized: The Lasting Legacy of an 18th-Century Health Fad” on Saturday, July 11th. Doors open at 4:30 with the talk to begin at 5:00 p.m.
About the topic: You probably know what it feels like to be mesmerized. What you might not know is that the word comes from a wild, 18th-Century health fad that swept Europe, featuring a cast of history's most famous characters. But this story is more than a fascinating historical anecdote. It's a timeless reminder of just how easily our minds can be tricked.
About Our Speaker: Melanie launched her website www.Thinkingispower.com in January of 2021 and it has rapidly become a go-to resource for science and critical thinking education. Her articles have been featured in Skeptical Inquirer and Skeptical Science and Thinking is Power content is used in colleges and universities around the globe. Melanie Trecek-King is an Associate Professor of Biology at Massasoit Community College, where she teaches a general-education science course designed to equip students with empowering critical thinking, information literacy, and science literacy skills. An active speaker and consultant, Trecek-King loves to share her “teach skills not facts” approach with other science educators and to help organizations meet their goals through better thinking. Trecek-King is also the Education Director for the Mental Immunity Project and the Cognitive Immunology Research Collaborative, which aim to advance and apply the science of mental immunity to inoculate minds against misinformation. Trecek-King has a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry and a Master of Arts in Ecology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where she studied prairie ecology, succession, the role of fire in ecosystems, and conservation biology. She is a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, whose founders included Carl Sagan, Issac Asimov, B.F. Skinner, Philip J Klass, Ray Hyman, and James Randi. Other notable CSI fellows are Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ann Druyan and Steven Pinker.
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Special Post-Partisan Forum-Barbeque this July 4th!
Secular Hub, 254 Knox Ct., Denver, co, US==> Remember! Pot-luck barbeque after this month's Forum. RSVP that you want a burger and we'll grill one for you.
With over a decade now of extreme decisions and ethics lapses by the conservative justices, SCOTUS has lost majority support among Americans. Decisions to gut the Voting Rights Act, strip federal agencies of their regulatory power, and grant sweeping immunity to the President demonstrate that the Roberts Court has embraced what social scientists would call a reactionary agenda. Their refusal to abide by even the modest ethics standards established for Congress, and their use of the shadow docket to impose monumental decisions upon Americans without explanation, reveal that these justices no longer feel beholden to the People. Not surprisingly, we citizens have noticed the new tenor of the Court. Polls show that 58% of us no longer consider the Court politically neutral — including 54% of Republicans.
Recent columns by NYTimes Jamelle Bouie urge us to realize that we do not have to accede to this unpopular remaking of our society. Tracing how judicial overreach has been repeatedly beaten back by Congress over the past two centuries, he has listed several reforms that the people can impose upon the court--without Constitutional amendment--to stop its erosion of our rights and democratic institutions. His recommendations go far beyond the "court packing" that many of us have heard about. If there is indeed a "Blue wave" during the next two election cycles, we citizens should consider which of these proposals make sense and then strongly pressure the new Congresses to enact them. Join the Forum this month to discuss the possibilities of pushing through such an crucial course correction for our democracy.
No-paywall links to the Bouie's articles:
SCOTUS is Corrupt...Here's What We Do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRzS61buXkQ
Who Will Stand Up to SCOTUS: https://tinyurl.com/f55uehj5
SCOTUS Doesn't Own the Constitution: https://tinyurl.com/5azwvj9pSee you there!
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Colorado Secular Advocacy Team Meeting
·OnlineOnlineHelp Us Keep Church & State Separate
Are you concerned about religion creeping farther into politics? Do you want to help make sure that Colorado does not pass religiously motivated legislation? Join and help us guard against laws curtailing reproductive freedom, anti-LGBTQ laws, and giving religious groups special privileges and exemptions.
We have joined with the American Atheists organization to form the Colorado Secular Advocacy Team. We are hearing from legislators that they value our perspective and want to collaborate with us! The team is now open to adding new members. See our web page to learn how you can get involved.
You are invited to attend our next meeting to see what we are about! A virtual meeting link will be sent when you RSVP to this meeting.
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