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See all- Celebrate Autumnal Equinox @ Barkley Jalapenos! DeGrowth? Cancel Culture?Jalapeños Barkley Village, Bellingham, WA
We celebrate the 4 seasons in the larger banquet room that can easily accommodate a large crowd of over 20, just south Barkley Bob's Burger and Brew at Barkley Jalapenos.
For this AUTUMNAL EQUINOX Celebration, we will have an Unseasonable number of Four Big Topics for us to consider in our discussions, but as always, we tend to defer to discussing whatever is on the minds of THOSE WHO ACTUALLY SHOW! How democratic is that?!
You may surprise us with your presence without notice, but it is helpful for planning to either RSVP on this site or email me at SECULARWORLD@AOL.COM or TEXT ME @ (360) 510-2501 if you plan on attending this meeting on Sept. 18 @ 6pm!
*************************************************************************We will start out by introducing ourselves, our personal passions and also share our choice on how to conduct our meeting today or for future meetings - Your Input is VALUABLE! (2 minutes or less per person).
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1st Topic: Shall we take a momentary break from out toxic political engagement to ponder on the Trivial? Matt Griscom offers this delightful distraction:
My Daughters’ Slang Taught Me Something Cool About How Language Evolves - Sept. 4, 2025, John McWhorter:
My Daughter's Slang Taught Me Something Cool about How Language Evolves!
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2nd Topic: Reflection on the murder of Charlie Kirk - Inflammatory MAGA populist conservative killed - Poetic Justice or Metastatic Leftist Cancel Culture in its most deadly form? Let's discuss this modern Tragedy!
*************************************************************************3rd Topic: "THE UNDEMOCRATIC REALITY OF CAPITALISM"
click link below for article:https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-undemocratic-reality-of-capitalism/?amp=1
*************************************************************************4th Topic: Book: LESS IS MORE: How Degrowth Will Save the World,
by Jason Hickel :Our planet is in trouble. But how can we reverse the current crisis and create a sustainable future? The answer is: DEGROWTH.
Less is More is the wake-up call we need. By shining a light on ecological breakdown and the system that's causing it, Hickel shows how we can bring our economy back into balance with the living world and build a thriving society for all. This is our chance to change course, but we must act now!
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Jason Hickel shows that recovering the commons (humm? recall famous 1968 paper from Garret Hardin "Tragedy of the Commons"- Link Below) and decolonizing nature, cultures, and humanity are necessary conditions for hope of a common future in our common home.' VANDANA SHIVA, author of Making Peace With the Earth
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Link to 1968 paper from Garrett Hardin, PDF:Tragedy of the Commons - 1968 paper from Garritt Hardin
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'This is a book we have all been waiting for. Jason Hickel dispels ecomodernist fantasies of "green growth". Only degrowth can avoid climate breakdown. The facts are indisputable and they are in this book.' GIORGIS KALLIS, author of Degrowth'Capitalism has robbed us of our ability to even imagine something different; Less is More gives us the ability to not only dream of another world, but also the tools by which we can make that vision real.' ASAD REHMAN, director of War on Want
It outlines a clear path to a sustainable future for all.' RAOUL MARTINEZ, author of Creating Freedom
'Jason Hickel takes us on a profound journey through the last 500 years of capitalism and into the current crisis of ecological collapse. ALNOOR LADHA, co-founder of The Rules
*************************************************************The latest Current Affairs are always open for discussion
This is an evolving process and I will gladly accept suggestions to improve the process, quality and enjoyment of meeting for all, if possible!
We encourage attendees to share their life story that lead their journey to the 'Land of Freethought', Free Inquiry and Skepticism towards cultural norms, traditions and stories.
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Freethought (Exercise of our FIRST AMENDEMENT Obligation as a PARTICIPATORY CITIZEN of the 1776 We the People Project) encourages creative solutions, but then this group uses reason, evidence and the scientific method as the only reliable means to prune down answers to our probing questions and common sense solutions to humanity's current problems.See you there!
Bobby Barr & Monty Vonn
Co-coordinators
