2009 Event Listing
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Arkansas
Organizers: The Arkansas Society Of Freethinkers
Contact: LeeWood Thomas (501) 765-4287
Date: Thursday, 7 May 2009 2pm - 6pm
Who: The Arkansas Society Of Freethinkers
What: National Day Of Reason Blood Drive
When: Thursday May 7th from 2pm - 6pm
Where: Equity Broadcasting, 1 Shackleford Drive,
Little Rock, AR 72211
How: Just come donate your gift of life-blood.
Why: It's the right thing to do.
California
Organizers: Island Empire Atheists and Agnostics
Contact: Janice Goings, Co-Founder
Date: Thursday, 7 May 2009 6:00 pm
Location: Parking lot of the Target store just off the 91 freeway at the Tyler exit
The event should be fun and a great way to show your support for reason and church-state separation. We will meet in the parking lot of the Target store just off the 91 freeway at the Tyler exit at 6:00 pm. Please bring signs that support reason, science, and critical thinking. Not signs that belittle religion. Examples would be: National Day of Reason, Teach Science, Got Logic?, Teach Kids to Think.
Organizers: The Humanist Fellowship of San Diego
Contact: Michael Summers, president
Date: Thursday, 7 May 2009
Location: San Diego Blood Bank 440 Upas St., San Diego, CA 92103
The week of May 4-9 please consider donating blood. Let us know when you've done it. We'll count up the donors. Let us know if we may list your name in FREETHOUGHT FORUM or whether you prefer "Anonymous." Let's show that in May while others are praying, Humanists are taking practical steps to address a real need.
Celebrate reason. Donate blood. Here's where. Call for an appointment.
SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK
440 Upas St.
San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 296-6393
Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Florida
Organizers: Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers
Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009; 7-9 p.m.
Location: Des Moines Botanical Center, 909 Robert D. Ray Dr.
Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers invites everyone to enjoy a presentation by Iowa State University's Dr. Hector Avalos about whether prayer works and a showing of the NOVA documentary about the defeat of intelligent design in the Dover, PA, school district.
Iowa
Organizers: Space Coast Freethought Association
Contact: George Ricker
Date: Thursday, 7 May 2009
The Space Coast Freethought Association will host its Fifth Annual National Day of Reason Banquet at 6 p.m. on May 7 at Back Bay Seafood Restaurant, 4910 Stack Blvd., Melbourne, Fl. Join us for an evening of good food and conversation. Contact George Ricker at gricker@cfl.rr.com for more information.
Louisiana
Organizers: New Orleans Secular Humanist Association
Date: Thursday, 7 May 2009 starting at 6:00PM
Location: Monkey Hill Bar 6100 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70118 (504) 899.4800
There will be a fun National Day of Reason Multiple Choice Quiz. Winners will receive prizes such as an “I (heart) Reason” Teddy Bear, Susan Jacoby’s ‘The Age of American Unreason’, Thomas Payne’s ‘The Age of Reason” (signed by the editor, Frank Zindler, former President of American Atheists) & free ‘Celebrate Reason’ cake!
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Massachusetts
Organizers: Boston Atheists
Contact: Jackie "Eilonnwy" Lavache
Date: Thursday, 7 May 2009 starting at 7:00PM
Location: Boston Bowl Family Fun Center 820 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125 (617) 825.3800
May 7th is the National Day of Prayer, and we have decided to counter it with a charity bowling event to raise money for a worthy charity and show that action does more than praying. The charity that was decided on via a poll is Doctors Without Borders which is a charity that brings "aid to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, or natural disasters.
"MSF's work is based on the humanitarian principles of medical ethics and impartiality. The organization is committed to bringing quality medical care to people caught in crisis regardless of race, religion, or political affiliation." - From their website.
Cost per person is at mininum $25, of which about 50% will go to the designated charity, however you can also opt to donate more. You can pay online via paypal or at the event itself.
The reservation is currently for 20 people, if more people are interested I will increase the reservation.
Nebraska
Organizers: Lincoln Secular Humanists
Contact: Brian Ellis
Date: Thursday, 7 May 2009 5:00pm
Location: The Student Union of the University of Nebraska – Lincoln
This May 7th, Lincoln Secular Humanists (LSH) and the Secular Humanists of the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (SHUNL) will be celebrating the National Day of Reason by hosting a Flying Spaghetti Monster spaghetti dinner to raise money for the Nebraska American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The dinner will be in the UNL Student Union at 5pm.
New York
Organizers: The Secular Humanist Society of New York (SHSNY)
Contact: John Rafferty
Date: Thursday, 7 May 2009
Location: PETE’S TAVERN 129 East 18 Street (at Irving Place)
“DAY OF REASON PREVIEW” BRUNCH / LECTURE / DISCUSSION with philosopher/evolutionary biologist MASSIMO PIGLIUCCI
Join the Secular Humanist Society of New York (SHSNY) and the Center for Inquiry-New York City on May 3 as we recognize the upcoming National Day of Reason with a brunch featuring a talk from philosopher and biologist Massimo Pigliucci entitled "Reason: What Is It, and Who Needs It?" Pigliucci is a professor at SUNY's Stony Brook University and author of the popular blog, "Rationally Speaking."
Reservations a must.
Organizers: The Secular Humanist Society of New York (SHSNY)
Contact: John Rafferty
Date: Thursday, 7 May 2009
Location: The New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street (At Central Park West), New York, NY 10023, (212) 874.5210
CFI-NYC and SHSNY are holding a Day of Reason Fund Raiser for the Innocence Project (which uses DNA testing and other science to help wrongfully-convicted prison inmates)
For more details, see the full listing: http://www.meetup.com/RichiesList/calendar/10175570/
Oregon
Organizers: CFI Portland
Contact: Mike Mitchell
Date: Thursday, 7 May 2009 7:00 PM
Location: McMenamins Chapel Pub, 430 N. Killingsworth St. Portland, OR, 97217
(503) 286-0372
Bring a toast regarding reason, and we will circle the room giving everyone a chance to toast our collective rationality (or lack thereof). Serious, cutting, musical, and comic toasts welcome. The only rules: Support Reason, & and keep it under 2 minutes. You may choose not to toast, but come anyway and join the fun. We'll have dinner and drinks and an irrationally good time.
Put your Freethinker Caps on! We have reserved a room starting at 6 PM. Come early to enjoy more camaraderie.
There are prizes for the best Toasts! Winners will be chosen by vote at the end.
Tennessee
Organizers: Rationalists of East Tennessee
Contact: Dave Buck
Date: Thursday, 7 May 2009
Location: Carl Cowan Park - Shelter # 10 across from splash pad.
Rationalists of East Tennessee will provide burgers/veggie burgers and hotdogs plus sides and drinks. We’ll grill out and celebrate rational thought and the resulting positive consequences.
Alberta
Organizers: Society of Edmonton Atheists
Contact: info@edmontonatheists.ca
Date: Thursday, 7 May 2009 5:15-7:00 PM
Location: Canadian Blood Services, 8249 114 Street NW, Edmonton, AB
Donating blood is scientifically proven to save lives, while prayer has never been proven to do anything in a double-blind test. According to Canadian Blood Services, a single donation may save three lives. We anticipate between 20 and 30 donors, which means that we have the potential to save up to 90 people, while kneeling whiles one's hands clench will save exactly zero. We will be sure to post the final score on May 8th.
Register at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=65434386938
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