Darwin Day Event Ideas

February 12th is Darwin's 199th birthday--so we have to do him justice! Here are some ideas to help you celebrate Darwin Day.

Have a tabling event--buy a birthday cake and set up your table with lots of Darwin Day literature. You will find plenty of documents and fliers from the Secular Student Alliance listed on the homepage of the Institute for Humanist Studies (Darwin Day is a project of IHS). Just download and print.

Hold a reading of The Origin of Species

Have a screening of Inherit the Wind--the movie about the Scopes Trial

Hold an evolution v. intelligent design debate

Have a party-a costume party with Darwin beards of course. Birthday cake, games ...think pin-the-opposible-thumb-on-the-primate

Invite a science professor to lecture about Darwinian Evolution

Take a trip to your natural history museum

Use this day to get involved-have a letter writing campaign or visit your representatives to talk to them about your interest in science education and to speak out against religiously influenced policy's in your area.