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SSA eMpirical No. 29 - Busy As UsualSubmitted by Lyz on Tue, 2008-05-27 10:10.
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SSA Board Member Matthew LaClair's textbook challenge is getting some big-name media attention! Here, a summary of an article in the L.A. Times on the issue. 
Here is a tentative schedule of Secular Student Alliance programming at the joint Secular Student Alliance/American Humanist Association/International and Ethical Union conference in Washington, DC June 6th through the 8th.
The vast majority of SSA affiliate groups are on college campuses. But that doesn't mean that high school freethought groups don't exist, nor does it mean that these groups are without problems of their own. Stephanie Kirmer, founder of a high school group herself, gives some insight on the more common of these struggles. 
The SSA has affiliates all over the world - including several in Africa. Betty Nassaka, chairperson of the Ugandan Humanist Effort to Save Women (UHESWO), sends along this brief summary of her group's successes on campus, as well as some great photos!
Between the religious right and violence in the name of religion, do atheists on campus have a prayer? This article is reproduced from the April 3 issue of the Daily Cardinal, campus newspaper of the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
April 30 - NEEDED: Citizen Activists!
May 17 – If Sex Is a Drug, What Isn't?
The Humanist Community in Silicon Valley is beginning work on "Humanist Life Stories - Sharing our experiences with difficult problems," an ambitious project that would provide a valuable resource to the humanist community. If you're a humanist with a life story to tell, this might be right up your alley!
The Society for Humanistic Judaism is looking for a summer intern to fill a project-based contract position. The project entails compiling a manual for university programs explaining Humanistic Judaism. 
