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ConferencesRichard Dawkins in Madison, WISubmitted by Lyz on Sat, 2008-03-29 19:34.
Phil Ferguson is one of the newest members of the Secular Student Alliance's Board of Directors. On March 11, he saw Richard Dawkins speak in Madison, Wisconsin.
Important Dates to Save: Dawkins Tour and Secular Student Alliance ConferenceSubmitted by Lyz on Tue, 2008-01-29 08:56.
Details are still coming together, but we wanted to give eMpirical readers a heads-up about some upcoming events. Richard Dawkins U.S. Tour Richard Dawkins is doing a U.S. tour this March to promote the paperback version of The God Delusion Interview with Student Activist Matt LaClairSubmitted by Lyz on Wed, 2007-12-12 17:43.
At the Freedom From Religion Founation’s 2007 conference, we got the chance to sit down and chat with FFRF award recipient Matt LaClair. You can read about Matt’s struggle to get religion and preaching out of his school here and here. SSA eMpirical Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth R.A. Liddell conducts this interview.  You talked about getting pushback from teachers and students. Was that a constant active pressure every day, or more of a passive resistance? Student's Fight Against Preaching Teacher: Part 2Submitted by Lyz on Wed, 2007-12-12 17:27.
SSA eMpirical No. 24 - The Freedom From Religion Foundation Conference...and AfterSubmitted by Lyz on Sat, 2007-10-20 18:32.
In this issue:
Christopher Hitchens: A Conference ControversySubmitted by Lyz on Thu, 2007-10-18 21:31.
  , Hitchens is a well-deserving candidate for the award. Humanists Without Borders at Nigerian ConferenceSubmitted by Lyz on Tue, 2007-09-11 20:32.
 Armed guards and military checkpoints? In Port Harcourt, Nigeria, the Humanists Without Borders (HWB) was one group among many navigating these obstacles to attend the Nigeria Humanist Movement's 2007 Annual Convention. The conference took place on the 24th and 25th of August at the Students' Viewing Centre of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology.The conferences themes were "Discovering the Power of Humanism" and "Witchcraft and Superstition in Nigeria." In attendance were representatives from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, River State College of Education, University of Port Harcourt, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, Universal College of Technology, Osun State, Benue State University, Makurdi, Unversity of Calabar, Cross River State, and the University of Benin (Edo State). The New Humanism: E.O. Wilson and the EvangelicalsSubmitted by Lyz on Tue, 2007-08-14 09:13.
How, and why, did a self-described "uncompromising secular humanist" find himself greeted with open arms by evangelical friends and allies at Samford University, "the Ivy League of the Southern Baptist Conference," in Birmingham, Alabama? Edward O. Wilson - biologist, environmentalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and humanist - delivered a presentation about the "New Atheism," the "New Humanism," and friends in unlikely places at the 2007 joint conference of the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard and the Secular Student Alliance, The New Humanism.
Did Atheism Imitate Religion at the New Humanism Conference?Submitted by Lyz on Tue, 2007-07-17 04:51.
Take organized atheism and humanism. Mix in some of the powerful elements of religion - buildings, ceremonies, beneditions, and singing. How close can the two get while remaining true to themselves? August Brunsman, executive director of the SSA, writes these thoughts on the subject.  Note Added by Author After Publication: I want to make it clear that my goal here is to start a conversation about borrowing from religious forms, not to diminish the overall fantastic New Humanism conference. For more on this, see my comments in the comments thread. The New Humanism: Humanist Leadership EducationSubmitted by Lyz on Wed, 2007-06-13 01:33.
This article originally appeared in the SSA eMpirical No. 20 - June 2007.
SSA Executive Director August Brunsman reports on a meeting at the New Humanism conference in April. Leaders from fifteen humanist organizations met to discuss the future of educating leaders for the humanist movement. Here, August discusses the meeting, its goals, and what may be in store for the humanist movement.   |
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, sponsored in part by the Secular Student Alliance. On March 11th, Mr. Dawkins was in Madison, WI and I only had to drive five hours to see him. I arrived in Madison early to take Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker of the 