Events

The Secular Student Alliance Is Sending PZ Myers to the Creation Museum

Submitted by Lyz on Tue, 2009-06-30 16:17.
PZ MyersAnyone who follows PZ Myers' blog Pharyngula knows that he has long mocked and ridiculed Ken Ham's infamous, biblically-literal Creation Museum.  However, due to neither being in the right place nor wanting to provide the "museum" with more funding, his mocking has been from afar.

But this August, in conjunction with the 2009 SSA Conference, the Secular Student Alliance will be sponsoring PZ Myers to take a one day, in-person tour of the Creation Museum!  We've even invited Ken Ham himself to give PZ a tour of the place. 

Secular Student Alliance Events Calendar

Submitted by august on Sun, 2008-10-05 01:54.

Our affiliate groups hold dozens – if not hundreds – of events every semester.  Most of these events are open to the public, and often feature speakers, debates, or other fun and interesting material.  We've created a special calendar to list those events that are especially exciting and interesting to the secular student.  


(If the embedded calendar doesn't appear, click here to visit our Google Calendar: http://www.google.com/calendar/hosted/secularstudents.org/render)

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Congratulations to the 2009 SSA Best Award Winners!

Submitted by Lyz on Sat, 2009-06-27 11:50.

Congratulations to the winners of the Secular Student Alliance 2009 Best Awards!

Best Award

We had several competitors in each category, and making the final decisions was a tough call.  Our affiliates have done great work, put on awesome projects, had significant impact in their communities, been all over the media, and more.  But when push comes to shove, we could only pick one from each category.

Winners of the Best Awards will receive a handsomely engraved plaque, as well as a cash award to fund future projects for their group.  In addition, winners will be invited to receive their awards in person at the 2009 SSA Conference, and will be invited to speak on how they have led their groups to excel.

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Students for Freethought at OSU: Spring Break in New Orleans

Submitted by Lyz on Wed, 2009-05-27 09:53.
Article by Ashley Paramore, 08-09 chair of Students for Freethought at the Ohio State University.
 
 SFF Group Pic
 
I've always been one to get involved in some type of community service projects, AIDS or MS walks, or collecting canned goods. When I went to the American Humanist Association's conference with the Secular Student Alliance last year, I heard Ashley Carter from the University of Illinois Atheists, Agnostics, and Freethinkers give a talk about her group's service trip to New Orleans with Campus Crusade for Christ. After listening for a while, I couldn't help but think to myself, “Why haven't we thought of that?'
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UnitedCOR Essay Contest: Good Without God

Submitted by Lyz on Tue, 2009-05-26 11:36.
UnitedCOR


The United Coalition of Reason is delighted to announce an essay contest as part of our upcoming Good Without God campaign tied not only to a social movement but to a book that's being published in the fall. Please forward this message as widely as possible and help us unite the millions of voices of reason across the country.

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Atheists Hit with Death Threats

Submitted by Lyz on Mon, 2009-05-25 22:31.

The National Student has discovered that a death threat made during an atheist event in Leeds is the latest example of ongoing opposition and alleged prejudice towards atheist societies on campus.

During an event held between April 19th - 25th called ‘Rationalist Week 09’ organised by Leeds University Atheist Society and billed as ‘the country’s largest atheist festival’ a member of the society allegedly received a face to face death threat.

Answers from Atheists: MSU Mankato's Campus Agnostics and Atheists

Submitted by Lyz on Sat, 2009-05-23 21:30.
The Campus Agnostics and Atheists held the second annual "Ask An Atheist" panel session on Tuesday, giving students - both religious and otherwise - a chance to become informed on the subject of atheism and to engage in debate on the subject.
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Secular Student Alliance Open House - June 17th

Submitted by august on Sat, 2009-05-23 12:28.

1515 W. Lane Ave.The Secular Student Alliance has moved into its new office space at 1515 W. Lane Ave. Rm. 101 in Upper Arlington, OH.  We're delighted to be sharing this space with Camp Quest and the Humanist Community of Central Ohio

All three organizations are having an open house between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17th.  Everyone is welcome!  Come and learn about what SSA, Camp Quest, and HCCO are doing to spread secular values in central Ohio and around the country (and even world).

We're located one block east of the Lane Avenue Mall (which has a stop for the #84 bus).  There is ample parking around the building. 

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Can't make it to our open house?  Come to the Secular Student Alliance conference August 7-9 on the campus of Ohio State University.

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Past Secular Student Alliance Conferences

Submitted by august on Sun, 2009-05-10 04:16.
For information about our current conference go to www.secularstudents.org/conference.

2008
The 2008 SSA conference was part of the American Humanist Association/International Humanist and Ethical Union conference "E Pluribus Unum: Reclaiming Humanist Values" in Washington, DC.  Our events ran June 6-8 2008. 

Update #1: Applications for the 2008 Best Awards (with greatly increased awards) are now being accepted.
Update #2: Travel Grants are now available.
Update #3: SSA Conference Programming Schedule

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Secular Student Alliance 2009 Conference Registration Now Open!

Submitted by Lyz on Sat, 2009-05-09 07:37.

Register today for the Secular Student Alliance 2009 Conference!

  • Humanists form Four ContinentsHappy Hour and keynote speech with PZ Myers.
  • "How to Debate" with Dan Barker.
  • Meet the new Executive Director for the Secular Coalition for America.
  • Hemant Mehta, the Friendly Atheist, talks about his new summer project.
  • Solve your group's problems with advice from your peers.
  • Meet and network with secular student group leaders from all over the country.
  • And much more!

Sound like a great opportunity? It's the Secular Student Alliance's 2009 Conference! Events run from August 7 - 9, 2009 at the Ohio State University in Columbus, OH.

REGISTER NOW!

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