Cooperation

A Second Invitation to the White House

Submitted by Luis on Wed, 2010-06-16 00:53.

by August E. Brunsman

It’s not every year that I get invited to two White House meetings because of my atheism, but 2010 is already that kind of a year. Last February, the Secular Coalition for America (and its ten member organizations, one of which is the Secular Student Alliance) got a historic invitation to the White House for a policy briefing. Well, on June 7th I was invited back to participate in a 125-person meeting organized through the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (WHOFBNP). The title of the meeting was “Advancing Interfaith and Community Service on College and University Campuses.”

AAI Teaching Opportunity in Kasese, Uganda

Submitted by Luis on Tue, 2010-06-08 16:22.
Atheist Alliance International

This is a unique opportunity to help children in Africa through secular education

Application Deadline: July 15, 2010

The Atheist Alliance International (AAI) is partnering with its affiliate, the Kasese United Humanist Association (KUHA), to provide the opportunity for between 4 and 6 volunteers to spend two to three months this fall, beginning September 1, 2010, in Uganda teaching children ages 6 to 12 years at the Kilembe Valley Humanist Nursery & Primary School. Candidates are not required to have a teaching certificate or degree in education to be considered for this opportunity. Applicants ARE required to submit a $250 participation fee with their application, be at least 21 years old, have a current passport, have at least an Associate’s Degree from an accredited institute of higher education, and sign a waiver of liability. The $250 participation fee will be used for the first month's expenses in Kasese or returned to applicants not accepted to participate in the program.

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Secular Student Alliance Flyer Exchange

Submitted by nick.stancato on Sat, 2010-05-29 04:47.

The Secular Student Alliance is proud to host the Flyer Exchange, a library of flyers used by campus groups around the country. The SSA has always felt that the most valuable resource within the student movement is the ingenuity and creativity of our grassroots activists. Drawing on this, the SSA hosts an online library filled with flyers, posters, tabling supplies and other materials that student freethought groups across the country have successfully utilized on their campuses.

You can view the current collection of flyers below.  They are sorted into categories based on their function.  Of course, you can feel free to download and tweak flyers from any category to meet your group's needs.

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Meet our Executive Director in Cincinnati - Tuesday, May 25th 7:00 p.m.

Submitted by august on Tue, 2010-05-11 20:11.

August Brunsman and Amanda MetskasSecular Student Alliance Executive Director will be presenting about the state of the freethought movement at a meeting of the Free Inquiry Group (FIG).  The meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 25th at 7:00 p.m. at the Hannaford Suites Hotel.  The Hannaford is located at 5900 East Galbraith Rd, Cincinnati, OH. The meeting is free and open to the public.

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Atheists and Christians Unify to Destroy New Orleans

Submitted by Luis on Mon, 2010-04-12 21:30.

by Ashley Paramore

OK, so maybe I'm exaggerating a bit. We didn't actually destroy a city … just a couple of houses.

For the second year in a row, Students for Freethought and a Christian campus group, The Thomas Society, went to go rebuild homes in New Orleans. The size of the groups combined was 23 people—the perfect size to make it easy for all group members to mingle with each other at some point of the trip.

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Meet our Executive Director in Tucson - Sunday, March 28th 10:30 a.m.

Submitted by august on Tue, 2010-03-23 20:33.
August Brunsman and Amanda MetskasSecular Student Alliance Executive Director August Brunsman will be speaking about the SSA at the meeting of the Saddlebrooke Freethinkers at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 28th, 2010.  The meeting will take place in the  Coyote Room of HOA#1 Clubhouse, 64500 East Saddlebrooke Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85739-1031.

Mr. Brunsman will discuss the recent explosive growth in the secular student movement, what the secular student movement is doing, and how people of all ages can support and cooperate with the student movement.  
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This Week: Get Ready to Renew!

Submitted by august on Fri, 2010-02-12 01:07.
SSA logo
This Week: Get Ready to Renew!
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Freethinking Healer and Rabble-Rouser Helen Kagin dies at 76

Submitted by august on Thu, 2010-02-11 05:15.

Helen KaginA beloved freethinking activist, and member of the Secular Student Alliance, passed away on February 17th, 2010 after a long battle with cancer. Helen worked as a physician in Cincinnati, OH for over thirty years.

I had the pleasure and honor of knowing Helen for just shy of eleven years. The joy, intensity, and brilliance with which she lived her life are totally impossible to capture in words. At Camp Quest Ohio, most of the kids and younger counselors played this vigorous, no-holds-barred version of keep away in the pool with a ball. There was no leader, no ref, no written rules, no score keeping. It just came together organically, summer after summer. With a small handful of exceptions, only the youngest staffers played with any regularity. Well into her seventies, Helen could be counted on to play every time her and the ball were in the pool at the same time.

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Secular Student Alliance offers student registration & travel grants for 2010 American Atheists' convention

Submitted by august on Sun, 2010-01-31 00:03.
UPDATE: The deadline for travel grants has passed. 

American AtheistsThe Secular Student Alliance is proud to be partnering with American Atheists by providing student registration for their 2010 convention in Newark, New Jersey April 2-4th, 2010.

Student registration is $75 for full-time students who are members of the Secular Student Alliance ($10/year). Join now! This is different from being a member of a Secular Student Alliance affiliate group. Register now!

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Student Registration for American Atheists Convention Coming Soon(ish)

Submitted by august on Mon, 2010-01-04 18:48.
The Secular Student Alliance will be running registration for the 2010 American Atheists Convention.  The convention will be April 2nd-4th and be held at the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel.  The student registration page should go live by February.
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