This Week: More Events!

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 Bruin Alliance of Skeptics and Secularists counter protests the Westboro Baptist Church's protest of the oscars.

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There are more ways to meet up with your fellow kin then Reason Rally this year. As you can see below, there is also Rock Beyond Belief and our very own annual conference where you can meet other SSA affiliate leaders across the nation. I'm excited about this year because I have yet to attend any large secular gathering and will be very happy to see how much fun these events will be. I hope all of you take advantage of these opportunities to network with other non-theists. You never know exactly what will happen!

Rock Beyond Belief

Rock Beyond Belief is in response to Rock the Fort, which was a partnering of Fort Bragg in North Carolina (or rather their religious support office) and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in 2010. RBB will be throwing an exciting rock concert for all non-theists and to show their support for atheist soldiers. The event starts March 31st in Fort Bragg North Carolina, a little after Reason Rally. The Stiefel Freethought Foundation and American Atheists helped sponsor this event. Check out their speaker line up here.

Light the Night

Remember that The Foundation Beyond Belief and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society have joined forces, along with other national secular organizations including SSA in an effort to raise research funds to fight blood cancer. Light the Night is their initiative to help raise these founds and we're asking for your help! Our goal is to organize 100 teams to raise 1,000,000. The Stiefel family has put in a matching $500,000 challenge, so it is up to us to raise the other half.

Check out the Light The Night Activity Packet to see the step by step details of this awesome program.  You'll find more information about The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Light The Night Walk, the teambuilding and fundraising processes, special incentives for our teams, free resources for your group, and much more. 

You can start building your team and get registered following the instructions here. Or you can contact Lyz, or contact our representative at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Breanna Baer.

SSA 2012 Conference

Look out for SSA's 2012 Conference. The 2011 conference was a huge success and this year's will be bigger and better! The event will be at Ohio State University in Columbus, OH and will be two days long. The conference is from July 6-8th, which may seem a ways away, but it will be here before you know it. You can check out our list of awesome speakers here! Also make sure you register for the conference so we know who to expect there! Need a little cash to get to Columbus? We are providing Leadership Travel Aid to members of our affiliates. Fill out the form here and we will be in contact with you.