Conventions & Events

National FFRF Convention

32nd Annual National Convention
Red Lion Hotel
Fifth Aveue
Seattle, Wa.
Nov. 6-8

Check back for more information.

FFRF Convention 08

Hyatt Regency Chicago

The weekend of Oct. 10-12, 2008
Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 E Wacker Drive

Speeches will be reprinted in Freethought Today
Jim McCollum: The Right to Go to Hell!
Webster Cook: Cracker Gate
Jeremy Hall: Atheist in a Foxhole Award
Scott Dikkers Brings Us Back to Reality
More Speeches to Come!
Audio will be available shortly

Photo by Brent Nicastro

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Events & Appearances

January 18, 2009

Minnesota Atheists will present Dan Barker, co-founder of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and author of, "Losing Faith in Faith," at the Roseville Public Library at 2 PM, January 18th. (Hamline Ave. and County Road B, Roseville, MN) He has written a new book which updates his previous 16 year old book, Godless: How An Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists, and will be signing copies after his presentation. The event is free and open to the public.

January 29, Minneapolis, Minnesota

DEBATE! Dan Barker and Dinesh D'Souza will debate "Can we be good without God?" at the University of Minnesota on Thursday, January 29. Sponsored by CASH (Campus Atheists, Skeptics and Humanists) and Campus Crusade for Christ, and the Mars Hill Forum, this promises to be a HUGE event! Details to follow...

February 2 - 6, Washington DC area

Dan Barker will visit campuses in DC and Northern Virgina, in cooperation with the Secular Student Alliance. Tentative itinerary:

• Monday, February 2 - American University
  AU Rationalists and Atheists (Facebook page)
  email: aura@american.edu
• Tuesday, February 3 - Virginia Commonwealth University
  United Secular Alliance (Facebook page)
  email: usalliance@vcu.edu
• Wednesday, February 4 - George Mason University
  Rational Response Squad at GMU
  email: gmu@secularstudents.edu
• Thursday, February 5 - George Washington University
  GW Skeptic
  email: skeptic@gwu.edu

February 9, Arkansas

Dan Barker will talk to the Hendrix Humanist Association at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas at 7:00 pm. Details to follow. Email: Alex Khalaf at KhalafAM@hendrix.edu

February 12 ("Darwin Day"), 2009, Columbia, South Carolina

Dan Barker will participate in a Darwin Day debate on the existence of God at the University of South Carolina. Sponsored by the Pastafarians at USC. Email Andrew Cederdahl at pastaf@gwm.sc.edu.

February 15

Unconfirmed. Dan Barker will talk to the Secular Humanists of the Low Country, Charleston, South Carolina. Details to follow. Email: weatherfeller@gmail.com

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