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 |
FFRF Convention 07 VideosWatch the videos of the 30th annual convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, as recorded by Wisconsin Eye. FFRF Convention 07 Speeches |
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, Virginia area
Dan Barker will visit campuses in DC and Virginia, in cooperation with the Secular Student Alliance.
- Monday, February 2, American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC
7:00 pm, Kay Spiritual Life Center.
"Holiday displays on Government Property"
Followed by a reception at 9:00 pm
AU Rationalists and Atheists (Facebook page)
email: aura@american.edu- Tuesday, February 3, George Washington University
2121 I Street NW, Washington, DC
6:30 pm, Marvin Center Amphitheater.
"From Preacher To Atheist, & How to Talk to a Fundamentalist"
GW SKEPTIC (Science and Knowledge Empowering People to Intelligently Choose)
email: skeptic@gwu.edu- Wednesday, February 4, George Mason University
4400 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia
12:00 noon, SUB I, Rooms B & C.
"The Need for Separation of Church and State."
Rational Response Squad at GMU
email: gmu@secularstudents.edu- Wednesday, February 4, Beltway Atheists
Bethesda, Maryland
6:30 pm, Tommy Joe's (Bethesda, Maryland).
Social, Happy Hour. Beltway Atheists
email: Rick Wingrove at rickwing@gmail.com- Thursday, February 5, Roma Ristorante Italiano
Richmond, Virginia
12:00 noon. Limited capacity: RSVP required.
Richmond Reason and Naturalism Association- Thursday, February 5, Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
7:00 pm, Commonwealth Ballroom B.
"Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist"
Followed by a reception at 9:00 pm.
United Secular Alliance (Facebook page)
email: usalliance@vcu.edu- Friday, February 6, College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia
7:00 pm, (location TBA).
"From Preacher To Atheist, and State/Church separation in the university"
William & Mary Freethinker Alliance
email: freethought@wm.eduFebruary 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.eduFebruary 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