Dan Barker will debate Dr. Andrew Kirchner on the question "Did Jesus Rise From The Dead?" on Monday, March 30, at Missouri State University. The event is co-sponsored by the Missouri State University-Springfield Secular Student Alliance. Details to follow. Contact student organizer Dalton McCart.
Due to the risk of a public health emergency related to Covid-19 Ryan Jayne and Dante Harootunian will NOT speak in Niles, Ill., Saturday, March 14. Please contact FFRF Metropolitan Chicago Chapter (FFRFMCC) with any questions about rescheduling at a later date.
Due to the declaration of a public health emergency related to Covid-19, Fordham is canceling all on-campus events, effective Sunday, March 8. FFRF’s Andrew Seidel will NOT appear Thursday, March 12, at the Rose Hill Campus of Fordham University, 441 East Fordham Road, Bronx, New York.
Sponsored by Atheists, Humanists, & Agnostics (AHA) student organization, FFRF Senior Counsel Patrick Elliott and Associate Counsel Liz Cavell will speak at the University of Wisconsin annual Freethought Fest this year, which takes place from March 7-8. The Festival will be held on the UW-Madison campus, Symphony Room, Gordon Dining and Event Center, 770 W Dayton Street, Madison, WI, 53706. Details are yet to be determined. Watch this space for updates!
Celebrate the First Amendment with the Center for Science and Wonder! FFRF Associate Counsel Sam Grover will speak on Saturday, February 29 at 6:00 p.m. at the National Atomic Testing Museum, located at 755 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119. This event is hosted by the Las Vegas Atheist & Skeptic Community and the Center for Science & Wonder. Sam will focus on hot topics in the freethought community, and discuss why the current Christian Nationalist push to radically redefine "religious liberty" is endangering the rights of many Americans. Admission to this event is $10, free with a day pass to the museum, and free to donating members of the Center for Science & Wonder.
Atheists United will be hosting FFRF’s Andrew Seidel at Heretic House. Andrew will discuss his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Thursday, February 27, starting at 7:30 p.m. Space is limited, please RSVP on the event MeetUp page. The presentation will be followed by Q&A and book signing. Copies of Andrew's book will be available for $25 at the event, cash or credit accepted. This event is free and open to the public, though a $5 donation is suggested. If you have any questions please email Atheists United at [email protected].
FFRF’s director of strategic response Andrew Seidel will discuss his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Wed., Feb. 26, in Los Angeles, California. Sponsored by the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, and co-sponsored by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, the talk will start at 7:00 p.m. in the Wallis Annenberg Hall forum, 3630 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089. The presentation will touch on how the media covers Christian Nationalism and will be followed by a book signing and Q&A. Copies of Andrew's book will be available for $25 at the event, cash or credit accepted. This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP with the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Hosted by the Backyard Skeptics and The Freethought Society, FFRF’s Andrew Seidel will discuss his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Tuesday, February 25, in Villa Park, California. The talk will be held at a private residence, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Space is limited, please RSVP on the event MeetUp page. The presentation will be followed by Q&A and book signing. Copies of Andrew's book will be available for $25 at the event, cash or credit accepted. This event is free, attendees are encouraged to bring their own refreshments.
FFRF’s Andrew Seidel will discuss his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Sun. Feb. 23, in Nashville, Tennessee. Sponsored by the Vanderbilt Secular Student Alliance, the talk will start at 6:00 p.m. in Room 216/220 of the Sarratt Student Center on the Vanderbilt University campus, 2301 Vanderbilt Pl, Nashville, Ten. 37240. The presentation will be followed by Q&A and book signing. Copies of Andrew's book will be available for $25 at the event, cash or credit accepted. This event is free and open to the public.
Vice President Mike Pence is coming to the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison on Tuesday, Jan. 28, to speak at a noon-1 p.m. event in the rotunda to celebrate “National School Choice Week.” This provides the perfect opportunity for Wisconsin FFRF’ers to call attention to the problems with governmental promotion and subsidy of religion. FFRF is encouraging those who oppose religious vouchers and support secular public education to protest. We encourage you to bring signs supporting state/church separation or freethought (to make sure you aren’t mistaken for a voucher supporter)! The voucher proponents have nabbed every quadrant outside of the Capitol, so they will be out in full force.
We invite you to meet at the State Street entrance of the Capitol no later than 11:45 a.m. and look for FFRF signs and banners. FFRF will pass out some FFRF decals to wear and plan to provide some extra signage. (Depending on where the action is, we may later move venue.)
FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will discuss his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Tuesday, January 28 at 7:00 p.m. at Prairie Lights Bookstore, Iowa City, IA. The event is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Secular Humanists and Secular Students at Iowa. This event is free and open to the public.
FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will discuss his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Monday, January 27 at Drake University in Des Moines, IA. Sponsored by the Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers, the talk will start at 6:00 p.m. in the Sussman Theater in the Olmstead Center, 2875 University Avenue Des Moines, IA 50311. The presentation will be followed by a book signing, and time for Q&A.
Copies of Andrew's book should be pre-ordered for $25 prior to the event, and can be picked-up at the venue. For cash or check pre-orders, please contact Jason Bennell via email at [email protected]. To pre-order with a credit card, please visit FFRF's online shop and add "Des Moines pre-order" in the NOTES field at check-out, or call 800-335-4021 to order by phone, 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday. This event is free and open to the public.
Dan Barker will talk about "The Battle of Church and State" for Houston Oasis on Sunday, January 26 at 10:30 am. The event will take place in the Baker Ripley Gulfton Sharpstown Campus, 6500 Rookin St, Houston, TX. Contact: Lew Kana.
The Chicago Humanists present a conversation with FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel, and Friendly Atheist Hemant Mehta. Seidel and Mehta will focus on the rise of Christian Nationalism and Seidel's book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Thursday, January 23 at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Harold Washington Library, in downtown Chicago, Ill. Every attendee will receive a signed hardcover book with compliments of the Chicago Humanists. Andrew Seidel will sign books from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. The talk starts at 7:00 p.m. This is a ticketed event, please register in advance to get your ticket for a donation of your choice. Tickets are available here. Contact the Chicago Humanists with any questions. SOLD OUT.
Sponsored by the Arkansas Freethinkers, FFRF Senior Counsel Patrick Elliott will discuss “The Theocrats’ Playbook” on Sunday, January 19 at 1:00 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church located at 1818 Reservoir Road, Little Rock, AR 72227. Patrick will discuss his years of work at FFRF including his work representing ASF in the battle against the Ten Commandments monument on the State Capitol grounds. He will also share insights into the tactics used by officials who seek to inject religion into government, and suggestions (not commandments!) for how to help protect the separation of church and state. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, or to RSVP, please visit the Arkansas Freethinkers events page.
FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will discuss his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Thursday, January 16, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sponsored by the New Orleans Secular Humanist Association, and the UNO Political Science department, the talk will start at 7:00 p.m. in Room 407 of the Earl K. Long Library on the University of New Orleans campus, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148. The presentation will be followed by refreshments and a book signing at 8:00 p.m., including time for Q&A. Copies of Andrew's book will be available for $25 at the event, cash or credit accepted. This event is free and open to the public, parking on campus is free after 6:00 p.m. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
FFRF co-president Dan Barker will be in Sacramento at 6:30 pm on Thursday, November 14, for “Judy’s Outrageous Interviews featuring Dan Barker, Piano and Pizza,” hosted by Judy Saint of the Greater Sacramento Chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The event will take place at the Reason Center, 1824 Tribute Rd, Suite A. Contact [email protected].
FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel will talk about his debut book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American on Thursday, November 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. The event is hosted by the Campus Atheists, Skeptics and Humanists and will be held at the University of Minnesota Molecular and Cellular Biology building (MCB) room 2-122. 420 Washington Avenue SE Minneapolis, MN, 55455. Andrew's talk will be followed by a Q&A and book signing. This event is free and open to the public.
Women of Color Beyond Belief Conference: Activism, Feminism, and Secularism in ACTION! Presented by Black Nonbelievers, Black Skeptics Group, and the Women’s Leadership Project, this will be the first national secular forum exclusively focused on the perspectives and work of women of color atheists, agnostics, humanists, freethinkers and skeptics. This event will take place October 4th through the 6th at the Marriott Midway Hotel located at 6520 S. Cicero Avenue in Chicago, IL. More information and registration details are available here.
