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May 2, 2025
May 29th, 2025 – FFRF Staff Attorney Sammi Lawrence to Speak at Alexandria Freethinkers Event (Alexandria, LA)
Sammi Lawrence, Staff Attorney for the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), will speak to members of the Alexandria Freethinkers on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at the Westside Regional Library in Alexandria. Lawrence will provide updates on FFRF’s ongoing legal work and current events related to the separation of church and state.
The event is free to attend but limited to members of the Alexandria Freethinkers. For more information about the group or how to join, click here.
Lawrence was promoted to Staff Attorney in September 2024 after serving as the Anne Nicol Gaylor Legal Fellow since June 2022. Originally from Southern Wisconsin, she graduated magna cum laude from the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater in 2017 with a B.A. in English Literature. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2022, during which she interned with FFRF.
Outside of her legal work, Lawrence enjoys hiking, baking, and painting.
July 24, 2025 – FFRF Staff Attorney Sammi Lawrence to Speak at Common Wealth Development Career Panel
Sammi Lawrence, Staff Attorney at the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), will participate in an upcoming career panel hosted by Common Wealth Development as part of the Wanda Fullmore Youth Internship Program. The panel is designed to introduce local high school interns to a diverse range of professional career paths and insights from Madison-area professionals.
The Wanda Fullmore Youth Internship Program is a competitive summer initiative that provides more than 25 Madison youth—primarily from BIPOC communities—with hands-on work experience, mentorship, and skill development. One of the program’s cornerstone events is its annual career panel, which offers interns an opportunity to engage directly with professionals from various industries.
While the event is free to attend, it is not open to the public. For more information about the program or how to get involved, click here.
Sammi Lawrence was promoted to FFRF Staff Attorney in September 2024, following her work as the Anne Nicol Gaylor Legal Fellow beginning in June 2022. A native of Southern Wisconsin, Lawrence earned her B.A. in English Literature, magna cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater in 2017. She later received her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2022, where she also served as a legal intern for FFRF.
In addition to her legal advocacy work, Lawrence enjoys hiking, baking, and painting.
February 11, 2025
July 25-27, 2025 – Dan Barker to Speak at NaNoCon Annual “Nones” Convention (Burns, TN)
FFRF Co-President Dan Barker will be speaking at NaNoCon, an annual convention for the non-religious, at the Lodge at Montgomery Bell, located at 100 Hotel Avenue, Burns, TN, 37029. NaNoCon is a gathering for happy heathens living in the Bible Belt area and is a weekend-long event, hosting various secular speakers over the span of 3 days. NaNoCan has been dubbed the “Nones” Convention of the greater Nashville area and has been hosted annually since 2016. Barker will be joined by a variety of other guests, such as Candace Gorham, President of the American Humanist Association, April Ajoy, author of ‘Star Spangled Jesus’ and Seth Andrews, host of ‘The Thinking Atheist Podcast.’ The event is open to the public, and registration is required. For more information and to register, click here.
