Worcester Humanists

“We’re doing what we can to show the administration that we’re paying attention and will push back when they pander to their evangelical allies in ways that undermine our civil and human rights.” —Rep. Jared Huffman, 2020 Humanist of the Year #AHACon2020 bit.ly/2BAMhMV

Professor and analytic philosopher Anjan Chakravartty will be speaking at the "Agreement and Disagreement in Science: Both Matter to Humanism" session at our virtual conference on August 8. Follow this link to register: conference.americanhumanist.org #AHACon2020 #HumanistsTogether

Yesterday, the AHA Board issued a statement calling upon all humanists and all Americans to stand up against the systemic racism and injustice that has enabled police brutality against Black people across the country. americanhumanist.org/featured/human… #BlackLivesMatter #BlackOutTuesday

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The proposed law would make Massachusetts the 10th state to legalize medical, compassionate aid in dying for citizens who are terminally ill, mentally capable, and facing unbearable pain and unrelieved suffering at the end of life. Doors open at 6:30 for networking.

@RepKenBuck Reported for threatening violence. @FBI @SecretService

Congresswoman @AOC is right: "The only time religious freedom is invoked is in the name of bigotry and discrimination."

In 1564 #OnThisDay, the Italian astronomer, physicist & engineer, Galileo Galilei, was born. In Aug 2018, the autograph manuscript of Galileo's Letter to Benedetto Castelli of Dec 1613 was found at the Royal Society. Read about it here bit.ly/37qe7FE #HistoryOfScience

The proposed law, currently in the Legislature's Joint Committee on Public Health, would legalize medical, compassionate aid in dying for citizens who are terminally ill, mentally capable, and facing unbearable pain and unrelieved suffering at the end of life.

Our March speaker is John Berkowitz, Director of Western Mass. Death with Dignity, Inc. John will be discussing the issue of "Death with Dignity: Should Mass. Pass The End of Life Options Act?" meetup.com/worcesterhuman…

Why #whyteachevolution? - TheHumanist.com thehumanist.com/commentary/why…

February 11 is our annual "Darwin Day" meeting, celebrating the legacy of Charles Darwin. Our talk features Dr. Constance Clark of WPI on Mis-Uses of Evolutionary Theory. Join us at 7 PM at the UU Church of Worcester, 90 Holden St. meetup.com/worcesterhuman…

Our January 14 meeting features David Niose speaking on "The Decline of Reason and the Rise of Dysfunction". Join us at 7:00 PM at the UU Church of Worcester, 90 Holden St. meetup.com/worcesterhuman…

How do you celebrate Christmas? The Secular Coalition of America is collecting stories about how the non-religious celebrate the Christmas holiday season. Share your story at secular.org/my-secular-hol… #MySecularHoliday

American Atheists (@AmericanAtheist) and The Freethought Society (@FreethoughtScty) have created a Secular Survey. Take the survey at secularsurvey.org. And pass this along to other Secularists, Humanists, Atheists and Agnostics you may know. The deadline is November 22.

Our Nov 12 meeting features State Sen. Harriette Chandler speaking on The Roe Act. This is legislature to ensure abortion rights in Massachusetts in the wake of any potential Supreme Court decisions. See our meetup event page for more information. meetup.com/worcesterhuman…

Thanks to everyone who came to our table at the Worcester Pride festival yesterday! It was a great day and everyone seemed to have a good time.