What we’re about
WELCOME!
HSGP is a warm and welcoming community of people with open minds and lots of questions. While we have a lot of diverse opinions and interests, we are accepting and tolerant of differing ideas and positions. While non-belief in the supernatural brought many of us together, our belief in the essential goodness of humanity and dedication to open discussion keeps us together and helps us grow. We have only one life and we strive to make it a good one for ourselves and for others. We are home to people with a wide range of beliefs and positions such as: humanists, atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, and Nones. That covers a lot of ground!
In addition to our Facebook group, we offer a variety of activities to support our Humanist goals and we are always looking for more ways to socialize, learn, and help others. We have a community center near downtown Mesa! Be sure to check us out at our Game nights, Sunday Speaker meetings, or other events.
To learn more, go to our website at www.HSGP.org. There you will find more information about HSGP and our scheduled events. If you are not a member, please consider becoming a paid member. Your support keeps the building open and the activities running. If you’re not ready to commit to a membership, please join us at one of our free and open to the public events where we hope you will find like-minded individuals. Thank you and we look forward to meeting you!
About Humanism (from the American Humanist Association)
Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism and other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity.
Alex Zygmunt
President, HSGP
Visit our website at www.hsgp.org
See our Code of Conduct Policy Here.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Philosophy Under The InfluenceHumanist Community Center, Mesa, AZ
Hi there everyone! We are relaunching PUTI and beginning with the lessons from the start. Our hosts are Alex Zygmunt and Richard Dewey.
For each event we will discuss one video from the CrashCourse Philosophy series. For this meeting, please watch: Locke, Berkeley, & Empiricism: Crash Course Philosophy #6.
In case you'd like to look ahead, here is the Entire 46 Lesson Playlist. The videos are each only about 10 minutes long, but please dig into the topics a little and bring your thoughts and questions.
Our discussion will be specific to the topic of the video for the meeting. Please keep your comments or questions germane to the topic. Also, practice the 10 Commitments of Humanism, share the air, and allow grace and respect to fellow attendees.
This is a Bring Your Own Beverage event. HSGP does not sell or vend alcoholic drinks. Should you like to share, this would be encouraged.
These events will occur twice monthly on Sunday evenings, from 4pm - 6pm, on weekends when there is not a Sunday Speaker event (some scheduling adjustments apply, so please check Meetup or HSGP.org ).
Join us for fun, discussion, and a tickling-of-the-brain learning experience!
- SMART Recovery Support Group - MondaysHumanist Community Center, Mesa, AZ
Are you or somebody you know suffering from an addiction to a substance or behavior? Are you looking for a secular support group for those addictions?
We all know about other 12-step groups and the lack of a scientific basis for support, but what about programs for the non-believer? Introducing, SMART recovery!
There are meetings every Monday and Tuesday. This event is free and open to the public.
Our Purpose
To support individuals who are struggling with addictive behaviors (substances or activities), as well as the concerned significant others of people who struggle with addictions. Our program is evidence based, and helps participants build and maintain motivation, cope with urges, manage thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and live a balanced life. Our facilitator is also trained in assisting family members. We focus on learning how to help without "enabling", how to set boundaries, and discussing self-care activities.Our Approach
- Teaches self-empowerment and self-reliance.
- Encourages individuals to recover and live satisfying lives.
- Teaches tools and techniques for self-directed change.
- Meetings are educational and include open discussions.
- Advocates the appropriate use of prescribed medications and psychological treatments.
- Evolves as scientific knowledge of addiction recovery evolves. If you wish to attend but prefer to RSVP confidentially, send a Meetup Message to one of our hosts. Need to know more? Check out their videos: SMART Recovery
See you there!
• Important to know
You may RSVP on this page, as usual, or you may choose to send a private message to the facilitator, Sadie Jane. To do so click on their picture below. Note that it is unnecessary to RSVP.If you have any questions or would like additional information, you can contact the facilitator (Sadie Jane) on their cell phone at 602-303-2012 or email them at mesasmartrecovery@gmail.com.
