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Join us in celebrating Humanism!
The Jefferson Humanists is a chapter of the American Humanist Association.
Our Vision : Free thinkers building a better community
Our Mission: to expand an ethical and life affirming humanist community devoted to science, reason, inclusion and social responsibility. Through community building, lectures, social activism, and discussion we expand our member’s awareness gain an understanding of the issues facing the world and provide learning opportunities through guest speakers on a variety of topics.
In addition to a wide variety of activities (including book discussions, hiking, happy hours and more), join us for our regular monthly meetings, which are held on fourth Sunday evenings at 4pm.
A typical meeting consists of a Keynote Speaker or Special Program followed by an opportunity for questions and answers.
Before the presentation, take some time to browse our free Humanist library, become a member of our Chapter, sign up for our newsletter, explore volunteer opportunities to help us build a stronger chapter, meet new friends, ask questions about Humanism and have some appetizer and wine.
For more information about the Jefferson Humanists, see our website, www.jeffersonhumanists.org. You can also keep current on what we are doing and humanist issues in your community and the world on our Facebook page.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- HHH: Walk to End Alzheimer's DenverCity Park, Denver, CO, Denver, CO
In September, the Humanists Helping Humanity (HHH) committee is putting together a team to participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer's, Denver. Our team tagline is Walk with a Purpose. If you visit this site, we have a team under Jefferson Humanists: https://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk2024/CO-Colorado?team_id=893419&pg=team&fr_id=17491.
You can either make a donation to our team at this link or can donate & join us for the walk. We encourage you to join our team and join the walk. If you join the team, please RVSP on this Meetup so we know who to expect and walk together.
We will meet at 8:30 am at Denver City Park, 2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver. Look for Traci and Matthew who will have Jefferson Humanist ballcaps.We will be walking in honor of JH founding member, Rosalie Bole, who we lost to Alzheimer's in 2023. Please donate to this worthy cause in Rosalie's memory.
You can find more details about the walk at https://act.alz.org/site/TR?sid=23932&type=fr_informational&pg=informational&fr_id=17491
- Christian Nationalism UnmaskedJefferson Unitarian Church, Golden, CO
Join the Jefferson Humanists for this special presentation. Nicole Shea Niebler from Americans United for Separation of Church and State will talk about Preserving Church-State Separation Amidst Christian Nationalism and Project 2025.
You will learn:
- How it will impact democracy in the United States.
- How it will attempt to make our nation a theocracy based on the Christian religion
- How this will overturn Separation of Church and State (part of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution)
Nicole Shea Niebler is the Major Gifts Officer at Americans United for Separation of Church and State. As an activist, she sees church-state separation as a foundational necessity for so much of what we hold dear. She has directed development and operations at nonprofits focused on increasing public school funding, food security, and reproductive justice. Nicole Shea has been a brave proponent of the separation of church and state for over a decade since her involvement in university secular groups and her participation as a plaintiff in a church-state separation case.
Doors open at 3:30 pm. Presentation begins at 4 pm. There will be a reception with food and drink after the presentation.
This event is presented by Jefferson Humanists with a generous grant from the American Humanist Association. Sponsors include Jefferson Unitarian Church, First Universalist Church of Denver and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.
There will be a second presentation of this event on October 20th at the First Universalist Church of Denver. See 4142298.xyz/jeffcohumanists/events/302861530 for for more information and to RSVP.
- Sci-Fi Group: "The Road Not Taken" by Harry Turtledove & "The Egg" by Andy WeirLink visible for attendees
Do you like science fiction? Join the Jefferson Humanists Sci Fi Discussion Group where we discuss sci-fi short stories, novellas and movies. We typically meet by Zoom on the 4th Thursday of each month and occasionally meet in-person to watch sci-fi movies.
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In September, we invite you to read two short stories, "The Road Not Taken" by Harry Turtledove and "The Egg" by Andy Weir.
In "The Road Not Taken," an alien race, the Roxolani, travels across the universe using gravity manipulation and come across Earth. They prepare to conquer another planet as they have so many before, confident in their success, since Earth is primitive, not having learned to travel space using gravity manipulation. Will Earth be subjugated by the Roxolani as so many worlds have been in the past? What will be the outcome of this first contact with a alien civilization.
"The Egg" considers what happens when you die. It very thought provoking and only 2 pages long.
You can find a copy of "The Road Not Taken" at https://eyeofmidas.com/scifi/Turtledove_RoadNotTaken.pdf
You can find "The Egg" at https://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html
Please read these stories on your own and come to the meeting on September 26th to share your thoughts. For the Turtledove story, think about other first contact science fiction stories you've read or seen in movies in the past to consider during our discussion.
RSVP to this Meetup or email [email protected]. Only those who RSVP will receive the Zoom link for the discussion. Attendance is limited to the first 15 people who RSVP.
To get on the JH Sci Fi Discussion Group email list, email [email protected].
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What I think is more important than actually believing in reincarnation or thinking about a post-death existence is to live in the present. - Varg Vikernes