If you attended the 2008 Atheist Alliance International Convention we'd love to hear your thoughts, offer you a place to post pictures, and link to your own stories about the convention.
How'd you like it? What was your favorite part?
Feel free to post links to pictures, videos, or blogs with details.
The famous "Don't believe in God?" billboard has now reached the other side of the country, going up in Los Angeles on "the 5" - heavily travelled Interstate 5 between downtown L.A and Anaheim. This sign is tagged with AtheistAlliance.org, in support of the Atheist Alliance International led by the irrepressible Margaret Downey. We expect tremendous support from the large and growing nontheist community of Southern California.
George Kane interviews Steve Peterson about the 2007 Atheist Alliance Convention in Washington D.C. They discuss Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and others. Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church.
We know of dozens of stories like this. If you have a similar story to report. Post it in the comments.
Posted by August Brunsman at the SSA on Sat, 2008-02-02.
This post originally appeard on Hemant Mehta's blog friendlyatheist.com. Hemant is the chair of the board of directors of the Secular Student Alliance.
Anatoly is vice-president of a campus atheist group that meets at Wilfrid Laurier University, a public school in
Ontario, Canada. The goal of the “Laurier Freethought Alliance” (LFA) is: “to promote science, freedom of inquiry, skepticism, and a good life without the need for superstition or religious belief.”
Sounds reasonable, no?
Wayne Adkins(atheist) case of Army Discrimination: FULL STORY FROM WAYNE HERE
Here are some snippets of what Wayne writes, you can view the pictures at his page.
2007 Crystal Clear Atheism DVD collection Now Available
AAI is pleased to offer for sale a beautiful 2007 Crystal Clear Atheism DVD collection. The full set consists of eight individual DVDs which include workshop presentations and a convention highlights disk. Those additional disks can NOT BE FOUND ANYWHERE OTHER than through this exclusive AAI offer! The DVD collection is presented in a keepsake binder with original Gary Smith artwork on the cover. The cost of the full eight DVD set is $80.
Featured convention speakers listed below are available on individually mastered disks for optimum digital quality! The individual speaker's disks are available at $10 each. Single disks are available for:
Also available on a single disk are the following combined plenary presentations:
Taking the Christ out of Christmas
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE RELIGIOUS TO ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS. JUST ASK YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD ATHEISTS.
Santa is pissed. He's roaring abuse at the Christmas-stealing atheist grinches who've erected a “tree of knowledge” between the nativity scene and the Old Glory statue on the Chester County Courthouse lawn.
It's a comical sight. Pissed Santas always are. But it's more than that. It's symbolic. It's about Lyra from The Golden Compass with her gypsy and polar bear chums fighting against those God tells to bomb abortion clinics and fly planes into skyscrapers.
Unless you sympathize with those folks, of course. In which case it's about the ongoing campaign to rip America from God's bosom.
Originally posted on YouTube by Ryokibin, who has a very nice write-up of Margaret's appearance on Fox news.
It’s three days after the presentation of “The Life of Thomas Paine” at the Philadelphia Academy Charter School and I’m still glowing from the experience. Interacting with children who are receptive to learning is so gratifying. The audience was comprised of 5th, 6th, and 7th graders. It was a wide range of ages, but I think the text reached across the discrepancy of ages.
I ran a little late that day, but Kelly and Brian from the Rational Response Squad were there ready to unload my car, set up the room and help me into my costume. I could not have done the assembly without them! It was the first time they have seen me perform and yet they knew immediately how to set up the table of Colonial games and the PowerPoint. We were ready within a half hour of my arrival.
Kelly and Brian wore “I love Margaret Downey” T-shirts. It was so nice of them not only to be there to help, but to show the students and teachers that they support my efforts. I was so proud!
"If I believed in gods, I would think Margaret is one of them."
