Atheists and Other Freethinkers

Where: Southside Park Cohousing’s Community Room, southwest corner of T Street and 5th Avenue, Sacramento. The Common House is within the complex.
When: Sunday, December 21, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Why: Because we like you!
How: Admission is free. Bring a dish to share or come empty-handed and share your time.
What (shamelessly grabbed from Wikipedia, “The Free Encyclopedia”):
HumanLight is a Humanist winter holiday celebrated in late December of each year. HumanLight was established by the New Jersey Humanist Network in 2001 to provide a specifically Humanist seasonal celebration.

Humanists have cast HumanLight as a celebration of "a Humanist's vision of a good future." They celebrate a positive approach to the coming new year, generally through the lens of Humanist (and particularly secular humanist) philosophy—secular as opposed to religious, and with an emphasis on reason, compassion and hope. The December 23 date allows HumanLight to connect itself to the December holiday season without interfering with other winter holidays which many Humanists may also celebrate.

Winter Solstice: The winter solstice occurs at the instant when the Sun's position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane from the observer. Depending on the shift of the calendar, the event of the winter solstice occurs some time between December 20 and December 23 each year in the northern hemisphere, and between June 20 and June 23 in the southern hemisphere, during either the shortest day or the longest night of the year, which is not to be confused with the darkest day or night or the day with the earliest sunset or latest sunrise. Winter is a subjective term, so there is no scientifically established beginning or middle of winter but the winter solstice itself is clearly calculated to within a second. Worldwide, interpretation of the event has varied from culture to culture, but most cultures have held a recognition of rebirth, involving holidays, festivals, gatherings, rituals or other celebrations around that time. —Kevin Schultz