A democratic organization supporting separation of state and church, and promoting understanding and acceptence of atheism and freethought in our community

A democratic organization supporting separation of state and church,understanding and acceptence of atheism 

and freethought in our community

AOF Activities & Events

Sacramento Freethought Day                                                                                                              Hits : 732
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Location :  Capitol Park, Nr. side of the State Capitol Bldg, map

Free. Thought.Save the date for the Thirteenth Annual Sacramento Freethought Day Festival. Once again AOF will join hands with sister groups in the local freethought community to bring you this fabulous flight of free minds.

Sacramento Freethought Day is a jubilee, a party, a gala, a salute to independent minds and rational thought, open to the public, free, and brought here annually by the Sacramento Coaltion of Reason (SCoR), of which AOF is a part. It combines the fun and festivity of a fair with the education and activism of a conference. It will feature speakers, entertainment, food, prizes, a "family fun zone," vendors, exhibits, panels, ... and more.

The Freethought Day Committee has jam-packed packed the day with events to entertain you as much as uplift you. Speakers and panelists will include Rebecca Watson (the "SkepChick"), Sociologist Phil Zuckerman, podcasters Ross Blocher and Tom Beasley, Illusionist Ryan Kane, poets Victor Harris and Bill Potts, Tom Manger of the Secular Coalition for California, blogger/author Greta Christina, and authors Dan Arel, Richard Carrier, David Fitzgerald and Brendan Powell Smith. As ever, the main event (Sunday) is free, though we encourage and accept donations, and advance registration (also free, see website) makes you eligible for delightful door prizes. Also a fun fund-raiser reception will occur the evening before (Saturday, for the calendar-challenged), as well as a special training seminar for secular lobbyists.  To learn more, visit the event website, or visit the Facebook Page, or read and join the Freethought Day Blog.

The theme this year: The Wonders of Magic and Reason.

Note, this is one of the rare years when the Sacramento Freethought Day Festival actually falls on Freethought Day, the secular holiday it honors. Please visit that for more about it. So would you like to speak at this special event, host a table, volunteer, sponsor or help promote it? Then please do visit the event website now, and contact the chairman. Sooner is better. He will accept your participation with amazing good cheer.

Because hands that help ... are beautiful hands.
 

Celebrating your mind

Contact :  209-610-0651, or email: Chair (at) FreethoughtDay (dot) org
You might want to bring: a picnic blanket, a lawn chair, some snacks, or a bit of money to keep the vendors and area restaurants happy. Plenty of good eateries are within strolling distance of the event.