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SUMMARY:National Day of Reason
DESCRIPTION:The National Day of Reason (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_day_of_reason) (NDoR)\, endorsed first in 2003 and honored by U.S. secularists\, occurs on the first Thursday of May. NDoR is a response and counterbalance to the National Day of Prayer\, designated by the US Congress since 1952. On this day all humanist Americans can join hands to celebrate rational thinking—a concept all can or should support. The goal: to raise public awareness of the persistent threat to religious liberty posed by government intrusion into the sphere of private worship. For details\, and to learn about events in your area\, see http://www.nationaldayofreason.org/ (http://www.nationaldayofreason.org/). Other organizations such as the Ethical Humanist Society of Philadelphia (http://www.phillyethics.org/) have designated this the Rational Day of Care\, a day to donate home-cooked meals to the Aid for Friends project\, or perform other acts of humanistic charity. On January 23\, 1808\, in a letter to the Reverend Samuel Miller\, our Founding Father Thomas Jefferson had these words: “Fasting and prayer are religious exercises; the enjoining them an act of discipline. Every religious society has a right to determine for itself the time for these exercises\, and the objects proper for them\, according to their own particular tenets; and right can never be safer than in their hands\, where the Constitution has deposited it. …civil powers alone have been given to the President of the United States and no authority to direct the religious exercises of his constituents.”  The National Day of Reason is a movable secular holiday. It can occur any time from May 1 to May 7.    (http://www.nationaldayofreason.org/)
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/national-day-of-reason/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Secular Holiday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T190000
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SUMMARY:Movie and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a cozy in-person Movie Night at Sacramento’s beautiful Reason Center\, in a quiet room with cushy seating and a huge screen and refreshments right at hand. The exact movie title is a secret because of our MPLC License and certain legal folderol. We can drop hints\, sometimes. This month it is a biopic about Jose Hernandez and his path from a farm worker to becoming an engineer and an astronaut. “A tale of perseverance\, community and sacrifice to accomplish a seemingly impossible dream.” \nAOF and Reason Center co-sponsor the Movie Night. The team provides popcorn and other munchies — feel free to bring your own snacks as well. We also encourage a post-film discussion\, which makes this educational if you stretch the word a bit. No fee required to attend\, honest\, but donations gratefully accepted. We do have to pay for the room! \n\n\nContact :  See http://reasoncenter.com/contact/\nFree Movie Nights are a joint venture of AOF and Reason Center. Suggest your own fave film for next time!
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/movie-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Reason Center\, 1300 Ethan Way Suite 675\, Elk Grove\, United States
CATEGORIES:aof event,Recreation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T190000
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SUMMARY:Board of Directors Meeting
DESCRIPTION:It's an AOF planning meeting\, mainly for AOF directors & officers\, but open to all of you. These happen as required and are a lot more fun than they sound. \n \nPlease join us\, meet the Board\, keep an eye on the shenanigans. We love visitors. We often have snacks. And maybe you'll have some good ideas\, hm? \nNote\, this will be an actual in-person meeting\, so be sure vaccinations are current\, or wear a mask\, or just don't cough on us. \n\n\nContact :  See our Contact Page\nBring your ideas for AOF\, your strategies\, your event and activity suggestions -- best of all\, your volunteerism! Helping hands are the bomb. (A good kind of bomb.)
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/board-of-directors-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Reason Center\, 1300 Ethan Way\, Ste 675\, Sac.\, map (https://goo.gl/maps/S5MR1e8ZodBzb4TG8)\, 1300 Ethan Way\, Ste 675\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95825\, United States
CATEGORIES:aof event,Planning Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T160000
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SUMMARY:Doctor R Snick: Fascinating and Horrible Elixirs
DESCRIPTION:Fascinating and horrible Elixirs from the 1800s to the late 1940s\nPrepare to be shocked\, amazed\, entertained\, and possibly grossed out. Prepare to journey into the past with the good Dr. R. Snick\, and learn about how sometimes science and quackery combine and have love-children. \nThe good Doctor R. Snick returns to shed light on the origins of the patent medicine shows that began in England then spread in the US like that unfortunate rash. You know the one. \nYou’ll discover some of the early energy drinks and the drugged sodas of the 1940’s. You will see a bottle whose elixir was created by the corporation Lily\, an early energy drink sure to pump up your blood! These medicines offered false cures. False\, we stress. Don’t try them please. But they were entertaining to a gullible nation before the arrival of radio\, film and the FDA. \nAndrei Pischainikoff\, AKA Doctor R. Snick\, is a sideshow performer and fan of history\, fraud\, hoaxes and Memento Mori. Andrei will tell you about some of the curious and unsettling things that questionable science and quackery sold to the public for over a hundred years. He began his journey speaking about 19th and 20th century quackery (fake medicine) and oddities in 2022. He now delivers captivating shows about patent medicines\, snake oils\, medicine shows and sticky oddities while focusing on the audience’s interests. \nThis event is our gift to you. You don’t need to get us anything. \nDiscover much more about Andrei at doctorrsnick.com. \n \n-Event is open to the public. -Free parking in the lot.\n-Ok to BYO snack/beverage — or to share if you wish.\n-AOF will provide cool\, clear water.\n-No entrance fee; Donations gratefully accepted.
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/the-return-of-doctor-r-snick/
LOCATION:Reason Center\, 1300 Ethan Way\, Ste 675\, Sac.\, map (https://goo.gl/maps/S5MR1e8ZodBzb4TG8)\, 1300 Ethan Way\, Ste 675\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95825\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260525
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SUMMARY:Towel Day
DESCRIPTION:Towel Day (http://towelday.org/) is the annual celebration of the life and writings of Douglas Adams (1952-2001)\, humorist\, humanist\, conservationist\, science fiction writer\, and social critic. On that day\, fans around the universe proudly carry a towel in his honor. Why a towel? Don’t panic\, go to the website to see – or better yet\, read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_(novel)). It’s a great book.  
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/towel-day/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Secular Holiday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260527
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SUMMARY:Opposite Day
DESCRIPTION:Some say the proper date is May 26\, some say April 30\, some say March 27th — can you ever be sure? When someone says “Today is Opposite Day\,” he might be lying!  Opposite Day is a day to say the reverse of what you mean\, with a wink\, with a nod; a day when “no” means “yes” and “shut up” means “keep talking;” a day to be nice to your boss\, teacher or enemy\, and a complete jerk to your best friend; a day to turn words on their head; a day to tie knots in logic. Celebrate with care. It might get you in trouble!
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/opposite-day/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Secular Holiday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260528
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260529
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SUMMARY:Birthday of Science
DESCRIPTION:The Birthday of Science marks the day Thales of Miletus (in 585 BCE) correctly predicted a solar eclipse. A better choice might be the discovery of fire or the wheel\, but we don’t know exactly when that happened\, or who did it. We do know about Thales. His prediction was significant because the idea of cause and effect (causality) applies to all science. Given any phenomenon\, with the exception of purely random quantum events\, in principle we can trace its cause or causes\, and the cause of those causes\, back through time — until all cause-tracks merge at the “Big Bang\,” beyond which\, presumably\, no tracks remain. The seeds of our life and future were sewn then. The Large Hadron Collider (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider) is an effort to re-create those first moments. Science desires a beginning that applies to the big picture\, and a sense of order and predictability.  That is where causality leads us.
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/birthday-of-science/
LOCATION:CA
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