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SUMMARY:Hug an Atheist Day
DESCRIPTION:In 2009\, freethinker William Bermudez started Hug an Atheist Day (http://www.weirdholiday.com/hug-an-atheist-day/) (June 1st) to poke fun at other groups popping up at the time to encouraged hugging. He called for people to run up and hug atheists or any nonbeliever in general\, whether agnostic\, skeptic\, secular humanist\, or with other heretical views. In the words of one blogger: It doesn’t matter what your worldview is\, practice a little tolerance. Find your nearest Atheist\, Absurdist\, Agnostic\, Anti-Religionist\, Antitheist\, Apatheist\, Deist\, Dystheist\, Existentialist\, Freethinker\, Gropaga\, Ignostic\, Mahayana\, Marxist\, Misotheist\, Naturalistic Pantheist\, Nihilist\, Nontheist\, Pastafarian\, Secular Humanist\, Skeptic\, Spagnostic\, Structuralist\, Buddhist\, Zenbuddhist\, or anyone else who doubts the existence of a god\, and  & give him/her the biggest hug ever! But use common sense\, because not everyone appreciates uninvited hugs.
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/hug-an-atheist-day/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Secular Holiday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260605
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SUMMARY:World Environment Day
DESCRIPTION:The goal of World Environment Day is to stimulate worldwide awareness of environmental issues\, and to generate action for conservation. The United Nations General Assembly established World Environment Day (http://worldenvironmentday.global/) in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. Each year World Environment Day celebrations occur at a different location around the globe. To find a location for this year\, see: World Environment Day Events (https://www.unenvironment.org/events). World Environment Day gives environmental issues a human face\, one with which we can identify. The philosophy of the Day has changed little over the last three decades; it still strives to associate faces with environmental issues and empower people to be advocates of sustainable and equitable development. By promoting an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing the attitudes towards environmental issues\, and advocating partnerships\, World Environment Day strives to ensure all nations and peoples enjoy a safe\, clean\, healthy\, and more prosperous future. In the words of the United Nations Environment Programme\, “On this World Environment Day\, let us not despair\, but instead examine the state of our environment. Let us consider carefully the actions which each of us must take\, and then address ourselves to our common task of preserving all life on earth in a mood of sober resolution and quiet confidence.” Groups around the world hold activities to acknowledge and celebrate this day. Find an activity near you\, and join the fun!
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/world-environment-day/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Secular Holiday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260612T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260612T210000
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SUMMARY:Free 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 though\, sometimes. This month it is a fictional account from 2020 of a night where icons Muhammad Ali\, Malcolm X\, Sam Cooke\, and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the Civil Rights Movement and cultural upheaval of the 60s. 1 hr 54 min in length. \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 to attend\, really\, but donations gratefully accepted. We do have to pay for the room!
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/free-movie-and-discussion/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:aof event,Recreation
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260620
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SUMMARY:Juneteenth
DESCRIPTION:Juneteenth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth)\, an unofficial American secular holiday but official in Texas\, commemorates a major milestone: slavery’s end in the United States. On June 19\, 1865\, Union soldiers led by Major General Gordon Granger landed at Galveston\, Texas\, with news that the war was over and the enslaved were now free. This was two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation (official on Jan 1\, 1863). The Proclamation had had little impact in Texas due to a lack of federal troops to enforce it – but with General Granger’s arrival\, Union forces were finally strong enough to overcome resistance. Why a two and a half year delay in the recognition of Emanicipation? Variant stories try to explain this. One concerns a messenger murdered on his way to Texas with the news. Another is that enslavers deliberately supressed the news to maintain the labor force on their plantations. Another\, that federal troops actually waited for slave owners to reap the benefits of one last cotton harvest before going to Texas. For some\, very likely\, President Lincoln’s authority over the rebel states was still in question. Whatever the truth of it\, conditions in Texas sadly remained status quo well beyond what was statutory. On arrival\, General Granger’s first order of business was to proclaim General Order Number 3 (http://www.juneteenth.com/general_order_no_3.htm)\, which began as follows: “The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States\, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves\, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired laborer.” Reactions ranged from shock to jubilation. While many lingered to learn of the new employer-to-employee relationship\, others left before offers were completely off the lips of their former ‘masters’ – attesting to the varying conditions on the plantations and the realization of freedom. Even with nowhere to go\, they felt that leaving the plantation would be their first breath of freedom. Moving North was logical; for many it represented true freedom\, while the desire to reach family members in neighboring states drove some into Louisiana\, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Settling into these new areas as free men and women brought on new realities and the challenges of establishing a heretofore non-existent status for black people in America. Recounting the memories of that great day in June of 1865 and its festivities would serve as motivation as well as a release from the growing pressures encountered in their new territories. The celebration of June 19th\, coined “Juneteenth” but also called “Freedom Day\,” “Liberation Day” and “Jubilee Day\,” began the next year and grew yearly with participation from abolitionists and family of former slaves. The Juneteenth celebration became a time to reassure each other\, to gather with family\, and to hear speakers recount the abuses of the past. Decades after Emancipation\, Juneteenth continued to be revered in Texas with many former slaves and descendants making an annual pilgrimage back to Galveston on the date. Modern American secularists can mark this day by educating themselves about this stain on our history. A good starting point is The Middle Passage by Dr. John Henrick Clarke (https://www.juneteenth.com/middlep.htm).
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/juneteenth/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Secular Holiday
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SUMMARY:Solstice (June)
DESCRIPTION:Called Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere\, Winter Solstice in the southern\, people have marked the June Solstice in some way or another for thousands of years. Many religions have seasonal holy days linked to this day. It is the day when the Northern Hemisphere has more daylight than at any other time of the year. In the Southern Hemisphere\, the least daylight occurs this day in June. The precise date of the June Solstice varies from year to year\, but usually it is between the 20th and 23rd of June. “Solstice” comes from two Latin words: “sol” (meaning sun) and “sistere\,” (to cause to stand still). At noon in either hemisphere the sun will be high in the sky during summer\, low during winter. On the day with the greatest number of daylight hours\, the sun reaches its maximum elevation; we call this the Summer Solstice. Likewise\, the day with the least daylight is the Winter Solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere\, the June Solstice is officially the first day of summer\, also called Midsummer because it comes roughly during the midst of the growing season in Europe.
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/solstice-june/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Secular Holiday
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260621
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260622
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SUMMARY:World Humanist Day
DESCRIPTION:(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Humanist_Day)World Humanist Day is a day to spread information and combat misinformation about humanism as a life-philosophy and a means to affect change in the world. This secular holiday dates back to the 1980s\, when several local state chapters of the American Humanist Association (http://www.humanist.net/) (AHA) began celebrating World Humanist Day. Different chapters had different ideas as to when that day should be\, however. In the late 1980s and early 1990s\, the AHA and then the International Humanist Ethical Union passed resolutions declaring the Summer Solstice to be World Humanist Day. The American Humanist Association (http://www.humanist.net/)\, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (http://www.iheu.org/)\, the Council for Secular Humanism (http://www.secularhumanism.org/)\, the Campus Freethought Alliance (http://www.campusfreethought.org/) and the Secular Student Alliance (http://www.secularstudents.org/) currently celebrate World Humanist Day. Use this secular holiday to educate the public in your area about humanism\, and to gather and celebrate as a humanist community that continues to contribute to the progress and education of the world. A picnic\, is a particularly good way to celebrate World Humanist Day. Read your favorite humanist texts aloud; spend time socializing with your fellow humanists in a relaxed\, natural environment.
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/world-humanist-day/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Secular Holiday
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SUMMARY:Torture Victims' Day
DESCRIPTION:In 1997\, the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 52/149\, establishing June 26 as the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_in_Support_of_Victims_of_Torture). The goal is the eradication of torture and the effective functioning of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel\, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (resolution 39/46\, annex\, 26 June 1987). This day gives us all an opportunity to stand united against cruelty\, and remind the world that torture is a violation of basic human rights. Clearly the abolition of torture is a key issue to freethinkers and humanists\, and too often the worst perpetrators of this atrocity are highly religious societies. But secular societies have been far from innocent of it.  This is a cause where we can often join hands with our religious brothers and sisters. Take a moment on this day to visit the United Nations webpage (https://www.un.org/en/observances/torture-victims-day) for this secular holiday. “At a time when the legitimate aspirations of people in many regions of the world for greater freedom\, dignity and a better life are too often met with violence and repression\, I urge States to respect the fundamental rights of all people. Torture and other forms of cruel\, degrading and inhuman treatment and punishment\, wherever they occur and whatever the circumstances\, can never be justified.” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Message for the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture\, 2011  
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/torture-victims-day/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Secular Holiday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260628T140000
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SUMMARY:SMUD
DESCRIPTION:A presentation from the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (https://www.smud.org/)\, undoubtedly about SMUD-ish issues.  Details TBA.
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/smud/
LOCATION:Reason Center\, 1300 Ethan Way\, Ste 675\, Sac.\, map (https://goo.gl/maps/S5MR1e8ZodBzb4TG8).
CATEGORIES:Feature Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260628T140000
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SUMMARY:A Zero-carbon Plan for 2030
DESCRIPTION:Discover SMUD’s 2030 zero-carbon plan\n \nSqueeze shut your eyes\, breathe\, and try to imagine a carbon clean future. One with low-acid seas and no nasty chunks of carbon settling in your lungs. Well\, SMUD’s 2030 zero–carbon plan aims to decarbonize its energy supply\, boost air quality\, and ensure affordable rates while leaving no community behind – the most ambitious goal of any large utility in the United States! A brag\, but  it’s true. \nLearn how SMUD is helping to position the Sacramento Region as a destination choice for forward-thinking\, environmentally conscious businesses and a model for others around the nation to follow. \nSMUD Board Member\, Director Gregg Fishman and his SMUD support staff will tell you about the focus on 4 areas.\n* Natural gas generation repurposing\n* Proven clean technology\n* New technology and business models\n* Financial impacts and options \nCool\, right? Gregg Fishman has been a clean energy advocate for much of his career. As a former SMUD employee\, he promoted wind and solar energy when they were in their infancy. At the California Independent System Operator\, he led public engagement efforts supporting new wind energy farms in California. As President of the SMUD Board in 2018\, he led the utility in passing its Integrated Resource Plan\, hailed by the California Energy Commission as “… an ambitious road map for lowering greenhouse gas emissions in the Sacramento region.” Attend this meeting and you will breatge easier.
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/a-zero-carbon-plan-for-2030/
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;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260630T160000
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SUMMARY:Help AOF Feed the Hungry
DESCRIPTION:Davis Community Meal project\nThe Davis Community Meal project serves meals to the hungry\, the poor\, the indigent\, the outcast. It happens in bucolic Davis city\, so near to us\, where compassionate citizens have developed a secular solution for the problem of hunger\, and need our help. \nSo join us in this effort. Your reward will be an opportunity to meet new minds and hobnob with your freethought friends\, a likely free meal\, jazzy music\, and the rosey hearts-glow of benevolence. Also\, seriously\, it’s a blast! \nCooking? Dish washing? Pshaw\, none required. The Davis Community Meals team will perform all the food prep and kitchen work. Our job is simply to set up chairs and tables\, serve\, smile\, put things away at the end\, and clean a bit (with a minimum of mopping). Extra points if you can arrive for setup\, but if you can’t\, that’s OK\, any help is good help. Setup begins about 4:30 p.m.\, food service at about 5:45. At 6:30 we clean up\, leaving the hall as we found it. \nFor details\, please see Davis Community Meals. For a map to the site\, see: St. Martin’s Episcopal Church. (Yes\, a church hall\, so what?)
URL:https://aofonline.org/event/help-aof-feed-the-hungry/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:aof event,Community Service
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