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Humanist Community
in Silicon Valley
serving San Jose, Stanford,
and the S. F. Peninsula since 1962

Regular Activities

    (occurring 6 or more times a year)

Click here for Special Events (occurring 5 or fewer times a year)

Table showing recent updates, and info added or changed:
date
changed
activity title § = change is in auxiliary page
↓ = change is in main table, below
Jan 28Academic Video § Jan-Mar series
Jan 27Fun Group § improved Feb-Apr events (no new info)
Jan 25Potluck ↓ Feb potluck
Jan 6Hiking § Jan, Feb events
Dec 8Freethought Discussion § Dec-Feb schedule

Any activity whose title is in "link colors" has an auxiliary page where more info is available. "Link colors" are blue or purple, as opposed to black (unless you intentionally change them). If an event venue in the Location column appears in "link colors" you can click it to get our "maps & directions" page.
Activity
(alphabetic)
Description (and info not easily fitting in other columns) Date, Time; Location For more info:
Academic
Video
Videos of an academic nature, followed by discussion. every Thu, 8:00;
Brown home, Mtn. View
650–941–3146
Board Meeting (i.e. Humanist Community Board of Directors)
All sympathetic individuals are welcome.
(usually 3rd) Mon, 7:30;
Brown home, Mtn. View
650–941–3146
Celebrations Planning, enabling, doing. By the Membership Committee, which meets together with Welcoming Committee (which see). New people welcome. Sena*
Free Thought
Discussion
Discussion of a selected book or recent news events. every Wed, 7:30;
Brown home, Mtn. View
650–941–3146
Fun Group An outing, of varying nature, located anywhere in the Bay Area, is arranged every month. (Email to hcfungroup@yahoo.com also can get you on the Fun Group mailing list.) see Fun Group page hcfungroup
@yahoo.com
Hiking A group hike is arranged every month. usually Sun pm; hills around the Bay Area 510–299–0147
bill.rausch@sbcglobal.net
(e-mail preferred)
Potluck potluck general info: →→ Sena*
• Feb: Lupercalia (Valentine) party Smith home, Palo Alto 650-856-9258
• Mar: (with Awards Dinner?) Sena*
San Mateo
Group
For people living in San Mateo County. General; book and video discussions 3rd Wed, 7:30;
Goldman home, Foster City
650–574–2581
caryn.goldman@att.net
Santa Cruz
Group
Secular Humanists of Santa Cruz County (SHSCC), for people living in Santa Cruz County. Visit their independent website. 2nd Sat, 2:00;
Louden Nelson Center, Santa Cruz
831–338–2318
deetler@cabrillo.edu
Social
Action
Social Action Group meeting 2nd Sun, 2:15;
408–215–8252
havasy@live.com
ProChoice meeting, 2nd or 3rd Wed (call Alex) one Wed;
(usually, San José)
408–215–8252
havasy@live.com
Clinic Defense
(phone before showing up for your 1st time)
4th Sat, 8 a.m.; 1691 Alameda, San José 650–941–3146
general info on Planned Parenthood: Roxanne Strohmeier, Volunteer Program Coordinator,
    Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (www.ppmarmonte.org)
408–795–3753
Welcoming Committee We schedule small monthly get-acquainted Coffee and Desserts in private homes, staff the "Welcome Visitors" table at the Forum, assist with all holidays, and greet visitors. Interested in attending a Coffee and Dessert or being on the Welcoming Committee? Talk to any of the contacts in the last column. →
(Committee meeting: 3rd Thu, 3:00, Jacobsen home, Mtn. View)
Dianne Jacobsen, chair:
diannej24@yahoo.com
Susan Stephens:
humanists.org@gmail.com
or Sena*
Women’s Coffee For the women of the Humanist Community to socialize.
Meet at Hobee’s, 4224 El Camino near Charleston/Arastradero, Palo Alto
4th Sat, 10:00;
Hobee’s(←), Palo Alto
Sena*
*Sena (Sena Havasy) is the Membership Services chair. She is usually at the Greeter’s table at our Forums, or can be reached by e-mail at senahav@gmail.com or by phone at 408–739–5638.

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