2013 Past Forums

Note the numbers below indicate the date that a given Forum Program was held. Clicking on that date will direct you to the specific web page for that Forum Program, which will include a summary of the Forum content, further references, and a video of the Forum if available. Forum videos are usually posted 1 to 4 weeks after a Forum is held.

 

2013

January

6 . Unfaithful Men in History (Men who abuse their spouses, or Men who cheat) – Ken Abraham

13 . Brother Sam in Silicon Valley – Sam Singleton, Atheist Evangelist – Roger Scott Jackson

20 . Leonardo and Steve: The Young Genius Who Beat Apple to Market by 800 Years – Stanford Professor Dr. Keith Devlin

27 . Designing Your Own Secular Spirituality – Manuel Manga

 

February

3 . Death Care Options: Your Rights, Your Choices, Their Impacts – Deborah Meckler, President, Funeral Consumers Alliance

10 . Nonviolent Peaceforce in the Philippines – Gilda Bettencourt

17 . A New Foundation for Civilization: Humanism? – Arthur Jackson

24 . What’s Happening to Public Schooling in the U.S.? – Roberta Ahlquist

 

March

3 . My Religious Evolution: From Being a Simple Catholic, to a Conservative Preacher, to an Agnostic Atheist – Tom Bergstrom

10 . Planned Parenthood’s Teen Success Program – Lupe Rodriguez

17 . The Glasshouse: A Case Study in Fiction – Erik Schmollinger

24 . Installation of Board Members

31 . Law as Hero: How law will support the creation of a conscious and sustainable global economic system – John Montgomery

 

April

7 . Damned Good Company: Twenty Rebels Who Bucked the God Experts – Luis Granados

14 . Our Phenomenal Human Mind, Core Values, Common Sense, Agreed Truths, Shared Visions, and Getting Real – Martin Squibbs

21 .  Stove Project  – innovative cook stoves for people most in need – Fred Colgan

28 . Our Taboo Museum: Difficult Discussions are My Prozac – Laura Mappin

 

May

5 . KARA’s Support for End-of-Life and Grief – Jim Mulvaney

12 . Climate Denialism and why we need a Carbon Tax – Sudhanshu “Suds” Jain

19 . A New Kind of Neighborhood: Cohousing – Cynthia Chin-Lee

26 . Hiking the John Muir Trail – Saeko Izuta

 

June

2 . How Would You Define Humanism? – Sandy Smith

9 . Islamophobia 101 – Zahra Billoo

16 . Science is now the new Bible – Marc Perkel

23 . Humanist Celebrants, visiting patients in hospital – Bill Rausch

30 . Obama and the War on Terror: Did the President’s National Security Speech Really Change Anything? – Paul George

 

July

7 . AHA Meeting Summary

14 . Communication Styles: It’s Your Choice! – Anne Bers

21 . Dorothea Dix, Mental Health Reformer – Readers’ Theatre – Meg Bowman

28 . Citizens United & the Amendment Process – Martin D Carcieri

 

August

4 . The 10 Commandments or the 11 Ways of Wisdom: Take your pick – Arthur Jackson

11 . Jewish Voice for Peace: The International Court of Justice and The Wall – Michael Batchelder

18 . One Hundred Years of Policing Morality – Nancy Unger

25 . Courageous Viola Liuzzo – (1926-1965) – Reader’s Theatre – Meg Bowman

 

September

1 . What Do Traditional Religions Get Right? – Arthur Jackson & Paul Gilbert

8 . Close Encounters, ‘Take II’ –The Middle East from a Post-colonial Lens – Dr. Roberta Ahlquist

15 . Rainforest Action Network – Gemma Tillack and Chelsea Matthews

22 . What is a Healthy Diet? – Miharu Alison Sato

29 . Bridging the God Gap: How to Find Common Ground with Theistic Friends and Family Members – Dr. Chris Schriner

 

October

6 . John Rawls and Humanism – Martin Carcieri

13 . Relational Intelligence: designing satisfying relationships – Manuel Manga

20 . Reality and our Memories of it: A theory of Memory and Mind, and its Implications – Martin Squibbs

27 . Taboos for Totalitarianism – Laura Mappin

 

November

3 . One Nation Under Surveillance – Paul George

10 . Humanist Interests Cross-pollination – Laura Mappin

17 . Zero Waste Palo Alto – Maybo AuYeung

24 . The Challenge For Humanism In The Post-Post-Modern Era – Jon Figdor

 

December

1 . Poetry Forum– Sena Havasy

8 . Free Will – Daniel B. Miller

15 . Feeling Stuck? Shake it Up! – Michelle Chappel

22 . Human Nature: Genetic Propensities and Symbolic Language – Arthur Jackson

29 . Invisible Children – Annie Ashmore