HR 1 – the “For the People Act” (video and discussion)

Hosted by Alex Havasy and Carl Angotti

11 a.m., March 21, 2021

At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, a video about HR 1 – the “For the People Act” will be shown, and then discussed by audience members.

The video shows Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) discussing HR 1, the “For the People Act”, which will implement voting reform for all national elections. The bill is designed to prevent voter suppression, and simplify voting and registering to vote. His discussion constitutes most of the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jW3QZWUVTM.

After watching the video, Alex Havasy and Carl Angotti will open discussion on details of the bill, the difficulties in passing it, and what concerns we may have about it.

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The Poor People’s Campaign

Rev. Rowan Fairgrove & Masen Ewald

11 a.m., March 14, 2021

At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, Rev. Rowan Fairgrove and Masen Ewald will discuss “The Poor People’s Campaign” – its past, its present, and how to get involved with the modern Campaign.

In 1968 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King launched the Poor People’s Campaign. After his assassination, a gathering in Washington DC drew over 50,000 people. But with Dr. King’s death and the death of campaign supporter Sen. Robert Kennedy, the movement fizzled.

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber. Jr., and Rev. Dr Liz Theoharis and others have revived a Modern Poor People’s Campaign. Dr. Barber says, “You cannot separate systemic racism from systemic poverty from ecological devastation from the war economy from the distorted moral narrative of Christian nationalism…”. With bus tours, demonstrations and civil disobedience and working on a moral vision based on the constitution and world religious values they have campaign committees in 47 states and are fighting to bring their intersectional, fusion agenda to the country. Come and learn about the Campaign (past and present) and how to get involved.

Rev. Rowan Fairgrove, EPs, has been volunteering with the Poor People’s Campaign since 2018. She attended the PPC National Congress in Washington DC in 2019. She helped with the M.O.R.E. tour stop in San Francisco of December 2019 and is part of the Bay Area PPC Faith Leaders Outreach Working Group.

Masen Ewald supports individuals and organizations in realizing the magnitude of our profound societal crises and actualizing their own commitment to joyful service. Masen is a social entrepreneur, compassion facilitator, and consultant. He serves as Executive Director of A New Republic of the Heart, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that educates and empowers change-agents and spiritual practitioners to engage in social transformation. He is also a certified Ambassador of Compassion via Stanford University’s CCARE, Co-Creator of the State of Emergence podcast, and a member of Poor People’s Campaign California.

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The Poor People’s Campaign – Rev. Rowan Fairgrove & Masen Ewald from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

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314247393

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Quack Medicine

Chris Holland

11 a.m., March 7, 2021

At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, Chris Holland will discuss “Quack Medicine”.

Here is Chris Holland’s summary of his talk:

TODAY, I WILL TAKE YOU ON A VOYAGE THROUGH THE HILARIOUS, RIDICULOUS, AND DANGEROUS WORLD OF QUACK MEDICINE

Do you suffer from neuralgia, hysteria, consumption, or gout? We have liniments, oils, pills, devices, and procedures guaranteed to cure your every malady of the body and mind! From obscure ancient herbal wisdom to modern marvels of electricity and the atom, we have just what the doctor ordered!

Holes in the head, radioactive springs, voltaic hairbrushes, and squirming leeches are just a few of the ways we’ve attempted to cheat death. Going back to the dawn of man, to Hippocrates, Paracelsus, & Kellogg, mankind has searched for fountains of youth and the panacea of disease. Here we look at the sometimes hilarious, oftentimes bizarre, and at times deadly treatments that hucksters and doctors peddled in the name of medicine.

Dr Quackenstein, aka mild-mannered Chris Holland, will share ludicrous and ridiculous tales of medical shenanigans run amok through a multimedia presentation that includes videos, narration, and live demonstrations! (Full Program posted below)

Find out more about Dr. Quackenstein and his museum of medical curiosities at https://drquackenstein.com/.

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Quack Medicine – Chris Holland from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

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The Shutdown of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

Gene Nelson

11 a.m., February 28, 2021

At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, Gene Nelson will discuss “The Shutdown of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant”.

In the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, PG&E announced that it would not renew the licenses for the plant. In 2018 the California Public Utilities Commission approved the shutdown scheduled for 2024-2025.

Gene Nelson will present the case for reversing this decision. Gene is the Government Liaison of Californians for Green Nuclear Power. Gene has been active in matters of science and public policy, providing testimony on Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s safety, reliability, and emission-free power before the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee, California Coastal Commission, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the State Water Resources Control Board, and The California Public Utilities Commission.

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How we know what we know: Biology and Evolution

Ron Garret

11 a.m., February 21, 2021

At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum, Ron Garret will discuss “How we know what we know: Biology and Evolution”.

Ron Garret is a software engineer by trade. He is currently working on easy-to-use-cryptography software. He was a co-founder and CTO of Virgin Charter, and an early hire at Google. He was previously a rocket scientist. He also made a feature-length documentary about homelessness (graceofgodmovie.com). His blog can be found at blog.rongarret.info.

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How we know what we know: Biology and Evolution – Ron Garret from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

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