What if a U.S. Presidential Candidate Refuses to Concede after an Election?

A discussion leader

11 a.m., November 1, 2020

At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum we will present and discuss a video of a TED Talk on “What if a U.S. Presidential Candidate Refuses to Concede after an Election?”.

In keeping with both the election and Halloween, we will watch and discuss a TED talk by Van Jones. The talk, “What if a U.S. Presidential Candidate Refuses to Concede after an Election,” shows how ill-prepared our system is for such an event.

You can see the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZWRhLW7Y8w.

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Because of the coronavirus situation, this Forum will be held online.

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314247393

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Two Videos on How to Disagree with Others in a Civil Way

A discussion leader

11 a.m., October 25, 2020

At this Sunday’s Humanist Forum we will present and discuss two short TED videos on how to disagree with others in a civil way.

The first is a Leah Garces talk, “A Lesson in Turning Adversaries into Allies,” (see https://www.ted.com/talks/leah_garces_a_lesson_in_turning_adversaries_into_allies) in which she recounts three lessons she learned in hatching an ambitious plan to end chicken factory farming with the last person she expected: a chicken farmer. This is a 13:26 minute talk.

The second is a talk by Julia Dhar, “How to Disagree Productively and Find Common Ground,” (see https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_dhar_how_to_disagree_productively_and_find_common_ground) in which she offers three techniques to reshape the way we talk to each other so we can start disagreeing productively and finding common ground — over family dinners, during work meetings and in our national conversations. This is a 14:48 minute talk.

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Because of the coronavirus situation, this Forum will be held online.

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314247393

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255787

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Facing the Upcoming Elections

Paulo Chang

11 a.m., October 18, 2020

Paulo Chang is the Manager of the Precinct Operations Outreach/Training Division of the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. He will discuss changes in the electoral process and what special concerns he has and steps are being taken for this November election.

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Because of the coronavirus situation, this Forum will be held online.

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Facing the Upcoming Elections – Paulo Chang from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

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Review of the November 2020 California State Propositions

Alex Havasy

11 a.m., October 11, 2020

Because of the coronavirus situation, this Forum will be held online.

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At this Sunday’s Humanist (Online) Forum, Humanist Community member Alex Havasy will present summaries of the 2020 California State Propositions that will be on the November ballot.

This will be a short (1 hour) Forum so that people can take part in the California Freethought Day 2020 online Meetup event at noon.

Due to the short schedule we may not have time to cover all the propositions in detail. But bring your questions and concerns about specific propositions so that we can discuss them.

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Review of the November 2020 California State Propositions – Alex Havasy from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

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Why Kitzmiller v Dover should be remembered 15 years later

Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D.

11 a.m., October 4, 2020

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Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D., will be presenting this online Forum on the topic of:

“Why Kitzmiller v Dover should be remembered 15 years later”

Kitzmiller vs Dover was a federal district court trial in 2005 over the legality of a small Pennsylvania town’s requirement of the teaching of “intelligent design theory” (ID). The judge ruled that ID was a form of creationism, violated the First Amendment, and was therefore illegal to advocate in the public school classroom. Had the decision gone the other way, the consequences would have been profound. That creationism lost in Dover means that many battles over legislation, state science standards, and local and state educational policies were very different during the last 15 years. Unfortunately, the politicization of science education continues.

Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D.

Dr. Eugenie C. Scott is the former Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education, Inc., a not for profit membership organization of scientists, teachers, and others that works to improve the teaching of science as a way of knowing, the teaching of evolution, and the teaching of climate change. A former college professor, Dr. Scott is an internationally-known expert on the creationism and evolution controversy and science denialism, and is called upon by the press and other media to explain science to the general public. The author of Evolution vs Creationism: An Introduction and co-editor with Glenn Branch of Not in Our Classrooms: Why Intelligent Design is Wrong for our Schools, she is the recipient of numerous awards from scientists and educators, and has been awarded ten honorary degrees. Asteroid 249540 Eugeniescott was named for her in 2014.

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Why Kitzmiller v Dover Should Be Remembered 15 Years Later – Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D. from Humanist Community-SiliconValley on Vimeo.

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