\nSocial Action Committee Focus Feb 2018<\/a><\/p>\n
UPCOMING EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n September 28- Reclaim Our Vote Fundraiser 3-6PM Campbell See MeetUp for Detail see Chris or Fran for details and sign up for items not yet on MeetUp<\/p>\n CONSIDER CONTRIBUTING TO HUMANIST CAUSES SUPPORT FOR BENEFIT CORPS What you can do: \u00a0Educate yourself and others on what these are and who is certified. \u00a0Buy their products or use their services. \u00a0Some well known B Corps are: Ben and Jerry’s, Patagonia, Danone Spain, Etsy, Fetzer Vineyards, Clover Sonoma, North Coast Brewing, Urbane and Gallant, Eileen Fisher, Allbirds, Tuckerman and Co., Mud Jeans, Chico Bag, Seventh Generation Click the link below for some thoughts on the relationship between Humanism and Benefit Corps from Arthur Jackson our past President and Author of “How to Live the Good Life: A User’s Guide for Modern Humans” CONCERN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES<\/strong> Monitor Actions of Climate Caucus and Legislation COMMUNITY ISSUES<\/strong> Grateful Garments<\/strong>– Victims of Sexual Violence: Help them <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our Social Action group is chaired by Chris Vogdes. We meet the third Sunday of the month following our Forum to plan and organize activities for the group. Everyone is welcome to participate, and new members to the committee are always welcome. 2018 Goals and Focus Social Action Committee Focus Feb 2018 UPCOMING EVENTS September … Continue reading “Social Action”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9570"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9570"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12443,"href":"https:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9570\/revisions\/12443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSeptember 29th at 11:00 a.m. Healthy Food, Healthy Planet with Ocean Robbins check with Fran for location details (Sunnyvale UU)
\nOctober 15 Home First Shelter Dinner Service 6PM
\nOctober 16- Inquiring Minds 7PM: Topic Climate Disruption Pt. 2 Check MeetUp for Details
\nOctober 19- Atheist BBQ\/Picnic 11-2PM Cuesta Park Mt. View (See MeetUp)
\nOctober 20- Next Social Action Meeting 1PM Mtn. View Community Center<\/p>\n
\nHumanists Organizationsg<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>http:\/\/www.bcorporation.net<\/a>
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“B Corps are for-profit companies certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.”<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/benefitcorp.net\/businesses\/benefit-corporations-and-certified-b-corps<\/a><\/p>\n
\nWhy-Should-Humanists-Support-Benefit-Corporations<\/a>
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Partner with Citizens Climate Lobby Silicon Valley South\u00a0https:\/\/citizensclimatelobby.org
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\nMonitor Action on California Offshore Drilling
\nRegular post card writing, petitions, call-ins.<\/p>\n
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Stand Up for Kids<\/strong>– Homeless Youth: Collect Toiletries, Socks, Backpacks\u00a0http:\/\/www.standupforkids.org\/siliconvalley<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/header-logo-300x79.png\"){kind=logo}
inventory and organize items destined for the clothing closets at the medical facilities where forensic exams are conducted. \u00a0https:\/\/gratefulgarment.org<\/a><\/p>\n