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Upcoming Events
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 1:30 PM: Darwin Day Program: Darwin and the Voyages of the Beagle
Guest speaker: Dr. Brian Regal, Assistant Professor, History of Science, Kean University
Got all your shoveling done and a case of cabin fever? Join us at our Darwin Day program with Brian Regal.
From 1831-1836 Charles Darwin, the father of evolutionary biology, sailed on the British warship HMS Beagle on a five year surveying mission around the world. Commonly referred to as The Voyage of the Beagle it was not the first such mission to bear that name—indeed, Darwin’s was the second voyage of the Beagle. One of our most popular guest speakers, in this lecture Dr. Brian Regal will recount this great adventure and how it led to Darwin writing On the Origin of Species. He will also discuss what happened to the captains of these voyages and what ultimately happened to the plucky little ship Darwin sailed upon.
Starting this month, we are asking our members to bring a nonperishable food item for donation to the Franklin Township Food Bank to every meeting. There are collection bins at the library where we can add our items.
Come at 1:30 pm for snacks and to socialize. After announcements, the program will start promptly at 1:45 pm. After the meeting, everyone is welcome to join us for an early dinner at the Somerset Diner, 1045 Easton Ave, Somerset.
Franklin Township Library
485 DeMott Lane
Somerset, NJ 08873
(map and directions)
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 7:00 PM: Monthly Dinner
Come out for dinner and camaraderie with fellow humanists and atheists in your area! Always an interesting conversation and new participants are always welcome. If you're new, just tell the staff you're with the meetup group.
If you know you're coming in advance, please RSVP for the event on Meetup or Facebook. Use one of the links to the right.
Omega Diner
1337 Route 1 South
North Brunswick, NJ
(map and directions)
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NJHN is now a partner of the Foundation Beyond Belief. FBB Mission: To demonstrate humanism at its best by supporting efforts to improve this world and this life, and to challenge humanists to embody the highest principles of humanism, including mutual care and responsibility.
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Foundation Beyond Belief is a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation created to focus, encourage and demonstrate the generosity and compassion of atheists and humanists. Ten charitable organizations are selected per quarter, one in each of the following cause areas:
As a Partner, NJHN will help raise funds for designated causes through donations, hosting fundraisers, and by encouraging our members to join FBB as individual members. If you are currently a member of FBB, your monthly donation can accrue to the total for NJHN as well. Just log in to your FBB account, select Manage Donation in the right sidebar, and scroll to the bottom of the page. A dropdown menu allows you to link to NJHN. If not you can join FBB, then select NJHN from the dropdown menu. One hundred percent of the funds we raise will go to the causes we designate. The slate of beneficiaries changes each quarter and Foundation Partners are an important voice in helping choose future charities. |
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We are currently seeking donations to our Harley A. Brown Fund for Camp Quest for the 2012 camping season, as well as applications for campership assistance for any family sending a child to Camp Quest. The Camp Quest experience is one our children will never forget -- one in which they are exposed to "rational inquiry, critical and creative thinking, scientific method, self-respect, ethics, competency, democracy, free speech, and the separation of religion and government guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States." If we hope to make progress toward a more secular American society, we must begin to instill these values in our children. Please pledge your support by making a donation today on our donations page. Any amount is appreciated and helps one or more children afford an experience that they might otherwise miss. Thank you for your continued generosity and support!
Widespread intellectual and moral docility may be convenient for leaders in the short term, but it is suicidal for nations in the long term. One of the criteria for national leadership should therefore be a talent for understanding, encouraging, and making constructive use of vigorous criticism.
- Carl Sagan
The lifestance of Humanism—guided by reason, inspired by compassion, and informed by experience—encourages us to live life well and fully. It evolved through the ages and continues to develop through the efforts of thoughtful people who recognize that values and ideals, however carefully wrought, are subject to change as our knowledge and understandings advance.
- from Humanist Manifesto III
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