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<h1>The Humanist Association of Connecticut</h1>
<h2>Newsletter for July, 2023</h2>
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<div style="font-family:Raleway, Arial;font-size:13px;line-height:1.6em;text-align:left;color:#333333;"><strong>Social Dinner:</strong> Monday, July 3, 2023 7:00PM to 9:00PM</div>
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<div style="font-family:Raleway, Arial;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6em;text-align:left;color:#333333;">Saturday, July 1, 2023<br />2:30PM to 4:30PM</div>
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<p>With the rise of The MAGA right and Christian Nationalism, attacks on what the public may read are increasing at an alarming rate. Starting with book bannings in public school libraries, largely aimed at LGBTQ and Black Cultures, the attacks are quickly moving to encompass Public Libraries and books that are perceived to be wider threats to right wing and religious ideology, such as Orwell's "1984". The implications of this thrust are undeniable. This film, based on the 1966 the story by Ray Bradbury, brings an allegorical perspective to the issues at hand with prescient clarity. Directed by Francois Truffaut, it starrs Oskar Werner and Julie Christie. A lively discussion will follow the presentation.</p>
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<div style="font-family:Raleway, Arial;font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6em;text-align:left;color:#333333;">"Survival of the Richest" by Douglas Rushkoff</div>
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<p>Our book for July is <em>Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires</em> by Team Humanist Douglas Rushkoff.</p>
<p>From Amazon: Five mysterious billionaires summoned theorist Douglas Rushkoff to a desert resort for a private talk. The topic? How to survive the “Event”: the societal catastrophe they know is coming. Rushkoff came to understand that these men were under the influence of The Mindset, a Silicon Valley-style certainty that they and their cohort can break the laws of physics, economics, and morality to escape a disaster of their own making – as long as they have enough money and the right technology.</p>
<p><em>In Survival of the Richest</em>, Rushkoff traces the origins of The Mindset in science and technology through its current expression in missions to Mars, island bunkers, AI futurism, and the metaverse. [H]e confronts tech utopianism, the datafication of all human interaction, and the exploitation of that data by corporations…And he shows how recent forms of anti-mainstream rebellion – QAnon, for example – reinforce the same destructive order.*</p>
<p>"Douglas Rushkoff has always been a singular observer and thinker. Embedded near the epicenters of the digital revolution, he has never flinched from honestly delivering fresh, radical, humane critiques of the emerging world.” – Kurt Anderson, author of <em>Evil Geniuses</em></p>
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<p>In this photographic travelogue Steve and Susan Boshi will take us to Toulouse, Carcassonne, and Albi in Southern France, then proceed North to the City of Lyon, before heading to French Switzerland and the shore of Lake Geneva and the Belle Epoch Resort of Montreux. Along the way we will experience a “Pink” City, châteaux, a famous castle (once home to several English poets), and the place where well-heeled European travelers spent their holidays before the Sun set on Europe’s Golden Age.</p>
<p>Expect us to start with half an hour of coffee and conversation at 6:30 PM, followed by the main program after brief announcements at 7:00 PM.</p>
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<p>Join us for our July dinner discussion!</p>
<p>One of the 10 Commitments of Humanism is environmentalism. From <a href="https://americanhumanistcenterforeducation.org/ten-commitments/">https://americanhumanistcenterforeducation.org/ten-commitments/</a></p>
<p>"I will take care of the Earth and the life on it."</p>
<p>"Regardless of our individual identities, we all share the same home: planet Earth. Just as we depend on the planet to sustain us with its precious resources, this planet's ecosystems depend on us to be good stewards and take responsibility for the impact human activity has on our shared planet. Disregard for the large-scale impacts humans have on our environment has caused extensive harm to earth's ecosystems. Despite this, humanity is also capable of positive environmental change that values the interdependence of all life on this planet. Each of us must acknowledge our collective and individual mistakes, repair past damages, and purposefully work toward cultivating rich, diverse, and resilient ecosystems."</p>
<p>What does environmentalism mean to you? What do you do to demonstrate this? Come join us and be prepared to share your best practices and ask questions of the other attendees!</p>
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