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Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without supernaturalism, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity.
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Upcoming Events

Humanist Explorations - The Crash of 1929

Saturday, April 5, 2025, 2:30PM

The last ten years have been great; life is wonderful, and there is money out there for the taking. How can we miss? It is 1929, and the economy is on a seemingly upward trajectory that will keep getting better. This message, pushed by Herbert Hoover and the Republican Party, is incontrovertible in the minds of most Americans. There are storm clouds gathering on the horizon, which will explode in the market crash of 1929 and usher in the Great Depression of the nineteen-thirties, which will not only affect America but the whole world. How could this have possibly happened? Join us for this program for some answers and the cautionary impact for us today in light of the current economic and political environment: Black Tuesday, Black Thursday, and the Stock Market Crash of 1929.

Please note we’re going to be in a different room from usual. Come upstairs to find us!

USNH, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden CT

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Social Dinner

Monday, April 7, 2025, 7:00PM

Join us for our monthly Social Dinner, and discuss a wide range of topics with like-minded people. (We’re holding these…

It's Thai Time Restaurant, 181 Orange St, New Haven CT

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Monthly Meeting

Monday, April 21, 2025, 6:30PM

This is our monthly meeting, held on the third Monday of the month at 700 Hartford Turnpike in Hamden.
We usually meet for coffee …

USNH, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden CT

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Northern Social Dinner

Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 7:00PM

We’ll be meeting again in Wallingford at Pacific Buffet & Grill (https://pacificbuffetandgrill.com/). (Buffet Prices:…

Pacific Buffet & Grill, 20 Ives Rd # 301C, Wallingford CT

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Board Meeting

Sunday, April 27, 2025, 7:00PM

All members of the Humanist Association of Connecticut are welcome to attend. If you have something to bring to the board or wish …

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Book Discussions

"Blood Rites" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Saturday, April 12, 2025, 2:30PM

Our book for April is Blood Rites by author and journalist Barbara Ehrenreich.

Note: This discussion will take place the 2nd (rather than 3rd) Saturday of the month.

From Amazon: What draws our species to war? What makes us see violence as a kind of sacred duty, or a ritual that boys must undergo to “become” men?…Ehrenreich sifts deftly through the fragile records of prehistory and discovers the wellspring of war in an unexpected place – not in a “killer instinct” unique to the males of our species, but in the blood rites early humans performed to reenact their terrifying experiences of predation by stronger carnivores.

Brilliant in conception and rich in scope, Blood Rites is a monumental work that continues to transform our understanding of the greatest single threat to human life.

“Keen and arresting…One of today’s most original writers has tackled one of humankind’s most intractable subjects.” – New York Times Book Review

Wilson Branch Library, 303 Washington Ave, New Haven CT

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"The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt

Saturday, May 17, 2025, 2:30PM

Our book for May is The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by…

Wilson Branch Library, 303 Washington Ave, New Haven CT

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"The Light Eaters" by Zoë Schlanger

Saturday, June 21, 2025, 2:30PM

Our book for June is The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by…

Wilson Branch Library, 303 Washington Ave, New Haven CT

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You can download the New Haven Free Public Library’s flyer for the 2024 book discussions at the Wilson Branch.

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Titles selected for our book discussions can be found in most local libraries or ordered from bookstores such as Barnes and Noble.

HAC is a chapter of the American Humanist Association, a member of the Connecticut Coalition of Reason, and a UU Humanists local group.