[Hac-announce] Fw: Richard Dawkins Tour Schedule

Wed Oct 7 18:42:21 EDT 2009

Note: October 20 at Yale in New Haven.
--Cary

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Miriam Jerris 
To: Miriam Jerris 
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 4:58 PM
Subject: Richard Dawkins Tour Schedule

Shalom Community Leaders, SHJ Board, Administrators, SHJ Rabbis and Leaders,

I've included the Richard Dawkins book tour information in this email. Since he will be either in many of the areas where we have communities or close by those areas, I thought these events would offer some programming opportunities. I just received this less than 10 minutes ago. I realize that the events begin this evening. I, too, wish this had been sent to us in a more timely manner. Miriam

     Richard Dawkins

      "The Greatest Show on Earth" 

      U.S. Book Tour

      Buy "The Greatest Show On Earth" at Amazon.com and Support the SSA

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     Hello!

      The Secular Student Alliance, cooperating with the Center for Inquiry On Campus and the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, is pleased to announce a series of upcoming events featuring Richard Dawkins, renowned scientist and public intellectual, discussing his new book The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution.  These appearances are hosted and organized by various local and national organizations.  Many of these events are free, but due to high demand, plan to arrive early to the event site.  U.S. events are being held at the locations below:

      October 7, 7:30 p.m., at First Congregational Church of Berkeley
      2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA
      This event is sold out!

      October 8, 7:30 p.m., at the University of Washington
      Hosted by the Secular Student Union
      Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
      3870 Montlake Blvd NE, Seattle, WA
      Tickets are first-come, first-serve at the event; doors open at 7:00 pm.  About 5,000 seats will be available.

      October 10, 6:30 p.m., at Portland State University
      Sponsored by the Atheist Agnostic Forum and the Reed Secular Alliance
      Peter W. Stott Center Gymnasium, Portland, OR
      Tickets are first-come, first-serve at the event, so come early!

      October 12, 7:00 p.m., at Indiana University - Bloomington
      Hosted by the Secular Alliance of IU
      Indiana University Auditorium, 1211 East Seventh St., Bloomington, IN
      Tickets are first-come, first-serve at the event, so come early!
      Meet SSA Executive Director August E. Brunsman IV at this event.

      October 13, 7:30 p.m., at the University of South Carolina
      Hosted by the Pastafarians at the University of South Carolina
      Carolina Coliseum, 701 Assembly St., Columbia, SC
      Tickets are first-come, first-serve at the event, so come early!  Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
      Meet SSA Campus Organizer Lyz Liddell at this event.

      October 14, 7:00 p.m., at Queens University of Charlotte 
      Dana Auditorium, 1900 Selwyn Ave., Charlotte, NC
      This event is sold out!
      Meet SSA Campus Organizer Lyz Liddell at this event.

      October 16, 4:00 p.m., at the University of Virginia
      Supported by the University of Virginia Atheists and Agnostics
      130 Gilmer Hall Auditorium, Charlottesville, VA
      Tickets are first-come, first-serve at the event, so come early!  

      October 18, 7:30 p.m., in New York City
      Kaufmann Concert Hall, 1395 Lexington Ave., New York, NY
      Tickets: $27.00 and can be purchased here.  

      October 19, 7:00 p.m., in New York City
      The New York Academy of Sciences, 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St., 40th floor, New York, NY
      This event is sold out!  

      October 20, 7:30 p.m., at Yale University
      Sponsored by the Yale Secular Student Alliance
      Battell Chapel, 300 College St., New Haven, CT

      October 21, 7:00 p.m., in New York City
      Barnes and Noble Tribeca
      97 Warren St., New York, NY

      October 22, 7:00 p.m., in Philadelphia
      Free Library of Philadelphia, Montgomery Auditorium 
      1901 Vine St., Philadelphia, PA
      This event is sold out!

      If you are a student or faculty member who is planning to attend one of these events and would like to work with us to start a Secular Student Alliance group on your campus, or if you're a member of a group, stop by and say hello!  You can also contact us at ssa at secularstudents.org.  

      For more information about the events, go to http://richarddawkins.net/.

      Cheers!

      Lyz

      Senior Campus Organizer
      Secular Student Alliance
      lyz at secularstudents.org

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President, Association of Humanistic Rabbis

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