REPORT

On June 21, 2007, several HOHers and guests attended dinner at Blake's BBQ, 2916 Jeannetta. There was fun, food, and fellowship. Bob Finch gave us an interesting overview of One Planet, One People, the book by Carl Coon. Marian Hillar then said some words about Humanism and passed around individualized sheets to everyone to read, which featured several quotes of Humanistic themes.

This is about 2/3 of us attending (the rest were to the right).

Our Vice President, Sheila Finch

Mark

Carey

Art and Nancy

Daniel and Julie

About World Humanist Day
From the International Humanist & Ethical Union Website:

World Humanist Day is celebrated annually on June 21 throughout the world. Marking the day is a way to spread information and combat misinformation about the positive aspects of Humanism as a philosophical life stance and means to effect change in the world.

The origin was in the 1980s, when several state chapters of the American Humanist Association (AHA) began celebrating World Humanist Day. Different chapters had different ideas as to when that day should be. Some chapters, for example, preferred the anniversary of the founding of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), while other chapters celebrated a Humanist Day on different dates of significance. In the late 1980s-early 1990s, the AHA and then the IHEU passed resolutions declaring the Summer Solstice to be World Humanist Day. In both cases it was done as twin resolutions: the first to decide that there should actually be a World Humanist Day, the second to decide when that day should be.

Other Resources:

Secular Seasons

Wikipedia article 

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