If you live in Connecticut and are an atheist, humanist, freethinker, secularist, or any other non-believer label but don’t know Dan Blinn, you should. Dan is a tireless activist for humanism and the separation of state and church in Connecticut. Among Dan’s many accomplishments are: Founder, and current President, of the Hartford Area Humanists Founding …
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Connecticut Coalition of Reason Elects New Officers for 2018
At the Connecticut Coalition of Reason’s (CT CoR) annual meeting on January 21st Dennis Paul Himes, Connecticut State Director for American Atheists and resident of Vernon was re-elected co-chair; Carol Siddall, President of the Humanist Association of Connecticut (HAC) and resident of Southbury was elected co-chair; and Rebecca Williams, secretary of the Hartford Area Humanists …
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Connecticut’s First Lobby Day A Success
The Secular Coalition for Connecticut (SCCT) organized its first Lobby Day at the Capitol in Hartford on Monday, March 13th. Know as “Secular Advocacy Day” the event attracted both Connecticut Coalition of Reason members and non members to the State Capitol to lobby on behalf of Connecticut’s large nonreligious population for three bills: Aid in …
Connecticut Coalition of Reason Elects New Officers for 2017
At the Connecticut Coalition of Reason’s (CT CoR) annual meeting on January 15th Richard Siddall, President of the Humanist Association of Connecticut (HAC) and resident of Southbury, was re-elected co-chair; Dennis Paul Himes, Connecticut State Director for American Atheists and resident of Vernon was elected co-chair; and Rebecca Williams, secretary of the Hartford Area Humanists …
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CT Humanists Bring Death to Life With a Cup of Joe
This October and through March 2017 Humanist organizations will be raising the living to talk about death, dying and the meaning of life at Death Cafes throughout Connecticut. Humanist Celebrants Dan Blinn, Anita Peters and Yale Humanist Chaplain Chris Stedman are inviting the public to engage in friendly conversation, eat cake, drink a cup o’joe, …
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Connecticut CoR Shows Its Pride
by Dan Blinn Vice-President–Hartford Area Humanists and Former Co-Chair–Connecticut Coalition of Reason Members of several Connecticut secular organizations participated in the Second Annual Hartford Pride event in Bushnell Park. Two of the groups, Connecticut Valley Atheists (CVA) and Hartford Area Humanists (HAH), co-sponsored a booth at the Hartford Pride. Secular and LGBTQ communities have many shared …
CooRdinator’s CoRner: Interview with Pat McCann
UnitedCoR’s Education Officer and National Coordinator Education Officer and National Coordinator On our way back from an event with Boston Oasis, we stopped in to visit Connecticut CoR for a 2016-planning meeting. Although we’ve had a lot of communication with Connecticut CoR and its coordinator, Pat McCann, this was our first time to meet him …
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