Connecticut Coalition of Reason
Connecticut's Secular Community
At the Connecticut Coalition of Reason’s (CT CoR) annual meeting on January 27th Carol Siddall, President of the Humanist Association of Connecticut (HAC) and resident of Southbury was re-elected co-chair; Ken Spencer, President of the Atheist Humanist Society of Connecticut and Rhode Island (AHSCTRI) and resident of Baltic was elected co-chair, and Chris Kullstroem, member …
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Score one for Governor Dannel P. Malloy! After four years of failed requests for a Darwin Day proclamation, the Governor finally issued one this February after meeting with our friends at the Secular Coalition for Connecticut last year where they requested he issue one. Although, the original wording was changed from what we submitted (i.e., …
Continue reading “Malloy: +1 for Darwin Day -1 for NDOR = 0”
Thanks to the hard work of our friends at the American Humanist Association, Connecticut Senator Blumenthal and Connecticut Congressman Himes have sponsored resolutions in the House and Senate calling for the recognition of February 12th as Darwin Day again this year. In addition the Secular Coalition for American helped our friends over at the Secular …
Thanks to the hard work of our friends at the American Humanist Association, Connecticut Senator Blumenthal and Connecticut Congressman Himes have sponsored resolutions in the House and Senate calling for the recognition of February 12th as Darwin Day again this year. In addition, the Secular Coalition for Connecticut met with Connecticut Governor Malloy this past …
Continue reading “Connecticut is the Center of the Darwin Day Universe”
On Tuesday, May 9th, members of the Secular Coalition for Connecticut and the Connecticut Coalition of Reason met with Governor Dannel P. Malloy. The purpose of the meeting was to thank the Governor for his service to Connecticut, introduce him to our very large and thriving secular community, and ask him to recognize us. We …
Continue reading “Get Ready for a Connecticut Darwin Day Trifecta in 2018!”
The Southern Connecticut Darwin Day Committee seems to outdo itself every year. In this ninth year of Connecticut’s premier Darwin Day event, BOTH sponsors of the national Darwin Day resolutions were on hand to help celebrate Darwin, extol the virtues of science, and emphasize importance of scientific innovation to the country. Representative Jim Himes (D-CT4) …
Continue reading “US Senator and Representative Tag-Team Connecticut’s Darwin Day Dinner”
by Pat McCann Co-Chair, Connecticut Coalition of Reason Every year for the past eight years, Connecticut has celebrated the birth of Charles Darwin in a big way. This year was no different except for a very special guest: Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) attended the 8th Annual Darwin Day dinner in Norwalk. What makes Sen. Blumenthal’s visit so …
Continue reading “Connecticut CoR Hosted U.S. Senator Blumenthal!”
Every year for the past eight years, Connecticut has celebrated the birth of Charles Darwin in a big way. This year was no different except for a very special guest. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) attended the 8th Annual Darwin Day dinner in Norwalk. What makes Senator Blumenthal’s visit so special is that he is the …
Once again Governor Dannel Malloy has disappointed both the secular and scientific communities in Connecticut by declining our Darwin Day proclamation request. This year the request was dismissed out of hand because last year’s request (which was declined on a technicality) was declined. For those of you who would like to voice your disapproval of …
Continue reading “Governor Malloy Disappoints on Darwin Day…AGAIN!”
by UnitedCoR’s Executive Director Executive Director—United Coalition of Reason UnitedCoR wishes to acknowledge a generous gift received from Pat McCann—Coordinator of the Connecticut Coalition of Reason. Pat was able to secure a matching gift from his work at Pfizer, thereby increasing the amount UnitedCoR received. Pat McCann is a life-long Atheist and Humanist who …
