Darwin Day 2018 in Connecticut was YUGE!

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 …

Fans of “The Man Who Can”: Honoring Pat McCann in Connecticut

by Susann National Coordinator and Education Officer–United Coalition of Reason On the morning of December 10th, UnitedCoR’s Twitter (@UnitedCoR) was buzzing with news that Pat McCann—former Co-Coordinator for the Connecticut Coalition of Reason—had been awarded the 2017 Activist of the Year from American Atheists’ State Director, Dennis Paul Himes. (Dennis was also recently named the …

US Senator and Representative Tag-Team Connecticut’s Darwin Day Dinner

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) …

Connecticut CoR Hosted U.S. Senator Blumenthal!

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 …