About us
Join us in celebrating Humanism!
The Jefferson Humanists is a chapter of the American Humanist Association.
Our Vision : Free thinkers building a better community
Our Mission: to expand an ethical and life affirming humanist community devoted to science, reason, inclusion and social responsibility. Through community building, lectures, social activism, and discussion we expand our member’s awareness gain an understanding of the issues facing the world and provide learning opportunities through guest speakers on a variety of topics.
In addition to a wide variety of activities (including book discussions, hiking, happy hours and more), join us for our regular monthly meetings, which are held on fourth Sunday evenings at 4pm.
A typical meeting consists of a Keynote Speaker or Special Program followed by an opportunity for questions and answers.
Before the presentation, take some time to browse our free Humanist library, become a member of our Chapter, sign up for our newsletter, explore volunteer opportunities to help us build a stronger chapter, meet new friends, ask questions about Humanism and have some appetizer and wine.
For more information about the Jefferson Humanists, see our website, www.jeffersonhumanists.org. You can also keep current on what we are doing and humanist issues in your community and the world on our Facebook page.
Upcoming events
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Free Thinkers Book Group
Common Flame (formerly Jefferson Unitarian Church), 14350 W. 32 Ave, Golden, CO, USJoin FROG, the Free thinkers Reading Opportunity Group, for the Saturday August 8 book group meeting from 2-3:30 PM.
In August we'll be discussing One Day, Everyone will have Always been Against This by Omar El Akkad
Adapted from Goodreads:
On Oct 25th, after just three weeks of the bombardment of Gaza, Omar El Akkad put out a tweet: “One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.”This book chronicles the deep fracture which has occurred for Black, brown, indigenous Americans, as well as the upcoming generation, many of whom had clung to a thread of faith in western ideals, in the idea that their countries, or the countries of their adoption, actually attempted to live up to the values they espouse.
This book is a reckoning with what it means to live in the west, and what it means to live in a world run by a small group of countries—America, the UK, France and Germany. It draws on intimate details of Omar’s own story as an emigrant who grew up believing in the western project, who was catapulted into journalism by the rupture of 9/11.
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This book group is sponsored by the Jefferson Humanists (Find Friends. Share Ideas. Do Good.) It is free and open to the public. To learn more about us, see jeffersonhumanists.org. You can also find our reading list for the entire year there.The Humanists provide snacks, bring your own beverage of choice. Please RSVP to this Meetup so I know how many chairs to set out! Or, you can RSVP to frog@jeffersonhumanists.org
Upcoming Book Group Meetings:
Saturday September 12 - Vera, or Faith by Gary Shteyngart
Saturday October 10 - Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of our Planet by Ben Goldfarb4 attendees
Past events
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