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The New Voices of Black Freethinkers
Extraordinary Ventures 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesProf. Christopher Cameron, a history professor at UNC Charlotte, a member of Black Nonbelievers of Charlotte, and the author of the recently released book Black Freethinkers: A History of African American Secularism (Northwestern University Press), will speak about his book. Here is an excerpt from the writeup on Goodreads.com: "Black Freethinkers argues that, contrary to […]
The Story of Love Wins and Community Service
Extraordinary Ventures 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMs. Blu Honeycutt of Love Wins will speak on how and why the Love Wins organization came to be. She will provide information about the community services they provide, including food and shelter to the homeless in Raleigh. From the Love Wins Community Engagement Center website... "What We Believe: We believe that homelessness is, at […]
Voices In Our Heads: What Is Your Internal Narrative?
Extraordinary Ventures 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesWe live our entire waking life immersed in our inner experiences (thoughts, feelings, sensations) – internal private phenomena for us, inaccessible to others. What is the nature of our inner experience – our internal narrative? Is my inner experience structured the same way as your inner experience? Just what are the voices and processes in […]
The Great Monkey Trial: John Scopes and Clarence Darrow versus William Jennings Bryan and the State of Tennessee
Extraordinary Ventures 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesEHST member, Mike Conrad, will speak about this famous trial to help us remember and celebrate the work of Charles Darwin and how his work challenged our way of thinking. The fight to teach evolution is still not over! Check these links for more information: https://futurism.com/battle-teach-evolution-public-schools-far-from-over https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation_and_evolution_in_public_education_in_the_United_States
Second Chances and the Community Success Initiative
Extraordinary Ventures 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDennis Gaddy, Founder and Executive Director of the Community Success Initiative, will tell us how his organization helps those who have previously been incarcerated make the transition to life on the outside. Since 2004, the CSI has helped those who have made mistakes in their lives to get a second chance in life.