Schedule for
2010
Meetings
are generally on the last Sunday (exceptions
in red)
of each month from 1-3 PM in room C at the The Benjamin L. Hooks Central
Library, which is the main branch on 3030 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee.
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July 25th from 1:30 pm to 3 pm at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library: Video Debate titled "The Catholic Church is a force for good in the world" with Chrisopher Hitchens & Stephen Fry vs Archbishop Onaiyekan, Ann Widdecombe, MP
Schedule for 2009
Meetings are generally on the last Sunday of each month from 1-3 PM in room C at the The Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, which is the main branch on 3030 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee.
- February 8 from 1:30 to 3 pm at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library--Darwin
Day: Memphis Freethought Alliance members will present topics on
evolution.
- March 8th
from 1 to 3 pm at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library: John Hutson
(psychologist) and Jason Grosser (behavior analyst). Panel
Discussion about Human Behavior & Being Human
- April
12th at 1 pm: Meeting at the Shelby Farms Visiting Center at Shelby
Farms in Cordova, TN. "Litter Patrol". Help Shelby Farms keep
the park fee of litter!
- April 26
from 1 to 3 pm at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library: Officer Elections (Vice President, Treasurer & Directors) from 1 to 2 pm; 2 pm to 3 pm watch "Tree of
Life" about Charles Darwin and evolution, followed by a discussion
- May 31st
from 1 to 3 pm at Benjamin L.
Hooks Central Library: Showing of "Fitna" and "Submission: Part 1",
followed by a discussion
- June 20th from noon until whenever: Solistice Party & Billboard Erection Party at Steve & Shelia's.
- June 28th
from 1 to 3 pm at Benjamin L.
Hooks Central Library: Round Table Discussion: Members Present Topic(s) for the Group.
- July 26th
from 1 to 3 pm at Benjamin L.
Hooks Central Library: Round Table Discussion: Members Present Topic(s) for the Group
- August
30th from 1 to 3 pm at
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library: "Homeopathy Debate" between Preston Rogers & Michael Coplon
- September
27th from 1 to 3 pm at
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library: Movie (will be announced)
- October 4th from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm with Q&A afterward: Americans United for Separation of Church and State speaker, Cliff Fiedler, will talk about church and state separation.
- October
18th from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm with Q&A afterward. Victor Stenger (author/scientist) will give a
talk for MFA and the public at the Neshoba Unitarian Universalist Church at 7350 Raleigh LaGrange Road, Cordova, TN 38018.
- October 19th from 2 pm to 4 pm: Informal discussion with Victor Stenger at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library in Memphis.
- October
25th from 1 to 3 pm at
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library: TBA
- November 7th (Sunday) at 1 pm: Meeting at Shelby Farms in the main station at the park entrance in the Park in
Cordova, TN. "Litter Patrol". Help Shelby Farms keep the
park fee of litter!
- November
29th from 1 to 3 pm at
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library:Bob Collins lecture on Math Errors in the Bible
- December
20th from 1 to 3 pm at
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library: The Elf Debate: Bill Runyan and Jason Grosser will debate the existence or non-existence of Elves. Join us! It will be entertaining.
Schedule for 2008
Meetings are generally on the last Sunday of each month from 1-3 PM in room C at the The Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, which is the main branch on 3030 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee.
- Sunday, January 27
"What Is Ahead for 2008" from 1 to 3 pm
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Sunday, February 3 from 1 to 3 pm DARWIN DAY CELEBRATION MOVIE: Darwin's Dangerous Idea from the evolution PBS series.
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Sunday, March 30 from
1:30 pm to 3 pm: Dr. Mark Muesse from Rhodes College
will lecture. The title is "Imagining Hinduism." His talk will be
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm and the Q&A will be from 2:30 pm to 3 pm.
- Sunday, April 6 from
1 to 3 pm: Shelby Farms Park Litter Patrol. Join MFA members cleaning up
Shelby Farms. Meet us at the The Shelby Farms Visiting Center at 500 Pine
Lake Drive, Memphis, TN 38134.
- Sunday, April 20 from
10am to 5 pm:
Down to Earth Day Celebration at Shelby Farms in Cordova. MFA will have a
booth at the event. Come and join us!
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Sunday, April 27 from
1 to 3 pm:
Elections for the MFA Secretary, President, Directors and Treasurer. All current paid
MFA members can vote or be nominated.
- Friday, May 2 from 7
pm to whenever: National Day of Reason at The Flying Saucer at 1400 Germantown
Parkway, Cordova, TN 38016.
- Saturday, May 17 from 9 am to 5 pm: A' Fair in Hernando, MS. The Memphis Freethought
Alliance will have a freethought booth at the fair so stop by!
Herando Optimist Club
(http://www.hernandooptimist.org/)
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Sunday, May 18 from 1
to 3 pm: Showing "The History of Disbelief" or "The God Who Wasn't There" ("The
History of Disbelief" will be played if the public library's internet service is
operational).
- Saturday, May 24 from 10 to 2 pm: Cookout at Cameron-Brown Park in Germantown. Look for the
Memphis Freethought Alliance banner on the pavilion.
- Saturday, June 21 from 12
pm to whenever: MFA meeting at Steve's house in Bolivar along Hwy 100.
Construction of "Prayer Not Working? We can help" sign. MFA will have
meetings at Steve's house in the future. Stay up-to-date by signing up on
the email distribution list on our home page or checking this "Meetings"
webpage.
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Sunday, June 29 from
1 to 3 pm: Panel Discussion on Abortion--Past and
Present. The panelists are Elokin CaPece
(Planned Parenthood), Jennifer Marshall (Memphis Center
for Reproductive Health) and Nikole Gettings (MCRH)
- Sunday, July 27 from
1 to 5 pm: Barbara Forrest, Ph.D. Lecture with book signing "Slam Dunk for Science and the
Constitution: Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School
District 2005"
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Sunday, August 17 from 1 to 3 pm: MOVIE SHOWING. Judgment Day:
Intelligent Design on Trial (NOVA).
- Saturday, Sept 13 from 9 am to 7 pm. Join MFA members at the Cooper
Young Festival in Memphis, Tennessee. We have a
booth! Visit
Cooper
Young Festival.
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Sunday, September 28 from 1 to 3 pm Movie: The Genius of Charles
Darwin (Part 2) by Richard Dawkins
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Sunday, October 26 from 1:30 to 2:30 pm with Q&A from 2:30 to 3 pm; Lecture by Robert Collins titled "My
Favorite False Bible Prophecies." Robert is an atheist and former Christian Fundamentalist.
- Sunday, November 2 from 1 to 3 pm: Shelby Farms Park Litter Patrol. Join MFA members cleaning
up Shelby Farms. Meet us at the The Shelby Farms Visiting Center at 500
Pine Lake Drive, Memphis, TN 38134.
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Sunday, November 30 from 1 to 3 pm
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Sunday, December 28 from 1 to 3 pm
Schedule for 2007
Meetings are generally on the last Sunday of each month from 1-3 PM in room C at the The Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, which is the main branch on 3030 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee.
- Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, Members Meeting
- Sunday, Feb. 18,
2007, 1:15 pm to 3 pm: Local
attorney D. Jack Smith will discuss his internationally recognized
leadership role in repealing Tennessee's infamous evolution law of
the Scopes Trial fame. Free and open to the public, Room
C
- Sunday, Mar. 25, 2007, 1:15 pm to 3 pm Lecture by Hemant Mehta who had a front page story in The Wall Street Journal and wrote "I Sold My Soul On eBay." Visit www.friendlyatheist.com,
Library, room C
- Sunday, April 22, 2007, 9 am to 3:30 pm Earth Day (MFA Booth and volunteer work) at Shelby Farms Park in Memphis
- Sunday, Apr. 29, 2007, State and Church Separation panel discussion with local attorney, room C at the Benjamin L. Hooks Library, Memphis
- Saturday, May 5, 2007, 4 pm National Day of Reason social at Boscos Squared at Overton Square, 2120 Madison Ave., Memphis, TN 38104 Phone Boscos: 901-432-2222
- Saturday, May,
26, 2007, 1 pm to 3 pm DVD showing of "The God Who Wasn't There" ROOM A at the Benjamin L. Hooks Library, Memphis
- Sunday, Jun. 24, 2007, 1 pm to 3 pm Brief Lecture and Discussion on the History of Memphis Freethought Alliance by Jason Grosser, Meeting, room C at the Benjamin L. Hooks Library, Memphis
- Sunday, Jul. 29, 2007, 1 pm to 3 pm Open Meeting, room C at the Benjamin L. Hooks Library, Memphis
- Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007 3 pm to whenever COOKOUT! at Preston and
Anna's house. It will be a potluck and BYOB.
- Sunday, Sep. 30, 2007, 1 pm to 3 pm Robert Collins (former fundamentalist, now atheist) will lecture on contradictions with New Testament. Meeting room C at the Benjamin L. Hooks Library, Memphis
- Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, 1 pm to 3 pm, room C at the Benjamin L. Hooks Library, Memphis.
Dr. Robert Webster will lecture on "The Bird Flu--An
Update."
- Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007, 1 pm to 3 pm Open Meeting, room C at the Benjamin L. Hooks Library, Memphis
- Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, 7 pm to 10 pm: Winter Solstice at Bosco's Squared near the intersection of Madison and Cooper in Memphis. Bosco's number is 901-432-2222.
- Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007, 1 pm to 3 pm Closed Meeting with Members for Year End Review, room C at the Benjamin L. Hooks Library, Memphis
Annual and Semi-Annual
Events
National Day of Reason every May 5th
Darwin
Day every February 12th
Community
Service--"Volunteer Litter Patrol" at Shelby Farms Visitor Center every April and November
All lectures are free and open to the public.
Email us and request more information on meetings (memphisfreethought@yahoo.com).