In September a local church, with the help of the Chattanooga Police Dept, planned to help prostitutes leave their life of (unspecified) addiction on Willow Street by proposing they embrace Christian ideology. Humanism has a better plan.
Bring your families, some potluck, and some instruments. We’ve got the pavilion at Renaissance Park and we have a few hours for socializing, food, and lots of music.
Listen to Humanist music selected by CHA members, partake in the Dude’s signature beverage, and chill! Bring your own favorite Humanist songs on your phone or other device. Potluck edibles as always.
Bring your families, some potluck, and some instruments. We’ve got the pavilion at Renaissance Park and we have a few hours for socializing, food, and lots of music.
Assuming that the unexamined humanism is not worth promoting, we review the 43 statements in the last 3 Humanist Manifestos (1933, 1973, 2003) to see if we agree or disagree with them, and talk about the edits we’d like to make Humanism fit ourselves today.
Paper & pencil provided. Bring food & drink to share.
wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanist_Manifesto
Common beliefs across the political spectrum are that our public schools, kindergarten through high school, are ‘broken’ and that fixing them will eliminate poverty and ensure our country’s economic competitiveness. What does research suggest about the truth of these beliefs and the effectiveness of various proposals for improving public schools?
George Helton PhD will lead this forum. George is a UUCC member and Professor Emeritus of School Psychology at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Prior to coming to UTC, George was a school psychologist and director of students services in public schools in Texas.
Bergen Baucom Aldahir is a 2012 graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. In 2011, she created the award winning documentary Miniskirts, Mace and Other Misconceptions (MMOM). The 50 minute film, which was featured on CNN, chronicles Bergen’s experience living through the aftermath of rape and transitioning from a victim to a survivor. In 2012, she launched the MMOM Movement, a social media movement with a mission to foster constructive, empowering and educated conversations about rape. The MMOM Movement has sent hundreds of free copies of Miniskirts, Mace and Other Misconceptions to rape crisis centers, schools, universities, advocates and survivors across the globe.
After spending several years working as an anchor, executive producer and reporter in Florida and Alabama, Bergen accepted the role as the Communications and Community Outreach Coordinator for the Partnership for Families, Children and Adults. She is a member of the Women’s Fund, Nightingale Network and Junior League of Chattanooga. Bergen and her husband, Dr. Philipe Aldahir, live happily in Chattanooga with their two dogs, Annie and Penelope.
