Newsletter: Week of March 19, 2018

From the Director of Community Development

Sarah Chandonnet
 
This Saturday, March 24, we invite you to join us at March for Our Lives: Boston rally , at the Boston Commons.

We will meet at the Hub at 11:00 and take the T together. If you'd like to meet us there, we will gather at the Crispus Attucks memorial at 12:00. To share the event, and to invite others, click here .
Spring 2018 Programs (April 8 - May 20)

Apr 8: Elisa New: American Poetry as Humanist Liturgy
Creator and host of WGBH's Poetry in America and professor of English at Harvard will lead a discussion about poetry and its role in Humanist community and life. 1:30-3:00pm, 30 JFK Street. Read more here.
 
Apr 15: Diana Eck: Religious Pluralism and the Humanist Community
Join professor of comparative religion at Harvard Divinity School and founder and director of The Pluralism Project for a conversation about Humanism and religious pluralism. 1:30-3:00pm, 30 JFK Street.  Read more here.
 
Apr 22: Ursula Goodenough: Sacred Depths of Nature (Earth Day Event)
Join best-selling author and professor of biology at Washington University for a special Earth Day event and celebration!  1:30-3:00pm, 30 JFK Street. Read more here.
 
Apr 29: Muslimish: Growing Communities and Extending Dialogues (A Special Conference Event)
The Humanist Hub is delighted to partner with Muslimish for a special conference event, featuring 5 speakers. 
1:00-4:00pm, 30 JFK Street. Tickets required: read more here.
 
May 6: Nina Lytton: Humanist May Day Celebration
Join us for a special celebration, led by Nina Lytton and the Hub's Committee for Humanist Celebrations, with music, poetry, discussion, and more.  1:30-3:00pm, 30 JFK Street. Read more here.
 
May 13: Maria Polonchek: Mother's Day Celebration of Secular Parenting
An important celebration and conversation on Mother's Day at the Hub, featuring the author of In Good Faith: Secular Parenting in a Religious World. 1:30-3:00pm, 30 JFK Street. Read more here.
 
May 20: Greg Epstein: On Loving a Complicated Family
Join us for an end of the (academic) year talk with Humanist Chaplain at Harvard and Hub Executive Director: with music, poetry, discussion, refreshments and more.  1:30-3:00pm, 30 JFK Street. Read more here.


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Announcements
3/25: Volunteer Sunday Event
While we will not be hosting a formal Hub program this weekend, we invite you to attend a talk by a volunteer community member!   Read more here.
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3/21 Local Blood Drive: Join Us!
6:00pm: A group of Hub members will meet at the Somerville Armory to give blood and eat dinner together after.   Read more here.
3/28: Unrest Film Screening 
7:00pm: We invite you to join us as we co-sponsor and attend  the screening of Unrest, a documentary by a Harvard PhD candidate about her journey through the medical system. The event will include a Q&A with director Jennifer Brea. Read more here.
4/1: Greater Boston Humanists @ Hub
1:30pm: The Greater Boston Humanists will host a speaker event at the Hub, and they invite the Hub community to join! Read more about the event, and GBH, here.
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