Richard Dawkins San Diego 2012
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Online Ticketing is Closed. Tickets will be available at the door, 4:30PM Friday, April 6th. $10 for General Admission. CASH ONLY.
"A Secular Society Worth Saving: The Role of Religion & Secularism in Public Policy"
A Special Event Featuring Richard Dawkins, Sean Faircloth, and Elisabeth Cornwell
Dr. R. Elisabeth Cornwell, Sean Faircloth and world-renowned author, bioethicist and secularist Richard Dawkins will explore how religion impacts government and how the secular community can grow its influence on legislative decisions.
When: Friday, April 6, 2012 6:00 PM Doors open at 5:00 PM.
The San Diego Coalition of Reason - a partnership of 16 local secular organizations, will be hosting information tables, selling atheist/ humanist/freethought paraphernalia, and books by Dawkins and Faircloth. A book signing will follow the presentation.
Location: Golden Hall @ San Diego Concourse 202 C St., San Diego, CA, 92101
Richard Dawkins, DPhil, is a world-renowned scientific intellectual, lecturer, author, and founder of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. His books, which include The God Delusion and The Blind Watchmaker, draw on his experience as a leading evolutionary biologist, and have been translated into many languages. Dawkins will be available to sign his books, including the recently released: The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True.
Newly released! Sean Faircloth's 2012 book, Attack of the Theocrats: How the Religious Right Harms Us All and What to Do About It. Sean Faircloth is an author, speaker, former legislator and current Director of Strategy and Policy for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. Sean served five terms in the Maine legislature and has put that experience to work by spearheading initiatives designed to increase the secular voice within society and government. Faircloth will be available to sign his 2012 book, Attack of the Theocrats: How the Religious Right Harms Us All and What to Do About It.
R. Elisabeth Cornwell, PhD, is Executive Director of the U.S. branch of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. Her contributions include originating and expanding the OUT Campaign, which provides a public forum for freethinkers to proclaim their atheism and to let others know they are not alone.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
General Admission: $7.50 (online) / $10 (at the door)
Reserved Section: $25 (online only)
First Two Rows: $50 (online only)
Getting There: Map Via the SDMTS Trolley Stop at 2nd and C (Next door to the Civic Theatre)
Sponsored by: Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science: www.RichardDawkins.net San Diego Coalition of Reason: www.SDCoR.org Thanks to Rational Thought at UCSD and Humanist Fellowship of San Diego
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