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Our January 2012 newsletter is now available for download on our newsletter page.
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Upcoming meetings (at USNH, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden, 
unless otherwise noted)
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Saturday, January 7th 2:30 PM |
Humanist Conversations: “Would the world be better off without religion?” We'll watch and discuss the last of the three short videos on topics of interest to humanists that we started at the December Conversations meeting. This one will be a debate sponsored by Intelligence Squared on whether the world would be better off without religion. We'll take a look at the arguments by two speakers on each side of the proposition. Refreshments will be served. |
| Monday, January 9th 7:00 PM |
New Haven area social dinner at Turkish Kebab House, 1157 Campbell Ave., West Haven . |
| Monday, January 16th 7:30 PM |
Monthly Meeting: Our Pilgrimage To La Belle France Steve and Susan Boshi will tell us about their recent five-week adventure traveling through France. they report finding traces and influences of the French Enlightenment, “the cradle of modern Humanism,” everywhere they went. We will start with coffee and conversation at 7:30 PM. The talk will follow brief announcements at 8:00 PM. |
| Sunday, January 22nd 2:30 PM |
January board and standing committee meetings. All members are welcome to attend. |
| Thursday, January 26th 7:00 PM |
Waterbury area social dinner at Lisboa, 19 Lafayette Street, Waterbury. |
| Saturday, January 28th 3:00 to 5:00 PM (POSTPONED from January 21st) |
 Book discussion. We will discuss “Half the Sky” by NY Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and his wife Sheryl WuDunn. This discussion will be led by Dan Blinn. The book is available at many public libraries as well as at bookstores and online. |
| Saturday, February 4th 2:30 PM |
Humanist Conversations: “Hot Coffee” Everyone knows the McDonald’s coffee case. It has been routinely cited as an example of how citizens take advantage of our legal system. The 2011 film, “Hot Coffee,” reveals what really happened when Stella Liebeck spilled coffee on herself and sued McDonald’s, while exploring how and why the case garnered so much media attention, who funded the effort, and why. Refreshments will be served. |
Notes
Dinners: If you're planning to attend one of our social dinners, please RSVP to editor@cthumanist.org, so we can give the restaurant a rough head count.
You can RSVP for the dinners and most HAC events via meetup.com.
Titles selected for our book discussions can be found in most local libraries or ordered from bookstores such as Barnes and Noble.