The Humanist Association of Connecticut – A community for humanists since 1989

Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without supernaturalism, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity.
Humanism and Its Aspirations

Upcoming Events

Humanist Explorations - "Fanny"

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 2:30PM

Human beings are often guided and informed by their emotions. They may be simple, or deep and complex. Hate, joy, narcissism, and self‑centeredness—the list is virtually endless. Arguably, the emotion of love is the most varied and misunderstood of all.

Our presentation this month is about the complexity and evanescence of love in its many involved and contradictory forms. Brilliantly set in Marseille, France, in the 1920s by the writer and auteur Marcel Pagnol, this is the story of Marius, Fanny, and César in The Marseille Trilogy. Adapted in 1961 for the screen and directed by Joshua Logan, with a stellar cast including Leslie Caron, Horst Buchholz, Charles Boyer, and Maurice Chevalier, love is portrayed in its many interrelated incarnations of joy and sorrow.

USNH, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden CT

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Courtesy Posting: 18th Annual Fairfield County Darwin Day Dinner

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 5:00PM

Now in its eightenteenth year, this event is a celebration of science, evolution, and Charles Darwin.

The event includes dinner, …

The Waters Edge at Giovanni’s, 2748 Boston Post Rd, Darien CT 06820, Darien CT

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HAC Timely Topics - Baldwin-Buckley Debate of 1/2 Century Ago

Saturday, February 14, 2026, 2:30PM

Baldwin-Buckley Debate of 1/2 Century Ago
Motion: “The American dream is at the expense of the American Negro.”

In…

USNH, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden CT

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Monthly Meeting

Monday, February 16, 2026, 6:30PM

This is our monthly meeting, held on the third Monday of the month at 700 Hartford Turnpike in Hamden.
We usually meet for coffee …

USNH, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden CT

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Board Meeting

Sunday, February 22, 2026, 6:30PM

All members of the Humanist Association of Connecticut are welcome to attend. If you have something to bring to the board or wish …

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Book Discussions

"James" by Percival Everett

Saturday, February 21, 2026, 2:30PM

Our book for February (Black History Month) is James by award-winning writer Percival Everett.

From Amazon: When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father, recently returned to town. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.

While many narrative set pieces of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remain in place (floods and storms, stumbling across both unexpected death and unexpected treasure in the myriad stopping points along the river’s banks, encountering the scam artists posing as the Duke and Dauphin…) Jim’s agency, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light.

“[A] sly response to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn…What’s most striking, ultimately, is the way James both honors and interrogates Huck Finn, along with the nation that reveres it.” – The Washington Post

Supplementary Reading: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Wilson Branch Library, 303 Washington Ave, New Haven CT

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