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
Monthly Meeting - First-hand Impressions of the Post-October 7 Middle East
Monday, January 20, 2025, 6:30PM
In spring 2024 HAC Vice President Aaron Goode traveled to Israel and Palestine on a peace and fact-finding delegation. He will discuss meetings and discussions he had with a variety of Israeli and Palestinian leaders in politics and civil society, including Palestinian (and Jewish) members of the Knesset, the director of the largest Palestinian art museum, director of a Palestinian legal rights organization, leaders of the anti-Netanyahu protest movement, the Editor-in-Chief of Ha’aretz, the leader of the Druze community, head of the Office of Palestinian Affairs for the U.S. State Department, Bedouin activists from “unrecognized” villages in the Negev, family members of individuals held hostage in Gaza, Labor/Meretz Party leader Yair Golan, and the President of Israel Isaac Herzog. He will also talk about volunteering with World Central Kitchen just days before 7 WCK workers were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza.
We will meet for coffee and conversation at 6:30 PM followed by Aaron’s presentation at 7:00 PM.
Board Meeting
Sunday, January 26, 2025, 7:00PM
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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Northern Social Dinner
Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 7:00PM
We’ll be meeting again in Wallingford at Pacific Buffet & Grill (https://pacificbuffetandgrill.com/). (Buffet Prices:…
Humanist Explorations
Saturday, February 1, 2025, 2:30PM
This is our monthly Humanist Explorations meeting. We meet at 700 Hartford Turnpike in Hamden for a presentation followed by a…
Social Dinner
Monday, February 3, 2025, 7:00PM
Join us for our monthly Social Dinner, and discuss a wide range of topics with like-minded people. (We’re holding these…
Book Discussions
"That Librarian" by Amanda Jones
Saturday, January 18, 2025, 2:30PM
Our book for January is That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by award-winning school librarian Amanda Jones.
From Amazon: Schools and libraries nationwide have been bombarded by demands for books with LGTBQ+ references, discussions of racism, and more to be purged from the shelves. [Librarian] Amanda [Jones] would be damned if her community were to ban stories representing minority groups. She spoke out [at a public] meeting. Days later, she woke up to a nightmare that is still ongoing.
Amanda Jones has been called a groomer, a pedo, and a porn-pusher; she has faced death threats and attacks from strangers and friends alike. Her decision to support a collection of books with diverse perspectives made her a target for extremists using book banning campaigns…to make America more white, straight, and “Christian.” But Amanda Jones wouldn’t give up without a fight: she sued her harassers for defamation and urged others to join her in the resistance.
“An important and engrossing story … while the book makes clear the importance of libraries, what it makes even more clear is the importance of conscientious citizens, like Jones, willing to speak up and stand up for their libraries.” – The Washington Post
"Cane" by Jean Toomer
Saturday, February 8, 2025, 2:30PM
Our book for February is Cane by Harlem Renaissance poet and novelist Jean Toomer.
Note: This discussion will take place the 2nd …
"We of Little Faith" by Kate Cohen
Saturday, March 8, 2025, 2:30PM
Our book for March is We of Little Faith: Why I Stopped Pretending to Believe (and Maybe You Should Too) by journalist Kate…
You can download the New Haven Free Public Library’s flyer for the 2024 book discussions at the Wilson Branch.
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Titles selected for our book discussions can be found in most local libraries or ordered from bookstores such as Barnes and Noble.
HAC is a chapter of the American Humanist Association, a member of the Connecticut Coalition of Reason, and a UU Humanists local group.