CENTER FOR INQUIRY-METRO NEW YORK E-BULLETIN | March 2005

[Ian David]

CENTER FOR INQUIRY-METRO NEW YORK E-BULLETIN | March 2005

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*** What's God Got to Do with It?: Religion and International
Human Rights ***

Roya Hakakian, the celebrated author of Journey from the Land of
No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran, and Judith
Goldstein, executive director of Humanity in Action, an
educational foundation dedicated to protecting the rights of
minorities around the world, will join Susan Jacoby in a forum
focusing on the impact of religion--for better and for worse--on
the civil rights and liberties of men and women around the
world. The panel discussion, to be followed by questions from
the audience, will deal with topics ranging from the impact of
radical Islam on women's rights to the resurgence of the
Orthodox Church in post-Soviet Russia and Ukraine.

Hakakian, whose book was published last summer, has been
interviewed on NOW with Bill Moyers and National Public Radio's
"All Things Considered." Learn more about her background and
writings at http://ga1.org/ct/a7_Xvf11TPee/. For information
about Goldstein and Humanity in Action, visit
http://ga1.org/ct/a1_Xvf11TPex/. Susan Jacoby, whose most
recent book, Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism, is
now available in paperback, is also the author of two books on
Russia.

The program will be held at the New York Academy of Sciences, 2
East 63rd Street on March 15 and will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is $10. Reservations are not required, but you may
prepay by check or credit card to avoid a wait in line. For
futher information call 212.265.2877.

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*** Get Articles by Arthur Caplan ***

If you would like to receive copies of the articles that Arthur
Caplan mentioned during his CFI lecture on Thursday, February
17, please send an email request to [e-mail] for
them. A transcript of his address will soon be available on our
website.

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*** Upcoming CFI Events on Campuses ***

March 23 at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey

Forum, "On Science & Race" with Joseph Graves: The Race Myth:
Why We Pretend Race Exists in America and Jon Entine: Abraham's
Children: How Genetics is Unlocking Jewish Identity and The
Hidden History of the Bible, 7:30 p.m.

Location: Wilson Auditorium, Fairleigh Dickinson University,
1000 River Road in Teaneck, NJ
Contact: 973.541.0049
For more details visit http://ga1.org/ct/Vp_Xvf11TPe1/.
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April 7 at Stony Brook University on Long Island
Lecture, "Does God Exist?" with Eddie Tabash and TBA, 7:00 p.m.

Location: Charles B. Wang Center, Room 401 at Stony Brook
University, Stony Brook (Suffolk County) off Nicholls Road.
Contact: 516.742.1662
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April 8 at Queensborough Community College in Queens
Forum, "The True Meaning of the Separation of Church and State"
with guest speaker Eddie Tabash, 7:00 p.m.

Location: Queensborough Community College, Room M136, 56th
Avenue and Cloverdale Boulevard, Bayside, Queens
Contact: 516.742.1662

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*** Coming Up in April ***

Cornelia Dean, science editor of The New York Times, will be the
featured speaker at a forum, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. April 12,
at the New York Academy of Sciences, 2 E. 63rd Street. Dean, the
first woman science editor of the Times, will discuss the
implications of recent remarks by Harvard University President
Lawrence Summers. Summers created a firestorm on the Harvard
campus and within the scientific community by suggesting that an
innate lack of aptitude for science and math might be one of the
explanations for the underrpresentation of women at the highest
levels of mathematical and scientific research.

Dean has also written extensively on the teaching of evolution
in public high schools. To read her articles, visit the archives
at http://ga1.org/ct/ad_Xvf11TPe3/.

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*** March Meetings and Events ***

Visit http://ga1.org/ct/qp_Xvf11TPes/, contact the number
provided or call 212.265.2877 for complete event details.
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Sundays
Equal Time for Freethought, WBAI-NY 99.5FM, 6:30 p.m.
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SOS

SOS (Secular Organizations for Sobriety/Save Our Selves) is a
support organization for people recovering from alcohol and drug
abuse.

Manhattan Meeting
Meets Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the CFI-Metro NY office
located at 1 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2700, NYC. A photo ID is
required for admission to the building.

Long Island Meeting
Meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at 280 Suburban Avenue, #F, Deer
Park, NY (Suffolk County).
For information contact: Drew at 631.242.2498.
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CFI-LI/LISH Patchogue Discussion Group, Patchogue NY at 7:30
p.m.
Contact: Warren Rothstein at 631.869.5140 to reserve a place
(limited seating) and for directions.
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Book discussion group at 7:00 p.m.

Location: Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library 999 Old Country
Road, Plainview NY
Discussion Leader: Edith Diaz-Levine
Book: Bull! : A History of the Boom, 1982-1999: What drove the
Breakneck Market--and What Every Investor Needs to Know About
Financial
Cycles, Maggie Mahar
Contact: Bill Wade at 631.765.2941
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Saturday Night at the Movies at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30
p.m.) Movie: Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of
American Empire

Location: Fischer residence, Hopatcong, NJ
Contacts: Katie at 973.663.4646 or CFI-NJ at 973.541.0049
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What's God Got to Do with It?: Religion and International Human
Rights. See first piece.
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CFI-LI/LISH Patchogue Philosophical Discussion Group, ¿Plato's
Footnote, a Philosophy for All Café!¿ discussion group, 7:00
p.m. Contact: Warren Rothstein by e-mail or 631.869.5140 to
reserve a place (limited seating) and for directions.

A new monthly activity: a truly philosophical discussion group!
This group meets to chat about everything from ethics to
politics, from the nature of science to the question of free
will (but is there a question of free will?).
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Lecture, Susan Jacoby: "The 'Values Issue vs.' Real Values:
Secularism in Faith-Based America", 1:00 p.m. Sponsored by The
Lyceum Society

Location: New York Academy of Sciences, 2 East 63rd Street, NYC
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CFI-NJ coordinator Barry F. Seidman will talk at about the new
anthology Toward A New Political Humanism. CFI-LI coordinator
Gerry Dantone is a contributor. 7:00 p.m.

Location: Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library 999 Old Country
Road, Plainview NY
Contact: 516.742.1662
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Forum, "On Science & Race". See third piece.
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Saturday Night at the Movies at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30
p.m.) Movie: 911 In Plane Site: Director's Cut

Location: Fischer residence, Hopatcong, NJ
Contacts: Katie at 973.663.4646 or CFI-NJ at 973.541.0049
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Harlem meeting at Freedom Hall, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Contact: Sibanye
by e-mail or 212.265.2877
Come join the black freethinkers and learn how rational
thinking, free inquiry and healthy skepticism can combat the
problems that engulf our community. The Harlem Black
Freethinkers is open to all people of all persuasions, but if
you are one of the non-religious who feel alone out there, know
we're here for you. Now you know you are not alone.

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