Greetings from the Red River Freethinkers,
The Red River Freethinkers are excited and proud to announce that we will be hosting Fargo’s first non-theistic conference! “Project 42: 2010 Valley Freethought Convention” will be on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at the Fargo Civic Center in downtown Fargo, ND. The event will include five world-class speakers
: - Brian Keith Dalton: Producer and star of Mr. Deity, the increasingly popular on-line comedy series that takes a look at the universe with incredibly witty insights.
- PZ Myers: Author of Pharyngula, one of the most acclaimed science blogs of all time, a biologist and associate professor at the University of Minnesota, Morris.
- Dan Barker: Co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and author of several books, his most recent being Godless: How An Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists.
- Annie Laurie Gaylor: Co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, author, and executive editor of Freethought Today.
- August Berkshire: A well-known and respected speaker on atheism for comparative religion classes in high schools, and to community and Christian colleges. In 1984 he co-founded and was the first president of the Twin Cities Chapter of American Atheists (which became Minnesota Atheists in 1991). His website is www.augustberkshire.com.
Because this event is a first for the Red River Freethinkers (RRF), we could really use your help getting the word out about this convention. Please tell your group members, friends, family, clergy, dry cleaners… anyone you can about this exciting first-of-its-kind event in the Fargo-Moorhead area. This section of the country has gone far too long without the voice of reason being heard.
We feel that, with your help, not only will this event be a smashing success, but it will make it possible for the Red River Freethinkers to host an even bigger and better event of this type in the future. Thank you!
The website for the convention is: www.Project42Convention.org. It has speaker and ticket ordering information, as well as where the name “Project 42” comes from.
For further questions, please contact us: Jon Lindgren, RRF President jon.lindgren@redriverfreethinkers.org