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For the third year in a row, atheists in Tacoma rallied to raise funds for the Pierce County AIDS Foundation at the annual AIDS Walk. This year, the Tacoma Atheist team raised over $1000 and was among the top 10 fundraising teams! We unfurled our banner, proclaiming our motto, along with health organizations like Planned [...]
We raised more than $1,200 for the Pierce County AIDS Foundation’s AIDS Walk this year, and we had 9 walkers (and a dog). We got so many thumbs up and cheers along the way, I couldn’t believe it! It was just great. Thanks to all who donated and helped make someone’s life a little better. [...]
Join Seattle Atheists, Tacoma Atheists, and many other freethinker groups for the annual Peace Arch Picnic on Sunday, Sept. 13th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event will be held at the Peace Arch State Park / Heritage Place (19 a St., Blaine, WA 98231). Visit PeaceArchPark.org for directions. It’s a potluck, so bring [...]
For full details, including the address, and to RSVP, please go to our Meetup. The Northwest Freethought Coalition (NWFC) is celebrating Independence Day and the recent arrival of summer with its 5th annual potluck picnic. NWFC group members, friends and area freethinkers are invited to this all-day event on Friday, July 3, 2009. Last year’s [...]
Usually, I have a lot of respect for Charles Blow. But I think he misses the point. Is choir singing, the picnic, and the holiday play really worth snuggling up to a lie? Incidentally, we do have picnics. We also have community. We have monthly breakfasts, movie nights, book clubs, charity events (book wrapping, blood [...]
This blog is directed at ex-Muslims, written by ex-Muslims. This one is for the ex-Muslims out there, the struggling ones, the ones at a cross roads. I left Islam over what ended up being a period of several years. I learned some things in that time, and I’ve learned from the experiences of friends who [...]
Valerie Tarico, Ph.D. is a psychologist in Seattle, Washington. She is the author of The Dark Side: How Evangelical Teachings Corrupt Love and Truth, the founder of www.WisdomCommons.org, and the host of Christianity in the Public Square, Moral Politics Television, Seattle. For years, atheists, agnostics, and other freethinkers have been saying that you don’t need [...]
Valerie Tarico, Ph.D. is a psychologist in Seattle, Washington. She is the author of The Dark Side: How Evangelical Teachings Corrupt Love and Truth, the founder of www.WisdomCommons.org, and the host of Christianity in the Public Square, Moral Politics Television, Seattle. Comment at: http://www.streetprophets.com/storyonly/2009/3/19/232611/291 Recent reports tell us that for the first time in America, [...]
The Tacoma Fire Department offers free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training to citizens. It provides hands-on training that will help your neighbors and community in a disaster, before emergency reponders arrive. FEMA now recommends that citizens be prepared to survive for 7 to 10 days following a disaster. The classes take place in the [...]
Get CPR and AED certified for free! CPR Sunday is a free event sponsored by the Tacoma Fire Department. Classroom sessions cover what happens when you call 911, patient assessment, CPR and AED. You will be able to get your CPR card at this event. Go to http://cprsunday.net/ to sign up.