American Atheists
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JOHNSON SPEAKS THIS WEEKEND, SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES
Ellen Johnson, President of American Atheists will speak this weekend
at appearances in San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA.
* FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2005 -- San Francisco Atheists and other Bay Area
freethought groups will host a talk by Ms. Johnson at the Commonwealth
Club at 595 Market St., San Francisco beginning at 7:00 PM. Johnson
will speak on "MADALYN O'HAIR: What She Stood For and Why h
Her Ideas Matter Today."
Using rare archival film footage, Johnson will examine the legacy of
Ms. O'Hair, discuss her key legal cases and explain why, in the midst
of the contemporary "American Religious Civil War," O'Hair's ideas and
activism are especially relevant.
For more information, visit http://www.sfatheists.com or contact Dave
Kong, California State Director for American Atheists at
. The talk is free and open to the public.
WHO & WHAT: Ellen Johnson, President of American Atheists speaking at
the Commonwealth Club.
WHEN: Friday, May 20, 2005 -- 7:00 PM
WHERE: 595 Market St., San Francisco, CA.
MORE INFO: Visit http://www.sfatheists.com or contact Dave Kong,
California State Director for American Atheists at .
-- LOS ANGELES, CA. APPEARANCE --
Ms. Johnson will speak at the monthly meeting of Atheists United on
Sunday, May 22, 2005 beginning at 11:00 AM. Her talk will take place
at the Center for Inquiry West, located at 4773 Hollywood Blvd. in
Hollywood, Ca. The Center is located two blocks west of Vermont. This
will be followed by a potluck lunch beginning at 12:30. For more
information and directions, visit http://www.atheistsunited.org. The
meeting is free and open to the public.
WHO & WHAT: Ellen Johnson speaking to the monthly meeting of Atheists
United.
WHEN: Sunday, May 22, 2005, 11:00 AM
WHERE: Center for Inquiry West, 4773 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA.
MORE INFO: http://www.atheistsunited.org
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ELLEN JOHNSON is President of American Atheists.
In 1998, she met with the Office of Public Liaison for the Clinton
White House to discuss the subject of giving Atheists a “place at the
table” in the discussion of issues of concern to our nation’s Atheists.
She has testified before the United State Commission on Civil Rights on
the unconstitutional expression of religion in public schools.
In 2001 Ms. Johnson met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the
Pakistan Embassy in Washington, DC to discuss the unlawful imprisonment
of Dr. Younis Shaikh, a Rationalist, on the charge of blasphemy. He
has now been released from prison. That same year, she was made an
Honorary Associate of the Rationalist International. She also serves
as an Honorary Board Member of “Scouting For All,” a nationwide group
that seeks to end discrimination against Atheists and gays within the
Boy Scouts of America.
Ms. Johnson has co-hosted the cable television program, “THE ATHEIST
VIEWPOINT” since 1994. It now airs on over 45 cable systems throughout
the United States. She is also a frequent guest on national radio and
TV shows including the Fox Network’s “Hannity & Colmes,” “Dayside with
Linda Vester,” “Heartland” with John Kasich, “The O’Reilly Factor,”
MSNBC’s “Scarborough County” with Joe Scarborough, “The Larry King
Show,” and C-SPAN’s prestigious public affairs program “Washington
Journal.”
Ellen Johnson was Chairperson of the GODLESS AMERICANS MARCH ON
WASHINGTON Task Force which on November 2, 2002 brought together
thousands of Atheists, Freethinkers, Secular Humanists and other
nonbelievers for an unprecedented display of unity in our nation’s
capital. She also serves as Executive Director of the Godless
Americans Political Action Committee, a nationwide initiative to
support and elect Atheists to public office.
-- BRING ELLEN JOHNSON to your next freethought event! Visit
http://www.atheists.org/speakers for further information.
(AMERICAN ATHEISTS is a nationwide movement that defends civil rights
for Atheists; works for the total separation of church and state; and
addresses issues of First Amendment public policy.)
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Larry Mundinger (aa#451) American Atheists Internet Representative
<irep @ atheists.org> <http://www.atheists.org/>
<http://www.americanatheist.org/> <http://www.atheistviewpoint.tv/>
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