Events and Appearances Archives

April 4, 2024

August 31-September 1, 2024 – FFRF Co-Sponsoring Celebrating Dissent Oslo (Oslo, Norway)

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FFRF Co-Presidents Annie Laure Gaylor and Dan Barker will be attending Celebrating Dissent Oslo, on August 31st through September 1st, 2024 in the capital city of Norway, Oslo. FFRF will be one of many co-sponsers of the event, and Barker and Gaylor will be joined with more than 50 other freethinking groups from over 30 different countries. The two-day conference is a continuation of the widely successful Celebrating Dissent conferences held in London, Amsterdam, Cologne, and Paris, in what has become the largest gathering of ex-Muslims in the world. Organized by the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and Dømmekraft, the event will pay tribute to taboo-breaking ex-Muslim comedian Shabana Rehman and celebrate blasphemy, apostasy and freedom of expression through discussions, poetry, film, protest art, and music. The event is open to the public, and tickets and registration can be found by clicking here.
January 30, 2024

April 26-28, 2024 – Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker to speak at the Spring of Reason and Exuberance’s Rationalist International Conference (Finland, Estonia, & Baltic Sea)

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Annie Laurie and Dan Barker will be speaking at the Rationalist International's Spring of Reason and Exuberance conference, which will be held on a 3-day cruise in the Baltic Sea on April 26-28, 2024. The cruise will host a 3-day festival of reason, giving attendees a chance to experience the beauty of the Baltic archipelago, see historic places, and the global centers of freedom of thought, free speech, and human rights. For more information, and to register for this event, click here to visit the Rational International's website.

February 25, 2024 — FFRF’s Legal Fellow Sammi Lawrence to Speak at the Congregation Beth Adam (Loveland, OH))

FFRF's Anne Nicol Gaylor Legal Fellow, Sammi Lawrence, will be speaking at Congregation Beth Adam in Loveland, OH on February 25th, 2024. Lawrence will be presenting to members of Congregation Beth Adam as part of their regular Adult Education series and will be covering recent state/church violations in the OH area, FFRF's actions & victories, and current Ohio legislation. The event will be both in person and virtual, and the link to the virtual meeting will be posted here closer to the event date. Though this event is free, it is only open to members of the Congregation Beth Adam. For more information about Beth Adam, please visit the congregation's website at bethadam.org.

February 17, 2024 – Dan Barker to Speak at the Secular Humanists of Roanoke (Roanoke, VA)

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FFRF Co-President Dan Barker will be speaking at the Secular Humanists of Roanoke meeting at the South Roanoke County Library for Saturday, February 17, 2024 from 10am to Noon. Barker will be discussing church and state issues of Roanoke and the surrounding communities. This event is free, open to the public, and registration is not required. For more information about the Secular Humanists of Roanoke, click here. More details to follow.
January 1, 2024

January 29th, 2024 — FFRF to Co-Sponsor Thomas Paine Birthday Celebration (Virtual)

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FFRF will be co sponsoring an annual event to recognize and celebrate Thomas Paine’s birthday on January 29th. The theme for the 2024 event is "The Anti-Slavery Efforts of Thomas Paine." The event starts at 4:00 PM EDT or 7:00 PM EDT, and is a virtual event. Pre-registration for Paine’s birthday celebration is required. The event registration link can be found by clicking here. Sponsors of the 2024 event are the Secular Coalition for America, Black Nonbelievers, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Center for Inquiry, the Thomas Paine Memorial Association (TPMA), and the Freethought Society.
November 9, 2023

December 9, 2023 — FFRF’s Co-Presidents Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker to Speak at Laics of the World Unite (Paris, France)

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FFRF's Co-presidents Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker will be speaking at Laics of the World Unite in Paris, France on December 9th, 2023. Annie Laurie Gaylor will be speaking on a panel to discuss gobal unification needs alongside Martine Cerf, Marieme Helie Lucas, Mohamed Cheikh Mkhaitir, and Megan Manson. Q&A will follow the panel. Dan Barker will be performing a few musical numbers on the piano. This event is cosponsored by FFRF. More information about this event can be found by clicking here. Dan Barker headshotAnnie Laurie Gaylor headshot
October 15, 2023

November 9, 2023 — FFRF’s Legal Director Rebecca Markert to Speak at the Notre Dame Law School (Notre Dame, IN)

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FFRF's Legal Director Rebecca Markert will be speaking at the Notre Dame Law School Chapter of the American Constitution Society on November 9, 2023. Notre Dame ACS is dedicated to promoting progressive legal transformation and addressing the inherent flaws in the Constitution, laws, and legal systems. Ms. Markert will be discussing the constitutional principle of separation of state and church, her work on these issues, her background and early career, the values that inspire her, and her thoughts on the future of litigation on these issues. Q&A will follow. A solidified date and more details to come.
September 17, 2023

October 1, 2023 — Sammi Lawrence to Speak at the Lake Superior Freethinker’s Chapter of FFRF (Duluth, MN)

FFRF's Anne Nicol Gaylor Legal Fellow, Sammi Lawrence, will be speaking at the Lake Superior Freethinker's meeting at 11AM on October 1st, 2023. This free presentation will be both in-person and virtual and a Zoom link will be posted closer to the event. Sammi graduated magna cum laude from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2017 with a B.A. in English Literature and a minor in Professional Writing & Publishing. She first worked for FFRF as a legal intern while attending law school at the University of Wisconsin. She graduated with her Juris Doctor from UW-Law in May 2022. More details to come. Sammi Lawrence

October, 2023 — FFRF’s Legal Director Rebecca Markert to Speak at the Notre Dame Law School (Notre Dame, IN)

FFRF's Legal Director Rebecca Markert will be speaking at the Notre Dame Law School Chapter of the American Constitution Society in October, 2023. Notre Dame ACS is dedicated to promoting progressive legal transformation and addressing the inherent flaws in the Constitution, laws, and legal systems. Ms. Markert will be discussing the constitutional principle of separation of state and church, her work on these issues, her background and early career, the values that inspire her, and her thoughts on the future of litigation on these issues. Q&A will follow. A solidified date and more details to come.   Rebecca S. Markert
September 6, 2023

September 6, 2023 — Kat Grant to Speak at Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Bloomington, IN)

August 25, 2023

August 25-27, 2023 — Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker to Speak at BAHACON (Sarnia Ontario/Port Huron Michigan, Canada)

August 9, 2023

August 9, 2023 — Barbara Alvarez to Speak at the New Jersey NOW, Alice Paul Chapter (St. Louis, Missouri)

August 6, 2023

August 6, 2023 — Ryan Jayne to Speak for the Humanists of Linn County (Cedar Rapids, IA)

August 2, 2023

August 2, 2023 — Ryan Dudley to Introduce Medical-Aid-In-Dying Webinar with Compassion and Choices (Virtual)

July 30, 2023

Sept 19, 2023 — Liz Cavell to Speak at Widener University (Chester, PA)

FFRF's Associate Counsel, Liz Cavell, will be speaking at the "Unreasonable, Church, State and The Great American Divide" event at Widener University in Chester, PA on September 19, 2023. This free presentation will begin at 4PM, and will also feature Daniel Mach, from the ACLU and Chris Ullery, a reporter from USA Today. The three will be discussing vocher schemes, school board takeovers, book banning, trans bullying and other religious public education issues. The presentation is free and open to the public.
June 17, 2023

June 16-18, 2023 — Liz Cavell and Sammi Lawrence to Speak at Student Secular Alliance Conference 2023 (St. Louis, Missouri)

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Associate Counsel Liz Cavell and Anne Nicol Gaylor Legal Fellow Sammi Lawrence will be speaking at the Student Secular Alliance (SSA) Conference on Saturday, June 17. They will be hosting a workshop together. Cavell will also be speaking on a panel with Geoffrey Blackwell and Andrew Seidel discussing legal isses that secular students face. Click here to see the convention schedule, and to register.

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