Orange County Atheists

American Atheists is very pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Doss as the new director for California. Michael is based in Santa Ana, in the heart of Orange County. Working with local affiliate Orange County Atheists over the past several years, Michael has spearheaded some important projects, including monitoring city council invocations throughout the county for sectarian bias and opposing almost a dozen proposals to place "In God We Trust" in public places. Michael has excellent leadership skills and a background in journalism. We are delighted to have him on board.

Michael takes over the California position from Dave Kong. Dave has acted as state director for over 13 years. He is stepping down as California director so he can focus on his new position as the Director of State and Regional Operations for American Atheists. Dave says "I wanted a very strong person for California. After an extensive search throughout the state, Michael was clearly the most qualified candidate for the job. I am confident that the California members of American Atheists will be represented well, and I am excited about the new possibilities for our state."

With and informed, vibrant, and active Atheist community throughout California, Michael is taking over an important role for the organization. Please feel free to contact Michael at mdoss@atheists.org and welcome him in his new position.

The Next Orange County Atheists meeting will take place Wednesday, January 14 at 7:30PM at the International House of Pancakes at 18542 MacArthur Blvd in Irvine, near John Wayne Airport. Those interested will also meet for a less formal gathering at 6:00PM at the El Torito across from the IHOP before coming to the 7:30PM meeting.

Please use this space to discuss anything brought up at this month's meeting, happenings in the area, or anything else relevant you'd like to discuss!

Please use this space to discuss anything brought up at this month's meeting, happenings in the area, or anything else relevant you'd like to discuss!

The Next Orange County Atheists meeting will take place Thursday, December 11 at 7:30PM at the International House of Pancakes at 18542 MacArthur Blvd in Irvine, near John Wayne Airport. Those interested will also meet for a less formal gathering at 6:00PM at the El Torito across from the IHOP before coming to the 7:30PM meeting.

The Next Orange County Atheists meeting will take place Wednesday, November 12 at 7:30PM at the International House of Pancakes at 18542 MacArthur Blvd in Irvine, near John Wayne Airport. Those interested will also meet for a less formal gathering at 6:00PM at the El Torito across from the IHOP before coming to the 7:30PM meeting.

EVENT NOTICE

WHO: Lori Lipman Brown, Director, Secular Coalition for America
WHAT: Orange County Atheists and Atheists, Agnostics & Rationalists (UC-I)
WHEN: Tues., Oct. 28, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Crystal Cove Auditorium, UC Irvine

Lori hopes to meet you on the campus of the Unviersity of California -- Irvine where she will be speaking to the Atheists, Agnostics and Rationalists Club and the Orange County Atheists at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, October 28 concerning "A Place at the Table: How the Nation's First Lobbyist for Nontheists is Being Received on Capitol Hill".

We'll have much more on this in the coming weeks. Watch this space!

If you're looking for an event this weekend, a new OC chapter of a national group called Screening Liberally (part of the Living Liberally organization) has formed, to bring local people together to watch and discuss progressive and socially conscious films. The group's first film showing is Religulous, the new documentary by Bill Maher. The film is screening this Sunday, October 5 at 4:50PM at the Edwards University Town Center 6, 4245 Campus Drive in Irvine (across from UCI). Everyone is welcome! You can visit the group's Facebook page at http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=57518665288 or email them at irvine@screeningliberally.org for more information.

We'll have a great set up, and many materials we can use later. So far, I've paid for everything out of pocket, happily. However, if you'd like to contribute a few dollars to the cause, it'd be much appreciated. I've set up a PayPal donation account to make it easy.

You can click on the icon above, or click here to make your donation.

Join Orange County Atheists and Atheist Alliance International this week at the 2008 "Unsinkable Atheism" convention in Long Beach, September 25-29. Our group will have a table in the exhibit hall - come by and say hello!