Barbara Starrett SaddleBrooke Freethinkers are proud to have Dean Lori Poloni-Staudinger, PhD, of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arizona speak on “Gender and Political Violence” on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m. at the DesertView Theater, with admission starting at 1:45 p.m. This talk explores myriad ways gender intersects…
Barbara Starrett Citizens United will be the topic for the upcoming Freethinkers’ Meeting on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (with coffee social at 9:30 a.m.) at the MountainView Ballroom. Jo Ann Ellison, JD will present the issues in the Citizens United vs. The Federal Elections Commission case. This case involves the regulation of…
Fran Berman Almost 30 Freethinkers attended the June 16 Thirdsty Thursday. Even in the sizzling summer, we mix and mingle, circulate and percolate at our SaddleBrooke Freethinkers monthly social gathering. We meet new people every time and introduce them to the concept and philosophy of freethinkers. When? From 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on the third…
Fran Berman Do you ever wish other people would be more considerate, less demanding and easier to tolerate? Do you ever feel overwhelmed, stressed out or frustrated? Do you sometimes upset yourself by thinking the worst? If you answered yes to any of these questions, come hear Dr. Ann Vernon talk about how cognitive behavior…
Fran Berman Fifteen people attended the Freethinkers on January 21, the third Thursday of the month. Thirdsty Thursday is a social gathering of SaddleBrooke Freethinkers and guests during happy hour at the Roadrunner Grill. Attendees included residents of SaddleBrooke One, SaddleBrooke Two and SaddleBrooke Ranch. We meet new people at every meeting and introduce them…
Fran Berman According to Dianne Post, Arizona has become a focus for the location of private, for-profit prisons. The state also has one of the highest expenditure rates for corrections. Are we getting what we paid for? Dianne Post addresses the history of for-profit prisons, the interconnections with issues of immigration and racial disparities and…
Fran Berman Join us at the SaddleBrooke Clubhouse on Friday, February 12, 2016, at 11:30 a.m. when Rabbi Adam Chalom will be our guest speaker. Rabbi Chalom is a dynamic and illuminating speaker, a clear and inspiring teacher and a leading voice in the movement of Humanistic Judaism. A worldwide movement, Secular Humanistic Judaism is…
Fran Berman Join us in the MountainView Ballroom on Sunday, January 24, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. when our guest speaker, Dr. John E. Schwarz, will present different perspectives on income inequality in the U.S. today and what can be done about it. Everybody from both political parties is talking about the struggling middle class in…
Fran Berman Daily we hear heart-breaking stories of refugees and migrants leaving their homelands. The United Nations has helped refugees from 50 countries and speaking 45 languages settle in Tucson. Dr. Boyd and Madeline Bosma will present a program about one of these refugee communities, the Bhutanese citizens of Nepali descent. The presentation will be…
Fran Berman On October 15 more than 30 SaddleBrooke Freethinkers and guests mixed, mingled and munched during happy hour at the Roadrunner Grill. As always, the room was alive with stimulating and sometimes provocative conversation. We reconnected with friends and made new ones. Attendees included residents of SaddleBrooke One, SaddleBrooke Two and SaddleBrooke Ranch. Thirdsty…