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SUMMARY:Equinox (September)
DESCRIPTION:The September Equinox is one of two days in the calendar year when day almost equal the night hours. In the northern hemisphere it is also the first day of Autumn or Fall (Gregorian calendar)\, called the Autumnal Equinox. (In the southern hemisphere it is the first day of Spring.) The Autumnal Equinox marks when green things begin to shed\, when growth which was young in the spring has reached maturity. Animals prepare for winter\, tree leaves turn colors\, and the air takes a chill. In most cultures this a time for harvest and taking stock of life’s fragility. It is a time when people begin noticing the waning hours of daylight in anticipation of the winter. Since this time of year is one of the most temperate\, it is also a good time to reflect on the meaning of life. In every culture the Autumnal Equinox signals the return of weather that favors slowing down\, introspection\, and conservation. Many cultures celebrate the harvest as a means to defeat the starvation brought on by winter. It is also a time closely associated with the dead. Though the dead do not return to life nor walk the earth this time of the year\, it is well to remember or memorialize those who are no longer with us. For freethinkers the Autumnal Equinox is a great time to celebrate the lives of those who contributed to the freethought movement. It is also a perfect day to contemplate your own thoughts on the meaning you invest in life\, and share those thoughts with others.
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SUMMARY:Banned Book Week
DESCRIPTION:(http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/) September’s end marks Banned Books Week\, a celebration of the Freedom to Read\, established by the American Library Association in 1981 in response to growing attempts to ban books in public libraries across the country. First observed in 1982\, we celebrate it each year during the last week starting in September\, to remind our fellow citizens not to take for granted their freedom to read the written word. Every year bookstores and libraries across the United States celebrate Banned Books Week with displays of and readings from books that have been banned or threatened throughout history. Such works range from the Bible and Thomas Paine’s The Age of Reason to Shakespeare’s Hamlet\, Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter series\, and has included books on atheism\, science\, tolerance\, social issues\, love and sex\, and philosophy. Jean-Jacques Rousseau\, Thomas Paine\, Voltaire\, Aristophanes\, Margaret Sanger\, Mary Shelley\, Ambrose Bierce\, Charles Darwin\, George Eliot\, Mark Twain and John Locke were all victims of censorship during their lifetimes and still face censorship in some sections of the world today. Banned Books Week stands as a reminder that freedom is precious\, that without constant diligence and defiance we can loose it\, even in the United States. If anything this should motivate freethinkers everywhere to read banned books\, discuss them\, and protect the rights of all Americans to read what they want\, when they want\, in libraries across the country. Banned Books Week sponsors include the …    American Booksellers Association (http://www.bookweb.org/)\,    American Booksellers Foundation of Free Expression (http://www.abffe.org/)\,    American Library Association (http://www.ala.org/) (ALA)\,     Association of American Publishers (http://www.publishers.org/)\,    American Society of Journalists and Authors (http://www.asja.org/index9.php)\, and    National Association of College Stores (http://www.csref.org/).  It is endorsed by the Library of Congress Center for the Book (http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/). 
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