International Women's Day (IWD), an international celebration, honors the social, economical, and political achievements made by women everywhere. This secular holiday dates back to the early 1900's, a time of turbulent growth in the industrialized world that saw growing demands for women to have the right to vote. Among other relevant historical events, it commemorates the […]
It's an AOF planning meeting, mainly for AOF directors & officers, but open to all of you. These happen as required and are a lot more fun than they sound. (learn/fearless-leaders.html) Please join us, meet the Board, keep an eye on the shenanigans. We love visitors. We have snacks. And maybe you'll have some good […]
Join us for a cozy in-person Movie Night at Sacramento's Reason Center (https://reasoncenter.org/), in a quiet room with cushy seating, a huge screen, air conditioning, and refreshments right at hand. The movie title is a secret because of our MPLC License (https://www.mplc.org/page/the-umbrella-license) and certain legal folderol -- but we can drop hints. This 2011 film starring Owen Wilson, Rachel […]
Pi, Greek letter (Π), is of course the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi = 3.1415926535... (This is pi to just ten decimal places; it is an irrational number, meaning the digits continue infinitely without repeating.) Math enthusiasts around the world celebrate Pi Day on March 14th, i.e. 3/14 in the American dating […]
Freedom of Information (FOI) Day (http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/press/information/topic.aspx?topic=FOI_Day) is an annual event on March 16, the birthday of James Madison, widely regarded as the Father of the Constitution and a foremost advocate for openness in government. On this day, the American Library Association (http://www.ala.org/) presents the James Madison Award and the Eileen Cooke State & Local Madison […]
Sunshine Week (http://www.sunshineweek.org/) includes Freedom of Information Day (March 16), the birthday of James Madison, and runs through that calendar week. Madison was the principal author of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights which guarantee the rights of citizens. Therefore Sunshine Week stands as a national initiative to open discussions about the important or […]
The March Equinox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox) is one of two days in the calendar year when day and night hours are nearly equal; in the northern hemisphere, it is also the first day of Spring (Gregorian calendar). Annual seasons exist because of two planetary occurrences: 1) a 23.5° tilt of the earth's axis, which makes the earth […]
Sunday, March 22, 2026, 02:00pm - 04:00pm Location : Reason Center, 1300 Ethan Way, Ste 675, Sac., map. American Protest Songs, presented by the lyrical Michael Hersher. Details TBA. Contact : See the AOF Contact page (http://www.aofonline.org/contact.html) A free event with free parking. Open to the public. Doors open 1:45pm. Bring snacks or a beverage to share if you can. AOF provides cool, clear […]
The lyrical Michael Hersher will tell you the history of, and lead you in the singing of, old and new songs related to unions, immigration, peace, women's rights, and class struggle. Michael will bring the words. You bring the spirit! (And if you can't sing good, sing loud.) Michael worked for many years as a lawyer for […]
Atheist Day or Atheist Coming-Out Day (http://www.atheistrepublic.com/atheist-day) is a relatively new global secular holiday declared in 2019 by the Freedom From Religon Foundation (https://ffrf.org/) in partnership with the Atheist Republic (http://www.atheistrepublic.com/). In the words of the declaration: "We atheists and atheist allies hereby declare that from now on, March 23rd is Atheist Day. We recognize […]