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 […]
The Davis Community Meal project serves meals to the hungry, the poor, the indigent, the outcast. It happens in bucolic Davis city, so near to us, where compassionate citizens have developed a secular solution for the problem of hunger, and need our help. So join us in this effort. Your reward will be an opportunity to meet […]
You gotta be kidding me ...For decades, April Fools Day has been a celebration of nonsense. Practical jokes and other foolish activities mark the morning hours of April 1st. But by one tradition, all foolish behavior must cease by noon, or roles will be reversed, and the joke will be on you! Foolery abounds in our 21st Century […]
Location : Reason Center, 1300 Ethan Way, Suite 675, see map Join us for a cozy in-person Movie Night at Sacramento's Reason Center, in a quiet room with cushy seating and a huge screen and refreshments right at hand. The movie title is a secret because of our MPLC License and certain legal folderol -- but we can drop hints. This month's film, from 2013, […]
Yuri's Night, also called Cosmonauts Day, is a day in honor of Yuri Gagarin, who became the first human in space on April 12, 1961. Twenty years later on the same day the U.S. launched the first space shuttle. The Soviet Union first celebrated Cosmonauts Day in 1962, on the first anniversary of Gagarin successful flight […]