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Seattle Atheists has launched a fundraiser for a new round of bus ads, this time on the outsides! It costs about $500 for each sign, so we need your help! To donate to the campaign, just click the PayPal button below.

All 9 board positions (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Members-at-large) are open this year, and will be voted on at the upcoming Seattle Atheists election on Sept. 19. Only current members will be permitted to vote or run, so please update your membership.

You can nominate people who you feel would best serve Seattle Atheists and the atheist community now by e-mailing us. Candidates for the officer positions should have business and leadership skills, as well as experience running a business or a non-profit organization. Skills such as public speaking, writing and editing, graphic design, and Secretarial skills are desired. Experience with a board of directors is very useful.

Board meetings are held every other month, and generally run 2 to 3 hours. Board members are expected to attend the membership meetings, which take place on alternate months.

Interested? E-mail us for the job descriptions! Nominees should submit a statement, which will be posted on this website.

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Sam Harris will be appearing at Town Hall Seattle on Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m.

Sam Harris’ bestselling book The End of Faith ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion, and his combustible February presentation at TED is still fueling that fire. Now Harris, author of The Moral Landscape, tears down the wall between scientific facts and human values, showing that we know enough about the human brain and its relationship to events in the world to say that there are right and wrong answers to the most pressing questions of human life. Presented as part of Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store. Series sponsored by Microsoft. Series media sponsorship provided by KPLU.

Tickets are $5 through Brown Paper Tickets.

P.S. PZ Meyer is in town tonight (check pharyngula for details).

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It’s “hot off the presses,” and will be hand-delivered to your e-mail inbox (if you’re a member) sometime today. If you’re not a member, consider joining so that you too can keep up-to-date on what’s going in with Seattle Atheists. Copies will be available at the next membership meeting on July 18.

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Date: Sunday July 18, 2010
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Stone Soup Theatre, 4035 Stone Way N., Seattle, WA 98103

Harry Gilbert is a science writer, an author, a science teacher, a retired Rocket Engineer. Every month, he holds “science salons,” for about a dozen local regulars, on a variety of science topics. A few weeks of research, buttressed by his own knowledge, and “I can talk about any subject they choose,” he says.

He will speak about dark matter in the universe.

There will be light refreshments and a chance to network after the talk.

Check out the Seattle Times story about Harry!

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