Archive for June, 2008
Salman Rushdie in Seattle
Salman Rushdie, author of the Satanic Verses, will be making a stop in Seattle to sign copies of his newest book. Don’t miss it!
Thursday • June 12 • 7:30pm
Salman Rushdie
The Enchantress of Florence (RANDOM HOUSE)
Reading & Book Signing
Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Avenue
“Salman Rushdie’s sumptuous mixture of history and fable in The Enchantress of Florence is magnificent,” says Ursula K. LeGuin. In telling the story of a woman attempting to command her own destiny in a man’s world, Rushdie plumbs themes of East and West, love and betrayal, religion and unbelief, and sex. Rushdie’s previous award-winning novels include Midnight’s Children, Satanic Verses, and Shalimar the Clown. Tickets are free with the purchase of The Enchantress of Florence from University Book Store; otherwise tickets are $5 at the door. Books and tickets available May 27.
Signing Guidelines
- A signing line will form following the event.
- Salman will personalize pre-signed copies of The Enchantress of Florence.
- Salman will sign backlist titles.
- No memorabilia will be signed.
- Photos are permitted during the signing only.
- Signing guidelines are subject to change.
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SSU Joins IHEYO
The Secular Student Union of the University of Washington in Seattle, WA is proud to make the following announcement:
Effective today, June 8, 2007, the International Humanist and Ethical Youth Organization (IHEYO) voted unanimously to grant the SSU consultative member status.
This makes the SSU the first and only IHEYO member organization in North America.
This historic event marks the beginning of the American Working Group and the beginning of an extensive effort on the part of IHEYO to expand in North America.
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What is IHEYO?
IHEYO is the youth umbrella organisation for humanist youth (up to 35 years of age) around the world. As youth group related to IHEU, IHEYO has had a long and interrupted history of existence, dating back to the sixties.
In 2000, IHEYO was reactivated. Since then international conferences have been organised and several projects like a yearly internship programme and a worldwide youth humanist database have been executed. Last year, youth representatives coming from 17 humanist organisations constituted IHEYO with By Laws at the international conference in Berlin, September 2003, Germany. They elected an official IHEYO Executive Committee.
IHEYO remains linked to IHEU, the umbrella organisation for more than 90 humanist, skeptic, rationalist, etc. organisations around the world and having formal representation at international bodies like the UN.
IHEYO has developed many contacts and concrete collaborations with humanist (youth) groups and individuals around the world. For more about humanist groups in the world, please go to our worldwide humanist database. It will show you that in many places youth humanism is vibrant and growing!
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What does this mean for SSU members?
Being a member organization for IHEYO grants us a direct connection to the international world of Humanism. We will be able to collaborate with our friends from around the world to advance Humanism and Humanist values, including fighting for church/state separation, providing disaster relief effort, fighting dangerous superstition in 3rd world areas, and any other cause to further humanity.
We are still affiliated with the Secular Student Alliance and CFI On-Campus, and will continue to work with these groups extensively in the future. Our membership with IHEYO will not affect these relationships.
We are now in the planning stages for student Humanist exchange programs, including full student exchange, and a Humanist Sofa network for anyone who would like to travel abroad. We will be included at IHEYO meetings around the world, and will have the opportunity to host leaders from Humanist groups in the United States.
Photos from the World Humanist Congress
I met a great deal of my heroes this week, and forged some powerful connections with groups here and overseas.
Lawrence Asabe, Humanist leader from Uganda
View them all in my Facebook album.
SSU Highlighted in the Daily, and at FriendlyAtheist.com
In case you missed it, we were featured in the Daily yesterday, and as a result, on FriendlyAtheist.com. Check it out!
June 3rd: End of year BBQ
Time: Tuesday, 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: Chapel on the Ave, 4130 University Way NE
Topic: End of year BBQ
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=14552499819
Come celebrate the final meeting of the year with some free food and refreshments, courtesy of the SSU. Relax, hang out and get away from the finals cramming for a while.
Also, we will be electing the new board members for next year. Find out what we have planned for the SSU going forward and how you can be a part of it.
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