If you're in Illinois or Alberta -- specifically in Urbana/Champaign in Illinois, or in Calgary or Edmonton in Alberta, Canada -- come hear me speak! I'm going to be doing a mini speaking tour, March 10-13, in these three cities. My stops will be at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; the University of Calgary; and the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
I'll be speaking on the topic of "Atheism and Sexuality" to all three groups. Here's the summary:
The sexual morality of traditional religion tends to be based, not on solid ethical principles, but on a set of taboos about what kinds of sex God does and doesn't want people to have. And while the sex-positive community offers a more thoughtful view of sexual morality, it still often frames sexuality as positive by seeing it as a spiritual experience. What are some atheist alternatives to these views? How can atheists view sexual ethics without a belief in God? And how can atheists view sexual transcendence without a belief in the supernatural?
I'll be doing Q&A at every talk, so come prepared to grill me, ask me that question you've always wanted to ask, or just say howdy. The tour is being sponsored in part by the fabulous Secular Student Alliance. Here are the details:
TOPIC: Atheism and Sexuality
DATE: Thursday, March 10th
TIME: 7:00 - 8:00 pm
SPONSOR: Illini Secular Student Alliance, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
DURATION: 45 minutes, plus Q&A
COST: Free
DATE: Saturday, March 12th
TIME: 3:30 - 5:00 pm
SPONSOR: Centre for Inquiry, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
TOPIC: Atheism and Sexuality
DURATION: 45 minutes, plus Q&A
COST: $10 general admission, $5.00 for students, free for Friends of the Centre for Inquiry and U of C Freethinkers
DATE: Sunday, March 13th
TIME: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
SPONSOR: Centre for Inquiry, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (here's their Facebook page and meetup page)
TOPIC: Atheism and Sexuality
DURATION: 45 minutes, plus Q&A
COST: $5.00
Hope to see you there! And do check out the amazing poster they put together for the Calgary talk. It's the image at the top of the post. Click to enlarge. I am so proud I could bust.
It's a nice poster -- but which one is you?
Posted by: Jon Jermey | March 03, 2011 at 12:43 PM
@Jon: Greta's the bearded one glowering disapprovingly, obviously.
(On second thought, is that disapproval or lust? It's so hard to tell sometimes.)
Posted by: malta | March 03, 2011 at 03:32 PM
Any chance for your talks to be filmed and made available for us overseas types?
Posted by: Urban Nilsson | March 03, 2011 at 05:01 PM
Hi Greta
See you in Calgary.
Posted by: Jim Baerg | March 04, 2011 at 06:38 PM