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Freedom From Religion Foundation



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FFRF 2005 Convention Schedule

Friday, Nov. 11

6:00 pm Registration begins
Socialize, browse FFRF sales tables
  Ballroom C
7:30 Nebraska Sen. Ernie Chambers
"Hero of the First Amendment" Award
"First Amendment: Last Bastion"
8:30 Robin Morgan, Author
"Freethought Heroine" Award
"Fighting Words: Founders, Feminists & Freethinkers"
Booksigning


Complimentary cake and beverages

Saturday, Nov. 12

8:00 am Nonprayer Breakfast (& "Moment of Bedlam")
  Ballroom D
9:30 Welcoming remarks
  Ballroom C
9:45 Jennifer Musgrove
"Ruth (Dixie) Jokinen Student Activist" Award
joined by
Dianna Narciso, Co-plaintiff
10:15 David Habecker, State/Church plaintiff
"Freethought Hero" Award
"The Devil Made Me Do It" or
"Tolerance Isn't Supposed to Be Easy"
11:00 David Corn, D.C. editor, The Nation
"Theopolitics"
Booksigning
12 noon Lunch & sightseeing on-your-own
Six hotel eateries or Pointe Orlando Mall
2:00 pm Dr. Oliver Sacks, Author, neurologist
"Emperor Has No Clothes" Award
Booksigning
3:15 Nan Aron, Alliance for Justice president
"Separation of Church & State and the Judicial Selection Process"


Open Mike Breakout Session


6:30 pm Banquet Dinner
  Ballroom D
8:00 Drawing for "Clean" (pre-"In God We Trust") money

Cartoons by Don Addis, Cartoonist Emeritus,
St. Petersburg Times
Freethought in the Media "Tell It Like It Is" Award

Dan Barker, FFRF Co-president
"Ain't It the Truth" freethought concert at the piano

Sunday, Nov. 13

Salons 3 & 4

9:00 am Annual membership meeting
Members only

Board of Directors meeting


Adjourns by noon

Schedule subject to minor changes


Alliance for Justice president
Nan Aron

Author and activist
Robin Morgan


Nebraska Sen.
Ernie Chambers


The Nation DC editor
David Corn


Neurologist Oliver Sacks
Photo by Elena Seibert

Recalled trustee
David Habecker

Student activist
Jennifer Musgrove

Plaintiff
Dianna Narciso

Editorial cartoonist
Don Addis

FFRF co-president Dan Barker
Photo by Brent Nicastro