MDC is the original WASH chapter with members or other interested people in the greater Washington area including Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland.
Our next meeting
Saturday, May 27, 2017
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
D.C. Chevy Chase Library
5625 Connecticut Ave. NW
2nd Floor, Small eeting room
Washington, DC
A discussion of Authoritarianism & its followers
This talk, led by Don Wharton, will be partially based on “The Authoritarians”, by Bob Altemeyer which was discussed in the May issue of WASHline – http://wash.org/washline-may-2017/#Article1 The idea is that we need to understand the psychology of authoritarian supporters who are characterized by: 1) a high degree of submission to the established, legitimate authorities in their society;
2) high levels of aggression in the name of their authorities; and
3) a high level of conventionalism.
These concepts are relevant to understand current trends across the world including the US. For general information and if there are any questions you may contact the chapter coordinator, Gary Berg-Cross via email at gary@wash.org.
For general information about the MDC chapter, contact Gary Berg-Cross via email (gary@wash.org) or via phone (240-426-0770).
Past Meetings
Sept 2016 Confronting our Whiteness
Oct. 2016 Democracy for Realists
Nov. 2016 Meeting to hear thoughts on the 2016 election
A Special Event organized by the Montgomery County Public Libraries called “An Evening with Steve Roberts.”
Dec. 2016 Annual DC Area HumanLight Celebration
Oct. 17th, 2015 We highlighted the recent WASHcon15 Regional meeting and some of its speakers topics:
Linda LaScola, Co-Author of “Caught in the Pulpit – Leaving Belief Behind” and Co-Founder of The Clergy Project
Dr. Andy Thomson, Psychiatrist and Author,
Ron Lindsay, President and CEO, Center for Inquiry
Julien Musolino, Author and Scholar, Rutgers University
Tom Flynn, Executive Director, Council for Secular Humanism
Dr. Jason Heap, Executive Director, United Coalition of Reason
For slides used at the session try here or contact the moderator, Gary Berg-Cross
2015 Sept. 12th The Sept. WASH MDC meeting was held Saturday Sept. 12th at the Wheaton Regional Library. The meeting starts at 10:45 and the topic is a community discussion comparing the Atheist and Secular Humanist stance (featuring key humanist virtues) with participation of the DC Region Atheist chapter of WASH as well as other persuasions (Nones, Skeptics, Freethinkers etc.).Are these labels important and what do they mean to you?Do they share a naturalistic & ethical worldview with a positive emotional/affective thrust?
A-theism starts off by saying what it it does not believe. The humanist movement, has what Roy Speckhardt calls a forward-thinking outlook with an emphasis on critical thinking and self-reflection.
For past meetings see: http://wash.org/past-mdc-meetings/
Stay tuned for announcements on the Fall 2016 series of talks & Meetings.
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P.O. Box 15319 Washington, DC 20003
General info on WASH MDC mdc@wash.org
Phone: 240-426-0770
Please remember that WASH is a volunteer organization. Contributions of your time and money are the core of WASH’s ability to serve you, our membership. If you’re not already a member, please consider joining for $35, or at least becoming a friend of WASH for $10. If you have the means to provide financial support for WASH beyond the membership dues, your contributions help WASH engage in projects such as the following:
- Printing of the Ingersoll Walk booklet (estimated cost: $300)
- Upgrades for the next Ingersoll Oratory Contest to include rental of a tent, an improved PA system, and upgraded prizes for contestants (estimated cost: $2,000).
- A project to make WASH generated videos available on YouTube (estimated cost: $500)
- Support for student groups (estimated cost: $500)
- Support for a fee-based speaker, such as professional interpreters of Jefferson (Steve Edenbo) or Madison, book authors, or others at a WASH event (estimated cost: $3,000)
- Advertising campaigns such as billboards (estimated cost: $5,000)
Thank you!
