PFC's End of Summer Fund Drive 

We at Pittsburgh Freethought Community rely on our members and supporters to continue our work promoting science, reason, and humanist values in the greater Pittsburgh area.

Support our End of Summer Fund Drive by making a gift to PFC by September 30th. The first $1,500 will be matched by generous donors to further our work in providing a strong public voice for the secular humanist community. 

Donate now to double the impact of your gift!

The support of caring people like you has enabled us to:

• Encourage voters to be aware of secular values in electoral activity 
• Support local organizations in their racial justice initiatives
• Offer safe meeting places for discussion, socializing, and celebrating our community  
• Host free monthly lectures on varied topics of interest 
• Provide a mechanism for local religiously unaffiliated people to assemble and take action in Pittsburgh's political, social, and cultural activities 

Together, we can---and will--continue to be a welcoming community for all those who share a humanist worldview and evidence based perspective.  

Donate now! 

Tips and Tricks for Virtual Meetings

Google Hangouts Meet: (https://gsuite.google.com/products/meet/)

• Google's Hangouts Meet Cheat Sheet:

https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9300131?hl=en

• Google's Hangouts Meet Training and Help:

https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282720?hl=en

• https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-google-hangouts-tips-and-tricks/

Volunteers attended a training session with Planned Parenthood to learn how to help.

PFC  joined the Coalition Against Hate in support of bipartisan crime legislation to "send a message that hate has no place in Pennsylvania".  See more below:

https://www.pahouse.com/PAAgainstHate/InTheNews/NewsRelease/?id=117068

Public Policy Participation and Political Action

Current Events Statement: 

The science standards for K-12 schools set by the Pennsylvania Board of Education are being revised.  PFC believes that it is essential for Pennsylvania students to be taught about evolution and climate change as they are understood by the scientific community, without compromise to mollify ideological opposition.  Pennsylvania should also include the Next Generation Science Standards used in almost all other states.  

We must ensure that our future electorate is science-literate.

Action is needed now, as the public comment period ends on July 4^th.  See the below excerpts of the message from the National Center for Science Education:

“Dear Pennsylvania friends of NCSE,

“A proposed new set of Pennsylvania state science standards, which would replace the outdated set adopted as long ago as 2002, is currently undergoing public comment.

“Now is the time to support the teaching of evolution, climate change, and the nature of science in Pennsylvania's public schools.

“You can read the proposed standards here (scroll down to "Appendix B-1") and learn more about the revision process here. Your comments aren't expected to take any particular form: the state board of education says only, "written comments, questions, suggestions, commendations, concerns or objections regarding this proposed rulemaking should be sent to 

Karen Molchanow, Executive Director, State Board of Education, 333 Market Street, 

“Will you comment on the standards and encourage friends and colleagues to do so? A generation of students in Pennsylvania is counting on you to stand up for good science education.

Sincerely,

Glenn Branch, Deputy Director”

See our Public Policy Participation page for ways to take action NOW!