Freethought Festival

press release: Freethought Festival is a free, student-run freethinking convention held annually in Madison, Wisconsin. It is organized and hosted by Atheists, Humanists, and Agnostics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Authors, bloggers, activists, and scientists from around the country give talks relating to atheism, freethinking, skepticism, science, and secularism. The event is funded by AHA through an annual operations budget received from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Schedule: 

SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH

2:00 PM Introduction to AHA

3:00 PM Patrick Elliot "The Christian Nationalist Playbook"

4:00 PM Marissa A McCool "The Purple Amazon’s Incomplete Guide to Surviving in the Worst Possible Timeline"

5:00 PM Dinner Break

6:30 PM Mandisa Thomas "Women of Color Beyond Belief: Where do we go from here?"

7:30 PM Lucien Greaves TBA

SUNDAY, MARCH 8TH

1:00 PM Professor Brighouse "Why I am not (exactly) a Christian"

2:00 PM Candace Gorham "Guilt, Shame, and Psychological Pain: The Impact of Religious Indoctrination on Women"

3:00 PM Matthew Facciani "How to Discuss Controversial Scientific Topics"

4:00 PM Robert Schneiker "The Mystery of Göbekli Tepe"

Freethought Festival will be held at:

Symphony Room 

Gordon Dining and Event Center, 770 W Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706