Freethought Festival is a student-run freethinking convention held annually in Madison, Wisconsin by the student group Atheists, Humanists, and Agnostics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Speakers give talks relating to atheism, freethinking, skepticism, and other topics.
| Freethought Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | freethought, skepticism, atheism, and science |
| Venue | Gordon Dining and Event Center, Symphony Room (2016) |
| Location(s) | Madison, WI |
| Inaugurated | 2012 |
| Founder | Chris Calvey |
| Website | www |
Description edit
The Freethought Festival is a free, student-run secular conference held annually in Madison, Wisconsin. It is organized and hosted by Atheists, Humanists, and Agnostics (AHA) @ UW-Madison. Authors, bloggers, activists, and scientists from around the country come to speak on secular and scientific issues. The event is funded by AHA through an annual operations budget received from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[1]
Past Festivals edit
| Dates | Location | Venue | Attendance | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27–29, 2012 | UW-Madison | Humanities 3650 | 310 | Richard Carrier, PZ Myers, Matt Dillahunty, Ellery Schempp, JT Eberhard, D. J. Grothe, Hemant Mehta, Darrel Ray, Annie Laurie Gaylor, Andrew Seidel, Dale McGowan, Veronica Drantz, Chris Calvey, Elliott Sober, Valerie Tarico, Phil Ferguson, Lyz Liddell, James Croft, Alix Jules [2] |
| March 8–10, 2013 | UW-Madison | Lowell Center | 330 | Dan Barker, JT Eberhard, Eugenie Scott, Hemant Mehta, Darrel Ray. Amanda Knief, Dale McGowan, Annie Laurie Gaylor, Andrew Seidel, Greta Christina, Chris Calvey, Jesse Galef, Debbie Goddard, Desiree Schell, Katherine Stewart, Kathy Goodman |
| April 11 & 12, 2014 | UW-Madison | Varsity Hall (Union South) & Social Sciences 6210 | 550 | Dan Savage, Jamie Kilstein, Dan Barker, Dale McGowan, Hemant Mehta, Annie Laurie Gaylor, Jay Rosenstein, Matthew Slick |
| March 13-15, 2015 | UW-Madison | DeLuca Forum, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery | 180 | Susan Jacoby, Jamie Kilstein, Lindsey Doe, James Croft, Heina Dadabhoy, Candace Gorham, Debbie Goddard, Andrew Seidel, Patrick Elliott, Ed Brayton [2] |
| April 8-9, 2016 | UW-Madison | Symphony Room, Gordon Dining Hall & Events Center | James Randi, Eugenie Scott, Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, Indre Viskontas, Heina Dadabhoy, Frank and Dan from the Thank God I'm Atheist podcast, Charles Cohen, Katie Klabusich, Tommy Nugent, Howard Schweber, Andrew Seidel, Peter Zupan |