Leeds Atheist Society Atheist Week

Atheist Week

Our flagship event for the first sememster will be a week's worth of events in November to showcase our activities during the first term. Taking place 19 November till 23 November Atheist Week will see a series of talks, debates and activities. We will be in the Riley Smith hall from Monday to Wednesday and have talks running all week as well as our all new stage production!

What's On?

First off, we will be in the Riley Smith Hall from Monday to Wednesday with displays and people to talk to. Come find out about Atheism in a relaxed environment, have a read of the posters and material, ask some questions if you wish to as well.

Secondly we have a series of lunch time talks at 12 noon every day, which generally take place in the Riley Smith Hall (Thursday's talk takes place in the ARC Conference Room). Finally we also have a series of events taking place in the evening starting at 7pm. These are all detailed on the timetable below.

Provisional Timetable

Day	Time	Event
Monday 19 November	12:00	Misconceptions of atheists Did you know that most atheists would believe in a god if they were given enough evidence? This talk will dispell a few of the myths and misconceptions regarding atheism. Riley Smith Hall.
	19:00	Seance Can you really talk to the dead? No. So equiped with camera, night vision cameras, high quality sound recording equipment we'll be trying it. Riley Smith Hall.
	20:00	Social Did somebody say drinks in The Old Bar? Yes, yes we did!
Tuesday 20 November	12:00	Student testamonials Students tell their stories of how and why they became an Atheist. Riley Smith Hall.
Tuesday 20 November	19:00	Talk by Gijsbert Stoet Gijsbert Stoet presents a talk on why being a wishy washy fence sitter, aka "agnostic" just doesn't make any sense. Riley Smith Hall.
Wednesday 21 November	12:00	Ask an Atheist Have a burning question like "how can you not believe in God?" or "you know you're going to hell right?" Then come along to this Q and A session and ask an atheist! Riley Smith Hall.
Wednesday 21 November	19:00	Dawkins: positive or negative? Is Richard Dawkins a champion of the cause promoting science and reasoning or is he dragging the good name of Atheism through the mud? There will be a formal debate on this dividing issue. Riley Smith Hall.
Thursday 22 November	12:00	The god of emotions God knows everything, created everything and therefore choose for it all to be this way. So why does he get angry, said, unhappy, vengeful and generally emotional about what is going on? ARC Conference Room.
Thursday 22 November	19:00	Jerry Springer: The Opera Video screening of the controversial music turned film "Jerry Springer The Opera. This will be followed by an open debate on the film. Roger Stevens Lecture Theatre 23.
Friday 23 November	12:00	Society lunch Pre-weekend in London lunch open to all society members.