Comments on: Interview With Dale McGowan http://podblack.com/2008/11/interview-with-dale-mcgowan/ Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:18:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: podblack http://podblack.com/2008/11/interview-with-dale-mcgowan/comment-page-1/#comment-4351 podblack Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:35:27 +0000 http://podblack.com/?p=1049#comment-4351 I knew that commenting would help! Thanks, Chalmer! :D I knew that commenting would help! Thanks, Chalmer! :D

]]> By: Chalmer Wren http://podblack.com/2008/11/interview-with-dale-mcgowan/comment-page-1/#comment-4300 Chalmer Wren Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:49:56 +0000 http://podblack.com/?p=1049#comment-4300 If you interested in contacting the CFI, I can help you out. Shoot me an e-mail at metroatheists@hotmail.com. If you interested in contacting the CFI, I can help you out. Shoot me an e-mail at metroatheists@hotmail.com.

]]> By: podblack http://podblack.com/2008/11/interview-with-dale-mcgowan/comment-page-1/#comment-4169 podblack Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:21:37 +0000 http://podblack.com/?p=1049#comment-4169 Okay - have you tried more formal parenting groups out there? Childminding / creches, kindergarten/primaries - using pinup boards or flyers at such places? I am still interested if Chalmer Wren might be able to give you someone's email... do let me know if you'd like me to try contacting someone for you in CFI? Okay – have you tried more formal parenting groups out there? Childminding / creches, kindergarten/primaries – using pinup boards or flyers at such places? I am still interested if Chalmer Wren might be able to give you someone’s email… do let me know if you’d like me to try contacting someone for you in CFI?

]]> By: mathyoo http://podblack.com/2008/11/interview-with-dale-mcgowan/comment-page-1/#comment-4167 mathyoo Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:15:45 +0000 http://podblack.com/?p=1049#comment-4167 I forgot to get back to you on this. The Littleton group is great, although we haven't been able to make any of the meetups yet. Many of the meetups are during the week and we just can't make those. We keep having family things crop up, too. I was really hoping to find a larger organization for backing simply from the standpoint of getting more exposure and drawing more people. I've already tried most of those groups, and they seem to mostly be made up of people without children. I guess most secular families are probably like ours, and keep pretty busy, so it's difficult to make time for additional activities. I forgot to get back to you on this. The Littleton group is great, although we haven’t been able to make any of the meetups yet. Many of the meetups are during the week and we just can’t make those. We keep having family things crop up, too. I was really hoping to find a larger organization for backing simply from the standpoint of getting more exposure and drawing more people. I’ve already tried most of those groups, and they seem to mostly be made up of people without children. I guess most secular families are probably like ours, and keep pretty busy, so it’s difficult to make time for additional activities.

]]> By: podblack http://podblack.com/2008/11/interview-with-dale-mcgowan/comment-page-1/#comment-3193 podblack Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:55:39 +0000 http://podblack.com/?p=1049#comment-3193 For CFI? Okay, I've got a few ideas: http://www.myspace.com/metroatheists - this was from an article on the CFI website which says 'Chalmer Wren is Vice President and co-founder of Metro State Atheists and an undergraduate in chemistry at the Metropolitan State College of Denver.' There is also their website here: http://metrostateatheists.wordpress.com/contact-information/ And although they are a student group, they might have some contacts / parents amongst their team who could help out (or give you a more direct line to CFI!). Alternatively - why use just CFI? Get in touch with some of the groups that exist outside via Meetup.com? There's a few 'groups' out there that would be worth contacting, because they can also get in touch with their members and see who'd be keen. Here's a Secular Parenting Group in Littleton who might give you some tips! http://newparents.meetup.com/602/ One great group there is the Denver Skeptics: http://www.meetup.com/DenverSkeptics/ Denver Humanists: http://humanism.meetup.com/160/ Denver Freethinkers and Atheists (DAFT!!) : http://www.meetup.com/DAFT-Atheists/ Denver Atheists: http://atheists.meetup.com/67/ There's also Denver Brights: http://brights.meetup.com/296/ I would probably suggest getting in touch with all of them via Meetup.com and seeing whether you might be able to coordinate something that draws upon all the groups? Great to hear from you, by the way - isn't it funny that someone from Australia can come up with these tips? ;) For CFI? Okay, I’ve got a few ideas:
http://www.myspace.com/metroatheists – this was from an article on the CFI website which says ‘Chalmer Wren is Vice President and co-founder of Metro State Atheists and an undergraduate in chemistry at the Metropolitan State College of Denver.’
There is also their website here: http://metrostateatheists.wordpress.com/contact-information/
And although they are a student group, they might have some contacts / parents amongst their team who could help out (or give you a more direct line to CFI!).

Alternatively – why use just CFI? Get in touch with some of the groups that exist outside via Meetup.com? There’s a few ‘groups’ out there that would be worth contacting, because they can also get in touch with their members and see who’d be keen.
Here’s a Secular Parenting Group in Littleton who might give you some tips! http://newparents.meetup.com/602/
One great group there is the Denver Skeptics: http://www.meetup.com/DenverSkeptics/
Denver Humanists: http://humanism.meetup.com/160/
Denver Freethinkers and Atheists (DAFT!!) : http://www.meetup.com/DAFT-Atheists/
Denver Atheists: http://atheists.meetup.com/67/
There’s also Denver Brights: http://brights.meetup.com/296/

I would probably suggest getting in touch with all of them via Meetup.com and seeing whether you might be able to coordinate something that draws upon all the groups?

Great to hear from you, by the way – isn’t it funny that someone from Australia can come up with these tips? ;)

]]> By: mathyoo http://podblack.com/2008/11/interview-with-dale-mcgowan/comment-page-1/#comment-3189 mathyoo Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:05:13 +0000 http://podblack.com/?p=1049#comment-3189 great interview! I just finished <i>Parenting Beyond Belief</i> and my wife is about half way through. I found it really helpful, especially some of the essays on holidays. I'm really looking forward to <i>Raising Freethinkers</i> too. I've contacted CFI about starting a parent group here in Denver. Anyone know a better way to reach them than their web site? great interview! I just finished Parenting Beyond Belief and my wife is about half way through. I found it really helpful, especially some of the essays on holidays. I’m really looking forward to Raising Freethinkers too. I’ve contacted CFI about starting a parent group here in Denver. Anyone know a better way to reach them than their web site?

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