Sunday Assembly

SA Silicon Valley will hold a Halloween Party and do a service activity benefiting Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence.

Souling evolved into guising in Ireland and Scotland, where children dressed in costumes and accepted fruits, nuts, and coins in exchange for singing a song, reciting a poem, or telling a joke.

Sunday Assembly: Halloween Service Event, Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 11:00 AM | Meetup **Join Us for an Uplifting Celebration of Life!** 10:45 - Coffee, tea and mingling 11:00 - Program 12:00 - Potluck - Bring something to share! **Program** Let's get in the

Did you know that receiving treats on Halloween comes from an old English custom called souling? Children and the poor would go door-to-door on All Souls' Day and All Saints' Day to offer up prayers for the dead in exchange for soul cakes, a small flatbread with spices, raisins, and currants.

October Assembly: Think, Learn, Adapt!

For AI to empower, it must ensure human oversight, be transparent, reduce bias, and maintain human control. 10/11 SALA will learn how Agentic AI can empower us rather than replace us, as well as how keeping a learning mindset can help us adapt as technology changes faster than ever.

How can AI empower us instead of replace us? When AI is human-centered, it can
- automate mundane tasks
- enhance productivity and efficiency
- extend human capabilities
- enhance creativity and innovation and
- personalize education

Sunday Assembly Fort Worth will learn about how the Doctrine of Discovery has continued to influence our way of life even today.

Although repudiated by the Vatican in 2023, the doctrine's influence persists in legal systems and policies in countries like the United States and Canada, underpinning ongoing challenges to Indigenous rights.

This gave European Christian nations the right to claim sovereignty, exploit resources, and impose their culture and religion on the inhabitants.

Sunday Assembly Fort Worth, Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 10:15 AM | Meetup If you're looking for a secular, non-religious community where the like-minded gather, this is for you! The first in Texas! Sunday Assembly Fort Worth is held at the addres

From the early 1400s on, white European explorers had conquered foreign lands throughout the world. Why did they believe they could take over already settled lands? Under the Doctrine of Discovery, developed by the Catholic Church, non-Christian lands were considered "empty" or terra nullius.

Sunday Assembly Detroit will explore fanfiction as a way to create more inclusive stories.

Myths & folktales belonged to the people, told, retold, and reshaped across generations; modern myths are controlled by giant corporations. But today's fanfiction is a form of cultural resistance, creating space for diverse, disabled, and queer voices often erased from corporate narratives.

Monthly Assembly - Genetics, Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 11:00 AM | Meetup ## Details Join us in October for a journey into the heart of curiosity and science! One of our very own members will share insights into the topic of genetics in medical

Is there a risk of knowing too much in genetics? Our growing knowledge of genetic codes opens up new questions about what humanity, academics, and individuals should do with insights into the biological machinery that is the human body. Sunday Assembly Seattle will jump into this on October 12.

I'm With The Banned, Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 10:30 AM | Meetup “Keep your nose in a book – and keep other people's noses out of which books you choose to stick your nose into!” ― Art Spiegelman “Because all books are forbidden when a

SA Nashville will stick their noses into banned books. Stephen King told kids “run, don't walk, to the nearest nonschool library or to the local bookstore and get whatever it was that they banned … because that's exactly what you need to know.” Our speaker will be author and librarian Lisa Bubert.

Starting off #glasgow @sundayassembly.bsky.social this morning! So lovely to see everyone and especially more locals. Michelle and the crew have done a fantastic job.

Day 2 of the #glasgow @sundayassembly.bsky.social gathering after a lovely evening dancing! Band getting warmed up.

I'm at the @sundayassembly.bsky.social conference in #glasgow, and it's a lovely time so far!

2 days to the next Sunday Assembly conference. Emcees, AV team, hospitality team, musicians, speaker recruiters, volunteer coordinators, and more make our conferences possible. We are so grateful to our Sunday Assembly conference organizers!

Photo of interview with Rachel Bloom at 2024 conference in Los Angeles

3 days remaining to the Sunday Assembly conference!

Last year we had the pleasure of hearing actress and comedian Rachel Bloom talk about her brilliant, poignant musical comedy special, “Death, Let Me Do My Show”, which comes from the secular worldview that we cherish in our communities.

1. Be aware of our personal agendas
2. Identify the culture that we want to see
3. Be clear on the behaviors we are looking for to achieve that culture

Ashley from Atlanta talking in a previous conference presentation.

4 days to go to the Sunday Assembly Conference! Sunday Assembly conferences have talks about how to Live Better, Help Often, and Wonder More, and to improve our communities. Ashley and Ross from Atlanta suggested 3 ways to improve our relationships in our communities (in the comment below!):

Dr. Jess Cail invited us to remember the power of play through a mix of foam sword battles, hula hooping, jump roping, hacky sacking, and playing with a beautiful dragon streamer.

Countdown to Sunday Assembly's next conference! In 5 days, Sunday Assemblers from all over will gather in Glasgow for a wonderful time of inspiration and connection.

As we get ready for another incredible event, let's revisit some of the joy from last year's conference, in the comments below.

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Tomorrow on the solar equinox, cities all over will be coming together at events for Sun Day, a global day of action to tell decision makers we want clean energy for all. It's an opportunity for us to take action for a cleaner, healthier future for everyone.

Sunday Assembly Gainesville will hear from the mentor coordinator for the Take Stock in Children program.

September 2025 J oin Sunday Assembly Gainesville for our September assembly on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 11:00am. We'll meet in person at the  Pride Community Center of North Central Florida (PCCNCF)  in...

Florida 6th to 9th graders who want to go to college but have financial obstacles can be paired with a mentor, offered college success coaching, and, upon completion of the program, receive two years of prepaid college tuition, thanks to the non-profit initiative Take Stock in Children.

SAEB Celebration! Speakers: several group members , Sun, Sep 21, 2025, 10:30 AM | Meetup Find Meetup events so you can do more of what matters to you. Or create your own group and meet people near you who share your interests.

This Sunday, several Sunday Assembly East Bay chapter members will recount personal stories, told in the style of the Moth Radio Hour.

YouTube video by PBS SoCal The Cheech | Artbound | Season 15, Episode 1 | PBS SoCal

The documentary is viewable on Youtube here:

Special Virtual Documentary Night: The Cheech, Sun, Sep 21, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup **\*\*YOU MUST WATCH THE FILM ON YOUR OWN BEFORE THE EVENT\*\*** Link to the film is in the info below. For this Special Virtual Documentary Night, in honor of National H

Did you know that comedy icon Cheech Marin has a Center for Chicano Art & Culture w/ 700+ pieces by Mexican-American artists? The documentary The Cheech describes his journey. Sunday Assembly Atlanta will discuss the film over Zoom and have a Q&A with the director, producer, and multiple artists.