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List of speakers
This list of speakers
in maintained to assist local groups in finding an interesting
speaker for their meetings. Some of the speakers on this list are
not Humanists, but are included in the list because they speak on
topics of interest to the Humanist community.
These speakers
do not represent the Humanists of Florida Association. To book a
speaker from HFA - please contact
FLAhumanists@gmail.com or call
813-907-5206
For More Speakers, check out
the
Florida ACLU Speakers Bureau
JIM PETERSON
9662 Magnoia Blossom Dr.
Tampa, FL 33626-5428
727-213-0460
humanist@ij.net
Subjects: The
philosophy of Humanism and its application to everyday life. Why
Humanism is the default mode of thinking in a secular democracy.
Humanist leadership iin the Post Carbon World.
Groups
representing: Board Member - Humanists Society of the Suncoast,
Board Member - Pinellas ACLU, Member -Tampa Bay Post Carbon
Council, President - Metrodirect Communications, Member - National
Society of Audio Consultants, Board Member - Atheists of Florida.
Bio: 20 years of involvement with Florida Humanist
Organizations Serving on: the board of directors Humanists of
Florida(past), Florida Atheists Inc. Pinellas Civil Liberties Union.
Formerly editor: The Florida Humanist Founding member Tallahassee
Peace Coalition. Formerly Chair of Community Literature Inc.,
Tallahassee. Formerly State Co-chair; Socialist Party USA. Founder,
Tallahassee branch of Nat. Alliance against Racist and Political
Repression. Founder and former Pres. Humanists of Tallahassee. Past
President of the Middlecreek Association. Founding member of the
Tallahassee Odyssey Science Museum Project. Member:
Center
for Inquiry-Florida, Tampa Bay Skeptics, Americans
United.
Have given
numerous talks in west central Florida, and appeared in several TV
and radio venues.
Honorarium
required?: No
Amount: Free within Pinellas County;
$50 outside
Restrictions: West Coast and Central Florida within 70 miles
of Clearwater. I can accept no more than one speaking engagement per
month.
JERRY DANIELS
2263 Orangepointe Ave
Palm Harbor FL 34683
727) 781-7352
jdaniels161@hotmail.com
Subjects: Motivational Speaking;
Business and Professional Development Trainer; Streamlining
Businesses; educator; Political Campaigns -from Grassroots to
High-tech PDA sophistication; Community Diversity, Unity, Economic
Development and Empowerment; Youth Initiatives, Programs and
Alternative ed. Programs; Gang Abatement and Resolutions; Special
Event Planning, Creation, Promotions, Implementation and Evalution;
Racial Solidarity, Cultural Tolerance and Gender Sensitivity; to
name a few.
Groups representing: Expert if Self, Spirit and Life
(Relationship) Coaching, Motivation, Peak Performance,
Confrontation, Challenge, Improvement, Maximizationa and Balance.
Bio: Born Nov. 20, 1961 in Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough
County; The proud son of renowned Evangelist James L. Daniels, Sr.
(D.1980) and Minnie L. Daniels Shines (remarried to Minister John A.
Shines). Proud father of Shekijah and Jerry Jr. (who resides with
ex-wife in Detroit, Michigan); Very educated (degreed) and
well-traveled; civically involved and culturally astute; passion
driven and spiritually grounded; a gifted speaker, leader and
visionary; Also, I am a contributing Columnist, recently recognized
Merit Poet and aspiring Writer (I have completed the novel -seeking
a publisher)and have been awarded well-over 250 USA and
International honors for special achievements and innovations; a
professional resume is available upon request to explicate this
information further.
Honorarium required?: Yes
Amount: Suggestion: Allow it to be commensurate with
Education, Life and Travel Experience and Professional Work/Clientel
History.
Restrictions: Monday - Friday -Primarily available for any
engagements with a one week notice to scheduled date of engagment.
Weekends are open. Available to travel anywhere in USA and Foreign
Countries -as long as comprehensive travel, room and board expenses
are handled by employer
DR. EMANUEL PAPARELLA
12371 NW 29th Manor
Sunrise FL 33323
954-749-6243
emanuelpaparella@yahoo.com
Subjects: Italian Humanism, Italian
Renaissance, the philosophy of history of Giambattista Vico, Italian
Literature, Western Civilization, The European Union and the
Transatlantic Dialogue
Bio: Emanuel L. Paparella was born in 1942. He believes in
and practices an interdisciplinary approach in teaching and
learning. Has a B.A. (philosophy major) from St. Francis College, an
M.A. (Italian Language and Literature) from Middlebury College, an
M.Phil. and a Ph.D. (Italian Humanism) from Yale University. Has
done one year of graduate work in Comparative Literature at New York
University. He is the author of two books: Hermeneutics in the
Philosophy of Giambattista Vico and A New Europe in Search of its
Soul, plus numerous article in Italian literature and culture, the
European Union and the Transatlantic Dialogue. He is retired, a
former professor at the University of Puerto Rico and the University
of Central Florida. Fullbright scholar at the University of Perugia,
Italy. Has lectured widely and currently teaches Humanities part
time at Barry University.
Honorarium required?: Yes
Amount: $ 100 which includes traveling expenses.
Restrictions: Any time on Monday, Friday or Saturday. Also on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in the Available: morning and early
afternoon (no later than 2PM). Willing to travel to: Any place in
Dade, Broward or Palm Beach county.
BRUCE NISSSEN
5130 Jackson Street
Hollywood FL 33021
954-985-3935
nissenb@fiu.edu
Subjects: Workers, labor, unions,
economic development, living wages, low wage workers,
Groups representing: my research institute: Research
Institute on Social and Economic Policy (RISEP - www.risep-fiu.org )
Bio: I have published 3 books and numerous scholarly articles
on topics relateing to labor and social policy.
Honorarium required?: No
Amount: At minimum, I must have my expenses paid (mileage,
etc.). At least a small honorarium beyond that is nice, and would
probably make me more likely to actually do it.
Restrictions: I live in south Florida, so that's easiest.
Further away is possible, but requires time to drive there (and the
funding to do so)
DR. MJ HARDMAN
PO Box 12099
Gainesville FL 32604
352-378-9827
afn11122@afn.org
Subjects: Language and gender, Language
and violence, The Jaqi peoples of South America, Language and
culture, Humanism and SF http://grove.ufl.edu/~hardman/
Groups representing: I founded the Humanist Society of
Gainesville Charles Morris Chapter & am a lifetime member. I was on
the Board of Directors for the AHA 1993-2002 and am a lifetime
member. I am currently independent.
Bio: MJ Hardman is an Anthropological Linguist, Professor of
Linguistics and Anthropology at the University of Florida. Her field
work has been primarily in the Andes Mountains with the Jaqi
languages for which she has written grammars, teaching materials and
cultural studies. She also teaches courses dealing with perception,
language, gender and violence. Part of her research work in language
and gender has included the exploration of metaphors, the patterning
of worldview in language and of science fiction.
Honorarium required?: No
Amount: Honorariums are nice negotiable I do request expenses
-- mileage only if not over night
Restrictions: hardman@ufl.edu Negotiable; I teach during the
academic year. During the summer I may be South America
MICHAEL P. BRANNON, PSY.D.
200 SE 6th St. #601
Fort Lauderdale FL 33301
(954) 766-8826
JBelt34735@aol.com
Subjects: Forensic Psychology
(interface of psychology and the law), Psychopathic Personality
Disorders, Developmental Psychology, Mental Health Disorders,
Psychology of Religion, Parenting, Raising Children without
Religion.
Bio: I am a frequent lecturer at workshops and seminars
around the country on many of the above topics. I have previously
spoken at Atheists of Florida and Humanists of Florida meetings. I
am an adjunct professor of psychology at Nova Southeastern
University's graduate program.
Honorarium required?: Yes
Amount: Only if traveling out of the Broward County area.
Only travel expenses would be required.
Restrictions: Depends on court schedule. Busy day time
schedule.
KEN HURLEY
PO Box 5331
Jacksonville FL 32247
904) 396-5242
aclujax@yahoo.com
Subjects: vThe Cost of Free Speech,
Pulpit Politics, Moral Values, Fishing, and the Big Lies, The Gay
Divorcee: Same Sex Marriage and 1001 Reasons to Seek Equality,
“endowed by their Creator . . .” Considering the Origins of Civil
Rights, Whoosh! Was that our Constitution? The USA PATRIOT Act:
Safety AND Freedom, An American Civil Discussion: An overview of
civil liberties issues today, Civil Liberties and the “War on
Terrorism”, Affirmative Action: Which action do we want to affirm?
Groups representing: ACLU - www.ACLUFL.org
Bio: Ken Hurley is in his forth term as President of the
American Civil Liberties Union of Greater Jacksonville, Florida
(including the counties of Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, and St.
John's). He is also a member of the ACLU State Board of Directors
and has served as a state delegate to the National ACLU Biennial
Convention. The seriousness and diversity of the issues and
questions surrounding the Constitution and Bill of Rights make for a
stimulating challenge. Among the many issues confronting the ACLU
are: Homelessness, civil rights, restoration for former felons,
Florida's ban on gay adoption, death penalty, USA PATRIOT Act, St.
Augustine's anti-fine arts laws, Know Your Rights campaign for
juveniles, voting reforms, drug law reform, school vouchers, civil
liberties and terrorism, library internet censorship, mental
wellness, Dignity for All Students, Terri's Law, reproductive
rights, police practices, and church-state relations. Ken hosts a
local cable television program titled, civil discourse.
Honorarium required?: No
Amount: as offered
Restrictions: schedule permitting
SHEILA HARTY
108 Jerez Court, Vilano Beach
St. Augustine FL 32084
904-826-0563
stharty@aug.com
Subjects: Intellectuals Are Truly
Neglected Sheep - An Appreciation of Classical Islam - The Lady, the
Witch, and the Immaculate Conception - Teilhard de Chardin and a
Theology of Evolution - Demythologizing Religion with Joseph
Campbell - The Ethics of Citizenship from a Nader Raider - The
Unitarian Heresy Against the Trinity - Thomas Merton’s Last Talk:
Bangkok, 1968 - God Uses Beauty Like Dante Used Beatrice - Arguments
Against Biblical Literalism: Old & New Testament - The Problem is
Fundamentalism: Christian & Muslim - Why Not Female Priests? - The
Just-War Principles of Augustine - Myths & Reality of Church-State
Separation - The Much Maligned Mary Magdalene - The Origin of the
Sunnis and the Shiites Schism - The Gnostic Challenge to Orthodoxy -
Heaven and Hell: Wither or Whether - An Assessment of Pope John Paul
II
Bio: Theologian Sheila Harty has a B.A. and M.A. in Theology.
Her major was in Catholicism, her minor in Islam, and her thesis in
biblical Judaism. However, her definition of God more closely
resembles quantum physics and the enigma of chaos theory. Her
theological mentors are Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Ivan Illich, and
Alfred North Whitehead. Harty always employed her theology degrees
within the political field as applied ethics. She worked for 20
years in Washington DC as a public interest policy advocate, 10 of
those years with Ralph Nader as his personal administrator. On
sabbatical from Nader, she taught business ethics at University
College Cork in Ireland. She worked for former U.S. Attorney General
Ramsey Clark and former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. She
also worked as an editor on staff with the Congressional Budget
Office and on contract with the United Nations University and the
World Bank. In addition, whe worked as a consultant with the Centre
for the Study of International Negotiations in Geneva, the
International Organization of Consumers Unions in The Hague, and the
National Education Association in Dublin. Harty is also a published
and award-winning author. Her first book, Hucksters in the
Classroom: A Review of Industry Propaganda in Schools, won the 1980
George Orwell Award for Honesty & Clarity in Public Language [an
award also won by Noam Chomsky and Ted Koeppel]. This book brought
her speaking engagements around the world and much media coverage,
including the BBC, NPR, and The Today Show with Phil Donahue. She
moved to Florida in 1996 to be near her aging parents, where she
works freelance as an editor desktop publisher.
Honorarium required?: Yes
Amount: $150 plus mileage, which is what UUs pay me
Restrictions: Within 2.5 hours of St. Augustine
RUSSELL PIZER
Palm Coast FL 32614
386-447-1045
resip@bellsouth.net
Subjects: Philosophical search that led
to Humanism; Complementary and Alternatice Medical Modalities and
Physical Fitness Enhancing Excercises; Censorship is Alive and Well;
The Bible, Founding Fathers, and an American Theocracy.
Groups representing: Humanists of Florida Association and
ACLU
Honorarium required?: No
ROBERT A. GRIFFIN, PH.D.
021 Oakridge D, CVE
Deerfield Beach FL 33442
954-420-0771
rgriffin15@earthlink.net
Subjects: Modern Humanism in America;
Humanist Values and Ethics; Why is Spinoza Relevant Today?, History
and Form of the Scientific Method
Groups representing: resident, Philosophy Symposium of
Century Village East
Bio: Born, 1926, in Cleveland, Ohio. Graduated, 1944, Shaw
H.S., East Clev. B.A., soc. studies, Geneva College, 1951, M. .Div.,
theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 1954, M.A., Ph.D., Speech
Education, Ohio State University, 1965,-67, Professor of
Communication with specialty for economic history at Southern
Connecticut State University, 1967- 1992. Publ: High Baroque Culture
and Theatre in Vienna, Humanities Press, Inc., 1972; Thorstein
Veblen, Advocate Press, 1982. Graduate Fellowships at Yale, NYU, and
guest Lecturer in Europe at the universities of Florence, Rome,
Halle, Berlin, and Academies of science in Prague and Budapest.
Currently serving as President of the Philosophy Symposium of
Century Village East, Deerfield Beach, FL
Honorarium required?: Yes
Amount: $50.00 plus travel expenses, or barter for a
scheduled Monday PM lecture at the CVE Philosophy Symposium
Restrictions: South Florida, south of Boca Raton, 15 mi.
north of Ft. Lauderdale and 25 mi. south of West Palm Beach; 35 mi.
north of Miami
CARL GRANADOS
6449 S.E. South Marina Way
Stuart FL 34996
561-367-1062
delacube@delacube.com
Subjects: The morality of rational
thinking. Humanism. Inconsitencies in Christian religion between
word and action. The corporate media or the views we never hear on
television and radio. The history we are never told about.
Groups representing: none
Bio: member of Toastmasters in Asheville for many years, used
to be on a debate team in high school, and I am also a graduate of a
Dale Carnegie program.
Honorarium required?: No
Amount: none needed
Restrictions: Ft. Lauderdale to West Palm Beach
MARK LAFONTAINE
141 NW 46th Court
Fort Lauderdale FL 33309
954-564-9901
MarkL@CheckMInc.com
Subjects: Boy Scouts of America,
Taxation, Military issues, HIV/Aids issues. - Discrimination Issues
Groups representing: Scouting For All
Bio: I was in Scouting from the age of 6 through 19, and
volunteered as an adult. I am an Eagle Scout and the Southern
Regional Director of Scouting For All. I was the first Eagle Scout
to be thrown out of the National Eagle Scout Association and the
first openly gay man to apply for leadership with the BSA. I have a
Masters in Taxation from Florida International University and am a
practicing accountant with over 12 years experience. I was a member
of the U.S. Coast Guard before the Don't Ask, Don't Tell rule and
experienced, first hand, the witch hunts of the military and
humiliation of being outed by the government - imprisonment, hard
manual labor and forced psychiatric evaluation. I am also HIV+ for
10 years and successfully fought a lawsuit against the Department of
Veterans Affairs from 1995-1997. I currently am an adjunct professor
for a local college and sit on the board of the Wansiki Foundation,
which provides a clinic to HIV/Aids patients through Ryan White and
other medical programs.
Honorarium required?: No
Amount: A donation to Scouting For All or the Wansiki
Foundation would be a welcomed gesture.
Restrictions: Just call me with advanced notice - preferably
a month ahead if over 100 miles from my home. Day or night is okay.
TORBEN RIISE
13500 SW 108 Street Circle South
Miami FL 33186
305 752 9595
triise@bellsouth.com
Subjects: Tolerance, the Free Spirit,
Ethics of Science, Corporate Governance, International Relations,
Entrepreneurship.
Groups representing: City of Copenhagen/Country of Denmark
Bio: Educational background in science (MSc: Chemical
Engineering; PhD in Biotechnology) and in business (MBA in business
economy); Business background: two decades of executive experience
in international corporations; Other: (1) Goodwill Ambassador of
Copenhagen/Denmark, (2) published author (non-fiction: hundreds of
articles on ethics of science, science and society; fiction: three
books published :The Eyes of The Sphinx (on free spirit/tolerance)
and the Emily book series)
Honorarium required?: Yes
Amount: I seek $100/hour but, depending on the situation,
will consider less or possibly free.
Restrictions: 1) Available in Miami and within 1 hours
driving radius; (2) available anywhere in the country if cost of
transportation and accommodation is covered. Available any time of
the day, any time of the week
RON HIRSCH
25100 Jog Rd.
Delray Beach FL 33446
561-638-3400
RHIRSCH17@aol.com
Subjects: I can speak about the
development of humanism in Jewish culture and about Humanistic
Judaism as a growing movement. I can also speak about the philosophy
of Humanism. Some of the topics I can speak on are: The inherent
threat of the Radical Islamic movement and its consequences for
Humanists. The issue of 3rd stage Abortion and a Humanistic point of
view regarding abortion. A humanistic view of Religion and Science.
The Enlightenment and the seeds of Humanism.
Bio: I have studied Humanism for the past 20 years and was a
speaker on behalf of the Society for Humanistic Judaism for many
years. I have studied under Rabbi Sherwin Wine, the founder of
Humanistic Judaism and took 3 years of courses to gain knowledge
about the history of Secular Humanistic Judaism.
Honorarium required?: Yes
Amount: Reasonable to be negotiated
Restrictions: Palm Beach County
FRANK SCHIAVONE
4341 NW 16 STREET
LAUDERHILL FL 33313
954 717 0477
humanist4@juno.com
Subjects: Social Activism through
Bridges without Borders.
Groups representing: Bridges Across Borders a group of
activists working to break down borders that are man made that
separate people. We have a web site that will tell you just what we
are doing. www.bridgesacrossborders.org Also have a newspaper and if
you would like a co
Bio: Have been involved in Peace and Justice work since the
age of about eighteen. W.W.2 was in prison for refusing to report
for military service. A member of War Resistors League. Since moving
to Florida have been on many walks and demonstrations with F.C.P.J
and other Peace groups In 1988 was in USSR on a Peace Walk with 200
from USA and two hundred Soviets. We walked from Odessa to
Kiev,(mostly by Bus)Went back in 1992 with a group of students to
find disaster.
Honorarium required?: No
Amount: In some cases we would like expenses but we do not
require money. If you wish to donate some money to help our cause we
would appreciate it. All donations are tax deductible.
Restrictions: We cover Florida. WE haven't been out side
state but if we can we would be glad to consider it. We have people
in Cambodia, Mexico, Panama, and Colombia. It all started when we
had an International Peace Camp where we had young people from every
continent with the exception of Australia.
MICHAEL HELD
9360 Lime Bay Blvd. Apt. 306
Tamarac FL 33321
954 718-5818
Heldmx@aol.com
Subjects: How to write a novel and get
published. US Constitutional History 1787-1860, Southern Perspective
on the Civil War. Spent more than several years researching my
trilogy on the Plains Sioux Indians of the Western United States.
Published author in both the US and the UK. ETC.
Bio: Ran for polital office, counilmanic, 1976-1985, Oakland,
New Jersey. Never elected, as I was a liberal democrat in a very
republican district. Educated at Eastern Kentucky University in
Paralegal studies. Researcher and freelance writer. Published, Never
Be A Victim, Ed Ross, PHD.1996 Published Uster Humanist, 1997,
Requiem For God. Published Ulster Humanist, 1997, An American In
Northern Ireland. 1st novel of a trilogy published in 2005, by
Synergebooks.com Would enjoy speaking about bipolar disorder, as I
was born with said mental illness.
Honorarium required?: No
Amount: Just tolls, gasoline, and, if need be, hotel, if I am
that far from home.
Restrictions: none
CHRIS ALLEN
199 E. Welborne Avenue, Suite 201
Winter Park FL 32789
407-740-8652
allenomics@yahoo.com
Subjects: - Learn how to promote
workforce team-building by engaging employees in meaningful and fun,
hands-on volunteer projects that support your community. Plan and
implement creative strategies that will help you recruit and sustain
volunteer involvement for your non-profit organization. Learn how to
plan, manage and lead volunteer projects that help people learn
about community issues and the power they have to make a difference.
Groups representing: Hands On Orlando
Bio: Chris Allen is the founder and executive director of
Hands On Orlando. HOO is Central Florida's largest planner and
manager of volunteer projects and a national model for promoting
civic engagement. It has mobilized and managed over 25,000
volunteers and supported more than 150 non-profit organizations,
public schools, parks and recreation centers.
Honorarium required?: No
Amount: No cost, if event is located in the Orlando area.
Travel expenses only if event occurs outside Central
Florida...assuming audience/workshop attendees are there, free of
charge. Travel expenses and $500 if attendees pay a fee to attend
the seminar.
Restrictions: none
BARBARA WALKER
1568 Vermeer Drive
Nokomis FL 34275-4473
941-488-1302 none
Subjects: Sexism: the Beginnings,
Violence in Religion, Women of the Old Testament, The Three Marys:
Traditions of the pre-Christian Triadic Goddess, Halloween: The
Season of the Crone, Which Bible?, The Devil: A brief history, Sex
and the Single God: How Sexuality and Divine Motherhood we
Diabolized, Heresy and how it made the church rich
Groups representing: Also qualified to give workshops in
advanced knitting techniques
Bio: An accomplished writer, Barbara's works include: The
Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets (Harper), Amazon: a Novel
(Harper), The Skeptical Feminist (Harpter), and several others
including an entire series of how to knit books from Schoolhouse
Press. She was the AHA Humanist Heroine of the Year in 1993, she is
an accomplished lecturer, workshop leader, designer, amateut
mineralogist, and is married to an organic chemist and mother of one
son. She won the UUA Olympia Brown award in 2003 in recognition of
significant recent efforts on behalf of achieving a non-sexist
society.
Honorarium required?: Yes
Amount: $100 between Englewood and Bradenton, $200 + mileage
between Tampa & Fort Myers
SHERMAN DORN
14309 Ravenwood Lane
Tampa FL 33618-2029
813-974-9482
sdorn@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
Subjects: Education, U.S. history
Bio: Sherman Dorn is an historian of education at the
University of South Florida. He is the author of Creating the
Dropout (Praeger Press, 1996) and several articles on educational
policy history. He received his doctorate in U.S. history from the
University of Pennsylvania.
Honorarium required?: Yes
Amount: On a sliding-scale basis, depending on the non-profit
status of the organization and organizational resources. Generally
not with a small non-profit or a community group. Travel expenses
depending on distance from home.
Restrictions: Please contact 3-4 months in advance of date.
GREG JORDAN
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, USF #30242
Tampa FL 33620-3024
813-974-4947
arcturus12453@yahoo.com
Subjects: meditation, happiness and
self-fulfillment, Humanist approaches to death & suffering,
Transhumanism, New Era calendar, Bible criticism & history of
Christianity or Judaism, relationship between Buddhism and Humanism
Groups representing: Resources of the World
Bio: I am a member of the Humanists of Florida Association,
the American Humanist Association, the World Transhumanist
Association, and Americans United for the Separation of Church and
State. I have a Ph.D. in English from the University of South
Florida, where I have taught for many years. I have a Master's
degree in Education from the same university, and a Bachelor's
degree in History from the University of Florida. I studied graduate
level linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles for
two years. I work in Tampa but live in St. Petersburg.
Honorarium required?: No
Amount: not in Tampa Bay area, but elsewhere, negotiable.
Restrictions: none
JEROME LIEBERMAN
6833 Quail Hollow Blvd
Wesley Chapel FL 33544-3421
813-907-5206
jlieber1@tampabay.rr.com
Subjects: Progressive Social Action,
fundraising, grants, coalition building, issues on the state level
of importance to humanists, building organizations and change
Groups representing: Humanists of Florida Association
Bio: I have a PhD and thirty-five years as a college
professor and administrator. I have been a speaker at numerous
national, state and local conferences, including a keynote speaker
several times. I am an extemporaneous speaker. I have an outline of
what I want to discuss, but never read to my audience. I am
considered to be spontaneous and interactive with my audience when
the opportunity is available.
Honorarium required?: No
Amount: none requiured
Restrictions: Geographically available but not
chronologically. I will need to schedule at least two to three weeks
in advance if serious travel is involved.
JAMES A. YOUNG
2826 Keysville Rd. E.
Lithia FL 33547
813-737-1688
jayoung@mindspring.com
Subjects: The philosophy of humanism.
Why secular humanism? All about atheism. The nature of freethought.
Critical thinking as a tool of enlightenment. What's wrong with the
Scientific Method? The tools of deception. How important are human
rights? The practical approach to finding truth.
Groups representing: Humanist Association of West Central
Florida, Atheists of Florida, The Secular Coalition.
Bio: An ex-Christian preacher who abandoned Christianity in
favor of Secular Humanism. Author of the freethought book; An Ounce
of Reason.... Member and supporter of numerous organizations whose
missions reflect his philosophical positions on social issues. Among
them are: American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for
Separtation of Church and State, National Organization for Women,
Planned Parenthood, The Hemlock Society USA, Equality Florida,
American Humanist Association, Council for Secular Humanism and
Humanists of Florida. Recording Secretary of Atheists of Florida and
Vice President of Humanist Association of West Central Florida.
Sponsor of freethought outreach booth at the University of South
Florida. Founder of The Secular Coalition.
Honorarium required?: No
Amount: No honorarium required.
Restrictions: Hillsborough, Polk, Pinellas, Pasco, Manatee.
Evenings and weekends only.
MICHAEL ROGERS
1118 49th Avenue North
St. Petersburg FL 33703
727-526-7016
Jarrin567@aol.com
Subjects: 1.) LGBTQI Youth Issues (
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning or Queer, and
Intersex. 2.) Welcoming Diversity/Prejudice Reduction -
comprehensive, interactive workshop that looks at what we can do to
heal racism, sexism, anti-semitism, classism, homophobia, religious
persecution, adultsim, agism, etc… 3.) Adultism (Agism against young
people), Whites Eliminating Racism, Intersex issues
Groups representing: Program Coordinator for True
Expressions, (lgbtqi youth center) and Chapter Leader/Youth
Consitutency Leader for NCBI Tampa Bay. Also, a member of the USF
St. Petersburg Campus Women's Collective and the Sexual Minority
Youth Commitee of the Jueven
Bio: I have presentated on the national, state and local
level on the subject of queer youth and diversity/prejudice
reduction. When presenting I have led individually, as part of a
team, and on panel discussions. A few of the places I have
presented: GLSEN National Conference, Florida Safe Schools Summit,
Florida Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. NYAC National
Conference, Pinellas County Juvenile Welfare Board, Pinellas
School's Catalogue of Choice social work classes, religious
communities, education classes, high school clubs, Raymond James and
Honeywell Corporations, University of South Florida, Equality
Florida's Leadership Roundtable, etc..I am a young, gay, white
American man (with British/German heritage), who is committed to
social justice, queer liberation, feminsim, and men's work. I
founded a Gay/Straight Alliance in high school and a diversity club
chapter (Color Me Human) in college. In addition to the groups
listed above, I have also been active in the Gay, Lesbian and
Straight Education Network, Pinellas chapter and National.
Honorarium required?: Yes
Amount: Sliding scale $0 to $100 (excluding NCBI workshops)
Restrictions: none
TOM WHEATLEY
1310 W. Sitka Street
Tampa FL 33604
813) 935-3422
tom_wheatley@verizon.net
Subjects: Alaska Wildlife Issues
Bio: former representative for the Alaska Wildlife Coalition.
Honorarium required?: Yes
Amount: small speakers fee accepted
Restrictions: I am availble to speak anywhere in the State of
Florida 24/7.
DR. JACK H. ROBINSON
3507 Nakora Drive
Tampa FL 33618
813-932-0942
jhrobby@earthlink.net
Subjects: Life on Other Worlds, with
Implications for This World. Stonehenge: Did Aliens Help to Build
It?
Bio: B.S. Physics, Yale. M.A. Science and Math Education,
Stanford. Ed.D., Science Education, Harvard. Professor, Physical
Sciences (Retired), Kansas State U. and U.S.F. Full member, American
Astronomical Society. Relevant Publications: Sunrise and Moonrise at
Stonehenge, Nature. The Solstice Eclipses at Stonehenge II,
Archaeoastronomy.
Honorarium required?: No
Amount: Expenses only if significant.
Restrictions: Available for Tampa Bay Area, maybe a little
beyond.
SANDY OESTREICH
305 173 Ave
St Petersburg FL 33708
727 393-0932
RatifyERA@cs.com
Subjects: ERA
Groups representing: Equal Rights Alliance, Inc.
www.RatifyERAflorida.net
Bio: I am founder of the ERA movement in Florida, now the
president of ERA Inc.
Honorarium required?: Yes
Amount: is negotiable
Restrictions: Anywhere in Florida State |
