Alongside our friends from the Freethought Society, we will be cosponsoring a Secular Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos Zoom event on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. The bilingual event will start at 3:45 PM (PST)/6:45 PM (EST). Other sponsors are the Center For Inquiry, Hispanic American Freethinkers, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

To get your individual Zoom link, please pre-register below:
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A Secular Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos Secular event is a celebration of life. Non-theist Hispanics view the Secular Day of the Dead as a perfect way to remember the legacies of dead loved ones in a way that does not require prayer, church, or religious dogma. To non theists, our legacies are our afterlife. More and more people are abandoning their religious upbringing but still want to celebrate the beauty of their culture. This is why a Secular Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos Secular event was created.

The 2022 event will include many secularly designed Hispanic traditions and rituals that celebrate our one and only life, legacy, and cultural heritage. All are welcome.

We are pleased to host author Fernando Alcantar as the 2022 speaker. Actor Jon Huertas will open the program with a special message.

The Secular Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos Secular includes performances by Salvador Leon, Daniel Zepeda, Kaneko Leyva,and Juan Antonio Garcia Hernandez.

Attendees are encouraged to participate in the honoring ceremony. Prizes will be awarded to the best Zoom box decor, face painting, honoring table, and hair/hat adornment. Below is the event agenda, but details will be updated every week.

3:45 PM (PST)/6:45 PM (EST) Pre-Event Social
Comedian Luis Alberto Torres Castro will present a hilarious bilingual skit during this 15-minute time slot.

4:00 PM (PST)/7:00 PM (EST) Welcome
Bilingual welcome messages from Huertas, organizers and cosponsors Guillermo Alejandro Benumea, Bart Worden, Crescencio Sanchez, Robyn Blumner, Dan Barker, Annie Laurie Gaylor, Victoria de la Torre, Margaret Downey, and David Tamayo.

4:30 PM (PST)/7:30 PM (EST) Guest Speaker
Fernando Alcantar
“Free to Love: Life Lessons from Our Dead”

5:00 PM (PST)/8:00 PM (EST) Honoring Ceremony
Reservations are being taken for speakers who want to celebrate the life of a dead loved one.

Filmed or live presentations are welcomed. Send films and transcripts prior to October 10th to the following email address:
Margaret@FtSociety.org

Reserve your 3-5 minute in-person time slot at the following email address:
Victoria@FtSociety.org

Zoom Info: 
Link: http://vh9d.2.vu/12 
Meeting ID: 883 9984 8984
Passcode: 518154

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