Nerd Nite February [49]: Share the Love Fundraiser
The High Dive – Fremont
Tuesday, February 16th
Doors 6:30, talks start at 7
$5 (or more if you can!)
21+
RSVP here
Invite your friends and hot Tinder dates to an extra special Nerd Nite. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll learn something rad!
100% of all proceeds for this month’s event will be donated to the Virginia Tech research team that was critical in exposing the drinking water crisis currently affecting Flint, MI. Bring your extra dollars to support this worthy cause!
See the Virginia Tech fundraising breakdown here:
https://www.gofundme.com/flintstudyvt
More info:
http://flintwaterstudy.org/
~Speakers~
Nicholas Hunt-Walker: Holding the Souls of Black Folk: Candomble, Vodou, and Santeria in the Western Hemisphere
As we move through Black History Month, we reflect on the many and varied events which forged that history and honor the strugglers and the struggle. There is, however, no black history in the Western Hemisphere without slavery and black spirituality. These days when we consider the latter, we focus mostly on black christian and muslim communities, the first growing out of America’s slave society, and the second growing out of black resistance. However, those people who first saw the New World from slave ships had gods before gods were given to them. Some of those gods were inevitably shaped by the circumstances of the western hemisphere and became Brazilian Candomble, Hispanic Santeria, and Haitian Vodou (amongst others). We’ll delve into some facts behind these faiths, finding their common threads and dispelling some of the devilish propaganda that’s built up over the centuries. Then, from trickster gods to mothers of the ocean, we’ll discover gods whose faces are undeniably and eternally black.
Nick, a lover of stars and data, is a Ph.D. student in Astronomy at the University of Washington. When he’s not trying to teach about the cosmos to undergrads trying to get a credit, he researches the structure of our galaxy, practices the magnificent martial art of Capoeira, and delves into the data of our world. Check out his Twitter feed, @nhuntwalker, and his blog, rationalwhimsy.com.
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Anthony Poponi: Control Your Inner Caveman and Laugh More!
Stress is Killing You! Exercise? Sure, it helps. How about getting the benefits of running without having to run. Meditation? It’s wonderful. How about getting the benefits of meditation without having to meditate. It’s the American way to want a pill to cure everything but there’s a solution to the stress in your life and it’s free. It’s laughter and it’s available to each of us. Need help finding more laughter in your life? We’ll show you how.
Anthony is a little “off” – but in a good way (and a regular speaker at Nerd Nite Honolulu). Anthony has a passion for laughter, life, community and philanthropy and it shows in his actions, words – and yes, antics. In our hectic personal lives and business schedules we sometime fail to pause, to take a moment to stop and reflect on life’s gifts, our own accomplishments and our ultimate goals. Anthony loves to inspire people to recognize their fortunes, to give thanks, to be persistent and to most importantly share a laugh while on this journeying up with me!
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Be there and be square ♥
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