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This year's California Freethought Day will be the weekend of October 7 and 8, 2023.
Join us in Sacramento at the State Capitol Building or watch the livestream with your friends at home.
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Our LIVE event starts at 12:00 NOON on October 8. See us in person or watch the livestream.
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2022 Event Video
View the restreamed video from 2022.
Our 21st year featured the following speakers, entertainers, podcasters, authors, and more:
- Emery Emery, emcee
- Brad Buchanan, Poet
- Rev. Nancy Brink, Chaplain and Trustee
- Authors' and Podcasters' Panel with Thomas Smith, Alexis Record, Elbe Spurling, Judy Saint, and David McAfee
- Voices of Reason
- Kevon Cameron, podcast host
- Nadya Dutchin, AHA Executive Director
- Min Chalice Blythe, the Satanic Temple
- Nancy Gonzalez, Poet
We also presented awards to Susan Gerbic and Eugenie Scott while awarding our scholarship winner, Hana Benko.

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