Sunday Assembly Knoxville is changing format! Starting on January 26 we will be hosting a monthly “Secular Open Space” bringing together the diverse groups in Knoxville’s secular community for a brunch-time potluck full of socializing, community organizing, intellectual discussions and family fun!
Sunday Assembly Knoxville is hosting at our amazing venue The Concourse, with represented organizations including the Rationalists of East Tennessee, the Atheist Society of Knoxville, the Freedom From Religion Foundation of East TN, and the Satanic Ministry of Knoxville. Learn about their missions and upcoming events, meet their members or get involved in secular activism!
Come at 11AM if you’d like to help set up. Doors open at 11:30 and we’ll have announcements and start the potluck brunch at 12. At 2PM there will be a closing announcement to start winding down and cleanup with everyone out by 3. Don’t worry if you need to come late, leave early, or if you don’t have a dish for the potluck!
The Secular Open Space is also adult friendly—with Mimosas and Bloody Mary’s to help provide conversational lubrication! The Concourse bar will be open thanks to our wonderful bartender who has offered to work for tips so tip well!
Each month we’ll have a theme to help stimulate the conversations. To kick us off this month it’s “Cross-Pollination” and we want to focus on networking between our members, upcoming issues and actions for 2020 and how we can work together to be a more potent force for secularism in East Tennessee.
The event will be based on the concept of an “Open Space”. Anyone can volunteer to lead a discussion on a topic they propose, and attendees can join whatever discussions that they find interesting. Everyone is strongly encouraged to obey the “Law of Two Feet” to get up and move around to different conversations as your interests dictate, ensuring ample cross-pollination. For more information on open spaces check out this summary: https://www.openspaceworld.org/files/tmnfiles/2pageos.htm
If you like the idea of Sunday Assembly but hate waking up too early, being forced to sing, or generally being reminded of going to Church, then you’ll love our new Secular Open Space! Hope to see you there!
