Brighter Than Today: A Secular Solstice
A project in New York, NY by Raymond Arnold000days
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This winter, join your hand and voice with hundreds of others, celebrating human progress in the face of the longest night of the year.
Backers: 169
Average Pledge Per Backer: $49
Funded: $8,330 of $7,500
Dates: Sep 15th -> Oct 14th (29 days)
Project By: Raymond Arnold
Backers: 169
Average Pledge Per Backer: $49
Funded: $8,330 of $7,500
Dates: Sep 15th -> Oct 14th (29 days)
Project By: Raymond Arnold
$8,330
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 14 @ 01:02 -0400 GMT
111%
of goal
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Latest News
Stretch Goals! Venues! 
October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Last night, we hit $7500! So the Solstice is a go! And word has kept on spreading and pledges have kept on coming in. So let's shoot for the $10,000 stretch goal: throwing an awesome afterparty. Two hours of communal music and stories can plant some... (Read More)
One week. One thousand dollars. Five thousand years.
October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We've got one week left. The past few days have been phenomenal - we're close to $6500. But we still have about $1000 to go, so keep spreading the word!I've put together two new images that you can share. Five thousand years ago, humanity built... (Read More)
Change in Venue
October 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Some unfortunate news - there were some miscommunications with the Ethical Culture Society, and the building was accidentally rented out to a different group on the December 14th timeslot. So we'll be needing a different venue. This *was* foreseen as... (Read More)
66.6% funded
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Not that that number has any particular significance! Thanks to Mary Bellamy for putting us over the top! Halfway through and 2/3rds funded is not bad! We still aways away from our final goals, though, so if you haven't let your friends know about... (Read More)
Brighter Than Today
September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Want a taste of the music coming at the Solstice? Brighter Than Today was the first humanist music that I wrote, and it was writing this song that inspired me to create the Winter Solstice in the first place. We still have a ways to go to reach our... (Read More)
50% Funded!
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
As of this minute, in just two days, we've hit the 50% funding mark for our target goal! This is... pretty amazing. Special thanks to Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg, who pledged $1000 in the first few hours. And a shout-out to Satvik, who put us over the... (Read More)
James Croft's Article on Pathos
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
James Croft, a humanist speaker, training to be a Leader for the Ethical Culture Society, has written up a post for the website Patheos, featuring this event. I ran across James on a facebook discussion about a month ago, and we instantly connected -... (Read More)
First day, 25% of the way!
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Within the first 12 hours, this event not only got 25% of the way to its primary goal (a big deal kickstarters on opening day), but we're over 25% of the way to the $10,000 stretch goal! This is amazing. Special thanks to the people who shared this... (Read More)
Winter Solstice 2013 Kickstarter - The Big One.
September 15th - via: lesswrong.com
Almost three years ago, the NY Rationality community celebrated their first Winter Solstice. This year, I'm ready to share this with as many people as possible. I'm aiming to host a large, concert event, with a goal of filling an 800-seat auditorium. I'm hoping to reach several different communities, connect people, and teach a broader audience about some important rationality concepts. (Read More)
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