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Permalink Reply by Humanticles on August 8, 2008 at 4:47pm

Hi James,

I'm also considering getting some University profs involved. I also plan to talk to the paleontologists at our Natural History Museum.

I've been attending the local UU Fellowship and have started to plant seeds about planning something.

Some other ideas I'm considering:
- Spore Creature Creator contest
- T-shirts
- Dinner & Lecture series
- Parade or picnic
- apply for Gov't grant

Thanks for your input!

Permalink Reply by Heidi Cool on August 25, 2008 at 11:52pm

We're celebrating a Year of Darwin activities at Case Western Reserve University beginning this fall. I built the site, http://www.case.edu/darwin/, but it was really our faculty who led the project. They formed a committee over a year ago that started planning topics, inviting speakers and so forth. While we're having many guest speakers, we also plan to add smaller events throughout the year, including lectures by professors from an array of fields. Some of these events have also been coordinated with neighboring institutions such as the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. If you can work with faculty and museum staff in your area that might be a great way to start.

Permalink Reply by Humanticles on September 3, 2008 at 10:44pm

Thanks for the suggestions.

Some other ideas I've been considering:

- Screenings of the movie "Inherit the Wind" followed by discussion
- Encourage a local drama group to stage the play "Inherit the Wind"
- Create an "Understanding Evolution" course to be offered through the local Unitarian Fellowship

Permalink Reply by Jim Mo. on August 15, 2009 at 9:22pm

So, with the 200th Darwin anniversary over, I am wondering what worked best and what didn't work so well? Any feedback or assessment?