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Association, which had awarded Stark the
Humanist of the Year award in 2008. In a statement on the House floor, Rep. Stark said, "Darwin's birthday is a good time for us to reflect on the important role of science in our society." In a press release from the American Humanist Association, executive director Roy Speckhardt said, "Stark's Darwin Day resolution is a thrilling step forward for the secular movement. Not only is this an opportunity to bring the scientific impact of Charles Darwin to the forefront, but this also signifies the potential for greater respect for scientific reasoning on Capitol Hill."
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Darwin Day
Celebration redesigned the website, from a static presentation of information about the Darwin Day Program to a combination of education about Darwin and the Darwin Day Celebration organisation, including automated registration and publication of planned and past celebratory Events and the
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In the late 1990s, two Darwin enthusiasts, Amanda
Chesworth and Robert Stephens, co-founded an unofficial effort to promote Darwin Day. In 2001, Chesworth moved to New Mexico and incorporated the "Darwin Day Program". Stephens became chairman of the board and President of this nonprofit corporation
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introduced H. Res 81 to
Congress designating 12 February 2011 as Darwin Day, calling Darwin "a worthy symbol of scientific advancement... and around which to build a global celebration of science and humanity." The resolution was a culmination of collaboration between Stark and the American Humanist
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movement. In 2007 lectures and sermons were presented to roughly 618 congregations across the United States and five other countries, on Darwin's birthday. Evolution Sunday is intended to show that faith and evolutionary science are compatible in many religious traditions. In 2008, Evolution Sunday
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With Robert
Stephens, a scientist, as its President, Darwin Day Celebration has received support from scientists and science enthusiasts across the globe. Educators began to participate by offering special lessons to their students on or around 12 February. Darwin Day Celebration has joined COPUS,
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and the departments of cellular biology, plant biology, and genetics. Mark Farmer, a professor and division chair of biological sciences and organiser of Darwin Day at UGA. Farmer said he got the idea from the
International Darwin Day Foundation and brought the event to UGA in 2009 in time for the
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to honour Darwin's contributions and to discuss vigorously the recent discoveries and related theories contesting for acceptance. This was a widely reported event of public interest. Also in 1909, on 12 February, the 100th birth anniversary of Darwin and the 50th anniversary of the publication of
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in the United States House of
Representatives on 2 February 2015 would designate 12 February as Darwin Day in the United States. It would recognise Darwin as "a worthy symbol on which to focus...a global celebration of science and humanity."
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and other governmental bodies, workshops and symposia, distribution of information by people in ape costumes, lectures and debates, essay and art competitions, concerts, poetry readings, plays, artwork, comedy routines, re-enactments of the
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150th anniversary of the publication of "Origin of
Species" and the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth. The University celebrates the impact that Darwin's work had on the scientific community through a series of lectures around campus.
494:, church sermons, movie nights, outreach, and nature hikes. The Darwin Day Celebration Web site offers free registration and display of all Darwin Day events. Some celebrants also combine Darwin Day with a celebration of
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automated registration of people who want to receive emailings or make public declaration of support for Darwin Day. The website is now operated by the
International Darwin Day Foundation, an autonomous program of the
297:. Prince Philip (then-Chancellor of the University) unveiled the statue and it was later shortlisted for the Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture 2009. The same year, two well known evolutionary biologists,
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as Vice-President and Amanda
Chesworth as member of the Board, Secretary, and Executive Director. Stephens presented the objectives of the organisation in an article titled "Darwin Day An International Celebration."
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in which over 11,100 clergy, as of 18 April 2008, have signed a declaration that a person of faith does not have to choose either belief in God or belief in evolution. In 2006 Zimmerman developed the
205:(discoverer of the early hominid "Lucy"), sponsored by the Stanford Humanists student group and the Humanist Community on 22 April 1995. The Humanist Community continues its annual celebration.
1321:"Text – H.Res.81 – 112th Congress (2011–2012): Expressing support for designation of February 12, 2011, as Darwin Day and recognizing the importance of science in the betterment of humanity"
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designating 12 February 2013 (Charles Darwin's 204th birthday) as "Darwin Day" to recognise "the importance of sciences in the betterment of humanity". In 2015, Delaware's governor
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welcomed the event and an increase in celebrations on or around 12 February spread across the US and in several other countries. The organizers behind this effort included the
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and GC Science, celebrate Darwin Day, believing that evolution was a tool used by God in the creation process. Some free-thought organisations that support Darwin Day include
201:, California, was motivated by Dr. Robert Stephens in late 1993 to begin planning for an annual Darwin Day celebration. Its first public Darwin Day event was a lecture by Dr.
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in Massachusetts has held a "Darwin Festival" annually since 1980, and in 2005, registered "Darwin Festival" as a service mark with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
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declared 12 February "Charles Darwin Day", making Delaware the first state in America to formally mark the occasion. House Resolution 67, introduced by Representative
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Feast" events—a meal with foods from as many different phyla as they could manage, at least as early as 1972, 1974, and 1989 in Canada. In the United States,
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The celebration of Darwin's work and tributes to his life have been organised sporadically since his death on 19 April 1882, at age 73. Events took place at
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Darwin Day and Darwin week is also celebrated at Southern Illinois University, and has been celebrated annually since 2006 when it commenced with a talk by
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encourages evolution-affirming churches to participate in Evolution Weekend, on the Sunday closest to this date, to learn about and discuss evolution.
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1429:"Upcoming Events – February 12, 2015 Proclaimed as 'Charles Darwin Day' By Delaware Governor Jack Markell – Darwin Day"
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Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868–1961
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in the UK, have helped to spread awareness about Darwin Day. In 1999, the
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Philosopher Telmo Pievani in Rome at the 2012 Darwin Day organised by
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Nationwide Screenings of Flock of Dodos to Celebrate Darwin Day 2007
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continues to champion this effort among groups associated with the
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In 2002, Chesworth compiled and edited a substantial book entitled
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California corporate record of Darwin Day Celebration (use Search)
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held a "Darwin Celebration". "There was a very large attendance."
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New Mexico corporate registration of Darwin Day Program
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Richmond, M. L. (2006). "The 1909 Darwin Celebration".
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Darwin Day Collection One: the single best idea, ever
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1035:"Darwins Day at Bishops Mills Natural History Centre"
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Darwin Day Collection One: the Single Best Idea, Ever
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1949:Humanists Saddened by Loss of Dr. Francis Crick
1654:"Evolution's in the air at Darwin Day UGA 2013"
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212:initiated an annual Darwin Day event at the
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892:The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online
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2003:'Darwin Day' Held By Freethought Alliance
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1319:Stark, Fortney Pete (10 February 2011).
584:International Humanist and Ethical Union
2342:International Day of Human Space Flight
1709:. Indianapolis, Indiana: Ovation Agency
1656:. The Red & Black. 12 February 2013
1501:Darwin Day An International Celebration
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2418:International Year of Crystallography
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1454:National Center for Science Education
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1370:Oppenheimer, Mark (1 February 2013).
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679:Scientific organisations such as the
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431:Darwin Day is also celebrated by the
250:Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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2296:Darwin Centennial Celebration (1959)
2213:Zimmerman, Michael (3 August 2007).
1579:Darwin Day Celebration: Organization
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772:College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
2186:Zimmerman, Michael (17 June 2007).
1450:"Darwin Day Resolution in Congress"
439:, Division of Biological Sciences,
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2403:International Year of Planet Earth
2006:, 13 February 2002, archived from
888:"1909: The first Darwin centenary"
208:Independently, in 1997, Professor
165:American Museum of Natural History
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2084:Getting Ready for Darwin Day 2007
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1847:Garcia, Elena (30 January 2009).
2243:International Darwin Day Website
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1093:"History of the Darwin Festival"
1091:Kelly, Paul (19 December 2006).
617:the flagship publication of the
552:Freedom from Religion Foundation
2413:International Year of Chemistry
2408:International Year of Astronomy
2291:Alfred Russel Wallace centenary
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2398:International Geophysical Year
2138:File of selected news coverage
1952:, 29 July 2004, archived from
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556:Humanist Association of Canada
47:Various groups and individuals
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1797:"Archives Annual Darwin Week"
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1210:Humanist Community Darwin Day
1064:Kelly, Paul (22 April 2003).
564:American Humanist Association
426:American Humanist Association
293:, sculpted by their graduate
246:Anthony Smith (sculptor)
184:Darwin Centennial Celebration
1801:Southern Illinois University
1776:Southern Illinois University
608:Council for Secular Humanism
568:British Humanist Association
548:Council for Secular Humanism
174:On 24–28 November 1959, The
169:Royal Society of New Zealand
161:New York Academy of Sciences
2454:Charles Darwin celebrations
2423:International Year of Light
2030:Building Darwin Day Bridges
1160:Stanford Humanists Web Page
837:The Knoxville News-Sentinel
572:Campus Freethought Alliance
287:Christ's College, Cambridge
238:Christ's College, Cambridge
182:, the largest event of the
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2111:COPUS Network Participants
496:Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
479:and of the debate between
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197:The Humanist Community of
2469:Observances about science
2464:International observances
1707:The Clergy Letter Project
362:New Jersey Representative
351:California Representative
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2428:International Space Year
2284:Anniversary celebrations
1703:"2012 Evolution Weekend"
1113:USPTO (31 August 2007).
961:"The Darwin Celebration"
623:Secular Student Alliance
263:On the Origin of Species
180:On the Origin of Species
156:On The Origin of Species
1260:"Marsh Sculpture Prize"
418:non-profit organisation
272:University of Cambridge
214:University of Tennessee
159:were celebrated by the
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2352:National Astronaut Day
1325:United States Congress
1137:The Humanist Community
1066:"2008 Darwin Festival"
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381:United States Congress
307:evidence for evolution
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2057:Celebrate Darwin Day!
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1851:. The Christian Post
1828:on 27 September 2007
1190:on 27 September 2007
863:darwin-online.org.uk
360:On 22 January 2013,
349:On 9 February 2011,
1976:Darwin Day Campaign
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763:also participated.
649:Scientific American
544:Biologos Foundation
254:Alison Richard
192:Salem State College
2357:National Space Day
2215:"Evolution Sunday"
2118:on 21 January 2008
2064:on 17 October 2007
2037:on 21 January 2008
1634:. UGA's Darwin Day
1613:on 15 October 2007
1586:on 15 October 2007
1508:on 21 January 2008
1377:The New York Times
1300:on 7 February 2019
1270:on 31 October 2016
1015:on 25 January 2008
673:The New York Times
613:Skeptical Inquirer
598:Center for Inquiry
560:Center for Inquiry
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776:Butler University
768:Michael Zimmerman
660:Discovery Channel
588:Massimo Pigliucci
403:Massimo Pigliucci
373:nuclear physicist
365:Rush D. Holt, Jr.
339:Jennifer Connelly
232:Unveiling of the
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