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EVENT CANCELLED: Richard Dawkins presents "Science in the Soul"
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Date:
Wednesday, August 09, 2017
Time:
7:30 PM
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9:30 PM
Event Type:
Speaker
Organizer/Author:
Bob Baldock
Location Details:
First Congregational church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
In a world grown increasingly irrational and hostile to facts, "Science in the Soul" is an essential work by an indispensable author. Among the English biologist's books are: "The Selfish Gene", "The Blind Watchmaker", and "The God Delusion." His new book couldn't be more timely, or more passionate in
defending "the sacred truth of nature."
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https://kpfa.org/blog/statement-decision-cancel-richard-dawkins-event/
KPFA cancelled a book event with Richard Dawkins when members of our community brought our attention to Dawkins’ abusive speech against Muslims. The speech we reviewed included assertions during his current book tour that Islam is the “most evil” of world religions, Twitter posts denigrating Muslim scholars as non-scholars and other tweets.
We serve a broad and diverse community, including many Muslims living under threat of persecution and violence in the current political context. Islamophobic rhetoric stokes that threat. While Mr. Dawkins has every right to express his views, KPFA has every right not to sponsor and profit from an event spreading them. That is what we’ve done.
KPFA’s events organizers notified Mr. Dawkins’ publicist at Random House when we first started considering cancellation of his event, and again once we made the final decision to do so, which was before notice was sent out to ticket holders.
We have since extended an offer to Mr. Dawkins to discuss this matter on KPFA’s airwaves, a forum where his assertions can be engaged and challenged, but KPFA will have no financial stake in promoting them. He has not yet responded.
EVENT CANCELLED: Statement on Cancellation of Richard Dawkins Event
07.24.17
KPFA cancelled a book event with Richard Dawkins when members of our community brought our attention to Dawkins’ abusive speech against Muslims. The speech we reviewed included assertions during his current book tour that Islam is the “most evil” of world religions, Twitter posts denigrating Muslim scholars as non-scholars and other tweets.
We serve a broad and diverse community, including many Muslims living under threat of persecution and violence in the current political context. Islamophobic rhetoric stokes that threat. While Mr. Dawkins has every right to express his views, KPFA has every right not to sponsor and profit from an event spreading them. That is what we’ve done.
KPFA’s events organizers notified Mr. Dawkins’ publicist at Random House when we first started considering cancellation of his event, and again once we made the final decision to do so, which was before notice was sent out to ticket holders.
We have since extended an offer to Mr. Dawkins to discuss this matter on KPFA’s airwaves, a forum where his assertions can be engaged and challenged, but KPFA will have no financial stake in promoting them. He has not yet responded.
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