Media of the Month

In this video you will learn about the Constitutional, Case law and other legal bases for reproductive justice in the U. S. The presenter, Priscilla (Cilla) Smith, is Director of the Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice of the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. Prior to joining the ISP, Smith was an attorney with the Center for Reproductive Rights. This video is one of a series of videos in which attorney Smith discusses Reproductive Justice law. All the videos can be found on HFFC's YouTube channel at youtube.com/@humanismtoday.

This program was recorded in July, 2022.

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What We're About

The Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County (HFFC), Connecticut, seeks to promote Humanism and free thought in our community.

HFFC has something for every interest. Many of our activities provide learning and discussion. Others are for socializing or just plain fun.
Our monthly dinner meetings have a variety of programs, including prominent speakers such as Steve Novella, author of The Skeptics Guide to the Universe and Mike Reiss, head writer for the tv show "The Simpsons. "

Special interest groups include book discussions, science readers group and movie nights, We also have social action activities. Special activities include the Darwin Day Dinner in February, and Winter and Summer Solstice parties.

We invite you to attend any of our events or activities to meet us and learn how friendly we are.

Recent Blogs

Our 18th Annual Darwin Day Dinner!

HFFC organized and hosted the 18th Annual Darwin Day Dinner on February 7th, 2026, and more than 130 people attended this "celebration of curiosity, science and scientists." The event, held in Darien, CT, this year included a secular invocation; the CT governor's Proclamation of Darwin Day; remarks by Senator Richard Blumenthal; our featured speaker (Dr. J. Peter Gogarten of UCONN) in a presentation and fireside chat with Kira Dineen of Gene Pool Media; and the ever-popular

Amy Ewing

Feb 171 min read

Foodies Go Ramen

19 happy foodies braved the frigid temperatures to dine at X Ramen in Southport. We each had a variety of delicious findings, bowls of ramen in homemade broths, tempuras, sushi and a wide variety of appetizers that were both Japanese classics and innovative creations. We had a semi private area which enabled us to converse and made the day. Here are some of the most interesting facts (AI generated) about ramen: Space Food: In 2005, Momofuku Ando created " Space Ram ," an edi

Jan 251 min read

Media of the Month

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Recent Blogs

Our 18th Annual Darwin Day Dinner!

Foodies Go Ramen

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