P.O. Box 15319
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 301-474-2896 after 8 p.m.
From September through June the Maryland-DC Chapter (MDC) meets on the first Saturday of each month at 2:00 p.m. in the Chevy Chase Library, 8005 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland, unless otherwise indicated. There is ample free parking in the library parking lot. For general information about the MDC Chapter, call Stuart Jordan after 8:00 p.m. on 301-474-2896.
Upcoming Events:
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: After an absence of four months, the June MDC meeting will return to the Chevy Chase public library on 8005 Connecticut Avenue in Montgomery County.
Saturday, June 6, 2009: Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin will speak on “Rousseau, Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin and Christopher Hitchens; How Should Rationalists Treat Religionists in Public Life?” He is the author of Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court versus the American People. Jamie Raskin is the Maryland State Senator for District 20 representing parts of Silver Spring and Takoma Park. He received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Humanist Association at their World Conress las June in Washington, DC. Once, speaking as a constitutional law expert, he told a lawmaker, “People put their hand on the Bible and swear to uphold the Constitution; they don’t put their hands on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible.”
Sunday, June 7, 2009: We will return to the Catoctin National Forest. (The previous two Catoctin hikes have been in the late fall.) This should be a good time to see and hear the spring warblers and other songbirds. Expect to spend most of the day on the hike, with water and food for lunch and a dinner at the nearby Cosy Inn. Good hiking shoes are recommended. Call Stuart on 301-474-2896 after 8:00 p.m. for further details, especially concerning organizing driving groups and where and when to meet.