# Finally! Reason in DC! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 28, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-reason-in-dc/614217 "2012-02-28T02:55:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-reason-in-dc/614217/1 "2012-02-28T02:55:23Z")
…just not in the government. :smack: If you live in the DC area, or need a spring break destination - GO! It’s Free! > **[Reason Rally](https://reasonrally.org/)** The Reason Rally is an event sponsored by many of the country’s largest and most influential secular organizations. It will be free to attend and will take place in Washington, D.C. on March 24th, 2012 from 10:00AM – 4:00PM at the National Mall. There will be music, comedy, speakers, and so much more. Speakers will include Richard Dawkins, The Amazing Randi, Adam Savage from Mythbusters, and music from Tim Minchin. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-reason-in-dc/614217/2 "2012-02-28T05:15:42Z")
I’ll be there! (Well, actually, I’m always more-or-less there - I live ten minutes walk from the Mall. But I’ll be on the Mall that day!) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-reason-in-dc/614217/3 "2012-02-28T13:20:13Z")
Moved Cafe Society --\> MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-reason-in-dc/614217/4 "2012-02-28T14:39:52Z")
Thanks for pointing this out! I may have to open up the spare bedroom to some lucky Couch Surfer or Doper. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-reason-in-dc/614217/5 "2012-02-28T15:15:57Z")
Wish I could make it… my friend is running it and I wish I could be there to support him. Have fun being reasonable! ---
**Author:** ![charmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@charmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/charmstr)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-reason-in-dc/614217/6 "2012-02-28T17:19:14Z")
That’s the entertainment lineup? Pass. ---
**Author:** ![busterpickle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@busterpickle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/busterpickle)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-reason-in-dc/614217/7 "2012-03-02T09:06:24Z")
Yessssss Can’t wait! ---
**Author:** ![bahia\_hombre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@bahia\_hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahia_hombre)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-reason-in-dc/614217/8 "2012-03-18T00:21:06Z")
Itll be very interesting to see how the media and religious spectra deal with it. Hopefully it will be recorded and available on the website. ---
**Author:** ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-reason-in-dc/614217/9 "2012-03-26T15:20:46Z")
> [@bahia\_hombre](#): > > Itll be very interesting to see how the media and religious spectra deal with it. Hopefully it will be recorded and available on the website. A sampling of headlines: [Atheists Assemble: Reason Rally Descends on Washington, DC](http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/03/25/atheists-assemble-reason-rally-descends-on-washington-d-c/) - Time [Balancing reason and sentiment](http://blog.newvoices.org/2012/03/26/balancing-reason-and-sentiment-reason-rally/) - New Voices [Reason Rally: 30k godless undeterred by rain‎](http://www.examiner.com/atheism-in-national/reason-rally-30k-godless-undeterred-by-rain) - Examinier [Why the Reason Rally is unreasonable](http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/03/24/why-reason-rally-is-unreasonable/) - Fox [Richard Dawkins to atheist rally: ‘Show contempt’ for faith](http://content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2012/03/-atheists-richard-dawkins-reason-rally/1?csp=hf) - USA Today [Atheists, others gather at Reason Rally](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/atheists-others-to-gather-at-reason-rally/2012/03/23/gIQAvqY2WS_story.html) - Washington Post [Richard Dawkins tells atheist gathering ‘We are far more numerous than anybody realizes’](http://life.nationalpost.com/2012/03/25/richard-dawkins-tells-atheist-gathering-we-are-far-more-numerous-than-anybody-realizes/) - National Post (Canada) [Notorious pastor’s atheist son speaks out at Reason Rally](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/la-pn-q-a-nate-phelps-20120324,0,4797788.story?page=3) - Chicago Tribune [Atheist Activists Adopt Civil Rights Strategy of Current, Past Movements](http://www.christianpost.com/news/atheist-activists-adopt-civil-rights-strategy-of-current-past-movements-72030/) - Christian Post [Richard Dawkins, Unreasonable Atheist?](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/03/richard-dawkins-unreasonable-atheist/255029/) - The Atlantic I, for one, am glad I went… it was fun, uplifting and inspirational - and very encouraging that despite the cold and rain drew a crowd of (some say) 30K people. ETA: Paul Provenza (as emcee) encouraged the crowd to “YouTube the shit out of [the event]”, and already there are tons of videos. You can pre-order the DVD from [The Reason Rally Store](http://www.reasonrallystore.org/)