Atheists United has affiliates that meet all over Southern California and beyond. These local gatherings serve as the backbone of AU's community building endeavors and allow atheists to meet for fellowship and to discuss topics important to them and to organize AU's outreach functions for their local area. Meetings include speaker presentations, movies, trips to local events and social gatherings at restaurants and private homes.

Each affiliate is organized by its own members and sets its own agenda. These meetings are generally free and open to the public. Each affiliate may have its own focus and character depending on the make up of its active members. Some affiliate members chose to organize smaller, more narrowly focused activities based on the preferences of the attendees.

AU sometimes provides programming for affiliate events such as booking renowned speakers that a small local group might not otherwise afford to attract on their own and offsets some of the costs of organizing and attracting new members. In kind, AU affiliates will share contact information of its meeting attendees with AU.

Members can work with AU to establish an active affiliate in their area if there is not one that meets their needs. Also, exsisting gatherings of atheists can become AU affiliates. AU hosts an organizer's forum so leaders of the affiliates can communicate about best practices and share programming ideas.

Locations of AU Affiliates

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