Star Trek’s Q, John de Lancie, joins Mayday for Humanity fundraiser for National Day of Reason
John de Lancie will appear at the Mayday for Humanity event as part of the National Day of Reason on May 6th
MAY 5, 2021 - Star Trek’s Q, John de Lancie, will be joining an array of comedians, poets, musicians, and other celebrities for “Mayday for Humanity,” an online evening of entertainment and conversation raising funds for food banks and homeless shelters nationwide. De Lancie tweeted last week about the event, which takes place tomorrow night, May 6th, starting at 7pm ET on Zoom.
Join me for a good cause, "Mayday for Humanity" to help food banks and homeless shelters. The event on May 6, same as "National Day of Prayer". As the religious community prays, we will be taking action!
— John de Lancie (@johndelancie) April 29, 2021
Zoom Event: https://t.co/XHLPLq1E92
Donations: https://t.co/oZ1hczypER pic.twitter.com/99xZg2EVgf
“Mayday for Humanity” is sponsored by a number of secular organizations as part of the National Day of Reason, a day of action created in 2003 as a counterpoint to the government-sponsored National Day of Prayer. The American Humanist Association describes it this way: “The Day of Reason…exists to inspire the secular community to be visible and active on this day to set the right example for how to effect positive change.” As de Lancie put it in his tweet, “As the religious community prays, we will be taking action!”
Hosted by comedians Leighann Lord and Ian Harris, “Mayday for Humanity” will feature performers such as Penn & Teller, Julia Sweeney, and John Davidson. It will also include an online auction and short pieces highlighting grassroots community service projects taking place during the 2021 Secular Week of Action, happening now.
To find out more about the event, including how to attend and how to donate, head to John de Lancie’s profile on Twitter, at twitter.com/johndelancie.
Jack Brown is a contributing writer for Daily Star Trek News on the Roddenberry Podcast Network. Jack teaches at a small film school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and also helps to manage his wife's career as a novelist and speaker. In his spare time he writes fiction, cooks, and watches classic movies.
