Jeff Nall is a writer, speaker and activist. He has Master of Liberal Studies degree from Rollins College, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Comparative Studies: Public Intellectuals at Florida Atlantic University. Two of Jeff’s essays on activism appear in Howling Dog Press’s new activist anthology, Cost of Freedom. He currently resides in South Florida.

SPEAKING TOPICS Jeff is available to speak on a number of topics. Email Jeff directly at sabletide@yahoo.com. Topics include: Grassroots Organizing – Organizing Progressives in a Hostile Environment The Value of Activism Activism in the Face of Futility How to Use the Media to Your Advantage Uniting Secular and Religious Progressives The Radical Humanism of Martin Luther King Condorcet, the earliest male feminist (Jeff’s Master’s thesis) Christianity’s Part in the History of Separating Church and State “Thank you so much for a fantastic presentation. We appreciate you coming to speak to us….If you would be willing, we would love to have you come back in 2008.” Betsy Malone, Vice-president of the Humanists of Georgia, on Nall’s November 2007 talk on “Antagonistic Atheism” at the organization’s monthly meeting in Roswell, Georgia.

EDUCATION
Doctorate in Comparative Studies: Public Intellectuals (2010)
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton.
Awarded Tuition Waiver by Comparative Studies Program.

Master of Liberal Studies, 2007
Rollins College, Winter Park.

• 2005-2006: One of 43 Finalists (out of 300) in the Felix Morley Journalism Competition.
• 2005: Chosen to present paper, A New Vision for Freethought: Reaching Out to Friends
  in Faithful Places, at the 2005 Secular Student Alliance, at Ohio State University.
• 2004, 2006: Rollins College Master of Liberal Studies Scholarship recipient.
• 2004: Placed among top three in the 2004 American Atheists College Scholarship (AACS) competition.
• 2004: First Place Recipient, Mark Twain Scholarship Fund, inc.
• 2004: Phi Alpha Theta, History honor society, inductee.

Bachelor of Arts, Humanities; Minor in Writing, 2004
Rollins College, Winter Park.

• 2003: Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society, inductee.
• 2003: Excel Scholarship recipient for Humanities

Associate in Arts, 2004
Brevard Community College, Melbourne.

• 2000: Finalist (1 of 29) in 28th Annual Fred Shaw Poetry Prize Contest,
  Miami Dade Community College (MDCC).
• 2000: Admitted to the MDCC Honors Program with recommendation of English Professor

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ACTIVISM
2008
March 18, 2008, “Eyes Wide Open: Cost of War” Florida Exhibit, at Florida Atlantic University. Hundreds viewed project. Covered by WPTV NBC 5 (West Palm Beach) and Palm Beach Post.

2007
Instrumental in reforming Brevard county’s abstinence only sex-education curriculum, via his role as Communications Director for the Brevard chapter of NOW as documented in ACLU Freedom Files episode,
Freedom to Know: Sex Education.

Board member, Humanists of Florida Association (2006- 2007);
Communications Director for the Brevard chapter of the National Organization for Women. (2005 -2007)

April 28, 2007: Member of five person delegation on behalf of Patriots for Peace (Brevard) which met with Congressman Dave Weldon (FL 15) in Vero Beach

March 17, 2007: Four-Year Anniversary of War Peace March. Co-organizer. 300+ in attendance. Covered by Florida Today and Channel 13 news.

2006
As Communications Director of Brevard NOW, assisted People for the American Way
in defeating anti-immigrant ordinance in the city of Palm Bay, Florida.

Member Delegate & Brevard NOW Liaison, SCPA (2006)

October 28, 2006: Emergency Action to Stop the “White House of Horrors” Anti-War Rally. Co-organized event. 125+ in attendance. Covered by Orlando based Channel 13 News.

April 8, 2006: Church-State Separation Seminar. Co-organized six-hour seminar. 35 in attendance. West Melbourne Unitarian Univerisalist church. TV31 previewed show with short 12-minute program. Also listed in local paper.

March 18, 2006: 3rd Anniversary of Iraq War Anti-War Demonstration. Co-organizer, publicity. 250+ in attendance. Melbourne, FL. PR: Florida Today (front page, local); Hometown News (Melbourne, Palm Bay (front page)); Channel 9; Associated Press (ran in dozens of papers from California to Miami including the Orlando Sentinel).

January 31, 2006: State of the Union, State of Emergency: Peace Vigil and Anti-War Demonstration. Assistant organizer and publicity. 30-40 in attendance. PR: Florida Today photo and mention in 2/1/2006 article on Cindy Sheehan’s arrest before State of the Union address.

January 29, 2006: Filibuster Alito rally. Co-organizer. 15 in attendance. PR: Channel 2 news previewed event.

January 22, 2006: Proud to Be Pro-Choice Commemoration of Roe v Wade decision/Save Roe, Oppose Alito rally. 15 in attendance. PR: Channel 13 news.

January 7, 2006: Stop Alito rally. 20 in attendance. PR: Channel 9 (ABC) news.

2005
Assisted Brevard ACLU in reforming both the Melbourne Police Department and the Brevard County Sheriff Office’s surveillance policy, after organizing a counter-inauguration demonstration, which resulted in Nall’s being labeled a suspect.

Reconstituted Brevard Chapter of the National Organization for Women.

Co-chair of Socials committee for Space Coast Progressive Alliance (2004-2005)

Assisted Americans United for the Separation of Church and State lawsuit against the Brevard County School Board over its refusal to stop 4 schools from unnecessarily holding high school graduation at an area church. The lawsuit resulted in a judge’s rebuke of the school board, making clear that the separation of church and state must be respected.

September 24, 2005: A Demand for Answers Peace March & Memorial. Co-organizer and head of publicity. Melb. 250-290 in attendance. PR: Florida Today newspaper article before (9/23/05) and after event (9/25/05); Hometown News weekly newspaper article (9/30/05).

August 17, 2005: Peace Vigil. Assistant organizer. Melb. FL 75-100 in attendance. PR: Florida Today newspaper article.

July 24, 2005: ‘Save the Courts from John Roberts.’ Co-Organizer. Melb. FL 35+ in attendance. PR: covered by channel 9 news. (Brevard NOW).

April 26, 2005: ‘Rally to Save Our Courts.’ Co-Organizer. Melb. FL 30+ in attendance.

March 19, 2005: ‘Vigil on the (2nd)Anniversary of Iraq War’. Co-Organizer. Melb. FL 60+ in attendance.

January 22, 2005: (Brevard is) Proud to be Pro-Choice Rally. Co-Organizer. Melb. FL 30+ in attendance. PR: covered by channel 13 news.

January 20, 2005: Counter-Inauguration Parade & Demonstration. Organizer. Melb. FL. 36 in attendance. PR: covered by channel 35 (Fox), channel 13 and channel 9 news.

2004
Assisted in the formation of the Space Coast Progressive Alliance, Brevard County Florida’s most important grassroots networking progressive organization.

Official spokesperson for Patriots for Peace (2003 – 2004)

October 30, 2004: Counterdemonstration to a ‘Protect Marriage Rally’ (ProtectMarriageRally.com). Co-Organizer. Palm Bay, FL 30+ in attendance (short notice). PR: covered by channel 13, and channel 9 news.

July 31, 2004 Space Coast Progressive Alliance's Progressive Social, attended by local politicians, community leaders, activists, and residents. Organizer. Melb. FL 100+ in attendance.

March 20, 2004: Anniversary of Iraq War Peace March Organizer (Patriots for Peace). Melb. FL 50 in attendance

2003
Co-founded Brevard Patriots for Peace, anti-war activist group.

• October 25, 2003 “Wake Up America” Organizer. Melb. FL 100 in attendance
• April 12, 2003 “Protest for Peace” Organizer Melb. FL 25 in attendance.
• March 23, 2003 “Protest for Peace” Organizer. Melb. FL 50-100 in attendance.
• March 16, 2003 “March for Peace 2” Organizer. Melb. FL 400-500 in attendance.
• February 15, 2003 “March for Peace” Organizer. Melb. FL 400-500 in attendance.

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WRITING
Visit Jeff's WRITING page for a list of Jeff's magazine articles.

The Cost of Freedom, featuring two contributions by Jeff Nall: "Discovering Revolution," on his own political awakening, and "Under the Watchful Eye," which details the government harassment that followed a 2005 counter-inaugural demonstration.

PUBLISHING & JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
2007-current: Paid Freelance, monthly writer. Brevard Live entertainment magazine.
(Circ. 20-30,000). Brevard County, Florida.

2001-2007: Paid Freelance, weekly writer. Florida Today/TGIF.
More than 150 published articles to date. (Circ. 90,000)

2003–2004: Rollins College Bulletin Assistant Editor.

March 2002-December 2004: Launched The Creative Advocate (Central Florida music and arts magazine).
Distributed between Brevard and Orlando, FL with a circulation of about 3,000.

2001-2002: Florida Today Intern.

2001-2002: Publisher, The Capsule, Brevard Community College Newspaper

1996-1998: Entertainment Editor. South Dade Senior High school bi-monthly newspaper

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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Visit the Speaking page to view Jeff's current and archived speaking engagements.

April 2008 Conference proposal,
"Condorcet: Male Prophet of Feminism, Reclaiming Man's Feminist History" 
Proposal accepted for the 16th annual American Men’s Studies Association conference at Wake Forest University. [Due to scheduling issues Jeff was unable to attend this event.]

October 25, 2007
“Antagonistic Atheists – Secular Fanaticism”
Association for Humanist Sociology Annual Meeting,
Expanding Our Branches: Nourishing Our Roots, Hendersonville, NV.

May 12, 2006
“Why Humanists Should and Must Befriend the Progressive Faithful/The Religious Left,
Our Partners in Reason and Progress”
2006 American Humanist Conference, The Wave of Reason, Tampa, FL.

October 29, 2005
“Martin Luther King the Humanist”
30th annual meeting of the Association for Humanist Sociology, in Tampa, FL.

August 12, 2005
“A New Vision for Freethought: Reaching Out to Friends in Faithful Places”
Secular Student Alliance, Ohio State University.

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MEDIA APPEARANCES
2008
March 19 interviewed for video story, “Exhibit memorializes war dead,” featured in Palm Beach Post online,
along with a photo gallery on the exhibit.

March 18 interviewed for story, “FAU boots,” featured on WPTV NBC Channel 5 (West Palm Beach).

2007
June 10-18 quoted in BeliefWatch: An Atheist Uproad/ Smackdown, by Lisa Miller, Newsweek. 

March 30 Guest on WFIT 89.5 show, “Sound Waves.” Interviewed as area music writer, played 4 songs.

2006
April 5 Guest on TV 31 show. Discussed Separation of church and state and local seminar on the same subject.

March 24 interviewed for “Eyes of the Eagle: The Pentagon's Controversial TALON Program” for PBS’s “NOW” with David Brancaccio to discuss the Pentagon's controversial TALON information-gathering program. Full transcript is available online.