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Social Responsibility & Justice: Why I Serve on FBB’s Board
In March 2016, I joined FBB’s board of directors. Earlier that year, I had met executive director Noelle George at the Secular Social Justice Conference (SSJCon) in Houston. At the time, I was a newbie to the secular community. My professional work and passion was—and continues to be—focused on nonprofit and grassroots social justice movement-building.…
Read MoreActions that speak: deepening and expressing humanist values through service
It’s time for nonbelievers to worry less about the perception that we don’t volunteer and more about the fact that most volunteerism is self-serving. Nonbelievers are keenly aware of the history of oppression in the name of service and, indeed, of continued oppression masquerading as service. We know that volunteering is not a yes/no binary.…
Read MoreSouth Texas Atheists for Reason are far from “broken people”
Earlier this month at a mayoral forum, the current mayor of San Antonio, TX, Ivy Taylor, was asked by a representative of SA Christian Hope Resource Center what she saw as the deepest systemic causes of generational poverty. Her answer was disappointing. “Since you’re with the Christian Coalition, I’ll go ahead and put it out there…
Read MoreFBB reacts to San Antonio mayor’s comments
Earlier this month at a mayoral forum, the current mayor of San Antonio, TX, Ivy Taylor, was asked by a representative of SA Christian Hope Resource Center what she saw as the deepest systemic causes of generational poverty. Her answer was disappointing. “Since you’re with the Christian Coalition, I’ll go ahead and put it out…
Read MoreFamiliar face joins FBB board
Foundation Beyond Belief (FBB) is thrilled to announce that our founder and former Executive Director Dale McGowan has joined our board, taking the seat previously held by Jerry DeWitt. FBB is grateful to Jerry for his time and work on the board and we thank him for his service. Dale joins current board members Clare…
Read MoreThe Humanitarian Atheist
I am an atheist. There I said it. More accurately, I am a secular humanist. This description doesn’t mean a lot to many people, but it is how I approach my work in the world. It does mean that I don’t adhere to any belief in any particular god. I adhere to the tenets of secular…
Read MoreThoughts from Alix Jules on why #blacklivesmatter
Alix Jules, a longtime friend and supporter of Foundation Beyond Belief who spoke at last year’s Humanism at Work conference, has a wonderful post on his blog explaining why #blacklivesmatter should matter to humanists. He writes powerfully from his own experiences: I want to be colorblind too, but that’s not the world I live in.…
Read MoreInterview: Sikivu Hutchinson, Humanism at Work Speaker
In anticipation of this year's Humanism at Work conference, to be held in Boston on July 25, we are interviewing some of the people who will be speaking there. Up now is our Keynote Speaker, Sikivu Hutchinson. Her speech is entitled “Colorblind Lies and Meritocracy Myths: Moving Secular Social Justice” Sikivu Hutchinson is the author of Moral…
Read MoreMay everyone be inspired by BBN Team service events
Foundation Beyond Belief’s Beyond Belief Network is a network of secular humanist groups volunteering in their communities and raising money for FBB’s featured charities and programs. Any group with a public secular humanist or atheist identity is welcome to join, regardless of experience or group size. Nineteen members of Pikes Peak Atheists and Pikes Peak…
Read MoreWe’re counting on you — DONATE NOW to support humanism at work
DONATE NOW! Foundation Beyond Belief has changed a lot since we launched with our Humanist Giving program back in 2010. We’ve raised $1.75 million for 118 charities around the world, but that’s just the beginning. Through the Beyond Belief Network, we support more than 100 humanist volunteer teams nationwide, teams that regularly show their communities…
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