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BBN January team and photo of the month
Beyond Belief Network must have resolved to continue being their awesome selves in 2017, because they have not skipped a beat! BBN teams reported more than 40 events and contributed nearly 1,500 hours of service in January. Tri-State Freethinkers is our January Team of the Month. At two different events, Freethinkers assembled 550 boxes of food for distribution…
Read MoreMy journey to Humanist Action: Ghana
My Ghanaian teammate killed a spitting cobra on his farm today. He used only a stick. I don’t normally condone killing snakes in the wild, but a bite from this particular one is akin to a death sentence here. We are a four hour drive away from the nearest antivenin I am told- and that’s if the…
Read More“We Combat Natural Disasters With Acts of God” 10 Years Later: Hurricane Katrina and the Levee Failure
A few years ago the Salvation Army ran a full-page advertisement in popular magazines announcing, “We Combat Natural Disasters With Acts of God” A play on the centuries-old claim of disasters as “Acts of God,” this line surely makes many a relief worker and recovery volunteer cringe. Disasters are the result of nature interacting with…
Read MoreWitchcraft Accusation and the Court System in Northern Ghana
Her fate hangs in the balance. She does not know if she will ever return to her community but hopes to go back someday to be with her ageing husband. She is awaiting a court order to that effect, but the court injunction is not forthcoming. She may have to wait a little longer because…
Read MoreVote in our Human Rights encore beneficiary survey!
By Stephanie Jackson Ali, Humanist Giving spring intern, and AJ Chalom, Humanist Giving program coordinator
Our Humanist Giving program is bringing back ENCORE beneficiaries for 2013. Encore beneficiaries are organizations that we’ve featured at least once before, and that we’re bringing back for another round of support. Our current encore is Buddhist Global Relief, our Challenge the Gap beneficiary. Our encore beneficiary for next quarter will be in the Human Rights category, and we want your help. Please fill out this survey to give your opinion about which organization you think should be our next encore. The survey will be active ONLY from February 13 to February 19.
These were our basic criteria for choosing our encore beneficiary nominations:
- They were beneficiaries in 2010 or 2011
- They have been featured only once before
- They meet our current and more detailed vetting requirements
We have four options for you to choose from. Please choose your top two choices from these charities:
After the jump, read more about these four organizations and the important work they’re doing.
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