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Interview: 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 MoreBBN Team, ATXAHH, speaks about atheism
For the second year in a row, Austin Atheists Helping the Homeless (ATXAHH) was invited to speak with students enrolled in a Perspectives on Atheism class taught by Dr. Innes Mitchell at St. Edward's University. Although St. Edward’s is a private, Catholic University, not all its students hold religious beliefs. Some of the students in…
Read MoreEmbarking on our next chapter
To our members, supporters, and friends— Foundation Beyond Belief has made tremendous strides in advancing the cause of practical humanism, and we are now looking to take another step forward! The Board of Directors is now accepting applications for a new executive director. (Interested already? Check out the job description here.) Dale McGowan created Foundation…
Read MoreImportant News for BBN Student Teams!
Beyond Belief Network (BBN) is a program that rewards and recognizes atheist/humanist groups that actively perform community service. Joining BBN allows these groups to enjoy many advantages, including receiving credit for their efforts, perks like t-shirts and promotional opportunities, and national recognition. However, not every Beyond Belief Network team has the same schedule to plan…
Read MoreBeyond Belief Network Teams beat the heat through service
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. Central Ohio United Non-Theists (COUNT) was busy! In June, two…
Read MoreThe importance of coming out atheist—Greta Christina, blogger and activist
Greta Christina is an influential thought leader and speaker in the atheist community, a regular atheist correspondent for AlterNet, Free Inquiry, and The Humanist, and author of books including Why Are You Atheists So Angry? and the forthcoming Coming Out Atheist. She also blogs at the wildly popular Greta Christina’s Blog at Freethought Blogs. Liz…
Read More“I want to be FOR something”—David Smalley, Dogma Debate
David Smalley will speak and record his popular podcast at FBB’s Humanism at Work conference, July 18-20. Even though he grew up in the small Texas town of Everman, the son of a single Christian mother, David Smalley was never forced to attend church. He was eventually baptized and ironically credits that event with the…
Read MoreBeyond Belief Network Teams improve selves and community
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. Four members of our Team of the Month for June…
Read More“The ultimate expression of humanism”: Ben Blanchard, Pathfinders Project
Ben Blanchard took some time out of his work with impoverished families in Guatemala City to reflect on his year of humanist service currently underway with Pathfinders Project. No one who knows Ben Blanchard would be surprised to find him working among disenfranchised families in Guatemala. Service and activism have featured prominently in Ben’s life…
Read More350.org
350.org is a global grassroots organizing movement that raises awareness of climate change and the use of fossil fuels. They use social media to educate an entire generation with scientific findings, presented on their nine different websites for countries around the world and just as many Facebook and Twitter accounts using native languages. 350.org’s focus…
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