Lewisham Council looking for Humanist to join Religious Education committee Do you believe that children should receive a broad education about both religious and non-religious beliefs and values? Are you willing to work cooperatively and patiently with members of religious organisations to make RE and school assemblies more inclusive? Then you might be interested in… Read more »

Our Secretary Tony shares his experience of lock-down. Lockdown – how was it for me? Well, I’ve certainly not been bored & I’ve also not put on an extra stone, both of which, so I’ve read, seem to be characteristic of the current situation.  Maybe I’ve been lucky. We have quite a large garden &… Read more »

SELHuG Committee member Barbara Chandler remembers the outbreak of another deadly virus – Polio – in 1949 and how it changed her life forever. I was asked to write something for the newsletter and thought I’d copy out some stuff from the memoirs that I’m writing for my grandchildren. Given our context, I thought I’d… Read more »

South East London Humanist Group (SELHuG) is seeking a new Chair to start in the Autumn.  If you are a humanist with some experience of organising meetings and events, and can imagine having a creative role in leading and developing the group alongside a supportive committee, please get in touch to find out more. This… Read more »

Two free online courses about Humanism available now There are two wonderful courses which allow you to explore what Humanism is, at your own pace, for free. They are produced by Humanists UK in partnership with FutureLearn, an Open University initiative. The first one, Introducing Humanism: Non-religious Approaches to Life with Sandi Toksvig, looks at… Read more »