We are very sad to announce the death of David Smart, a warm and invigorating presence at many of our meetings and a passionate supporter of our ‘Thought for the Day’ campaign. The funeral will be a small affair, but people will be invited to an informal wake afterwards. That will be on 21st March,… Read more »

Review by Tony Brewer The speaker for our discussion of assisted dying in February was Nathan Stilwell, the Assisted Dying Campaign Lead for Humanists UK. He opened by defining what is meant by the term – it’s an umbrella term that covers the various approaches to and aspects of a person having the right to… Read more »

Thank you to committee member Tony Brewer, who has provided a very interesting review of this film. One of the common features of the many descriptions of Humanism is our belief that this life is the only life we have and that we can achieve our happiness by helping other people achieve theirs. This belief… Read more »

Thank you to committee member Tony Brewer for reporting back from this event. AFRIL is a small charity that provides services and support for refugees in Lewisham. SELHuG has made a donation to support its work for several years and some SELHuG members are also personal supporters. I attended its AGM on 27th January. The… Read more »

Fabric of Democracy exhibition: a social meet-up on the 20th January at the Fashion and Textile Museum This was a fascinating exhibition showing how textiles are used for propaganda purposes. Examples have been gathered from a wide range of places and across two centuries – from the French Revolution to Brexit. Commemorative fabrics produced to… Read more »