On Saturday 13th April a small group of us meet at Halcyon Books near Hither Green, to enjoy a browse in the bookshop and sit down for a chat and a hot drink together. There is a nice vibe in the shop; with several people nosing among the books and quietly chatting at the tables… Read more »
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BBC campaign update and May demo
On 9th April we held our eleventh demo from 8-10am outside the BBC, in support of our campaign to include the humanist world view on Radio 4’s Thought for the Day. We tweeted in to the Today programme, hoping the journos might come and talk to us, as a welcome respite from the endless Brexit… Read more »
Classroom named after Barbara Smoker!
Brighter Brains Humanist Secondary School in Kanungu, Uganda, is naming one of its classrooms after SELHuG President Barbara Smoker. A fundraiser has been launched for the classroom, which you can read about here Barbara was nominated by Barry Duke, Editor of Freethinker
BBC campaign update and April demo
The absurdity of excluding humanists from Thought for The Day is sometimes highlighted by hearing a religious person deliver a ‘thought’ on the Today programme that could just as easily have been contributed by a humanist. Such was the recent speech by Church of Scotland Minister John Bell from the Iona Community, who spoke in… Read more »
New Cross May meeting: food and ethics
When: Thursday 2nd May, 7.30pmWhere: New Cross Learning (map) How food is killing us: what should we eat to save ourselves and the planet? The food system is a major driver of man-made negative impact on the environment 1, including up to 30% of greenhouse gas equivalent (GHG) emissions 2. It also uses up to… Read more »
