This was a wonderful weekend of talks and discussions organised by Humanists UK. The convention is held in a different city around the UK each year (Tony reported from Belfast last year) and this time it was the turn of Liverpool. Five of us attended from SELHuG and some managed to scoot around the Walker Art Gallery, Tate Liverpool and a few other sights, as well as the convention!
For anyone who has never been to the annual convention, it is a very convivial, friendly occasion where you can sit down next to anyone and say hello. Every single speaker – and performer at the Friday comedy night – was top notch and covered a wide range of topical issues including energy policy and climate change; how digital media and Artificial Intelligence is being used by ‘bad actors’ to undermine our freedom of thought; how religion evolved and the attraction it still holds for humans; the hidden crisis in caregiving and the issues facing unpaid carers looking after relatives; a history of black freethought and why UK humanists are mostly white; and inequality in society and its impact on health and wellbeing.
Helen and Tony have done an epic job writing up nearly all of the sessions. Do dip in to the subjects that interest you, below.
PS: the convention is in Cardiff next year so think about a trip there next June.
Introduction from Hester Brown; Individual session notes from Tony Brewer and Helen Warner
