The humanist approach to happiness and meaning
For a humanist, there’s no one ‘meaning of life’. Meaning is not out there waiting to be discovered. It’s something…
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UNHRC intervention: the inclusion of non-religious Afghan refugees in resettlement programmes
Today at the UN Human Rights Council, I made an intervention on behalf of Humanists UK calling for all resettlement programmes…
It’s time to replace collective worship with inclusive assemblies
In a 2019 YouGov poll, parents ranked religious worship 13th out of a list of 13 possible activities that might…
International Day for Commemorating the victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion and Belief
Each year on 22 August we remember lives lost to acts of violence carried out on the basis of, or…
A History of Humanist LGBT Activism
In celebration of LGBT History Month in February, I gave a talk on the history of humanist LGBT activism to members…
My contribution to ‘The Refugee Dictionary’: marking the 70th anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention
To mark the 70th anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention – which the UK helped launch and ratify in 1951…
Global humanist persecution: two years on from the Truro Review
Earlier in the month, I took part in a panel discussion marking two years since the Truro Review was published….
Spirituality from a humanist perspective
It was a pleasure last week to join the Nontheist Friends Network, part of Quakers in Britain, to open a…