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Volunteerism: Introduction to volunteering (HAPI Bulacan Reading Room session)
Thank You from GO Humanity
We’re sad to say we’re closing… Dear Supporters of GO Humanity, We have very heavy news. As of October 1st, 2023, GO Humanity must dissolve as an organization and cease to operate. In 2009, we planted a seed which became the sapling of Foundation Beyond Belief which became the tree of GO Humanity. Now our…
Read MoreImpact Numbers Are In For Secular Week of Action!
We just finished our annual report on Secular Week of Action (SWoA), which took place April 29th to May 8th this year!
Read MoreSelf-Care for Activists & Volunteers
When we’re in the thick of the fight, advocating for others, raising our voices for the voiceless, it’s possible to nearly forget ourselves and the needs we still have. The needs we are seeking to provide others with are indeed dire, but we can’t help others unless we help ourselves.
Read MoreParticipating in Humanist Communities Makes a Difference
Like many humanists I was raised religious. In the years that followed my apostasy, sometimes I missed the camaraderie and community: church potlucks, theatrical plays, holiday celebrations, and charitable volunteering and fundraising. Studies show that community is important for pro-social behavior, volunteerism, health, happiness, and well-being. Community connection can be complicated in today’s society, though,…
Read MoreMarch Beyond Belief Network Roundup
As we're all well aware, March was an unusual month for volunteerism across the globe. Last month marked the transition from business as usual to socially-distant action for many Beyond Belief Network (BBN) teams. This installment of our monthly BBN roundups includes activities reported by teams before lockdowns were implemented in their states and after.…
Read MoreFebruary Beyond Belief Network Roundup
Volunteer groups in the Beyond Belief Network performed quite a few labors of love for their communities during Valentine's season! We are, of course, shifting gears to socially-distant volunteerism for a while, but we'd still like to take a moment to appreciate teams' pre-lockdown work over the month of February. It's a taste of what…
Read MoreActions that speak: deepening and expressing humanist values through service
It’s time for nonbelievers to worry less about the perception that we don’t volunteer and more about the fact that most volunteerism is self-serving. Nonbelievers are keenly aware of the history of oppression in the name of service and, indeed, of continued oppression masquerading as service. We know that volunteering is not a yes/no binary.…
Read MoreWe are nothing without you
This week is National Volunteer Week! We here at Foundation Beyond Belief and Humanist Action: Ghana are nothing without our volunteers, so we are thrilled to celebrate them this week and every week! Want to join us? We'd love to have you! With this HA: Ghana volunteer year rapidly coming to an end, the current…
Read MoreBBN November Team of the Month and Picture of the Month winners
Beyond Belief Network teams reported nearly 20 events and 1000 hours of service in November. As usual, it was not easy to pick the monthly award-winners. BE. Orlando Humanist Fellowship is our November Team of the Month. BE. Orlando initiated the establishment of a scholarship fund recognizing secular students at the University of Central Florida who are…
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