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Ethics in Action
The Greater St. Louis Coalition of Reason (GreaterStlCoR) is a group of similar member organizations united by a rational perspective. While our region has a long history of reason, free thought and humanism, and newer organizations have enjoyed a dramatic increase in activity and membership, several area groups have now come together as a coalition.…
Read MoreAtheists Helping the Homeless DC–Helping People Without Homes
The mission of Atheists Helping the Homeless DC (AHHDC) is to help people experiencing homelessness in Washington DC and nearby areas by making life easier. Our goals are to help our community, to give to those who wish to have our help, to learn, and to respect ourselves by respecting others. We are citizens. We…
Read MoreHumanist thoughts on National Whistleblowers Appreciation Day
June 30th was National Whistleblower Appreciation Day in the United States, marked by a unanimous Senate resolution to commemorate the sacrifices whistleblowers have sustained to protect the public interest. The day falls on the anniversary of the passage of the world's first whisteblower law to allow dispensation for individuals to expose injustices, the passage of…
Read MoreSecular Humanists of Roanoke
Who We Are: The Secular Humanists of Roanoke, Virginia is a non-profit organization. We’re affiliated with the American Humanist Association , and we are a chapter of the Washington Area Secular Humanists (WASH). We believe in the scientific method when it comes to understanding how the universe works and that ethical decisions should be based…
Read MoreGold mining in Northern Ghana
There are many gold mines, both legal and illegal, in Ghana. Currently, there are a lot of debate surrounding the safety and ethics of mining practices with workers getting hurt or becoming ill, and foreigners taking advantage of the heavy local need for work. One occupational safety issue is the use of mercury to extract…
Read MoreRealizing gender (in)equality
I grew up surrounded by strong women. Ironically, this, at least in part, is the reason I was so anti-feminist into my 20s. I came to adulthood with the idea that feminism was a thing of the past. It had been of world-changing importance, but: mission accomplished. I believed that the feminist banner had morphed…
Read MoreSuicide perspectives of the dominant tribes in Northern Ghana
Content warning: Post contains detailed descriptions of suicide methods and shaming. In my previous posts, I’ve discussed how witchcraft beliefs exist in Ghana and how the accusations work. In this post, I will discuss a different but related topic: how suicide is viewed and the reaction to it in these communities. Like witchcraft accusations, the…
Read MoreCamp Quest FBB’s most recent small grant awardee
Foundation Beyond Belief is thrilled to announce that Camp Quest is the most recent Small Grant Awardee of our Humanist Giving Program. Camp Quest is the first residential summer camp in the history of the United States for the children of atheists, freethinkers, and humanists or whomever else hold to a naturalistic, not supernatural world…
Read MoreTiny houses offer big solutions to homelessness
In the now infamous words of Zoolander’s raging fashion icon Mugatu, tiny houses are “so hot right now.” Tiny houses are gaining popularity for many reasons including affordability, their lower carbon footprint, and the efficient compact design. But what if this popular movement could be used to solve one of urban living’s biggest crises –…
Read MoreInterview: Sikivu Hutchinson, Humanism at Work Speaker
In anticipation of this year's Humanism at Work conference, to be held in Boston on July 25, we are interviewing some of the people who will be speaking there. Up now is our Keynote Speaker, Sikivu Hutchinson. Her speech is entitled “Colorblind Lies and Meritocracy Myths: Moving Secular Social Justice” Sikivu Hutchinson is the author of Moral…
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