Beyond Belief Network
Hurricane Season To Exacerbate Food Insecurity
June 1 marked the official start of hurricane season. When hurricanes hit they can demolish homes, devastate communities and displace people. In most cases electricity is cut, and keeping food fresh is impossible. Food insecurity is a significant dilemma that always emanates in the event of a disaster like a hurricane. An estimated seven million…
Read MoreMay Beyond Belief Network Roundup!
We just finished rounding up reports from BBN volunteer teams for the month of May — including what teams reported for Secular Week of Action! Let’s check it out…
Read MoreAnti-Homeless Laws Across the U.S. Criminalize Survival
U.S. cities with a high number of people without housing keep passing new laws to push unhoused people out of view. Camping is often banned, as well as sleeping in public and living in vehicles. People are routinely evicted from encampments, many losing their belongings. Government restriction of these essential, life-sustaining activities criminalizes the very…
Read MoreMeet the teams in our Food Security Project
Last month, FBB launched a brand new Food Security Project to fight hunger by supporting volunteer teams involved in food distribution. In the pilot phase, five teams are receiving monthly grants to help fill holes in their stocks; make special purchases to meet the needs of their beneficiaries; or build infrastructure to allow their program…
Read MoreFinal numbers are in for Secular Week of Action!
We just finished our final report on Secular Week of Action, which happened earlier this month. We surveyed as many teams as possible to ascertain their collective impact. While not everyone responded (and there have been events not formally registered on the SWoA site), here’s what we can tell you: Volunteer teams registered 59 events…
Read MoreTired backs, soaring hearts: chatting with food security volunteers
Food insecurity is a tough crisis to face. What keeps front-line volunteers going? What can concerned people do, and why should they do it? And just how worth it is it, really? To answer some of these questions, we’re interviewing members of the five rockstar Beyond Belief Network teams we just tagged to receive grants…
Read MoreBeyond Belief Network Roundup and Recognitions!
We just finished rounding up reports from our volunteer teams for the month of April! Humanists and other compassionate people in our network held 31 events — 711 volunteer hours total! Recognitions First off: welcome back Atheists of Florida! This Tampa Bay area team jumped back into the game during Secular Week of Action…
Read MoreFoundation Beyond Belief is turning 12 this month!
We have a big birthday wish — but as humanists, we know that to make it come true, we can’t just make wishes. We have to get to work. So for our 12th birthday, we’re wishing and working for a world without hunger. We’ve just launched a brand new Beyond Belief Network Food Security…
Read MoreAnnouncing the Beyond Belief Network Food Security Project!
FBB is thrilled to announce the launch of the pilot program for our brand-new Beyond Belief Network Food Security Project. We’re inviting five powerhouse Beyond Belief Network (BBN) volunteer teams involved in food distribution and giveaway operations to receive monthly grants supporting their work: Austin Atheists Helping the Homeless Atheists United Atheist Community of Polk…
Read MoreMarch Beyond Belief Network Roundup & Recognitions!
We just finished rounding what teams in the Beyond Belief Network (BBN) did to “spring” into humanist action in March! First off: a big warm welcome to new team Southeastern Virginia Atheists, Skeptics, & Humanists (SEVASH)! SEVASH describes themselves as “an informal social group that promotes fellowship and networking through social and community building activities.” We’re…
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