Final 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…

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Secular Week Of Action is a Go!

Secular Week of Action (WoA)— the nonreligious community's response to the National Day of Prayer— is in full swing! Dozens of atheist, humanist, and other secular groups from across the country are putting their values into action, many emphasizing a compassionate response to COVID-19. FBB is coordinating this year's WoA, and has a hand in…

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Running with Maud and direct action against sanctioned violence

FBB is changing the distance of our staff’s Week Of Action charity 5k to 2.23 miles in solidarity with the #RunWithMaud campaign. (2.23 miles recognizes February 23rd, the day of Ahmaud Aubrey's racially-motivated murder.) The beneficiary of our virtual 5k remains organizations supporting people experiencing food insecurity, but the Ahmaud Aubrey story has become impossible…

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Support our Virtual 5k for Week of Action!

Foundation Beyond Belief is organizing a virtual 5k for runners, walkers, and rollers anywhere and everywhere to support food banks serving communities at high-risk for food insecurity in the U.S., as well as FBB's Humanist Action: Ghana program. With the closure of businesses and schools as a result of COVID-19, as well as dangerous health…

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Across nation, nonreligious Americans put values into action through community service

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Minnesota Atheists pack meals at Second Harvest Heartland in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Secular Americans want to make clear that we value actions over words. We have the muddy boots, packed meals, and stuffed trash bags to prove it. —Debbie Allen, Secular Coalition for America WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 2, 2019)  – In the week…

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My journey to Humanist Action: Ghana

My Ghanaian teammate killed a spitting cobra on his farm today. He used only a stick. I don’t normally condone killing snakes in the wild, but a bite from this particular one is akin to a death sentence here. We are a four hour drive away from the nearest antivenin I am told- and that’s if the…

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Take Action Toward Unity

The attacks in Paris, Beirut, and Baghdad last week have left the world reeling and many people scared. In light of that fear, some American politicians are attempting to fight against this country’s already limited support of the refugees fleeing Syria. Foundation Beyond Belief condemns these political attempts to turn away those in need and…

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