Speaking of Humanism is a monthly event highlighting humanist topics.
View recordings of previous events below and find upcoming Speaking of Humanism events here.
In 2023, celebrating the AHA Center for Education's 5th Anniversary, we focused on one of the Ten Commitments each month. For November we explored Global Awareness. Travelers and tourists have earned a bad reputation, and…
In 2023, celebrating the AHA Center for Education's 5th Anniversary, we focused on one of the Ten Commitments each month. For October we explored Humility. Humility is often considered an antiquated virtue. However, modern psychological…
In 2023, celebrating the AHA Center for Education's 5th Anniversary, we focused on one of the Ten Commitments each month. For June we explored Responsibility. Celebrate World Humanist Day on June 21 with Sarah Bakewell,…
Nonbelievers are often at a loss when searching for resources on how to get through the mourning process. In this talk, Candace Gorham recounts her personal and professional experiences with grief and loss then shares…
In recent years, effort has been made to dismantle white privilege and better represent a diverse range of voices within the humanist movement. In this talk, Pinn poses and aims to explore a set of…
Religious privilege has, and continues to, shape the discourse about public policies in the United States. Too often this imposes on the civil and human rights of people of color, religious minorities, nonreligious groups, and…
As humanists become increasingly diverse the importance of our awareness of our history grows. Everyone across the world has a place in humanistic history and thought, but how do we go about finding that place?…
Celebrate World Humanist Day on June 21! Why did iconic author Kurt Vonnegut describe himself as a “Christ-worshiping agnostic”? Find out in this presentation about the new Humanist Press book Behaving Decently: Kurt Vonnegut’s Humanism. Author Wayne…
Public school vouchers drain taxpayer dollars from public schools to fund private, primarily religious schools. Despite the research that shows vouchers don’t improve educational outcomes, we continue to see voucher programs expand across the country.…
Although most animal rights activists identify as atheist or agnostic, the atheist/humanist community has traditionally been unwilling to apply reasoned thought to speciesism and expand its circle of concern to other animals. This talk outlines…
