Speaking of Humanism is a monthly event highlighting humanist topics. This program was held in the AHA office but has moved online due to COVID-19.
View recordings of previous events below and find upcoming Speaking of Humanism events here.
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…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, under Trump’s rhetoric of “China virus” there was a sharp rise in the number of violent crimes committed against Asians in the United States and across Europe and Australia. In the…
Learn about how Dr. Sankar and her organization, Science Up First (a national social media anti-misinformation campaign), has been tackling misinformation around the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Krishana Sankar is a trained Scientist, having graduated with her PhD in Molecular…
Humanist readers often read nonfiction—be it the hard science or social science or philosophy. But what about fiction? From atheist and humanist representation in fiction to what the term “humanist fiction” could possibly mean, this Speaking…
In 2012, the Center for NuLeadership on Human Justice and Healing introduced the human justice theory of change framework for exploring what it means and takes to achieve justice, safety, accountability, and well-being. This talk…
This term the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review or is considering reviewing more cases about religion than in prior years. The topics before the Court include: abortion, public funding of religious schools, LGBTQ…
Whether it's running for office, engaging with candidates and elected officials, or getting active in party politics, you can support the mission of the newly established Association of Secular Elected Officials and help grow the…
The argument of Capitalism versus Socialism fails to recognize that both are rooted in domination systems that devalue the work of care in both the formal and informal economic sectors. Instead we need an economic system…
Primed to address how educational inequities along race and class lines have compounded during the COVID-19 pandemic, Bailey is an imperative voice to heed around the future of educational policy reform. Timed to publish just…
Humanists are quick to defend threats to the separation of church and state, but they have not always been consistently unified in engaging with pressing issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality—namely, those linked to…
