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.
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…
Why are ideologies poisoning public discourse? Why is extremism on the rise? How did we get here, and what can we do about it? It turns out some influential assumptions are suppressing our culture’s “immune…
For much of history, humans have grappled with questions of meaning and belonging within institutions like churches and civic groups. Today, more and more people are leaving religious and other communal institutions and moving their search for connection and significance to…
Learn about the Isaac Newton High School, which we believe is the first successful humanist school in the world. This talk presents the circumstances of its establishment, its growth, and effects on the lives of…
In light of COVID, children and teens are experiencing mental and emotional health problems at historic rates. This presentation will review mental and behavioral health disorders common in childhood and adolescence as well as common…
