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Humanist, Nov-Dec, 2001

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EVENTS

* Third Annual Rationalist
Conference: February 8-12, 2002
P.O. Box 9110
New Delhi 110091, India
 91-11-275-3255
 91-11-845-77048 FAX
info@rationalistinternational.net
www.rationalistinternational.net
Join rationalists, atheists, humanists,
skeptics, and freethinkers from around
the world in New Delhi, India. Among
the scheduled speakers are Richard
Leakey (Kenya), Lavanam (India),
James Randi (United States), Richard
Dawkins (United Kingdom), Henry
Morgentaler (Canada), David Tribe
(Australia), Rob Tielman (Netherlands).

* IHEU World Congress: July 3-6
IHEU Congress Secretariat 2002
P.O. Box 75490
1070 AL Amsterdam, Netherlands
 31-20-521-9000
 31-20-521-9080 fax
info@humanistichverbond.nl
Celebrating its fiftieth year of organized
activism. Congress will be held at the
Golden Tulip Conference Hotel
Leeuwenhorst in Noordwijkerhout.
Speakers include Ruud Lubbers, the
UN High Commissioner for Refugees;
Michael Ignatieff of Harvard University;
Abdullahi An-Na'im, professor of law at
Emory University; and Arundhati Roy,
author of The God of Small Things.

* IHEU Conference: July 8-9
A. Andeweg
Box 797
University for Humanist Studies
3500 AT Utrecht, Pays Bas, Netherlands
 31-30-239-0162
 31-30-239-0170 FAX
"Empowering Humanity: Work in
Progress" will be held at the University
for Humanist Studiest in Utrecht.
Speakers include Peter Drkx, Adri
Smaling, Annemie Halsema, and Joep
Dohmen.

ORGANIZATIONS

* American Ethical Union
2 West 64th Street
New York, NY 10023
1-212-873-6500
aeuoffice@aol.com
www.aeu.org

* American Humanist Association
1777 T Street NW
Washington, DC 20009-7125
1-866-HUMANISM (486-2647)
info@americanhumanist.org
www.humanism.net
Established 1941; oldest and largest
democratic humanist membership
organization in North America;
publishes the Humanist, Free Mind, and
Humanist Press titles; network of over
seventy chapters and affiliates.
Annual membership:
  $42 individual renewal
  $52 joint membership
  $19 basic (no Humanist magazine)

* Concerned Singles Newsletter
P.O. Box 444-HU
Lenox Dale, MA 01242-0444
1-413-445-6309
www.concernedsingles.com
Concerned Singles Newsletter links
compatible singles who care about
peace, social justice, racism, gender
equity, and other humanistic values.
Nationwide. All ages, Straight/gay.
Since 1984. Call or write for free
sample or browse our website.

* Feminist Caucus of the
American Humanist Association
P.O. Box 448
Madison, WI 53701
1-608-256-5800
Welcomes humanist women and men.
Annual membership:
  $15 individual; $25 organization

* HUUmanists
P.O. Box 1744
Buffalo, NY 14240-1744
1-716-691-1099
friendsrelhum@prodigy.net
Affiliate of the Unitarian Universalist
Association; publisher of Religious
Humanism. Annual membership: $35
Subscription only: $22

* Imagine a World of Wanted/
Nurtured Children
Joe Bernard, director
P.O. Box 1001
San Jacinto, CA 92581-1001
1-909-658-2491
nurture@ivic.net
Educational division of the HSOF;
encourages population growth control
and greater nurturing in childrearing.

* International Humanist and
Ethical Union
47 Theobald's Road
London WC 1X 8SP
44-171-831-4817
44-171-404-8641 FAX
www.iheu.org
International coalition of humanist
organizations. Annual Supporter: 30 [pounds sterling]
Lifetime Supporter: 400 [pounds sterling]

* Washington Area Secular
Humanists
P.O. Box 15319
Washington, DC 20003
1-202-298-0921
Chapters in suburban Maryland/D.C.,
Baltimore, Frederick, Northern
Virginia, Charlottesville, and
Richmond. Discussions, speakers,
dinners, movies, picnics, hikes,
monthly newsletter.

PERIODICALS

* The Humanist
Business Address:
1777 T Street NW
Washington, DC 20009-7125
1-866-HUMANIST (486-2647)
www.humanist.net
Submissions Address:
P.O. Box 1188
Amherst, NY 14226-7188
1-866-861-9501
thehumanist@juno.com
A bimonthly magazine of critical
inquiry and social concern. Applies the
humanist perspective to important
contemporary issues.
One-year subscription: $24.95
Back issue: $5.50 each

* Humanist in Canada
Box 3769, Station "C"
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1Y 4J8
Quarterly magazine exploring contemporary
issues from a rational viewpoint,
published in association with
the Humanist Association of Canada.
One-year subscription (four issues):
  $18 in Canada
  $16 outside of Canada (U.S. funds)

* Humanist Living
Business Address:
1777 T Street NW
Washington, DC 20009-7125
1-800-837-3792
hsof@americanhumanist.org
www.humanism.net/hsof
Submissions Address:
Louise Bennett, editor
P.O. Box 485
Meridianville, AL 35759-0485
lahumanist@aol.com
Published by the HSOF, a branch of
the American Humanist Association.
All certified celebrants automatically
receive Humanist Living. All others are
invited to join:
HSOF membership and subscription:
  $25 per year
Humanist Living subscription only:
  $15 per year

PRODUCTS AND
LITERATURE

* Humanist Audiotapes
1777 T Street NW
Washington, DC 20009-7125
1-866-HUMANISM (486-2647)
1-203-238-9003 FAX
Assortment of tapes: $6 each.

* Rare Freethought Books
on CD-ROM
Bank of Wisdom
P.O. Box 926
Louisville, KY 40201
Web: www.bankofwisdom.com
#1 The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, $30
#2 An Introduction to Freethought, $30
#3 Works of Thomas Paine, $30
#4 Facts of Freethought, $30
#5 Freethought and the Bible, $30
#6 History of Woman Suffrage, $50
#7 America: Historic Facts, $30
#8 The Un-Holy Inquisition, $30
More coming, send for current list.
These CDs are crammed full of classic
freethought books that can be read on
screen, printed out, or copied. Each
has search and cut and paste features.
$3 shipping and handling any number
of CDs. Credit card orders taken over
our website.

SERVICES

* Humanist Celebrants
Division of Humanist Certification
of the Humanist Society of Friends
1777 T Street NW
Washington, DC 20009-7125
1-800-837-3792
1-202-238-9003 FAX
dhc@americanhumanist.org
www.humanist.net/hsof
Nontheistic alternative to traditional
clergy; certified to officiate at weddings,
funerals, and other rites of passage;
available for visitations.

TRAINING

* The Humanist Institute
2 West 64th Street
New York, NY 10023
1-212-873-0918
Offers three-year training program for
new humanist leaders and continuing
education of existing leaders.
COPYRIGHT 2001 American Humanist Association
COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale Group

 

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