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Building Humanism, Busting Myth and Privilege

by Adam Savage, 2017 Humanist of the Year • 24 October 2017

ADAM SAVAGE is, broadly speaking, a maker of things, having built everything, as he’s characterized it, “from ancient Buddhas to futuristic weapons, from spaceships to dancing vegetables, from fine art sculptures to animated chocolate—and just... Read More

Saving the Deep Blue Yonder

by Sylvia Earle, 2017 Isaac Asimov Science Award • 24 October 2017

DR. SYLVIA A. EARLE is explorer in residence at the National Geographic Society, the founder of the Sylvia Earle Alliance (S.E.A.) / Mission Blue and the founder of Deep Ocean Exploration and Research Inc. (DOER).... Read More

Civil Rights and Our Nation’s Conscience

by Martin Castro, 2017 Religious Liberty Award • 24 October 2017

MARTIN R. CASTRO served as chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) from 2011 until December 2016 and was the first Latino chairperson in the commission’s history. In September 2016 the USCCR... Read More

In Bed With the Humanists

by Susie Bright, 2017 Feminist Humanist Award • 24 October 2017

SUSIE BRIGHT is an acclaimed sex writer, feminist, and civil rights activist. From 1984-1991 she published On Our Backs, the first lesbian sex magazine produced by women, for which she wrote the “Susie Sexpert” advice... Read More

Smile, There is No Hell (and Other Humanist Wisdom)

by Herb Silverman, 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award • 24 October 2017

HERB SILVERMAN is the founder of the Secular Coalition for America and of the Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry in Charleston, South Carolina. He is Distinguished Mathematics Professor Emeritus of the College of Charleston and... Read More

Making Good: Humanist Philanthropy and the Duty to Give

by Marlena Trafas • 29 August 2017

WHILE RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES have long been touted as philanthropic and generous, with many datasets showing that religious people give more money to charities compared to their secular counterparts, humanism prides itself on compassion and mutual... Read More

How Poverty Kills Wonder and What We Can Do About It

by Ryan Bell • 29 August 2017

THERE IS ONE AVENUE towards my personal experience of wonder that is guaranteed: Yosemite National Park. I grew up less than an hour from the valley floor and spent many lazy Saturday afternoons dangling my... Read More

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