Essential Humanism: Profiles of Courage in a Pandemic Part IX: Julia Julstrom Agoyo

Tell us about your job. What are some of the ways it’s changed during the pandemic? I work as a paralegal for a public defender organization within its immigration practice. Basically, I help the attorneys... Read More
Essential Humanism: Profiles of Courage in a Pandemic Part VIII: Sam Nealy

Tell us about your job. What are some of the ways it’s changed during the pandemic? My job is to sell and rent uniforms and facility service items such as terry towels and mops to... Read More
Atheists in Public Office: An Interview with Hemant Mehta

The American Humanist Association (AHA) is pleased to host Hemant Mehta as a speaker at its 79th Annual Conference, "Distant but Together: A Virtual Celebration of Humanism," streaming live online on August 8, 2020. You... Read More
Essential Humanism: Profiles of Courage in a Pandemic Part VII: Gabriel Smith

Tell us about your job. What are some of the ways it’s changed during the pandemic? I’m a social work supervisor at the Philadelphia Children’s Crisis Response Center (PCCRC), which is under Belmont Behavioral Hospital... Read More
Essential Humanism: Profiles of Courage in a Pandemic Part VI: Michelle Loprieno

Tell us about your job. What are some of the ways it’s changed during the pandemic? I am a research technician at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington (aka Fred Hutch). Before... Read More
Essential Humanism: Profiles of Courage in a Pandemic Part V: Jason Callahan, Humanist Chaplain

Tell us about your job. What are some of the ways it’s changed during the pandemic? I work as a humanist chaplain and instructor at Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health in Richmond, Virginia. It’s... Read More
Essential Humanism: Profiles of Courage in a Pandemic Part IV: Andrew Newman, Senior Correspondence Liaison for the Brooklyn Borough Commissioner’s Office

Tell us about your job. What are some of the ways it’s changed during the pandemic? My job involves building and maintaining local parks and caring for the larger “urban forest,” such as street trees... Read More