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
Celebrating Pride: A Profile of Poet and Activist Staceyann Chin
In honor of Pride Month, we’re featuring profiles of prominent LGBTQ humanists or atheists. This week we feature Staceyann Chin. An earlier version of this profile appeared in the November/December 2017 issue of The Humanist.... Read More
Essential Humanism: Profiles of Courage in a Pandemic Part III: Jason Newman
Tell us about your job. What are some of the ways it’s changed during the pandemic? I am the chief executive officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie in Muncie, Indiana. I am... Read More
Essential Humanism: Profiles of Courage in a Pandemic Part II: Tris Mamone
Tell us about your job. What are some of the ways it’s changed during the pandemic? I recently started working part-time a few days a week at a grocery store. My main duties include: disinfecting... Read More
Essential Humanism: Profiles of Courage in a Pandemic Part I: Amanda Joy Johnson, FNP
Tell us about your job. What are some of the ways it’s changed during the pandemic? I’m a nurse practitioner providing primary care at a community clinic in Anacostia, in Southeast Washington, DC. We are... Read More
In Memoriam: Edd Doerr
Longtime humanist activist Edd Doerr passed away on February 6, 2020. He was eighty-nine years old. Born into a working-class Catholic family in the 1930s Midwest, Doerr was the oldest of four children. At sixteen,... Read More