Meet the New AHA Staff Member: Rachel Deitch!
Please welcome the American Humanist Association’s new social justice coordinator, Rachel Deitch! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles in 2010 with an interdisciplinary major in... Read More
Meet the New AHA Staff Member: Courtney Murray
Please welcome the American Humanist Association’s new member services assistant, Courtney Murray! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I graduated from Howard University with a degree in broadcast journalism in 2011. I worked in... Read More
Foster Failure: Proposed Amendment Puts Faith-Based Discrimination before Child Welfare
Last week the House Appropriations Committee voted in favor of a legislative amendment that would allow faith-based child welfare agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ people, interfaith couples, single parents, and others. The amendment was added... Read More
Meet the New AHA Staff Member: Sarah Henry
Please welcome the American Humanist Association’s new communications associate, Sarah Henry! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I graduated from Lynn University in South Florida with a degree in political science and photography. I... Read More
How a Harvey LeBrun Grant Helped Our Small Chapter
Being a newly formed chapter of the American Humanist Association, Harbor Humanists spent most of our first meetings deliberating and deciding where we wanted to spend our time and energy. Our members felt strongly that... Read More
The US Should Be Engaging the World, Not Running from It
The United States has, over the past century, been a leading voice on the international stage on a variety of issues. We helped establish the post-WWII international order, led advocacy for human rights, and have... Read More
Coming to Terms: World Health Organization Takes Positive Step with Transgender Reclassification
Last week marked a step forward for the global trans community. On Monday, June 18, The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that “transgender” would no longer be classified as a mental health disorder in the... Read More