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January 9, 2024January 9, 2024Uncategorized

Humanists International, Russian Federation, Ukraine, and the United Nations

Scott Douglas Jacobsen (author) attended the August, 2023 Humanists International World Congress and more recently returned from visiting Ukraine Humanists International in […]

January 4, 2024January 6, 2024Uncategorized

Statement of Bill Akman on Harvard, Claudine Gay and DEI, January 3, 2024

In light of today’s news, I thought I would try to take a step back and provide perspective on what this is […]

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September 19, 2023January 27, 2026public, article

Reflections on the death of Richard Bilkszto

I think there is much humanists can learn from the death of Richard Bilkszto. My tribute to him was published in this […]

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September 14, 2023February 24, 2025Uncategorized

What is Biological Sex ?

Perhaps you “know” what is “biological sex”, perhaps you still wonder after the deluge of strong affirmations that «sex is a spectrum» […]

Biological sex anthropology

September 10, 2023January 27, 2026public, article

Humanists International 2023: An Exciting Congress

By Pierre St-Amant, AHQ delegate to the conference. Humanists International (HI) is a non-governmental organization representing humanists, atheists, agnostics, and freethinkers from all over […]

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August 30, 2023August 30, 2023Uncategorized

Parental Alienation is a Ubiquitous Form of Child Abuse in Canada’s Family Courts

Monique Dietvorst Parental Alienation Canada What affects three times more children than autism? What affects 13 million US adults? The answer is […]

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August 19, 2023August 19, 2023Uncategorized

Interviewed: Carey Linde, lawyer and activist.

Carey Linde, former 60s radical, was the first lawyer in Canada to live and practice on reserve, the first to introduce the […]

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August 15, 2023January 29, 2026public, video, interview

Sixty Years an Activist: A socialist lawyer who still values science, reason and compassion

Carey Linde has been a practicing lawyer and a socialist activist for more than 50 years. The Vancouver, B.C. lawyer pioneered the […]

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July 28, 2023July 28, 2023Uncategorized

Rights and privileges, the reign of confusion

by Patrick Moreau, Le Devoir, Friday July 28th, 2023 Rights and privileges should not be confused. Rights, in particular “human rights”, are […]

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July 12, 2023October 26, 2025Uncategorized

Spiritual Stereotypes – An Indigenous Atheist’s Experience

-Maheengun I was raised on a wonderful reserve on Rice Lake in Ontario. While I did not live on the reserve, or […]

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Hmm... That's strange..

That's very profound and observant!

"Authoritarian or totalitarian systems—whether religious or political—cannot sustain scientific progress because science depends on criticism, dissent, and the institutionalization of…

A "this is not a pipe - or is it?" comment apologies to René Magritte One art concept that I…

In a pluralistic society where freedoms of critical thinking, thought, cognitive reasoning, increased consciousness and awareness are promoted - divisiveness…