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AHA Programs

 

The AHA Annual Conference

AHA leaders, activists, and community members will convene May 5-7, 2023 in Denver, CO and continue to build the future of humanism. Our conference will include opportunities to connect, learn, and plan. The programming will feature distinguished speakers and guests. We can’t wait to be together. Join us!

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The AHA Center for Education

The AHA Center for Education strives to provide educational opportunities that serve humanist and secular communities. The center offers a wide range of programs designed for humanists across the spectrum. Our programs take an innovative approach to teaching humanism and fostering ethical leadership for the humanist movement.

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The Appignani Humanist Legal Center

Through amicus activity, litigation, and other legal advocacy, our team of lawyers provide legal assistance to defend the constitutional rights of religious and secular minorities by directly challenging clear violations of the Establishment Clause and seeking equal rights for humanists, atheists and other freethinkers.

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Boycott The Pledge

On September 8, 2014, the American Humanist Association launched a national campaign to encourage people to sit out the Pledge of Allegiance until the phrase “under God” is removed from it. As students have begun exercising their constitutional right to sit out the Pledge, the Appignani Humanist Legal Center has been defending students who have been unfairly and unjustly punished.

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HERE for Climate

Humanist Environmental Response Effort (HERE) for Climate connects local individuals and community organizations with the resources they need to have an impact, offering a roadmap for us to move from “What can I do?” to “We can do this!” The project is designed to help both individuals and groups encourage local, immediate change that will make a difference–even when our federal government may not.

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Humanist Chaplaincies

Humanist Chaplaincies serve much the same roles as their religious counterparts, but focus on being good without a belief in a god. They provide consultation, preside over ceremonies, and offer opportunities for educational outreaches and community service projects to nonreligious students and members of the armed forces.

This is a network aims to connect Humanist chaplaincies across the United States with each other and those who seek their services.

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Local Chapters & Affiliates

Local Affiliates and Chapters give the AHA a strong grassroots presence and they are essential to the success of humanism in the United States. They engage in social activism, philosophical discussion and community-building events.

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The National Day of Reason

The National Day of Reason is held in parallel with the National Day of Prayer, on or around the first Thursday in May each year. The goal of this effort is to celebrate reason—a concept all Americans can support—and to raise public awareness about the persistent threat to religious liberty posed by government intrusion into the private sphere of worship.

The Day of Reason exists to inspire the secular community to be visible and active on this day to set the right example for how to effect positive change.

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Publications

Publishing and disseminating ideas has been a core task of the humanist movement since the emergence of the first books on modern humanism at the beginning of the twentieth century. Learn more about the Humanist magazine, TheHumanist.com, Humanist Press, and Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism.

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AHA Adjunct Organizations

The Center for Freethought Equality

The Center for Freethought Equality is dedicated to lobbying and political advocacy. We work to significantly increase humanist activity in key Washington coalitions, and have established a permanent lobbyist on the Hill that will fight for issues secular Americans care about — like the separation of church and state and protecting civil liberties.

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Humanist Disaster Recovery

Formed in 2014, Humanist Disaster Recovery exists to provide financial support to secular organizations working locally to meet the needs of recovering survivors. This program is sustained through a partnership between GO Humanity and the American Humanist Association.

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The Humanist Foundation

The Humanist Foundation, founded in 1980, serves as the endowment fund of the AHA and offers members exceptional opportunities to ensure the advancement of Humanism’s life-affirming message to countless future generations. Gifts made specifically to The Humanist Foundation support the AHA’s mission in perpetuity by aiming to retain and invest the principle of those funds indefinitely, while allowing for a portion of investment proceeds to support annual programs.

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The Humanist Society

The Humanist Society applies humanism to daily life through a unique celebrant program, education, and community involvement. The Society prepares Humanist Celebrants to lead ceremonial observances across the nation and worldwide, providing millions a meaningful alternative to traditional religious weddings, memorial services, and other life cycle events.

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March 14, 2023 Featured, Press Releases

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