Humanist Students | Building our community

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April 14th, 2018 09:45   --   April 15th, 2018 16:00

 

Join Humanist Students at our special two day celebration, Building our community, bringing together the new student members of Humanists UK.

Humanist Students launched last year with an offer of free membership, to ensure non-religious students are supported wherever there are universities. We’re now a growing movement of over 500 students and increasing every week. At Building our community, the first Humanist Students event of the year, we’ll be capitalising on this momentum to explore what community means to non-religious students and how we can come together as to make sure our voice is heard on campuses and beyond.

This is a great opportunity to meet other Humanist Students from around the UK, hear from exciting speakers, pick up some new skills, and get involved in interactive workshops.

Attendees will hear from leading human rights activists from the world of humanist and secularist campaigning, including including our keynote speaker, renowned writer and philosopher Dr Julian BagginiImtiaz Shams of Faith to Faithless; Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK; and Rabia Mirza from British Muslims for Secular Democracy. Sessions will cover all the skills you'll need to build effective student societies, run successful events, and campaign for a better society in the world after university. 

This event is for members of Humanist Students only, and is free to attend. To attend, you must be a member of Humanist Students. Student membership is free; sign up now.


Timetable

Saturday

Time Session Speaker Venue
09:45 Registration    
10:30 Icebreakers and networking

Sean Turnbull
Student and Youth Coordinator, Humanists UK

Hannah Timson
President, Humanist Students

Blue Hall
11:15 Welcome

Hannah Timson
President, Humanist Students

Andrew Copson
Chief Executive, Humanists UK

Blue Hall
11:45 Problem solving

Sean Turnbull
Student and Youth Coordinator, Humanists UK

Hannah Timson
President, Humanist Students

Blue Hall
13:00 Lunch   Blue Hall
14:00 Keynote: Humanist Students - Building our community Dr Julian Baggini Blue Hall
15:00 Workshop 1A: Loneliness and mental health David Savage
Chair, Non-Religious Pastoral Support Network
Blue Hall
  Workshop 1B: Re-imagining humanism: reason, empathy, and the arts Hannah Timson
President, Humanist Students
Penton Room
16:00 Break    
16:15 Workshop 2A: Faith to Faithless Imtiaz Shams
Chair, Faith to Faithless
Blue Hall
  Workshop 2B: Music and community

Ken Richman
London Humanist Choir

Teddy Prout
Director of Community Services, Humanists UK

Penton Room
17:15 Round up

Hannah Timson
President, Humanist Students

Blue Hall
18:00 Close    
19:00 Humanist Students and Young Humanists Social   The Islington Townhouse,
13 Liverpool Road,
London,
N1 0RW

 


Sunday

Time Session Speaker Venue
10:15 Registration    
10:30 Secular traditions in religious and non-religious communities

Hannah Timson
President, Humanist Students

Josh Holt
President, Union of Jewish Students

Rabia Mirza Basri
Director of Media, Engagement, and Lobby, British Muslims for Secular Democracy

Blue Hall
11:30 Keynote: Diversity and inclusion within non-religious movements

Audrey Simmons
Organiser, London Black Atheists

Blue Hall
12:30 Lunch

 

Blue Hall
13:30 Workshop 1A: Getting started on campus

Sean Turnbull
Student and Youth Coordinator, Humanists UK

Hari Parekh
President Emeritus, Humanist Students

Blue Hall
  Workshop 1B: Leaving a legacy

Hannah Timson
President, Humanist Students

Angelos Sofocleous
President-Elect, Humanist Students

Penton Room
14:30 What can humanism do for you?

James Dart
Exeter Humanists

John Turner
Emeritus Professor, University of East Anglia
Board member, Non-Religious Pastoral Support Network

Lizzie Streeter
Chair, LGBT Humanists

Natalie Charles
Celebrant, Humanists UK

Chair: Teddy Prout
Director of Community Services,
Humanists UK

Blue Hall
15:30 Close    

 

Location

LIFT Islington
45 White Lion Street
London, N1 9PW
United Kingdom

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Phone: 020 3727 0982/0983