30 June 2006
The following tribute to Steinar Nilsen was paid at the 2006 General Assembly by Werner Schultz on behalf of the Board Dear humanist friends! Today we come together to honour Steinar Nilsen. He has been our chairman for twelve years and for many more years many of us have worked together with him. When I remember those times I get a warm and friendly feeling about Steinar. I can’t remember any fights, aggression or authoritarian… read more »
I am honoured and flattered (as well as somewhat surprised) to be elected president of the European Humanist Federation. As I assume the role, I ask: what is the EHF for? Obviously, to represent and stand up for the godless in Europe and to resist the encroachment by religious moralisers who seek to impose their values on us by law or by force. But it is also to maintain and promote our shared positive values… read more »
25 June 2006
I am honoured and flattered (as well as somewhat surprised) to be elected president of the European Humanist Federation. As I assume the role, I ask: what is the EHF for? Obviously, to represent and stand up for the godless in Europe and to resist the encroachment by religious moralisers who seek to impose their values on us by law or by force. But it is also to maintain and promote our shared positive values… read more »
24 June 2006
Click here to open this address by Georges Liénard at the 2006 symposium in Toledo on Promotion of Secularism in Spain and in Europe.
This symposium was held on Thursday June 29 in Toledo, Spain, in collaboration with Europa Laica. The programme was as follows: Morning session Welcome address – J. F. G. Baron, President of Europa Laica Welcome address – S. Nilsen, Past-President of EHF Why this colloquium? – G. Liénard, EHF General Secretary of EHF The Spanish situation (Chairman: David Pollock, British Humanist Association, UK) J. F. G. Baron (President of Europa Laica, Spain) – Laicismo en… read more »
23 June 2006
Click here to open “The EHF in the European Union”, published to mark the EHF’s 15th anniversary in June 2006.
Click here to open EHF annual report for 2005.
13 June 2006
(Almaty, 12-13 June 2006) The EHF submitted a paper to this OSCE conference. It quoted in full one of the EHF submissions in the EU debate about a constitution and then referred to a press conference that had been held by the EHF and a number of other organisations, as follows: UPHOLDING EQUALITY AND THE RULE OF LAW as a means for enhancing dialogue between believers and non-believers Religion and governance have to be kept… read more »