7 June 2009
This is re-produced with permission directly from Ed’s Elite Blog. Darwin, Humanism and Science On Saturday I had the good fortune to be able to attend a conference entitled “Darwin, Humanism and Science”, held at London’s Conway Hall. For those not able to attend here is a short roundup of what happened: Richard Dawkins starts us off The conference kicked off with a quick introduction from BHA President Polly Toynbee, after which Professor Dawkins took… read more »
6 June 2009
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1E 6HD This conference was jointly sponsored by the EHF, the British Humanist Association (BHA), the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) the South Place Ethical Society (SPES) to celebrate ‘Darwin 200’ – the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of ‘On the Origin of Species’. See here an enthusiastic report on a blog about the conference. PROGRAMME 10.00 Welcome from… read more »
13 October 2008
In the morning before the General Assembly, EHF held a seminar on its work in the main European institutions. Vera Pegna spoke on our work in the OSCE. Georges Liénard spoke on the Council of Europe. David Pollock spoke on the EU and the European Parliament. OSCE – Vera Pegna This morning you will hear reports on EHF activity in three European organisations: OSCE, CoE and the EU. I am going to report on our… read more »