Scottish Government should stand firm on free abortion row Fraser Sutherland • HSS • June 2017 By Fraser Sutherland, HSS Campaigns and Communications Manager Earlier this week Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First Minister, was reportedly in discussion with the country’s Chief Medical Officer, Catherine Calderwood, about allowing Northern Irish women the right to access to free abortion…
The Right to a Good Death – Why Scotland Should Lead the Way Fraser Sutherland • HSS • June 2017 By Ally Thomson, Dignity in Dying Director for Scotland, originally published in Spring 2017 Humanitie. Growing up in Scotland 30 or so years ago I would never have imagined that one day I’d be talking up its socially progressive street credibility….
The Devil in the Detail: The debate on human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity in Malawi Fraser Sutherland • HSS • May 2017 Guest Blog by Alan Msosa, Malawian Commonwealth Scholar for PhD in Human Rights at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre. The current debate on homosexuality in Malawi has exposed the government’s failure to come up with a position on whether LGBT…
Why we need a Global Humanist Movement Fraser Sutherland • HSS • May 2017 By Gary McLelland, Chief Executive, International Humanist and Ethical Union. Article originally published in Spring 2017 Humanitie. 2017. The politics of division and fear are on the rise across Europe. Questions of race and identity divide America, in a manner…
My Three Years as a Humanist Celebrant Fraser Sutherland • HSS • May 2017 By Halde Pottinger, HSS Registered Celebrant. Originally published in Spring 2017 Humanitie magazine Les Coches, France. December 2008. Skis. Genepi. Pink Floyd music videos and a Scottish-loving Parisian barman named Phillipe. This was the setting when I met my now…
Time for Inclusive Education Fraser Sutherland • HSS • April 2017 By Liam Stevenson, TIE campaign co-founder. Article originally published in the Spring 2017 version of Humanitie Throughout the lifetime of the TIE Campaign, Jordan Daly and myself have always tried to be dynamic when it comes to our strategy. We’ve…
Taking the Government to court is part of Scotland’s democracy growing up Fraser Sutherland • HSS • March 2017 By Fraser Sutherland, Campaigns and Communications Manager Humanist Society Scotland. Article originally published in Third Force News. Would a charity ever consider taking the Government to court to get law changed or the rights of their members/clients respected? It might sound a…
British Muslims for Secular Democracy Humanist Society Scotland • HSS • February 2017 By Tehmina Kazi, originally published in the 2016 Autumn edition of Humanitie magazine. Tehmina Kazi is the former director of British Muslims for Secular Democracy (BMSD), an organisation which aims to raise awareness of the benefits of democracy and its contribution…
We ‘Heart’ Humanist Weddings! Humanist Society Scotland • HSS • February 2017 We’re celebrating a truly groundbreaking Valentines Day here at HSS! The Scottish Parliament have recognised us as the trusted provider of Humanist weddings here in Scotland by awarding us Prescribed Status. To mark this exciting day in style we have created this…
Becoming a Humanist Celebrant Humanist Society Scotland • HSS • February 2017 by Madeleine Clark, originally published in the 2016 Autumn edition of Humanitie magazine. So – you are at a Humanist ceremony and you love it. It is personal and meaningful, and really gets under the skin of the person/ couple/…
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