Edinburgh Council delay decision on religious votes over schools Posted on 22 August 2019 Edinburgh Council was due to take the decision on whether to maintain the unique position of certain faith groups on how the cities schools are run. However, after debate the council decided to delay the decision until November. The failure…
Upcoming Friends at the End events Posted on 19 August 2019 One of Humanist Society Scotland’s partners in the Assisted Dying Coalition, Friends at the End have a number of upcoming events in Scotland that members may be interested in. Please see below details of upcoming events. Edinburgh Local Group Meeting…
Catch-up with Humanism 2019 Conference Posted on 28 June 2019 Humanist Society Scotland’s annual conference was a sell-out! Over 140 eager members and guests packed into the Royal Society Edinburgh to hear from a variety of fantastic speakers. Below is audio recordings taken from some of the speakers and some…
Humanists welcome change to Civil Partnership laws Posted on 25 June 2019 Humanist Society Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government announcement that Civil Partnerships will be made available to all couples in response to a legal ruling by the Supreme Court earlier this year. Humanist Society Scotland has been calling for such…
Humanists issue urgent call to drop charges against Human Rights defender Gulalai Ismail Posted on 24 June 2019 Human Rights Defender and peace activist faces a continued campaign of harassment by Pakistani authorities Gulalai Ismail has been charged with “sedition” in Pakistan in an attempt to silence criticisms of Human Rights abuses in the country Ismail visited the…
Humanist delivers first Gaelic Time for Reflection in Holyrood Posted on 4 June 2019 John Howieson, a celebrant with Humanist Society Scotland from Skye, has become the first person to deliver time for reflection in Holyrood in Gaelic. The previous contribution in Gaelic was in 2003 before the Scottish Parliament building was opened in…
Humanist Society Scotland welcome support for Equal Protection Bill Posted on 16 May 2019 Humanist Society Scotland has welcomed the news the Scottish Parliament Equalities and Human Rights Committee has backed John Finnie MSP’s equal protection bill in the Scottish Parliament. The Stage One report quotes Humanist Society Scotland’s evidence to the committee. A…
New Chief Executive Posted on 14 May 2019 Humanist Society Scotland is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Chief Executive, Fraser Sutherland. Fraser has been with Humanist Society Scotland since 2017 in the role of Campaigns and Communications Manager, leading the organisation’s campaigning and public affairs…
Humanists voice concern on adopted definition of Islamophobia Posted on 26 April 2019 Humanist Society Scotland has written to the First Minister to express concern over a definition of Islamophobia being endorsed by Scotland’s political parties and being considered for formal adoption by the Scottish Government. Yesterday MSPs from all of Scotland’s political…
Church Representatives have no automatic right to vote on schools says Scottish Government Posted on 24 April 2019 Humanist Society Scotland has welcomed a new statement from the Scottish Government that the long-standing practice of giving religious representatives the right to vote on education matters at local authority level is not a legal requirement. Humanist Society Scotland is…
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