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Issue 130 of our humanist magazine sheds light on the state of our democracy and asks what we can (and must) do to maintain, promote and defend this system. Read it now!

Our partner organization Humanists International is publishing its tenth Freedom of Thought Report today: a report on the legal and human rights situation of humanists, atheists and non-religious people worldwide.

In the opinion of many organizations, the „Gute-KiTa-Gesetz“, which has been in force since 2019, does not meet its objectives. A broad civil society alliance, including the HVD, is therefore calling for significant improvements and a clear commitment to the further development of the framework conditions in child daycare through a new federal quality law.

The European Humanist Youth Days (EHYD) are back! Young humanists from all over the world can take part in online workshops and virtual workshops in October. Participation in all workshops and studios is free of charge.

The Humanist Association of Germany has asked the democratic parliamentary groups represented in the Bundestag about eight key issues. The answers to our election test stones for the 2021 Bundestag elections have now been published.

Can critical thinking be learned? How can we design humanistic lessons? Should the humanistic view of man change? All these questions are addressed in the new issue of our humanist magazine.

At the Council of Delegates of the HVD Federal Association last Saturday, a new expert committee was founded and two new board members were elected, so that the Federal Board is now fully staffed again.

For the winter semester 2021/22, the humanistic Bertha von Suttner-Studienwerk (BvS) is awarding scholarships to students and doctoral candidates for the first time. In addition to financial support, the Suttner scholarship holders receive comprehensive non-material support.

We mourn for the people who have died in the context of the pandemic, side by side with their families, companions, friends, neighbors and colleagues. The HVD is calling on people to symbolically participate in a central memorial service on Sunday by lighting a candle.