Today’s Human Rights Day is all about young people: their commitment to a better world is being honored. But it can’t happen without the older generation, comments HVD board member Richard Scherzer.
On December 7, 2019, the Humanist Association of Germany (HVD) concluded a phase of internal debate on the mission and structure of the federal association with the unanimous adoption of a new membership fee schedule, the 2020 budget and the election of a new federal board. “Our association makes a valuable contribution to our society with its many practical humanism projects. We need to make this more visible to the public and in the political arena,” said the new board spokesperson Erwin Kress.
The Humanistische Gemeinschaft Hessen (HuGH), a public corporation based in the state capital of Wiesbaden, is now a member of the Humanist Association of Germany and thus functions as a new state association within the federal association.
The new issue of diesseits takes a critical look at new technologies and how we deal with them, shedding light on the challenges and ethical issues involved.
June 21 is a day of celebration for humanists around the world. On this day, we reflect on the importance of humanist ideas and beliefs and defend our values.
In May 2019, the citizens of the European Union will elect the European Parliament for the ninth time. These elections will shape Europe for years to come. For five years, this European Parliament will be one of the most important interlocutors in defending humanist values and enabling and protecting new rights. The question of who will be elected to the European Parliament is more important than ever. That is why the Presidium of the European Humanist Federation (EHF) adopted the following manifesto in Brussels.
Women had been fighting for this for decades, and on November 12, 1918 – 100 years ago – they were finally granted the right to vote. Where do we stand today in terms of equal rights for women and men?
After 25 years of existence, the Humanist Association of Germany took concrete steps towards reforming its association structure last weekend.
Thousands of people will take to the streets for the large-scale #unteilbar demonstration in Berlin next Saturday. The Humanist Association of Germany (HVD) is also supporting the initiative as the first signatory.
Representatives of IHEU and IHEYO will be meeting in Auckland in the next few days – for a general meeting and a humanist conference.
