In December we asked for your support to help us bring a family fleeing the crisis in Syria to Canada. In the past few short months, you answered that call with nearly $10,000 in donations and pledges. This is in addition to the $17,000 we had confirmed before putting out the call
Never let anyone tell you that atheists won’t donate to charity. This is the proof of that generosity. Thank you so much.
I've posted a brief update of where our project is at on our blog. I hope you'll take a look and continue to support this important cause.
We will be looking for more people to volunteer, so please let us know if you might be able to help.
Latest on our website
Blog
- An update on our refugee program by Ian Bushfield
- Who do I pray to, when there is no God? by Craig Spence
- Religion is a neatly packaged ideology from The Conversation
- Why do people believe conspiracies from The Conversation
- The next phase of Humanism from TheHumanist.com
- A minister's lack of faith comes under fire from TheHumanist.com
Upcoming Events
Dr Samir Gandesha: Nihilism and Terror
Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 10 AM
Oakridge Seniors' Centre, Vancouver
How can we use the key teachings from the humanities to understand the combustible connection between religion and politics in the contemporary world?
David Simpson: Islam and the 'regressive left'
Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 10 AM
Oakridge Seniors' Centre, Vancouver
David Simpson, the Christian Atheist, returns for a controversial discussion about Islam, foreign policy, nuclear proliferation, torture, racial profiling and moral relativism.
Benjamin Purzycki: Religions and the evolution of social life
Sun, Mar 27, 2016 at 10 AM
Oakridge Seniors' Centre, Vancouver
Purzycki recently published a study in Nature on the role that belief in punitive gods played in the expansion of human societies. Come and learn what role beliefs about gods' minds play in our relationships with the natural world and with each other.
Book club - Jared Diamond: The World Until Yesterday
Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 7 PM
Goldis' Home, Vancouver
The bestselling author of Collapse and Guns, Germs and Steel surveys the history of human societies to answer the question:What can we learn from traditional societies that can make the world a better place for all of us?