We're only three months into 2016 and there have already been nearly 100 terrorist attacks around the world.
The most infamous ones in the past week were in Brussels and Lahore, India, claiming the lives of over 100 people.
Yet even in the aftermath of these atrocities, there is reason for hope. Chris Cocking's article, which I republished on our blog last week, explores the outpouring of empathy, compassion and altruism that often follow these incidents.
For me, this is where the hope of Humanism lies: rejecting fear and lending a helping hand to another human being.
Another reason to be hopeful is that despite these recent attacks, we have good evidence to suggest that global violence is continuing to decline.
Obituaries
Norman White, a former member of the BCHA, died on March 17. Norm is survived by his wife Barbara and several immediate and extended family members. He was 94.
You can read his obituary in The Vancouver Sun.
Latest on our website
Blog
• Help with a study of minority religions in Muslim-majority countries
• Who am I? by Craig Spence
• Why I am an atheist by Bhagat Singh
• How do children learn empathy? from The Conversation
• Humanist values in the aftermath of a terrorist attackfrom The Conversation
Podcast
• Dr Samir Gandesha - Nihilism and Terror
Upcoming Events
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Jim Linville - Creation museums are not all created equalSun, Apr 3, 2016 at 10 AM |
Book club - Jared Diamond: The World Until Yesterday
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Paul Ingraham - Science Based MedicineSun, Apr 10, 2016 at 10 AM |
Annual General MeetingSun, May 1, 2016 at 10 AM |
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External Events
City Conversations | Your Right to Your Life
Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 12:30 PM
Room 7000, SFU Vancouver at Harbour Centre, 515 W Hastings Street
BCHA past president and Dying With Dignity Canada Board member Sue Hughson joines Dr Ellen Weibe and Prof Judy Illes for a discussion about physician-assisted dying in Canada.