On 22 Feb 2018, the Humanist Society (Singapore) organised a visit to the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum to commemorate the birth of Charles Darwin.
Migrant Cultural Show – A big “Thank you !”
22 January 2018 by
Migrant Cultural Show, 7 January 2018, Syed Alwi Road. Pictures courtesy of the organizers.
The Humanist Society (Singapore) was invited to the Migrant Cultural Show that took place two Sundays ago. Tatt Si, our president was one of the VIPs , along with Ms Jacqueline Loh, the chief executive of Aidha; Mr Shivaji Das, founder of Migrant Worker Poetry Competition; and TWC2 executive committee member Debbie Fordyce.
Interfaith Memorial Service for Rev Yap Kim Hao @FCC
20 December 2017 by
(TattSi walked to centre stage, lit a candle, and turned to the mic)
“Hi everyone, I’m TattSi, and I’m from the Humanist Society.
I just want to reassure Mao that while you knew Rev Yap only for a short while, you still beat me in that department. I never met Rev Yap, and only knew him for less than a year, on Internet, on Facebook.
How to herd cats? The humanist experience in Singapore
12 December 2017 by
As the saying goes, gathering atheists is like herding cats. Although the number of groups dedicated to the non-religious is growing worldwide, it’s still a hair-pulling experience organising large groups of atheists together (or any other type of non-religious people).
Musicians of HumanistSG – Adam Quek
5 December 2017 by
The Humanist Music Day event was a half a year ago, though the ripples are still radially expanding to touch distant hearts . We will pick up where we left off, writing about the musicians who performed that Saturday afternoon.
TOC: Narrow path walked by the non-religious just got narrower
16 October 2017 by
President Tatt Si wrote this column for theonlinecitizen (TOC) on Oct 13, 2017, where he talked about the difficulties faced by the non-religious in expressing their views in Singapore and other issues they face.
Link to TOC: https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2017/10/13/narrow-path-walked-by-the-non-religious-just-got-narrower/
Mid-Autumn Night’s Moon Viewing & Mooncakes
4 October 2017 by
HumanistSG’s second event with People’s Association was another resounding success. A total of 40 people turned up for an event that was supposed to be for 30 people based on the size of the venue. It was also the first time that HumanistSG got to work with the Galaxy Astronomy Club, led by Dylan.
Taiwan approves a Pastafarian organisation, the first in Asia to do so
17 September 2017 by
Last month, the Taiwanese authorities became the first government in Asia to recognise a Pastafarian organisation. Called the Humanistic Pastafarianism in Taiwan (台灣人文煮意麵團), the group has attracted about 30 sign-ups and has more than 2,000 fans on Facebook. The Humanist Society (Singapore) talks to one of its representatives, Kevin Feng (酆景文), to find out more. [Read more…]
The Human Library at the Harmony Games
31 August 2017 by
We are often told, you don’t judge a book by its cover, a reminder that we should not form an opinion of someone by what’s seen on the surface. [Read more…]
On CNA’s ‘Regardless of Religion’ and search results on the non-religious
23 August 2017 by
Recently, Channel News Asia has released a programme (above) exploring fault-lines in Singapore and how terrorism and religiously-motivated hate crimes has affected how Singaporeans view each other’s religious communities.
