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[Read more…]Skype Party – How did we handle plagues of the past?
12 April 2020 by
We held our first Skype Party on 11 April 2020 during the Circuit Breaker in Singapore. After 10 straight years of monthly events, this is our first event completely held online. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak, all physical events were cancelled and the Humanist Society adapted by launching our Humanism At Home initiative, consisting of Skype discussions (‘Skype Party’) and Watch Parties on Facebook.
The topic of the discussion:
How did various societies, religions and cultures handle the plagues of the past, and what lessons can we draw from the Black Death and the Spanish Flu?
[Read more…]Statement on a Facebook post made by NUS Atheist Society
20 March 2020 by
You may have seen the article regarding a recent police investigation involving a post made by an ‘NUS Atheist Society’ Page on Facebook.
The Humanist Society (Singapore) finds this post unhelpful amid the current crisis. We are a community of non-religious people, founded upon values of reason and compassion. The post made by NUS Atheist Society is neither reasoned nor compassionate. NUS has also since stated that the Page is not affiliated with the university.
The evolving Covid-19 situation affects us all, regardless of race or religion. We would like to encourage productive and rational dialogue during this crisis. We should focus on disseminating facts, providing comfort, and promoting public unity amidst the pandemic.
Executive Committee
Humanist Society (Singapore)
Getting “the people thing” right
16 March 2020 by
Seven years is a long time, as long as three of the four MNCs I used to work for in my 26 year career before HSS. I see things like Darwin sees evolution, something that volunteers with a couple of years at a stretch do not and cannot see.
[Read more…]Separating Science from Nonsense: A Guide for Dummies
20 October 2019 by
“There’s so much uncertainty in life,” said Dr Teja Celhar, a research scientist at A*STAR, at the end of the latest public lecture held by the Humanist Society Singapore (HSS) on Saturday (Sep 28). “Knowing how some parts of life works – that is comforting to me.”
Speech: Protecting Vulnerable Groups against Religious Intolerance, Overreach of Minister’s Powers and Inclusion of Non-Religious Persons
9 October 2019 by
The following speech was delivered by NMP Anthea Ong on 7 Oct 2019 in Parliament, in support of the Maintenance of Religious Harmony (Amendment) Bill. The speech marks the first time the Humanist Society (Singapore) was mentioned in Parliament, in recognition of our many years of interfaith efforts.
[Read more…]Reply to Mothership : Religious Refugees
7 October 2019 by
(This open letter was published on 29th September 2019, on HSS Facebook page)
Thanking mothership.sg for its article on Closeted Ex-Muslims
The Humanist Society Singapore (HSS) would like to thank mothership.sg. for bringing up the plight of the invisible class of religious refugees in Singapore, in its 22nd September 2019 online article <Despite rising numbers of atheistic Singaporeans, this ex-Muslim remains closeted >.
[Read more…]Event summary: Asian Humanism Conference 2019
19 July 2019 by
Introduction
After a gap of four years, the annual Asian Humanism Conference returned to Singapore in 2019. Whereas previous conferences focused on humanism, on the public day of this year’s conference, 6 July 2019, the exploration of relations between communities with different belief systems took a central role.
[Read more…]Panellist: Nazhath Faheema
18 June 2019 by
The Asian Humanism Conference (AHC) is an annual meeting of humanists across Asia, aimed to strengthen networks across people and humanist organisations in the pan-Asian region, as well as offer training and capacity building.
As part of AHC 2019, Nazhath Faheema, Founder of hash.peace and General Manager of Inter-Religious Organisation, was a part of a panel discussion on inter-faith dialogue. Read the event summary here.
Speaker Profile
Nazhath Faheema is the founder of hash.peace as well as General Manager of the Inter-Religious Organisation. She is also an advocate of racial and religious diversity, undertaking initiatives that promote the cultivation of a peacekeeping culture at homes and workplaces.
Topic of panel: Inter-Belief & Inter-Activity
The inter-belief panel will explore the intersection of humanism, inter-belief, as well as secularism and discuss the relevance of such work in the modern Asian society.
Other speaker profiles
- Tan Tatt Si, President of the Humanist Society (Singapore)
- Siti Noor Mastura, award winning social activist
- Nazhath Faheema, founder of hash.peace
- Woon Chet Choon, principal consultant at ODC
- Jamilah Lim, media professional who engages in advocacy and events management
- Sze Jianyue, former journalist from TODAY
Asian Humanism Conference 2019 Programme
13 June 2019 by
| Friday, 5 July 2019 CLOSED-DOOR | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Programme | Venue |
| 13:00 | Registration | RELC International Hotel Room 603 |
| 13:30 | Welcome and Orientation | |
| 14:00 | Closed-door presentations by delegates and organisation representatives of the Asian Working Group | |
| 15:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:30 | Asian Working Group Internal Meeting | RELC International Hotel Room 603 |
| 16:30 | Closing Remarks | |
| 17:00 | End of Programme & Dinner | |
| Saturday, 6 July 2019 OPEN TO PUBLIC | ||
| Time | Programme | Venue |
| 09:00 | Welcome Remarks Tan Tatt Si | RELC International Hotel Rooms 603 & 604 |
| 09:45 | Opening Address: Starting From the Lowest Common Denominator Anthea Indira Ong | |
| 10:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45 | Empowering All Women in a Secular Society Siti Noor Mastura | RELC International Hotel Rooms 603 & 604 |
| 11:15 | Panel Presentation & Discussion: Inter-Belief & Inter-Activity | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Workshop 1: Handling Offence Woon Chet Choon | RELC International Hotel Rooms 603 & 604 |
| 14:30 | Workshop 2: Fake News, Media, and Communications Jamilah Lim & Xue Jianyue | |
| 15:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 | Excursion Briefing | RELC International Hotel Rooms 603 & 604 |
| 16:30 | Excursion Museum Visit: Faith and Belief | Asian Civilisations Museum |
| 18:30 | End of Programme | |
| Sunday, 7 July 2019 BY INVITATION, FREE AND EASY | ||
| Time | Programme | Venue |
| 10:00 | Brunch Meeting | |
| 12:00 | R&R | |
| 14:00 | End of Programme | |
