This is our official response to the backlash against the Atheist Republic in Malaysia, first shared on our Facebook page on August 14, 2017. Please read and share.
Humans of HumanistSG
5 February 2017 by
Who is behind the Humanist Society? What kind of people are they? What are their respective roles in keeping the humanist movement alive? Our executive committee members share some of their thoughts here!
- The President
- The Graduate and Mascot
- The Treasurer and Former VP
- The Educator
- The Events Superwoman
- The Assistant Secretary and Handyman
- The New and News superman
- The Webmaster
If you are inspired to contribute to the HumanistSG like we did, you can easily do so! Membership is free for students and retirees gets 50% discount! Join us today!
If you are already a member, you should nominate an existing member for office before the Annual General Meeting, which happens every year around March.
Annual General Meeting 2017
30 January 2017 by
The Humanist Society (Singapore) invites all our members to our Annual General Meeting (AGM).
If you want to find out more about HSS and our activities, our past events in 2016 and our future plans for 2016 and beyond, do join us on 4 March 2017.
We will also be electing several key appointment holders for 2017 (see below) and we would certainly appreciate your support.
Date
04/03/2017
Time
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location
OnePeople.sg
381 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh S319758
Singapore
AGENDA
- Introduction by President
- Events and Activities in 2016/17
- Press and media coverage in 2016/17
- Auditor and Treasurer’s report
- Constitutional ammendments
- Election of New committee members
- Vice-President
- Secretary
- Committee Member
To attend the AGM, you must be a member of HumanistSG. You can sign up https://humanist.org.sg/membership-faq/membership/ on the day of the AGM or renew your membership to attend the AGM.
For members who wish to vote for committee members, but are unable to attend the AGM, please e-mail secretary@humanist.org.sg to request to vote by proxy. We will forward details concerning the nominees and further information about proxy voting to you by further e-mail.
Nomination for Executive Committee 2017/2018
7 January 2017 by
Dear members,
We are calling for our Annual General Meeting for 2017. We would like to invite our members to be a part of the Executive Committee.
The positions in the Executive Committee for the year 2017 are as follows.
1) Vice-President: Open to members of the society for a minimum of 1 year and must be a Singaporean citizen / permanent resident
2) Secretary: Open to members of the society for a minimum of 1 year and must be a Singaporean citizen / permanent resident
3) Committee Member: Open to members of the society for a minimum of 6 months
The length of term for all offices is 2 years.
For a description of the roles and responsibilities of the above roles are outlined in The Society’s Constitution, which can be accessed at https://humanist.org.sg/about/our-constitution/
Members are free to nominate themselves or another member of the society.
Nominations must be seconded by another member of the society.
Please submit the following details for the nominee, the member recommending the nominee, if not the same individual , and the member seconding the nomination
Title: Nomination for HumanistSG Exco 2017/18
1) Full Name
2) IC number (for Singaporean citizens / permanent resident)
3) E-mail
4) Contact number
Please submit the details to secretary@humanist.org.sg by the 30th of January 2017. Any submissions after 2359hrs on said date will not be applicable.
Please feel free to contact us at secretary@humanist.org if you have any further queries concerning the nomination process.
Young Humanists SG meetup #2
18 October 2016 by
Young Humanists SG held a second meeting at Humanist Cafe on November 10, 2016, building on discussions conducted at our first meeting. About 8-10 students and alumni were present at the meeting. Key points: [Read more…]
Videos: Religion and Atheism: A Conversation (Round 3)
12 October 2016 by
This (last of series of three) is appropriately timed for Dr Paul Hedges’ book launch on Friday 14 October 2016.
These videos, where our president had a conversation with Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib from LeftWrite Center,
Round 3 : Wrap up on religion
Speaker : Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib (Co-Founder, Leftwrite Center)
Wrap up on atheism
Speaker : Tan Tatt Si (HSS President)
Perhaps the most memorable phrase outlining the spirit of the conversation, came at the very end of this video : “What is one god between friends ?”
A/Prof Hoon with his closing remarks
Speaker : A/Prof Hoon Chang Yau (Singapore Management University)
HumanistSG thanks you for tuning in, and endeavour to bring more such conversations to our followers.
First Humanist Celebrant-led Wedding in Singapore
5 October 2016 by
On what was a beautiful evening on Tanjong Beach Sentosa on Sept 20, Richard & Bev sealed their love with wedding vows here, in a ceremony that was performed by the Humanist Society (Singapore), or HumanistSG for short.
The event, jointly planned by the newlyweds and the celebrant arm of HumanistSG, consists of these parts : the ethos of Humanism, the pathos of the couple and their friends, and finding unity in what all experienced in life so far and in lives henceforth.
Dialogue with Chris Johnson: Presenting a meaningful alternative to religion
24 September 2016 by
This is a summary of the film director Chris Johnson’s visit to Singapore on Sept 16-17, where he took part in two separate screenings of “A Better Life: An Exploration of Joy & Meaning in a World Without God”.
Instead of just criticizing religion and the damage it does, the atheist movement should present meaningful alternatives such through the good lives they led and communities they built, according to ‘A Better Life’ film director Chris Johnson in Singapore last weekend. [Read more…]
Our first celebrant service
5 September 2016 by
By Tan Tatt Si
On August 28, the Humanist Society (Singapore) performed our first celebrant service. While we had other humanist services in the past, this was the first time we are doing it in our organization’s name, ushering in a new chapter in humanist celebrant service here. [Read more…]
Join the Humanist Society! (Video)
23 August 2016 by
Our founding President, Paul Tobin, introduces the Humanist Society (Singapore), a community of humanists, freethinkers, atheists, agnostics and other like-minded people. Since our founding in 2010, we have held many public talks, social networking events and community work activities.
Our thanks and appreciation goes to That Moment Studio for filming and to photographer Ruey Loon for post-production.
Have you watch our short introduction to Humanism?
If you are ready to join us, find out the different ways of supporting the society and the membership here (free for students!).
