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Philip Pullman Receives an Award for Services to Humanism The BHA news BHA news www.humanism.org.uk Issue 4 2011 The value of life lies not in its length, but in the use we make of it. – Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) The Meaning of Life at the BHA annual conference On the weekend of 17 June, the BHA descended on Manchester for the first annual conference in a decade. The “The meaning of my meaning of life was the theme of the conference and over the weekend ten life is the purpose it renowned humanist speakers gave their has. And it seems to me take on the theme to the 160- the purpose my life has strong audience. is to write books.” The programme included chemist Peter Atkins talking on the 'limitless - Philip Pullman, BHA conference power of science', with Julian Baggini following up by asking ‘what does religion have that we don’t?’ BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson and outgoing President Polly Toynbee talked about politics and humanist movements, which caused a fair amount of discussion between attendees. Stephen Law lectured on ‘believing bullshit’ which segued into Chris French’s discussion, ‘Meaning and randomness: on seeing things that are not there’. This session included a demonstration of the characters in his stories so noble. challenging weekend was a huge success, backwards messages in Led Zeppelin’s The day drew to a close with a gala and the BHA would like to thank everyone Stairway to Heaven and Neil Armstrong’s dinner where Philip Pullman received the who attended, all the volunteers for their famous ‘one small step’ quote. 2011 award for Services to Humanism. assistance in ensuring the conference Philip Pullman took to the stage The weekend also featured comedy ran smoothly, and all the speakers who to talk about the meaning of life and from Robin Ince, history with Natalie provided such stimulating debate. the worlds he creates in his fiction. He Haynes, a pub quiz hosted by ‘Egghead’ You can listen to recordings and bonus candidly talked about his recent and C J De Mooi, all of which was rounded interviews from the conference on the controversial book ‘The Good Man Jesus up and summarised by Richard Norman Pod Delusion website, and videos from and the Scoundrel Christ’, his dislike of at the conference’s conclusion. The the weekend have been added to the BHA fantasy, and how he makes the heroes and entertaining, inspiring and intellectually YouTube channel. Philip Pullman receives an award for Services to Humanism Best-selling author Philip Pullman, whose Speaking on ‘faith’ schools, Philip Science is not a matter of faith, and too works include the multiple award-winning Pullman has said: ‘It's vital to get clear many people are being allowed to get trilogy His Dark Materials, received the in young minds what is a faith position away with claiming that it is, and that 2011 award for services to Humanism and what is not – so that, for instance, my "belief" in evolution is a thing of the at the British Humanist Association’s they won't be taken in by religious people same kind as their "belief" in miracles. annual conference. Philip Pullman is a claiming that science is a faith position What we need in schools, really, is longstanding supporter of the BHA. no different in kind from Christianity. basic philosophy.' Since the publication of the His Dark Materials trilogy, Pullman has also become known as a public commentator on religion, and on education and literature. He was chosen by The Independent for its ‘Good List 2006’ of ‘50 campaigners, thinkers and givers’; the panel of experts at The Independent cited the worlds he creates ‘in which children see good as a matter of choices that are within their control.' Philip Pullman accepts his award at the BHA annual conference Please find your BHA annual review enclosed From the Chief Executive Andrew Copson It was great to see so many members supporters such as Claire Rayner and resources. Internally, we developed new at the AGM and gratifying for all staff Michael Foot, we attracted a host of new management structures, completed a to have so positive a response to all the Distinguished Supporters like Stephen Fry, strategic review, and reviewed all our reports on our work of the last year. With David Nobbs, Ed Byrne, Natalie Haynes, financial procedures to make us more this copy of BHA News you will find a copy Ken Follett and Tim Minchin. We massively able to sustain the growth in membership of the Annual Review, which will draw out expanded our online resources with and support we have experienced in for those of you who could not be present websites like www.humanistheritage.org. recent years. some of the key successes and challenges uk and www.simpleguidetohumanism.org. Too recent to be included in this of the past year. uk. Our events programme included such Annual Review but featured on the It was a year in which our treats as Brian Cox giving the Voltaire front page of this BHA News is the subscriptions and donations income rose Lecture and Ann Wroe giving our inaugural revived annual conference. As well as a by almost 20% and our deficit was Shelley Lecture, a day conference on fantastic weekend for all those present reduced to almost nothing, thousands Humanism and the Arts and sponsored (I’ve never seen such positive feedback joined us on the streets of London to events at the Philosophy and Music forms!) it was — like the AGM — another protest against the state visit of the Festival at Hay. We saw continued growth great opportunity for staff to meet with Pope and our Census Campaign attracted in our number of humanist ceremonies, members. We will certainly be media attention unprecedented for us school speakers, speeches on parliament repeating it — next year in Cardiff and on a campaign issue. Although there by members of the humanist group I hope we will see as many of you as was sadness in the loss of much-valued there, and downloads of our educational possible there. President's reception On 1 July the BHA hosted an event at the fundamentalism, 'faith' schools, equality, Guardian offices in London to celebrate and secularism, as well as publishing a and recognise the contribution that range of social commentary books. outgoing BHA President Polly Toynbee Guests at the event included a has made to the organisation and to number of supporters, trustees, and Humanism in the UK. representatives from local groups, BHA Polly has been a strong supporter of staff, volunteers and interns. The evening our work and over the past four years included a short speech from Andrew has tirelessly campaigned on issues that Copson thanking Polly for her hard work affect humanists. In her long career as and reflecting on some of the large-scale a journalist she has written and spoken campaigns Polly has been personally on issues including the rise of religious involved in during her presidency. Polly Toynbee, BHA president BHA gives evidence to parliamentary committee on the ‘Big Society’ The BHA’s position as the leading voice He described how humanist equality law should apply without for non-religious people was cemented ceremonies, such as funerals ‘fulfil a exception to all public service providers, when Andrew Copson was called to very big need in the community’ and the Chief Rabbi aired his concerns that give evidence on the ‘Big Society’ to are attended by about half a million equality and human rights laws were the influential parliamentary Public people each year’, and emphasised the somehow eroding religious liberty and he Administration Select Committee, contribution of local groups which ‘do referred to the pilgrims on the Mayflower. alongside representatives from the work in their own local communities’. Mr Copson forcefully countered this, Church of England, the Catholic Church in The issue of public services was stating, ‘Equality and human rights were England and Wales, and the Chief Rabbi. discussed, with Andrew emphasising the not the flag under which the pilgrims on Andrew used this opportunity to dispel growing need to keep them inclusive the Mayflower had been oppressed in the notion that religious believers have and secular, arguing that in addition to England. It was a religious intolerance a monopoly on active involvement in facing direct discrimination by religious which we risk re-importing into public the community and volunteering, clearly service providers, ‘there’s no protection services if we split them up now.’ stating from the outset, ‘In the UK there for people who might feel they are You can watch a video of proceedings is no difference between non-religious coming under unreasonable pressure of a www.tinyurl.com/BigSocVid or read a [and religious] people’s charitable, civic proselytising sort.’ transcript www.tinyurl.com/BigSocTran. or voluntary engagement. None at all'. Referring to Andrew’s concern that BHA at HowTheLightGetsIn Richard Dawkins HowTheLightGetsIn, the ten day Later in the week the session on and PZ Myers in philosophy and music festival at Hay Visions of Disaster and Perfection on Wye, this year played host to over investigated what environmental conversation 350 events including live performances, journalist Paul Kingsnorth and cyborg and comedy nights and film screenings. scientist Kevin Warwick see for the 21st The BHA hosted an armchair discussion The festival, which has been century — from a technological golden between author and BHA vice-president described as 'like TED, but with more age to an environmental apocalypse. Richard Dawkins and PZ Myers, American fluffy armchairs, tents and English On the closing day BHA Distinguished biology professor and the author of the accents' included three BHA supported Supporter Philip Pullman, and novelists blockbuster science blog Pharyngula.
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