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Afdelingsblad Heuvelrug- Kommuun Krommerijn Jaargang 40 nummer 4 juni 2013 http://afdeling.humanistischverbond.nl/heuvelrug-krommerijn/ Herinnering Uitnodiging HV – Heuvelrug-Krommerijn Viering Wereld Humanisme Dag Voor HV-leden, Humanitas-leden en -vrijwilligers Introducees van harte welkom Deelname gratis Zaterdag 22 juni 2013 10:30 – 13:00 uur Beauforthuis Woudenbergseweg 70, 3711AB Austerlitz 10:30 Ontvangst 11:00 Rein Gerritsen autobiograaf van Knock-out en 13 Ongelukken over Rationeel en Humaan Strafrecht 12:00 Warme Vegetarische Beauforthuislunch 13:00 Sluiting Voor de liefhebbers aansluitend wandeling van 6 km – wandelschoenen nodig! In verband met ruimte reservering opgeven voor of op 7 juni 2013 bij: Ab Blaas Tel. 030 88 98 371 / 06 278 98 006, email [email protected] Vervoer nodig? Laat maar weten. 1 Lezing Floris van den Berg (directeur CFI Low Countries): Universeel subjectivisme als Voer voor Humanisten moreel Esperanto Column Hans de Vries (voorzitter ASP): Politiek atheïsme: de rede is politiek? CFI Low Countries presenteert Borrel met boekverkoop Feest van de rede Atheïsmedag 2013 Datum: Zaterdag 29 juni 2013 Locatie: Aula Academiegebouw, Domplein 29, Utrecht Tijd: 14-17.30 uur, inloop met koffie/thee 13.30 uur, aansluitend borrel tot 18.30 uur. De kennisposter over Humanism: Freethought, Aanmelden gewenst via [email protected] atheism, skepticism and secularism (afbeelding rechts) Entreeprijs: 10 Euro door Floris van den Berg is voor 2 Euro verkrijgbaar. Dagvoorzitter: Dick Metselaar Programma: Welkomstwoord door Bert Gasenbeek (directeur Van Praag Instituut, voorzitter CFI Low Countries) Column Maartje Klomp (student UvH; bestuurslid DVG): Humanistiekemerds. Lezing Gert van Dijk (ethicus bij artsenfederatie KNMG en het Erasmus Medisch Centrum): Jongensbesnijdenis: het standpunt van de KNMG Column Anton van Hooff (voorzitter De Vrije Gedachte): Circumcisie besnijdt godsdienstvrijheid Lezing Nahed Salim (schrijfster van o.a. Allah De Atheïsmedag is georganiseerd i.s.m. houdt niet van vrouwen) : Over vrouwen en vrijdenkersvereniging De Vrije Gedachte. islam Center for Inquiry Low Countries is Pauze een seculier humanistische denktank Column Rein Zunderdorp (voorzitter van het ter bevordering van vrijdenken, Humanistisch Historisch Centrum; oud- humanisme, secularisme, scepticisme voorzitter Humanistisch Verbod): Waarom humanisten religieuze intolerantie bestrijden & atheïsme. Aanbieding eerste exemplaar Philosophy for a better world aan filosoof Paul Cliteur Beschouwing door Paul Cliteur 2.

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