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21 September 2013

Atheist Ireland annual report and agenda for 2013 AGM

1. Report of Activities since 2012 AGM 2. Financial Report for 2012 3. Committee Elections 2013 4. Priorities and Plans for 2013-2014 1. Report of Activities since 2012 AGM In October 2012, we launched our Good WIthout Gods initiative to encourage charitable and otherwise worthwhile...

19 July 2013

Atheist Ireland asks Constitutional Convention to remove blasphemy offence

Atheist Ireland has today made the following submission to the Irish Constitutional Convention, seeking the removal of the offence of blasphemy from the Irish Constitution. 1. Executive summary 1. Atheist Ireland is an advocacy group for atheism, reason and ethical secularism. We are participants in...

3 July 2013

The panel on promoting secular values in society at EWTS 2013

These are the talks from the panel on promoting secular values in society at Atheist Ireland’s international conference in Dublin on Empowering Women Through Secularism on 29-30 June 2013. Leonie Hilliard, Atheist Ireland Nina Sankari, Polish Rationalist Association Farhana Shakir, legal consultant, Pakistan PZ Myers,...

2 July 2013

The panel on reproductive rights and Irish abortion law at EWTS 2013

These are the talks from the panel on reproductive rights and Irish abortion law at Atheist Ireland’s international conference in Dublin on Empowering Women Through Secularism on 29-30 June 2013. Ailbhe Smyth, UCD, Ireland Anthea McTiernan, journalist, Ireland Ophelia Benson, author, USA Ross Kelly, Doctors...

30 June 2013

Jane Donnelly and Annie Laurie Gaylor opening EWTS 2013

Jane Donnelly of Atheist Ireland introduces Annie Laurie Gaylor of the Freedom From Religion Foundation at the opening of the international conference in Dublin on Empowering Women Through Secularism on 29-30 June 2013.

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21 June 2013

Schedule for next weekend’s international conference in Dublin on Empowering Women Through Secularism

It’s just a week now to Atheist Ireland’s international conference on Empowering Women Through Secularism, in the Alexander Hotel in Dublin on 29-30 June 2013. We have a marvelous speaker line-up, including Dan Barker, Ophelia Benson, Ann Brusseel, Clare Daly, Carlos Diaz, Doctors for Choice,...

24 February 2013

Secular Sunday #61 – News Addition

Welcome to this week’s Secular Sunday. We have some real changes this week. Most significantly we have a new contributor. Barbara Monea is a 30-year-old Italian who has recently joined Atheist Ireland. She is a long-time member of UAAR (Union of Atheists and Agnostics in...

15 February 2013

Atheist Ireland to host international conference on Empowering Women Through Secularism

Religions and religiously-inspired laws discriminate against women. Secular activism can help to empower women. And, whether you are a woman or a man, you can help to shape the future of secular activism and women’s rights around the world by coming to Dublin this June....

9 February 2013

Atheist Ireland to meet with Irish Government this year

Atheist Ireland will be meeting with the Irish Government this year for a bilateral meeting under the process of structured dialogue between the State and churches, faith communities and philosophical and other non-confessional bodies. We first requested this meeting last year, and we requested it...

3 February 2013

Secular Sunday #58 – Let's Do Brunch

It’s time for this week’s Secular Sunday. In this issue: News Upcoming Events Blogality

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