Ecocentric Cosmopolitanism - the position Humanist ethics should move to. This will be a precis of an article in the December/January issue of Free Inquiry entitled Environmental Philosophy's challenge to Humanism - Revaluing cosmopolitan ethics by Hugh McDonald. It connects with and extends a criticism of Humanism expressed by Peter Singer that it is "anthropocentric". Secular anthropocentrism has been a development from religious anthropocentrism which is conveyed for example by the biblical injunction for humankind to have "dominion" over the natural world... Human chauvinism is parallel in form to the reasoning used by the racist who argues one is race is unique and therefore entitled to subdue or perhaps even exterminate other races... by Victor Bien, 06.06.10
Anatomy of a Take-over Attempt, How the NSW Humanist Society has been Infiltrated by Racist Groups by Fred Flatow, 09.05.10
Domestic violence by Emma Hannah, 11.04.10
Darwin Day celebration - a variety talk! by Victor Bien, 14.03.10
How low is the glass ceiling for women? by Affie Adagio, 10.01.10
Human Rights Bill by Waratah Rosemary Gillepsie 04.11.09
Drug and Alcohol debate by Affie Adagio 11.10.09
An Economic Synthesis by John August 13.09.09
Women and the Land in a Melanesian Culture by Clive Porabou, 11.07.09
The Hebrew bible, Drawing from the TV series "The Bible Unearthed", lectures by Yale Professor Christine Hayes and other references, John will reviewed the stories within the Hebrew bible and how they represent adaptations from other nearby religions in other to fit into a monotheistic faith. He will also reviewed other implications of the stories, and looked at their historicity and archaelogical support by John August, 14.06.09
Aboriginal Intervention Update by Waratah Rosemarie Gillespie, 10.5.09
The Strangest Dream: Joseph Rotbiat together with Bertrand Russell founded the modern peace movement by Adam Breasley, 12.4.09
Darwin Day 200 & 150 a discussion starting talk and video to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin in 1809 and the publication of his Origin of the Species in 1859 by Victor Bien, 8.3.09
The abuses of the Church of Scientology by masked anonymous speakers, 11.1.09
Women and Their Land by Waratah Gillespie who stood in for Clive Porabou denied a travel visa by the Australian Government, 09.12.08
Aboriginal art exhibition by Gordon Syron, 12.10.08
World 13 Moon Mayan calendar? by Yao Ruiz, 14.09.08
Feminism, humanism and science by Victor Bien, 13.7.08
What's Truly Behind Climate Change? by David Tribe, 8.06.08
Roy Dootch Kennedy & Maria Bernal: who's afraid of Human Rights? by Waratah Gillespie, 13.04.08
A Darwinian explanation for religion - Richard Dawkins (a private Darwin Day event) talk by Victor Bien, 9.03.08
no HuVAT Special General Meetings, 10.02.08 (Motions to AH Convention 2008.
Women's Issues, Afirmative Action vs Tokenism by Affie Adagio, 13.01.08
Australia's compassionate role in Cambodia by Paget Sayer, 11.11.07
Grameen Bank by Shan Ali, 14.10.07
Alternative economic theories by John August, 9.09.07
Practical Humanist Ethics by Meg Wallace 8.07.07
Developments in France Libre Pensée, the National Federation of Freethinkers and Atheists in France have undertaken a survey of government grants to religion in breach of Article 2 of the 1905 law separating church and state prohibiting the French state from funding religion. This talk described the survey results in the context of current French politics, by Max Wallace, 10.6.07.
Assisted death - advance directives and living wills by Meg Wallace 13.05.07
Views about what is consciousness by John August, 15.04.07
Some Darwin Day topics by Victor Bien, March 2007
Understanding la laicite by Max Wallace, November 2006
Quality use of medication by Sue Hurst, September 2006
Buddhism by Paget Sayer August 2006
Nuclear power for Australia by John Hallam July 2006
Taking care of our planet by John August, June 2006
At what price an Australian Republic by Brian Edwards May 2006
The History or written expression by Harry Giann April 2006
Global processes and how they impact at the National level by Himali Wetasinghe from the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Himali is Sri Lankan by background, and she holds a Master's Degree in International Development and is preparing her PhD in Domestic Violence. (Himali stood in for Suzanka Kutena at short notice).
Darwin's dangerous idea - evolution by natural selection INCLUDING humans by Victor Bien Feb 2006.
British Distributionist Movement by Richard Howard November 2005
The threat to the tolerant secular state posed by radical Islam by Dr Joseph Aziz Law faculty UTS and student of the history of Islam, October 2005
Start a keep religion out of politics political party - (to promote secularism) by John Goldbaum and Andrew Kiely September 2005
Keep religion out of politics by John Goldbaum July 2005
Did Jesus ever exist? by Ian Ellis-Jones June 2005
Concepts for the Humanist Society flowing from Darwin Day and evolution by Victor Bien, May 2005
Abolishing the States by John August, April 2005
When Ages Don't Meet by Fay Giallussi, February 2005.
Humanist issues still outsranding by Lee Rhiannon MLC Dec 2004.
Talibanisation of Bangladesh (unfortunately speaker could not
attend) Nov 2004.
We are the future by Waratah Gillespie Oct 2004
Forthcoming federal elections and debriefing on the Olympics by
Dorothy Buckland Fuller Sep 2004
Commercialisation of the OLYMPIC GAMES by Dorothy Buckland Fuller
July 2004
Reclaiming the Baby of faith that We Threw Out with the Bathwater
of Reason part 2 by Bruce Barry June 2004
Gay marriages discussion initiated by Brian Edwards May 2004
The terrorists' philosopher Sayyid Qutb (the Karl Marx of Islam).
Discussion of article in SMH's Good Weekend 11 Oct 2003 based on Terror
and Liberalism by Paul Berman Victor Bien Nov 2003.
Human Iconography & IHEU Paper by Ann Young Oct 2003
Human aspects of the social dimension by Lindsay Mell Sep 2003
Reclaiming the Baby of faith that We Threw Out with the Bathwater
of Reason by Bruce Barry July 2003
Back to Basics by Erni Glauser June 2003
Aims of Humanist Society by David Duffy May 2003
Aspects of Evolution by Victor Bien April 2003
Grannys at Pine Gap by Dorothy Buckland Fuller February 2003
Aftercare by Brendan Kavanagh Dec 2002
Biases illusions and intellectual self defence by Dr Peter Slezak
Nov 2002
Profiting from drugs (Australis 2000 video) by Ann Young Oct 2002
Islam and women by Wafa Zaim Sep 2002
Violence in society Jul 2002
Violence in jails especially to transsexuals Jun 2002
Defining democracy May 2002
Combatting child abuse Apr 2002
Humanist Hospice dead or alive? Mar 2002
Should the Humanist Society be political? Dec 2001
