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Box 1188, Amherst, NY 14226-7188; 1-800-743-6646; fax 1-716-839-5079; thehumanist@juno.com. ORGANIZATIONS * American Ethical Union 2 West 64th Street New York, NY 10023 1-212-873-6500 E-mail: aeuoffice@aol.com Web: www.aeu.org/ * American Humanist Association 7 Harwood Drive, P.O. Box 1188 Amherst, NY 14226-7188 1-800-743-6646 1-716-839-5080 E-mail: humanism@juno.com Web: www.humanist.net Established in 1941, it's the only democratic humanist membership organization in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Publisher of the bimonthlies, the Humanist and Free Mind, as well as numerous books from Humanist Press. Maintains a national network of close to seventy chapters. Annual membership: $42 individual; $52 joint $19 basic (no Humanist magazine) * Concerned Singles Newsletter P.O. Box 444-HU Lenox Dale, MA 01242-0444 1-413-445-6309 Web: www.concernedsingles.com Concerned Singles Newsletter links compatible singles who care about peace, social justice, racism, gender equity, and other humanistic values. Nationwide. All adults. Since 1984. Call or write for free sample or browse our website. * Family of Humanists P.O. Box 4153 (TH) Salem, OR 97302 Ideas for the entire humanist family. Publications: Youths: $6 per year (six issues): Sunrise Journal (to age eight) Stargazer (ages eight to eleven) Starwalker (ages twelve and up) Adults: $10 per year (twelve issues) * Feminist Caneus of the American Humanist Association P.O. Box 429 Madison, WI 53701 1-608-256-5800 Welcomes humanist women and men. Annual membership: $10 individual; $25 organization * Friends of Religious Humanism P.O. Box 1188 Amherst, NY 14226-7188 1-716-839-1214 E-mail: friendsrelhum@prodigy.net Affiliate organization of the Unitarian Universalist Association Unitarian Universalist Association, Protestant church in the United States formed in 1961 by the merger of the American Unitarian Association (see Unitarianism) and the Universalist Church of America. and publisher of the journal Religious Humanism Religious humanism is an integration of religious rituals and/or beliefs with humanistic philosophy that centers on human needs, interests, and abilities. Annual membership: $35 Subscription only: $22 * Imagine a World of Wanted/ Nurtured Children Shirley Braverman, director P.O. Box 1001 San Jacinto, CA 92581-1001 E-mail: nursex@inetacess.com Web: www.adsforchoice.org Educational division of the American Humanist Association The American Humanist Association (AHA) is an educational organization in the United States that advances Humanism. It is the original Humanist organization, and embraces secular, religious, and other manifestations of Humanist philosophy. , under the auspices of the Humanist Society of Friends, promoting a civilized world through population growth control and greater nurturing in childrearing. * International Humanist and Ethical Union 47 Theobald's Road London WC 1X 8SP 44-171-831-4817 44-171-404-8641 FAX Web: www.iheu.org International coalition of member humanist organizations. Annual Supporter: 30 [pounds sterling] Lifetime Supporter: 400 [pounds sterling] * Secular Web (Internet Infidels Internet Infidels, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization founded in 1995 by Jeffery Jay Lowder and Brett Lemoine. Its primary purpose is to maintain the Secular Web ) Web: www.infidels.org * Washington Area Secular Humanists P.O. Box 15319 Washington, DC 20003 1-202-298-0921 Chapters in suburban Maryland/D.C., Baltimore, Frederick, Northern Virginia Northern Virginia (NoVA) consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park. , Charlottesville, and Richmond. Discussions, speakers, dinners, movies, picnics, hikes, monthly newsletter. PERIODICALS * Freethought Today P.O. Box 750 Madison, WI 53701 Only freethought newspaper in North America. Ten issues per year, $20. * The Humanist 7 Harwood Drive, P.O. Box 1188 Amherst, NY 14226-7188 1-800-743-6646 1-716-839-5080 E-mail: thehumanist@juno.com A bimonthly bi·month·ly adj. 1. Happening every two months. 2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly. adv. 1. Once every two months. 2. Twice a month; semimonthly. n. pl. magazine of critical inquiry and social concern. 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* Freethought Books on CD-ROM Bank of Wisdom H1 P.O. Box 926 Louisville, KY 40201 CD#1 The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll Colonel Robert Green Ingersoll (August 11, 1833 – July 21, 1899) was a Civil War veteran, American political leader, and orator during the Golden Age of Freethought, noted for his broad range of culture and his defense of agnosticism. , twelve volumes, and six other books. CD#2 An Introduction to Freethought has twenty-six complete books, including 400 Years of Freethought. CD#3 Life and Writings of Thomas Paine, ten volumes, edited by Daniel Edwin Wheeler, and eleven rare Paine books. CD#4 Facts of Freethought has freethinkers' pictorial textbook, two volumes (rare cartoons), plus fourteen books. CD#5 Freethought and the Bible has the Bible comically com·i·cal adj. 1. Provoking mirth or amusement; funny. 2. Of or relating to comedy. com illustrated, two volumes plus twenty-two other books. Only $32 per CD. * Swackhamer Peace Essay Contest Nuclear Age Peace Foundation PMB 121 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1 Santa Barbara, CA 93108-2794 1-805-965-3443 1-805-568-0466 FAX E-mail: wagingpeace@napf.org A contest seeking suggestions for constructive approaches to the problems of war and peace. Open to all high school students. First prize: $1,500. Second prize: $1,000. Third prize: $500. Entries must be 500 to 1,000 words in English; typed, double-spaced, on white 8.5"x 11" paper; accompanied by name, full address, telephone number, school, grade, age of author, and bibliography; and submitted by June 1, 2000. SERVICES * Humanist Counselors and Celebrants (Division of Humanist Certification) of the Humanist Society of Friends 1777 T Street NW Washington, DC 20009-7125 1-800-837-3792 1-202-238-9003 FAX E-mail: aha@erols.com Web: www.humanist.net/hsof Nontheistic alternative to traditional clergy; certified to officiate of·fi·ci·ate v. of·fi·ci·at·ed, of·fi·ci·at·ing, of·fi·ci·ates v.intr. 1. To perform the duties and functions of an office or a position of authority. 2. To serve as an officiant. at weddings, funerals, and other rites of passage; available for visitations. Ask for a list of celebrants in your area. TRAINING * The Humanist Institute 2 West 64th Street New York, NY 10023 1-212-873-0918 YOUTH CAMP * Camp guest P.O. Box 264 Union, KY 41091 1-606-384-2324 E-mail: CampQuest2@aol.com Web: www.EdwinKagin.com Held at YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. Camp Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. , near Lebanon, Ohio For other places with the same name, see Lebanon (disambiguation). Lebanon is a city in Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 16,962 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Warren CountyGR6. , and King's IslandAmusement Park, the camp offers--in addition to horseback riding horseback riding: see equestrianism. , canoeing, swimming, acting, nature hikes, and fossil collecting--educational sessions on humanism humanism, philosophical and literary movement in which man and his capabilities are the central concern. The term was originally restricted to a point of view prevalent among thinkers in the Renaissance. . Programs offered include: camp for girls and boys, ages eight to thirteen; counselors in training, ages fourteen to fifteen; assistant counselors, ages sixteen to seventeen; and college counselors, ages eighteen and up. Registration for children age eight to seventeen: Through May 21: $495 for first child, $470 per sibling After May 21: $545 for first child, $520 per sibling. Registration for college counselor: $365 All participants stay in air-conditioned cabins, except college counselors who stay in large tents. For additional information or registration materials, contact Edwin Kagin Edwin Frederick Kagin, J.D., (born November 26, 1940) is an attorney at law in Union, Kentucky, and a founder of Camp Quest, the first secular summer camp in the United States for the children of freethinkers. , camp director. |
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