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Organizational Advisory Board ListSubmitted by august on Fri, 2005-12-09 08:54.
American Atheists Now in its fourth decade, American Atheists is dedicated to working for the civil rights of Atheists, promoting separation of state and church, and providing information about Atheism. American Atheists has been a premier organization laboring for the civil liberties of Atheists, and the total, absolute separation of government and religion. It was born out of a court case begun in 1959 by the Murray family which challenged prayer recitation in the public schools. That case -- Murray v. Curlett -- was a landmark in American jurisprudence on behalf of our First Amendment rights. Student Resources & Opportunities:
The American Humanist Association The American Humanist Association is a national organization founded in 1941 to promote humanism in the United States. The AHA represents both secular and religious naturalistic humanism, and cooperates with other national and international humanist organizations to advance the ideals of humanism. The AHA organizes and supports local humanist chapters in many major American cities, is a full member of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, and provides support for other humanist organizations, including the Humanist Institute, the Humanist Society of Friends, the Friends of Religious Humanism, the AHA Feminist Caucus, and the Humanist Chapter Assembly. The AHA has an active outreach program that provides humanist celebrants, chaplains, advocates, speakers, and advisors to help individuals and organizations that need non-sectarian assistance from a naturalistic philosophical viewpoint. Student Resources & Opportunities:
Americans United For Separation of Church and State Since 1947, Americans United has worked to protect the constitutional principle of church-state separation, a vital cornerstone of religious liberty. Americans of many faiths and political viewpoints, individuals from all walks of life, have come together to defend freedoms. Student Resources & Opportunities
Atheist Alliance The Atheist Alliance Inc. (AAI) is a democratic association of independent, autonomous atheist societies. The goal of the Alliance is to establish strong, democratic atheist organizations in every state, and indeed, worldwide. The Alliance facilitates the formation of independent atheist groups by locating atheists in a particular area and providing information on how to set up a group, including standard articles of incorporation and forms to apply for IRS nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax exemption. The Alliance provides brochures on atheism and issues of concern to atheists, and may also provide seed money for organizational development if needed. Through the Alliance, members share information and cooperate in activities with a national scope, such as overcoming the religious-based bigotry of the Boy Scouts of America, which refuses to admit atheists to membership and holds that one cannot be a good citizen without a belief in their particular god. Student Resources & Opportunities
Camp Quest Camp Quest is the first residential summer camp in the history of the United States for the children of Atheists, Freethinkers, Humanists, Brights, or whatever other terms might be applied to those who hold to a naturalistic, not supernatural world view. The purpose of Camp Quest is to provide children of freethinking parents a residential summer camp dedicated to improving the human condition through rational inquiry, critical and creative thinking, scientific method, self-respect, ethics, competency, democracy, free speech, and the separation of religion and government guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. Camp Quest was first held in 1996. The idea for the project originated with Edwin Kagin. From 1996 until 2002 Camp Quest was operated by the Free Inquiry Group, Inc. (FIG) of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Since that time it has been operated by Camp Quest, Inc., an independent 501(c)(3) educational non-profit. Edwin and Helen Kagin served as Camp Directors for the first ten years of the original Camp Quest, retiring at the end of the 2005 camp session. Six Camp Quest summer camps currently offer programs across North America. Camp Quest, Inc. operates the Ohio Camp Quest, and works to coordinate with and support the other independently governed Camp Quest programs. Student Resources & Opportunities
Freedom From Religion FoundationFreedom From Religion Foundation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a membership organization for freethinkers - atheists, agnostics, secularists, humanists, rationalists. In 2007 the Foundation had more than 12,00 members and subscribers. The Foundation acts as an umbrella for those free from religion, and is committed to the treasured principle of separation of state and church. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. is an educational group working for separation of state and church. Its purpose, as stated in its bylaws, is to promote the constitutional principle of separation of state and church, and to educate the public on matters relating to nontheistic beliefs. Membership is open to anyone who supports the Foundation's purpose. Student Resources & Opportunities
Gay And Lesbian Atheists And Humanists Gay and Lesbian Atheists and Humanists is an organization with four main goals:
In its 14th year of its existence, GALAH has a membership of roughly 100. Historically, GALAH has been a local organization in the Los Angeles area, but GALAH has started outreach to queer freethinkers nationwide in the United States. GALAH has a monthly newsletter which, among other things, includes updates on the Religious Right, information about letter-writing campaigns to counter the fundamentalists, and commentaries questioning established religious thinking. Student Resources & Opportunities
Institute For Humanist Studies The Institute for Humanist Studies is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing humanist principles through education and publicity. It researches and distributes comprehensive information about humanist beliefs, organizations, and services. Founded in 2000, the Institute is based in Albany, NY. The Institute has helped to fund the Secular Student Alliance via its Grant Fund since 2000. The Institute has provided free web hosting to the SSA and many of its affiliate groups for many years via its humanists.net program. In 2007 the Secular Student Alliance moved into office space provided by the Institute for Humanist Studies. The Institute for Humanist Studies has been a dedicated and valuable partner to the Secular Student Alliance for many years. Resources & Opportunities:
International and Humanist Ethical Union IHEU was founded in 1952 in Amsterdam and is the only umbrella organisation of Humanist, rationalist, atheist, secularist, ethical culture and agnostic groups around the world. Its Member Organisations range from large membership groups to specialist bodies such as publishers, universities and development agencies. Student Resources & Opportunities
The Internet Infidels The Secular Web is published by the Internet Infidels, an educational nonprofit organization of unpaid volunteers dedicated to the growth and maintenance of the most comprehensive freethought web site on the Internet. Their mission is to defend and promote metaphysical naturalism, the view that our natural world is all that there is, a closed system in no need of an explanation and sufficient unto itself. To that end the Secular Web publishes the very best secular books, essays, papers, articles and reviews. They also stand as a bulwark against the forces of superstition, especially the radical religious right, whose proponents would have us fear knowledge rather than embrace it. The Internet Infidels want to uphold the dignity of humanity and to encourage the avid pursuit of philosophy and the scientific enterprise. To disbelieve in the gods, as Emma Goldman wrote, is at the same time to affirm life, purpose, and beauty. Student Resources & Opportunities
Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers The Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers is a Worldwide Organization dedicated to the Principles of Freedom, Freethought, and the Separation of Church and State. MAAF is open to members of all branches of military service (active duty, reserves, and guard), veterans, retirees, DOD civilians, ROTC cadets, and their family members who identify themselves as atheist, agnostic, freethinker, secular humanist, skeptic, or another form of religious non-belief and who support the separation of church and state. Membership in MAAF is free. Student Resources & Opportunities
Skeptics Society The Skeptics Society is a scientific and educational organization of scholars, scientists, historians, magicians, professors and teachers, and anyone curious about controversial ideas, extraordinary claims, revolutionary ideas and the promotion of science. Their mission is to serve as an educational tool for those seeking clarification and viewpoints on those controversial ideas and claims. Student Resources & Opportunities
UK HUMANISTSUK Humanists Student Resources & Opportunities
Wonderfest Wonderfest is a non-profit educational project created and directed by Tucker Hiatt. (tucker@wonderfest.org). Wonderfest headquarters are located at P.O. Box 887, 39 Fernhill Road, Ross, CA 94957. Financial administration and management support are provided by The Branson School, a 501(C)3 institution. Wonderfest's broad goals are best described by its mission statement: Through public discourse about provocative scientific questions, Wonderfest aspires to challenge unexamined beliefs, stimulate curiosity, promote careful reasoning, and encourage life-long learning. Wonderfest achieves these ends by presenting series of scientific events to the general public. At most of these events, pairs of articulate and accomplished researchers debate compelling questions at the edge of scientific understanding. Student Resources & Opportunities: ( categories: )
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