Avocados and Autism
By Rebecca Czekalski Humanist Service Corps Volunteer April is Autism Acceptance/Autism Awareness Month. As such, I felt it appropriate to write about my life as an autistic* woman who was diagnosed […]
Cultural Sensitivity vs. Personal Responsibility
By Naduah Wheeler Humanist Service Corps Volunteer I was nervous about teaching in Macau. Obviously I was nervous about moving halfway across the world by myself, but more than that, I was […]
Life as a Ghanaian Foreigner in Ghana
By Cleo Blacke Humanist Service Corps Volunteer I came to the Northern Region of Ghana with a group of Americans to volunteer for the Humanist Service Corps. Our program is unique […]
Audio Hawk 2: From Colloquy to Hip Hop Sanctuary to Sound Circle- Using Music as a Spiritual and Ethical Tool
By Christian Hayden Humanist Service Corps Volunteer Missed a lot of church, so this music is our Confessional. OutKast (Aquemini) About four years ago I stepped into the Ethical Humanist Society of […]
Setting Up a Medical Screening Project in Kukuo, Ghana
By Rebecca Czekalski Humanist Service Corps Volunteer Medical errors are deadly errors. This is something that is ingrained in the consciousness of American nurses, and with good reason. Medical errors in […]
“No Reason It Should Be You”: Against Destiny in The Magicians
In genre stories, how often is the apparent Chosen One told he’s actually not special? How often do the architects of the Master Plan despair that said plan is less “master” […]
American Privilege in Ghana
By Naduah Wheeler Humanist Service Corps Volunteer I’ve never really liked the United States. Growing up in a Native household gave me a weird relationship with the United States, as I think […]
Humanism as a Way of Life: Lalon Fakir & the Baul Tradition of Bengal
By Milly Sil At Rutgers University India is a country possessing rich cultural heritage and folk music has been an integral part of her culture. However, the folk singers of […]
If I Were a Braver American
By Christian Hayden Humanist Service Corps Volunteer As a child, I was taught bravery had a gun next to it, at times decked out in army fatigue like GI Joe. An invitation […]
Secular is Insufficient – How HSC Differs from the Peace Corps
By Conor Robinson Humanist Service Corps Program Coordinator Recently, Hemant Mehta interviewed me about the Humanist Service Corps for his Friendly Atheist blog. Check out the piece if you haven’t […]
Applied Sentience 