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Tag Archives: human rights

Plight of the Village Child in Education

January 24, 2017by Humanist Service Corps 2 Comments

By Alhassan Baako Humanist Service Corps Volunteer In my opinion, life without formal education is meaningless. Growing up as a child, my immediate guidance counselors were my parents and the various classroom […]

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Humanist Service Corp Blog, Politics & Culture

Meet the Humanist Service Corps Team

August 18, 2015by Humanist Service Corps Leave a comment

As the team settles in and starts getting to work in Kukuo, it’s time to get to know them a little bit better. Naduah Wheeler Naduah Wheeler is a graduate […]

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Humanist Service Corp Blog, Memoirs & Journeys

Killing Witchcraft with Kindness

August 7, 2015by Humanist Service Corps 1 Comment

By Conor Robinson Humanist Service Corps Program Coordinator From July 2013 – June 2014, I oversaw Pathfinders Project, a yearlong international service trip sponsored by Foundation Beyond Belief as the […]

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Ethics & Philosophy, Humanist Service Corp Blog, Politics & Culture, Religion & Secularism

The Top Three Political Battles Facing the Secular Movement This Year

February 24, 2015by Guest Contributor 2 Comments

With the religious rights’ stranglehold on the Republican Party, the results of the mid-term elections left few friends of secularism in Congress. The so-called “party of no” got straight to […]

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Politics & Culture, Religion & Secularism

Survival Achieved–Now What?

September 5, 2014by Wendy Webber 3 Comments

Humans, as a species, no longer struggle to survive. We survive. Arguably too well. We inhabit almost every corner of the globe and have figured out how to survive in […]

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Politics & Culture

4 Lessons from My Failed Project as an Able-Bodied Ally

June 13, 2014by Heather Yaden 2 Comments

This past January I had an idea for a project.  I work for a transition program in Berkeley, CA that provides life skills training and support for young people as […]

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Memoirs & Journeys, Politics & Culture

A Day of Mourning: Narratives and Counter-Narratives on Disability, Mercy, & Murder

March 4, 2014by Heather Yaden Leave a comment

March 1st, 2014 was a day of mourning. Vigils, organized by self-advocates and allies, took place across the country to mourn the loss of people with disabilities murdered by their […]

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Politics & Culture

Tendentious Art and Political Games: The Olympics of Sochi 2014 & Berlin 1936

August 20, 2013by Emma 1 Comment

Fewer than six months from now, the 2014 Winter Olympic Games are scheduled to take place in Sochi, Russia. Russia, already under criticism for the rigid censorship being imposed by […]

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