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12 May 2021: WEBINAR: Post-war humanist professionals. The result of historical cross-fertilisation between national ‘humanisms’?

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A historic view into different humanist organisations and services post WWII. How did the organisations evolve and how did they influence each other? The basis for this topic and webinar will be an article by Niels De Nutte and Jeffrey Tyssens ‘Comparative Humanisms: Secularity and Life Stances in the Post-War Public Sphere’.

Niels De Nutte is the programme coordinator and a guest professor of the postgraduate programme ‘Praktisch Humanisme’ organised by deMens.nu, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Universiteit Gent. He is affiliated to the History Department of the VUB as a doctoral student and an associate director of the International Society for Historians on Atheism, Secularism and Humanism. From 2017 to 2019 he worked as a scientific collaborator at the Centre for Academic and Secular Humanist Archives.

The webinar is free and starts at 14h00 CET. To get the link please register HERE.

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EHP Day World Humanist Congress ’23

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European Humanist Professionals workshops:

At your humanist service!
Inspiration and training day for celebrants, chaplains and educators

On Thursday 03 August 2023 the European Humanist Professionals (EHP) have organised, for all delegates to the World Congress, a full day devoted to humanist services.

Time: 09:00-16:00. Location: Kulturhuset Union, Nørre Allé 7, Copenhagen

This practical and hands-on day will consist of the sharing of best practice from European Humanist Professionals working in the fields of education, ceremonies and chaplaincy and will allow delegates to experience and explore humanist services in action.

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EHP WEBINAR: Interlifestance dialogue in education

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Join our next EHP webinar on 17 October 2022: Interlifestance dialogue in education (17th October 4pm (CET))

A fascinating introduction to the concept of interlifestance dialogue and interlifestance living together in Flanders.
(Level 1, beginner/introductory)

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EHP Seminar: ‘Building Capacity through Humanist Services: Examples of Excellence’

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The delivery of high quality humanist services is a proven route to engage with people of all ages and all nations and serves to bring the humanist ethos to the widest possible audience.

This Seminar at the International Humanist Conference in Glasgow (3-5 June), will be led jointly by Tale Pleym, Head of Ceremonies in Norway and the Ceremonies Team from HSS and will focus on Confirmations in Norway and Weddings in Scotland as examples of best practice.

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