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"It's difficult to think of an area of work life that isn't connected to humanistic thought. If you start with ideas around the dignity of each human, compassion, kindness, ambitions, ways to behave, being evidence-based and being equitable, fair and not biased wherever possible, you start to understand that those are the foundational concepts of humanism" - Paul Harrison, Humanists in Business Network

This week on Humanism Now, new panellist Christian joins AJ to discuss activism and campaigning; what makes an activist, why is it important to humanism and how has activism changed in the digital age? Plus we introduce CLH's new campaigns initiative.

Our guest interview is with Paul Harrison, Coordinator of the Humanists in Business Network, part of Humanists UK, Co-Founder of the UK chapter of the Humanistic Management Network & Partner at KPMG UK.

Panel references:

• Atheism Plus
• Gro Harlem Brundtland
• Niels Bohr
• Fridtjof Nansen & the Nansen Passport
• Hans Rosling TED Talks
• Moral (Self) Licensing
• Arab Spring
• 'Clicktivism'

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• KPMG Profile
• Humanists in Business Network LinkedIn Page
• Humanists in Business LinkedIn Group
• Humanists UK Professional Networks

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"A key tenet of humanism is empathy. Whether that's empathy for those around us or to all humans, but also we should extend that to all life of exists, and then forward in time, to future generations." - Lori Marriott

This week, Katia & Mark join the panel to discuss the merits of identifying with the humanist label. Plus we hear from Lori Marriott, Coordinator of Humanist Climate Action.

References:

• Humanists UK: Defining Humanism
• Humanists International: What is Humanism?
• Humanists UK: How Humanist are you Quiz?
• UnderstandingHumanism.org.uk: Five Core Features

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• Green your pension: how you can help the environment
• Not the End of the World, How to be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet, Hannah Ritchie
• Climate Disinformation, European Commission

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"It's really not as hard as people think to have a peaceful conversation with somebody who disagrees profoundly with you on deep questions." - Ariel Pontes

This week on Humanism Now we share our wide ranging interview with Ariel Pontes, a writer, podcast host and advocate for humanism, effective altruism, animal welfare and productive dialogue to counter polarisation. Ariel shares a wealth of experience and learnings from leaving Kardecist Spiritism to supporting Humanist groups in Brazil & Romania.

In our news section, AJ & Lola share their views on Richard Dawkins' recent statements comparing Christianity and Islam, whether we should compare religious virtues and the concept of 'Cultural Christianity'.

References:

• Richard Dawkins: I'm a Cultural Christian, LBC YouTube Channel
• Cultural Christians
• The Trouble with Islam Today, Irshad Manji

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More on Ariel's Work

• Homepage: ghostlessmachine.com
• Ghostless Machine Podcast
• Youtube @GhostlessMachine
• Humanistas Brasil
• Ariel on Effective Altruism

Ariel's references:

• Kardecist spiritism
• How Minds Change, David McRaney
• A Manual for Creating

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