Humani (organisation)
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Humani, or the Humanist Association of Northern Ireland, is a humanist
Secular humanism
Secular Humanism, alternatively known as Humanism , is a secular philosophy that embraces human reason, ethics, justice, and the search for human fulfillment...

 organisation based in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. They publish Humanism Ireland in association with the Humanist Association of Ireland
Humanist Association of Ireland
The Humanist Association of Ireland is an Irish organisation that was founded in 1993 to promote Humanism, which they describe as:an ethical philosophy of life, based on a concern for humanity in general, and for human individuals in particular. This view of life combines reason with compassion...

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'Humanism Ireland' is an all-Ireland Humanist magazine published bi-monthly.

Humani, which is affiliated to the BHA and the IHEU, seeks to promote secular Humanism in Northern Ireland and to represent the interests of those who adopt this enlightened philosophy.

Its campaigns include: integrated education; religious and moral education or philosophy including Humanism to replace RE in schools; an end to collective worship in schools; fair emplyment in teaching appoints and promotions; defending the teaching of evolution; combatting superstitious and irrational beliefs; advice on contraception and abortion; civil partnerships and other rights for gays and lesbians; legal Humanist ceremonies, as in Scotland; voluntary euthanasia and assisted dying; the rights of ethnic minorities and migrant workers; cosmopolitan and 'third discourse' politics; promoting Humanist and dissident view in the media; a Humanist 'Thought for the Day'; and a public holiday commemorating Darwin.

Humani organises an annual Darwin Day Lecture and dinner in February and an all-Ireland Summer School at Carlingford in conjunction with the Humanist Association of Ireland, usually towards the end of August.

Humani meets on the second Thursday of the month in the Malone Lodge Hotel, Eglantine Avenue, Belfast.
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