Humanist Association of Manitoba

Categorized Links

"A net humanist cannot live on one site alone" –anon

Manitoba/ Winnipeg Local

• First Unitarian Universalist Church of Winnipeg a church for believers and unbelievers alike.
• Sexuality Education and Resource CentreFrom its roots as a family planning agency in the 1930's, SERC has evolved to fulfill a much broader mandate. Today the agency acts as advocate, educator and facilitator on issues related to sexuality and reproductive health.
• Sholem Aleichem Community, Inc a non profit group comprised of Winnipeg Jews, their families and their friends who meet to preserve Jewish tradition and culture in a secular and humanistic context.
• Skippy's World a HAM exec's resource site. Could be one for you as well - rich in links.
• Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties promotes respect for and observance of fundamental human rights and civil liberties and to defend, extend and foster the recognition of these rights and liberties in the province of Manitoba.
• Secular Connexion Seculaire (SCS), a new Canadian secular humanist organization.
• Winnipeg Skeptics "Question Everything" – an activity that set many people free of unsubstantiated, and often harmful, beliefs. You might wonder whats the harm in various alternative, new age, and supernatural beliefs, but the skeptic knows.
• The blog version: Winnipeg Skeptics

National and International

• Humanist Association of Canada National organization of humanists in Canada. Many humanists associations in Canada are associated with the Humanist Association of Canada. including us.
• Canadian Secular Alliance is a political advocacy organization advancing secularism, science, reason and free inquiry & expression.
• Secular Student Alliance (international). It's mission is to organize, unite, educate, and serve students and student communities that promote the ideals of scientific and critical inquiry, democracy, secularism, and human based ethics.
• American Humanist Association The mission of the American Humanist Association is to be a clear, democratic voice for Humanism in the United States, to increase public awareness and acceptance of Humanism, to establish, protect and promote the position of Humanists in our society, and to develop and advance Humanist thought and action.
• Doctors without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières is an international medical humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe.
• Students without borders is a student-run organization at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH. They link to several other group..without borders organizations. moslty modelled on Doctors without Borders.

Evolution, biology, science, medicine,etc

• The Darwin Project a unique and welcome look at Darwin's ideas and their impact on society.
• Paleo Net "While primarily designed as a resource for paleontological professionals and graduate students, PaleoNet welcomes input and participation from all persons interested in the study of ancient life."
• Public Library of Science peer-reviewed science article in several online science journals.
• Medical Students for Choice "We are tomorrow’s abortion providers and pro-choice physicians."
• A Guide to Evolution and Behavior – a collection of mainly sociology-related links with an evolution theme. Link contributed by T. Long.

Reference sites

• Ethical Atheist article and link rich, a definititive source of information.
• Religious Tolerance If it is a religion, they document it factually and honestly.
• Darwin Day Celebration all Darwin Day events should be registered here. Also has much reference material on the life, times, legacy, and family, of this great scientist.

Charles Darwin sites

• AboutDarwin.com Dedicated to the life of Charles Darwin – and filled with pictures, maps, history and life.
• The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online To quote: "Only this site contains Darwin's complete publications, 20,000 private papers, the largest Darwin bibliography, manuscript catalogue and hundreds of supplementary works: specimens, biographies, obituaries, reviews, reference works and much more."
• The Darwin Project Darwin the man of love, morality, education, and a vision of a better world.

Compelling Blogs and Personal sites

• A Glimpse of Times Past Janice McCafferty's beautiful artwork of ancient creatures.
• Quilt of offensive arts from a Netherlands blog, pics that have been banned somewhere (text in Dutch).
• Daylight Atheism "Nighttime is for dreaming, Daylight is for action." Up to date, topical, insightful, direct - should be on your bookmarks.
• The Atheist Jew a long time blogger who tells it like it is.
• Richard Dawkins one of the Four Horseman (along with Hitchens, Dennet and Harris).
• The Happy Heretic (Judith Hayes) delivers with passion and outrage, yet with a powerful sense of the humanistic.

Variation – Alternative News and Views

• Canada Free Press an independant Canadian news site covering Canadian and world news.
• Truthout a reader-financed news site covering topical stories.
• New Humanist a UK Humanist magazine providing stories and news of interest to Humanists.

Science vs Creationism, Inteligunt Deezine, etc

• Talk Origins takes an evolutionary perspective but links to sites that support creationism and Intelligent Design.
• Creation Information Portal gives a Canadian viewpoint

Worthwhile Reading

Of no particular category, stories and articles to touch the minds and hearts of Humanists, or anyone.

• The Case Against School Prayer includes the historical aspects as well as the reasons for keeping prayer out of schools in the US. Applies very much to Canada as well.

Publications

• Humanist Perspectives journal
• The Humanist, official magazine of the American Humanist Association (AHA).
• Humanism Today – the journal of The Humanist Institute [->]

Reconstruction of a Neanderthal woman from PloS Biology