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Skepticism
Taking Over GoodWorld
Last month, we introduced Wendy and Cleo, the kickass co-coordinators of the Humanist Service Corps program in Ghana. Wendy and Cleo are supervising a five-person team of Ghanaian and U.S. volunteers supporting Songtaba, a grassroots women’s rights group working to end gender-based discrimination (like witch-hunting) in Ghana’s Northern Region. By spending two minutes and zero dollars today, you can make…
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Activism
Meet the Co-Coordinators for Humanist Service Corps: Ghana!
The 2016-2017 team for Humanist Service Corps: Ghana is gearing up, with new leadership on the ground in Ghana! Cleo Blacke & Wendy Webber are taking over HSC: Ghana this year, as they continue their work to end gender violence in northern Ghana.09 Cleo is a secular humanist/atheist from the Volta Region of Ghana & Wendy is a graduate of Yale…
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Activism
I Have a Problem With the Police
This is a guest post by Mike Nam. Nam is a journalist and activist from the NYC metro area. He has volunteered for observing police interactions through Cop Watch, escorted patients at abortion clinics and led a skeptics group in New York City for a time. I have a problem with Walmart. Not necessarily every Walmart greeter, cashier, marketing associate…
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Activism
How to Help the LGBT Community in Orlando
At Skepchick, our thoughts are with those who have been affected by the horrific shooting in Orlando. As the death count climbs to 50 (which means this would potentially be the deadliest shooting in US history), many are already asking how they can help the victims and Orlando’s LGBT community. Here are a couple ways to get involved: The Center…
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Feminism
Amber Heard’s Legal Counsel Releases Statement on Johnny Depp
As you may have heard, actress Amber Heard recently filed for divorce from almost-Reason Rally speaker & dear friend of Lawrence Krauss, Johnny Depp. Since news of the divorce hit, a litany of character smears have come out against Heard, in an attempt to paint Heard as a gold digger, greedy bisexual, and uncaring harpy. In response, Heard’s legal team has released the following…
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Guest Bloggers
In Search of African Women Who Question Religion
This is a guest post by Leo Igwe. Igwe is a Nigerian human rights advocate and humanist. He is a former Western and Southern African representative of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, and has specialized in campaigning against and documenting the impacts of child witchcraft accusations. She is from Zimbabwe in Southern Africa but currently lives in Canada. Rudo, 30…
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Feminism
A Feminist Takeover Remembered
This is a guest post by Reverend Irene Monroe. Monroe is described in O, the Oprah Magazine, as “a phenomenal woman who has succeeded against all odds.” An African-American lesbian feminist public theologian, she is a sought-after speaker and preacher. Most days when the weather permits my morning constitutional is a two mile walking loop around the Charles River. From my house…
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Guest Bloggers
A Religious Utopia Turned Nightmare
This is a guest post by Reverend Irene Monroe. Monroe is described in O, the Oprah Magazine, as “a phenomenal woman who has succeeded against all odds.” An African-American lesbian feminist public theologian, she is a sought-after speaker and preacher. If you’re interested in the book discussed here, “White Nights, Black Paradise” by Sikivu Hutchinson, you can purchase it on Amazon. “Their emigration to Jonestown in…
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