Humani (organisation)
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| Formation | 1964[1] |
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| Legal status | Unincorporated association |
| Purpose | Promotion of secular humanism |
Region served | Northern Ireland |
| Website | www |
Humani, or the Humanist Association of Northern Ireland, is a small independent local humanist group operating in Belfast. Its directors are Jenifer Sturgeon, Michael Steven and Stephen Caves. It was founded in 1964, and originally called the Belfast Humanist Group,[1] then the Ulster Humanist Association until 2004/2005[2][3] before adopting its present name.
From 2007 until the 2010s, the group self-published the bi-monthly magazine Humanism Ireland, although this was later discontinued.[3]
The overwhelming majority of humanist funerals, weddings, and namings in Northern Ireland are performed by celebrants from Northern Ireland Humanists (which is part of the charity Humanists UK), which enjoys legally recognised marriages. Outside of this, Humani celebrants perform a number of non-legal weddings each year, along with baby-namings and funerals.[4]
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.
References
- ^ a b "The Development of Humanism". Humani website. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Ann James and Brian McClinton (29 June 2005). "Humanism evolves on both sides of Irish border". Humanist Network News. American Humanist Association. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Sean Kearney (1932-2004): A Varied Life" (PDF). The Ulster Humanist. Ulster Humanist Association (87): 20. June 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ Paresh Dave (22 May 2013). "Humanist Funerals Thrive In Post-Catholic Ireland". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 4 September 2015.