Although at 8am on a Sunday morning, our joint "No Prayer Breakfast" with the BHA was completely full – and not just because of the offer of 'tea, coffee and secular pastries'! Chaired by Angela Eagle MP, our expert panel of BHA President Polly Toynbee, Kelvin Hopkins MP and Andrew Copson gave optimistic and personal perspectives on Humanism as a progressive force for equality and justice and made clear the need for a secular approach to public services. And we had a fantastic audience as well who took part in the Q&A, including the ATL education union President and the Mayor of Hackney. Following our success, we're certainly hoping that we'll now be able to host an annual "No Prayer Breakfast" at the Party conference!
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- The Labour Humanist Group exists to spread awareness of humanism and humanists within the Labour Party and to promote humanist and Labour values. We are committed to:
- - Fostering a commitment to equality and universal human rights, including the freedom of religion and belief for all people;
- - Promoting a rational approach to bioethical, medical and scientific issues as the best guarantee of human progress;
- - Defending and advancing secular government and an open society as the best model of a society where all can be included;
- - Advocating an inclusive and accommodating education system which can meet the needs of children and parents of different religions and beliefs in a framework common to all, and opposing faith schools and academies;
- - Defending the secular nature of our public services
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