There's already considerable interest in the launch of the new Labour Humanist Group, but in case anyone has missed it, the group has its launch meeting this Wednesday evening. The details:
Why Labour Needs Humanism
January 31 2007
7pm
Committee Room 2
House of Lords
(enter at St Stephen's entrance - arrive early to avoid queues!)
Speakers include Polly Toynbee
The aim of the Labour Humanist Group is to spread awareness of
humanism and humanists within the Labour Party and to promote humanist and
Labour values. The Group is 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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