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Monthly Meetings for 2012 January 17th Should the Burka Be Banned? Carrie Langford, CH Member will lead a discussion about religious symbols, their dress codes and their place in society.	February 21st Landscapes of Loss and Farewell Sue Hill, member of the Core Artistic Team at the acclaimed theatre company Wildworks. Storytelling is one of the ways in which we understand and come to terms with our life and death. Sue will talk about explorations of loss and farewells, and the use of theatre and ritual to honour the past and prepare for the future.	March 20th How I Permacultured My Garden, My Home and Myself Dan Thomas, looks at the year he studied Permaculture Design, explains some of the principles of Permaculture and how he put them into practice. The talk touches on peak oil and transition.	April 17th Faith Schools Pedyr Prior, Chair of CH, will lead a discussion on the recent increase in the number of faith schools since the introduction of Free Schools.	May 22nd Supporting Humanist Schools in Uganda: opportunities and challenges Steve Hurd, Chief Executive of the Ugandan Humanist Schools Trust and his wife Hilary, will give a general picture of the schools with a particular focus on the Isaac Newton School where CH supports the student Joseph Ketembe.	June 19th Vegetarianism - A Good Life for Everyone, Change Your Diet, Change the World. Sue Moss, CH Member, will base her presentation on material available from Vegetarian International Voice for Animals (VIVA), including a DVD and various literature and handouts. Members will be invited to make personal donations to VIVA.
July 17th The Welfare State Pedyr Prior, Chair of CH, will lead a participative discussion on what the individual, over a lifetime, should:- - expect from the state - give to the state - expect from the community - give to the community.	August 21st Open Meeting Members to bring ideas/topics for discussion.	September 18th How Humanism fits into Religious Education in Cornwall’s Schools A speaker, (to be confirmed), will explore the inclusion of Humanist and Secular viewpoints in the RE syllabus	October 16th Affordable Housing Sarah Wetherill, Affordable Housing Officer, Cornwall Council. Sarah will explain what constitutes Affordable Housing, Cornwall’s policy within the national framework and how it is being delivered in urban and rural areas here.	November 20th Annual General Meeting Reports from retiring officers and election of new officers.	December No Meeting

The Cornwall Humanists Group was founded in 1991, and is affiliated to the British Humanist Association and the National Secular Society. We promote Humanism and represent atheists, agnostics and the like-minded throughout Cornwall and beyond. We provide friendship, and a forum for discussion and support. In the National Census of 2001 about 16%, over 80,000 people in Cornwall, declared themselves to have "No Religion".(they are not all members).
Visit YouTube to see our member, Peter Blake, giving a five minute summary of his beliefs: Peter Blake on YouTube
See a brief account of our meetings.             See a brief account of our social events.