CORNWALL HUMANISTS

Activities

As a group

We offer non-religious funerals, weddings and baby naming ceremonies conducted by our trained ceremonies officiants.
Have a seat on the LEA's Standing Advisory Committee for Religious Education.
Meet monthly, for discussions (see diary), and regular socials.
Offer speakers to schools for assemblies and RE classes.
Provide displays for public libraries, etc.
The Humanist Book Service is hosted by one of our members.
Keep in touch via e-mail or newsletter.
Keep a watchful eye on local news, providing a Humanist viewpoint where necessary.
Made donations to the Devon & Cornwall Refugee Council, Macmillan Nurses, Dove & Dolphin (Exeter Palestine Solidarity Campaign), Practical Action, Mustard Seed School in Uganda.(article)

As individuals we play an active part in, and/or financially support:
not all members support all the aims of the organizations listed below.

NATIONAL
BLISS (the premature baby charity)
British Heart Foundation
British Humanist Association.
British Museum Friends
Centre for Alternative Technology
Conscience
Dignity in Dying
English Heritage
Family Welfare Association
Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
Institute of Horticulture
Life Style Movement
National Secular Society.
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
National Trust
Optimum Population Trust
Ramblers Association
Refugee Council
REPUBLIC
Royal Horticultural Society
The Big Issue
U3A (University of the 3rd Age)
Woodland Trust
Youth Hostel Association

INTERNATIONAL
Action Aid
Action on Disability & Development
Aid Conservation through Education
Amnesty International
Anti Slavery International
AVAAZ - the World in Action
Book Aid International
Breadline Africa
Campaign Against the Arms Trade
Child Victims
Christian Aid
CND
Compassion in World Farming
Cuba Solidarity
Embroiderers' Guild
Friends of the Earth
Greenpeace
Grow Peace in Africa
Interact
International Tree Foundation
LEPRA
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Medical Foundation for Victims of Torture
Movement for the Abolition of War (MAW)
*Nicaragua Solidarity*
One World Action
Operation Sunshine
Our World Our Say
OXFAM
Peace News
Peace Pledge Union
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
Plan International UK
Practical Action (formerly Intermediate Technology)
Save the Children
Shelter Box
The Red Cross
Tree Aid
Trident Ploughshares
UNICEF
War on Want
Water Aid
Womankind
World Wildlife Fund

"those Humanists get everywhere"
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* members are considering dropping their support for Nicaragua Solidarity since
President Enrique Bolanos has signed into law a ban on all abortions,
even in cases when a woman's life is judged to be at risk.

Cornwall Humanists and friends not celbrating Xmas at SAFRON, Truro