Jim Herrick will answer the question: "What is Humanism?"

Jim Herrick and Humanism

Author of several books on Humanism and the history of freethought.

Director of the Rationalist Press Association and editor of its journal New Humanist from 1984 until 2002

For 3 years until his retirement in 2005 literary editor of New Humanist.

In 2002 received the International Rationalist Award.

Editor of International Humanist News, published by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU). In 1996 received the Distinguished Humanist Service Award from the IHEU.

From January 1977 until 1981, editor of the Freethinker and author of that publications's centenary history.

Founder member of the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association.

Currently vice-president of the National Secular Society.

His published works include:

• Humanism: An Introduction (2009). New edition published by the Rationalist Association.
  (Also published by Prometheus Books, 2005.)
  
• Humanist Anthology: From Confucius to David Attenborough. (1995). London, Rationalist Press Association. Edited by Margaret Knight; 2nd edition, revised by Jim Herrick.
  
• Against the Faith: Some Deists, Skeptics and Atheists. (1985). London: Glover & Blair. ISBN (Also published by Prometheus Books, 1994.
  
• Vision and Realism: A Hundred Years of The Freethinker. (1982). London: GW Foote & Co.
  

Venue
The venue for this event will be the Hughes Parry Hall, which is about a five minute walk due south from our new social venue the Somers Town coffee house.