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The Association of Black Humanists (ABH), formally London Black Atheists (LBA), welcomes you all. Our mission is to support and encourage all people, particularly those from the African Diaspora, who are Freethinkers, Non-believers, Atheists and of course, Humanists. If you are questioning religion and want to meet like-minded people, then ABH is the group for you.
It is well documented that for social and historical reasons religion has become an intrinsic part of African and African-Caribbean people’s lives, thus making it extremely difficult to leave religion or to come out as a non-believer. ABH provides a confidential, friendly, welcoming and supportive environment for people who want to liberate their minds from the restrictive thinking of religion, but are wary of receiving a hostile reaction from their family and friends, leaving them isolated with no one to turn to and nowhere to go. Our belief in freedom and equality for all is deeply rooted in ethical humanist values, scepticism and reason.
ABH have meetups for serious discussions on a wide range of topics connected to beliefs, science, social issues, religion, race, sexuality and gender amongst other things. We actively seek to advance our understanding of our stunning, incredible universe, from a natural perspective. A universe that does not need a supernatural creator to explain it's existence, nor how it functions. We also meetup socially for fun, entertainment and outings, everyone is welcome to join us.
Prossimi eventi (4)
Visualizza tutto- External Event - Marcus Garvey Memorial Lecture, 2025 - Lecture by Prof Gus JohnGoldsmiths, University of London, London
16th Marcus Garvey Annual Memorial Lecture in 2025, where we honor the legacy of this man of influence with a Lecture by Prof Gus John. By Pan-Afrikan Society Community Forum (PASCF).
"Come join the Pan Afrikan Society Community Forum for an insightful evening at Goldsmiths, University of London, Room LG01, in the Prof Stuart Hall Building, 80 Lewisham Way, New Cross, London SE14 6NW.
This event is a wonderful opportunity to commemorate the legacy of the honorable Marcus Moziah Garvey and engage in thought-provoking discussions. The lecture will be delivered by Prof Gus John along the theme of "Reparing and building Africa at home and abroad.
Professor Gus John is a renowned academic, writer, campaigner, and consultant in the fields of education, social policy, and racial equality. Born in Grenada in 1945, he moved to the UK in the 1960s and became a leading voice on issues of race, education, and social justice. He played a pivotal role in challenging racial discrimination in British schools and advocating for inclusive education policies. His work in the 1970s-80s highlighted the underachievement of Black Caribbean students and pushed for systemic reform.
Please book your ticket at - 16th Marcus Garvey Annual Memorial Lecture (2025) Tickets, Tue 10 Jun 2025 at 18:00 | Eventbrite
- Understanding Ubuntu Traditions with Prof James Ogude - ONLINE EVENTLink visibile ai partecipanti
CLH & Association of Black Humanists present: Understanding Ubuntu Traditions with Professor James Ogude
We proudly present this special joint online event hosted by Central London Humanists and the Association of Black Humanists, launching the new CLH Global Origins of Humanism series. In this series, we explore philosophical traditions from around the world that have influenced contemporary humanist thinking.
For the first talk, we welcome Professor James Ogude, Director at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship at the University of Pretoria and a leading global authority on Ubuntu — a powerful African ethical tradition rooted in community, compassion, and shared humanity.
Professor Ogude will guide us through the core tenets of Ubuntu and discuss:
- Ubuntu as a relational philosophy of person-hood and dignity
- Community and co-agency as foundations for justice and healing
- Ubuntu’s influence on postcolonial African thought and its relevance today
- How Ubuntu connects to modern-day humanist values
💬 A live Q&A session will follow the talk.
*💡 Learn more about Professor Ogude and his work:
🎓 Profile at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship
📗 Ubuntu and Personhood
📙 Ubuntu and the Everyday
📘 Ubuntu and the Reconstitution of Community
📽️ Ubuntu and the Principle of Co-Agency (YouTube)This event is free and open to all. Whether you’re a long-time humanist or just curious to explore ethical traditions from Africa and beyond, you’re warmly invited.
Please RSVP to receive your Zoom link on 16 July 2025.
How to Join:
Register here on Meetup or Eventbrite. We do not charge to attend our online talks – but we ask for a £3.00 donation from those who are able, to help cover the group's costs (we do not have a membership fee like other groups).
An online donation of £3 can help us continue offering events like this and more - please use this link.
……………… - Book club: The Famished Road by Ben Okri (Bookers Prize winner 1991)Link visibile ai partecipanti
Wikipedia:
"In a review of The Famished Road for The New York Times, Henry Louis Gates Jr. wrote: "It is the redoubtable accomplishment of this book (which won Britain's Booker Prize in 1991) to have forged a narrative that is both engagingly lyrical and intriguingly post-modern. And Mr. Okri has done so not merely, as we might expect, by adapting techniques of the magic realism associated with the great Latin American novelists (especially Gabriel García Márquez), but by returning to the themes and structures of traditional Yoruba mythology and the relatively little-known achievements of the Yoruba novel. ... Ben Okri, by plumbing the depths of Yoruba mythology, has created a political fable about the crisis of democracy in Africa and throughout the modern world."
