MEDIA RELEASE
On 7 December Atheist Alliance International (AAI) launched Atheist Census at www.atheistcensus.com, a global project to count and capture a snapshot of the world’s atheists. The response to Atheist Census was very positive, with 8,880 entries confirmed and another c. 2,300 pending before it was taken offline as a result of a DoS (denial of service) attack, about 17 hours after launch.
Atheist Census is now back online with a higher level of protection, and entries have already grown to over 20,000. The President of Atheist Alliance International, Carlos A. Diaz, said "It seems that there are people who do not want atheists to be counted, who do not want to accept that as more people question and think critically about religion atheists are a growing demographic. It is a measure of the project's success - even at this early stage - that some people wanted to shut it down." He added "While truth and fair public policy are not determined by popularity, demonstrating the significance of the non-religious community will assist our efforts to promote a secular world. I encourage all atheists to be counted in Atheist Census."
Participants in Atheist Census identify their preferred non-religious title, religious (if any) background, education level level, age, gender identity and country. Participation is free, with an option to make a financial donation to help cover development and operating costs.
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AUSTRALIA
(Progressive Atheists)
BRAZIL
(Liga Humanista Secular do Brasil)
CANADA
COLOMBIA
(Organizacion Colombiana de Ateos)
FINLAND
(Atheist Association of Finland)
GAMBIA
(Gambia Secular Assembly)
Atheist Alliance was established in 1991 as a democratic network of US-based atheist organizations plus one non-US organization. Over time Atheist Alliance expanded to include more non-US members and changed its name to Atheist Alliance International (AAI) in 2001. In 2010 AAI had 31 US-based affiliates and 18 non-US based affiliates. At this time the board of AAI concluded that its goals could be achieved more effectively by separating into two organizations – one focused on US local and national issues and one focused on providing a supportive global network for atheist and freethought organizations around the world. In October 2010 the separation was approved in principle by AAI’s members and in June 2011 AAI effectively separated into Atheist Alliance International and Atheist Alliance of America.