Tasmanian bus advertisement 2010
Sign at the 2010 Global Atheist Convention
Big screen at the 2010 Global Atheist Convention
Audience at the 2010 Global Atheist Convention
Taslima Nasrin presenting at the 2010 Global Atheist Convention
2010 Global Atheist Convention after party
2011 Census Campaign advertisement
Melbourne bus advertisement 2012
AFA President David Nicholls opening the 2012 Global Atheist Convention
Audience at the 2012 Global Atheist Convention
Ayaan Hirsi Ali presenting at the 2012 Global Atheist Convention
Jason Ball addressing the 2012 Global Atheist Convention
Sam Harris presenting at the 2012 Global Atheist Convention
The 'Four Horsemen' panel at the 2012 Global Atheist Convention
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14LATEST NEWS: 2018 Global Atheist Convention
The Atheist Foundation of Australia (AFA) is disappointed to advise that Ayaan Hirsi Ali, author of Heretic and Infidel, has withdrawn from the 2018 Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne.
However, MCs for the event – the largest gathering of its kind in the southern hemisphere – have been announced: Robin Ince and Jane Caro.
Ms Hirsi Ali authorised the following statement by the AFA on her behalf:
“Due to personal circumstances, I regret that I am no longer able to attend the 2018 Global Atheist Convention. I applaud your work in defence of freedom of expression and wish you the absolute best for Reason to Hope. I would like to visit Australia again and join the AFA for other events in the future.”
Reason to Hope, from 9 – 11 February 2018, is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy world-class speakers and entertainers, and will challenge attendees’ thoughts about atheism and the role of the godless in the current political and social climate.
Sir Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses is the keynote speaker for the convention, which will be hosted by Ince – a British science comedian and co-host of The Infinite Monkey Cage and Cosmic Shambles LIVE, and Caro – a social commentator, writer and regular panellist on The Gruen Transfer.
In addition Greta Christina, a prominent atheist blogger and author of books including Why Are You Atheists So Angry? and Comforting Thoughts About Death That Have Nothing To Do With God will speak at the convention.
Further speaker announcements will follow.
The last two Global Atheist Conventions (The Rise of Atheism in 2010 and A Celebration of Reason in 2012) attracted thousands of people from Melbourne, Australia and around the world to an eclectic mix of speakers, comedy acts, panel debates, book signings and a gala dinner.
Information on the 2018 Global Atheist Convention can be found at:
Tickets go on sale in June 2017, and will initially be offered to AFA members at 2012 prices. Tickets will be sold for the full convention weekend (Friday night, Saturday and Sunday), with the Saturday Night Gala Dinner ticketed separately.
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**checks the bins**
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theguardian.com
As your humanity is hoisted roughly above the crowd for them to jeer or cheer, do you feel trapped in some demeaning Roman circus of intolerance?
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Our allies at Sydney Atheists are hosting a talk by Simon Longstaff, on Friday 13 October 2017, at Club Redfern.
More details can be found at the link below:
Ethics - An evening with Simon Longstaff
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This evening we will turn the tables on Simon Longstaff as Sydney Atheists interviews Simon. Dr Simon Longstaff is the Executive Director of the Ethics Centre, which started school Ethics Classes, runs IQ2 and has run the Festival of Dangerous Ideas. The Ethics Centre provides direction, information...
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One of the biggest 'Here's why I'm voting no' reasons we get - here's one for the doubters. #VoteYes #marriagequality #loveislove #Australia
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theconversation.com
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AFA takes a strong akimbo-yoga stance against this kind of thing!
Pineapple is clearly a fantastic topping and we will all be excommunicated by Big Atheism if we dare disagree! 😈
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Sometimes we get fan-mail that allows us to remember the good ol' days, when we were the top student in comparative religion classes and were encouraged to make our own minds up about our faith status, and then we left school and the internet was invented, allowing for other opinions to be heard on the matter... and everything went kind of pear-shaped after that... :( #wibblewibble
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