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Here’s your Canadian Atheist Weekly Update for 3-Dec-2016 to 9-Dec-2016.
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Diversity in Canadian atheist conferences
A few weeks ago, Christopher Hassall and Ian Bushfield published “Increasing Diversity in Emerging Non-religious Communities” – perhaps the first peer-reviewed study of diversity within the atheist community. By looking at the speakers at 48 atheist and skeptic conferences between 2003 and 2014 and noting the proportion of speakers that were male and white compared… Read more »
Study on diversity in the atheist movement shows we have a ways to go, but are making progress
The defining feature of the atheist movement over the last two or three years may be its focus on issues of diversity, privilege, and social equality within the movement itself. The discussion hasn’t always been pretty; indeed, even mentioning the issues will often draw eye rolls or outright ire. Thus far, most of the discussion… Read more »