Polish
Freethinkers Society
Polish Freethinkers Society was established in 1990 at the University
of Warsaw by people who wanted to propagate all kinds of tolerance,
freedom of thought and other universal human values.
Our organisation is a member of the Federation of Polish Humanist
Associations, International Humanist and Ethical Union as well as
World Union of Freethinkers.
Activities:
- In 1992 Polish Freethinkers Society
in co-operation with philosophers, ethicists and pedagogues worked
out a project of ethic lessons for high schools. This project
was rejected by Polish Ministry of Education.
- In 1993 and 1994 Polish Freethinkers
Society worked actively in the Bujak Commission and in the Without
Dogma Society for introducing to schools the sexual education
lessons and for bringing into effect the right to abortion.
- In 1995 Polish Freethinkers Society
executed a programme called "Constitutionalism as a state
of social consciousness. The preparation for living in society".
The aim of this programme was to prepare young leaders to act
in their local environment. This programme consisted of meetings
with politicians, lectures and exercises concerning elementary
rules of democracy, human rights & social activities. Amnesty
International Poland, Federation for Women and Family Planning,
Federation of Polish Humanist Associations, Federation of Gay
and Lesbian also took part in this programme.
- In 1997 Polish Freethinkers Society
organised an international conference: "Humanistic vision
of united Europe".
- In 1998 Polish Freethinkers Society
prepared and passed on to the Parliamentary Group for Religious
Freedom, a bill rising the status of Polish Freethinkers Society
to a representation of all non-believers in Poland.
- Currently we are working on a bill changing the legally binding law "On
guarantees for freedom of consciousness and confession" to level religious and non-religious (humanistic) organisations
in Poland.
- In the past and current years
Polish Freethinkers Society issued manifestos and petitions against:
-clericalisation,
-combining the State and Church in different areas,
-violation of human rights by the Catholic Church,
-a law limiting the right to prenatal examination, abortion,
euthanasia and all kinds of pornography,
-existence of the Church Fund.
- Polish Freethinkers Society, Catholics
for Free Choice and British Association for Secular Society supported
an action for decreasing a privileged status of Vatican in the
United Nations.
Magazine
The Polish Freethinkers Society publish its own magazines since
September 2002. And it encourages members to read humanist and atheist
magazines such as "Without Dogma", "Res
Humana", "Free Thought" and "Facts
and Myths".
Young people
Since the 2002 IHEYO-conference young people of the Polish Freethinkers
Society have started to organise a youth section. There are a lot
of young people that are interested in humanism. Also they are interested
in transnational partnerships and -networks and in short study visits.
Contact Polish Freethinkers Society
Website: free.ngo.pl/stowarzyszenie_wolnomyslicieli/
Address: U1 Jaroslawa
Dabrowskiego 17A m1
02-561 Warsaw
Contact by e-mail: Dawid Ropuszynski, ropuszynski@wp.pl
@Written by Krzysztof
Mróz and Dawid Ropuszynski
Involvement
in IHEYO
The Polish Freethinkers Society is a member organisation of IHEU
(IHEYO is the youth section of IHEU). The Polish Freethinkers Society
was present at the 2002 International Humanist Youth Conference.
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Polish
Humanist Association
Mlodzi Humanisci - Young Humanists
The Polish Humanist Assocation (PTH) is one of the eight humanist
associations in Poland, which all belong to the Polish Humanist
Federation. It has about 50 members
and was founded in 1991.
Activities
Main projects led by the PTH are:
*Concordat with non-believers,
*humanist marriages
*and the Youth's Chart of Rights.
This last project is especially for young people, and its idea is
to give youngsters more rights and to make them aware of the current
youth and children declarations.
Youth group
Until the International Humanist Youth (IHEYO) conference in July
2002, there were only a few young members of the PTH. Since the
IHEYO Conference, two of us decided to launch the youth section
of the Polish Humanist Assocation called 'Mlodzi Humanisci'
(Young Humanist).
We think a humanist youth organisation
is needed in Poland, which is a predominantly Catholic country where
many young people are alone with their atheism and humanist life
stance. We look forward to include new members (there is a bigger
interest than we have suspected) and to expand our activities (e.g.
humanist summer camps).
Contact Polish Humanist Assocation
Website: http://free.ngo.pl/humanizm/theng.htm,
Address: 01-876 Warszawa (Warsaw), Ul. Broniewskiego 99 m
147,
Contact by e-mail: dominiczak@wp.pl
(president Mr. Andrzej Dominiczak),
@Written by Gosia Minta
Involvement in IHEYO
The Polish Humanist Assocation is a member organisation of IHEU
(IHEYO is the youth section of IHEU). The Polish Humanist Assocation
was present at the 2002 International Humanist Youth Conference.
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