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| Friday 3 August | ||
| 18:00 – 22:30 | Registration opens | |
| 18:00 – 22:30 | The great Humanist Quiz and entertainment with writer and performer of whimsical songs Andrew London |
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| Saturday 4 August | ||
| 07:30 | Registration opens Tea and Coffee available |
Robert Laidlaw Room |
| 08:00 | Pōwhiri | |
| 08:45 | There’s no Māori word for ‘atheist’ Te Henare, Community of Māori Atheists and Freethinkers & Eru Hiko-Tahuri, Heretical Hori |
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| 09:30 | How Humanism can help us counter violent extremism Gulalai Ismail, Pashtun Human Rights Activist |
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| 10:30 | Morning tea | |
| 11:00 | Non-religious arguments against secularism Andrew Copson, Humanists UK Chief Executive & IHEU President |
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| 11:50 | Flash talk: Challenging religious instruction in New Zealand schools David Hines & Tanya Jacob Secular Education Network |
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| 12:00 | In conversation with Aunty Jackie Jackie Clark, The Aunties |
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| 12:40 | Flash talk: Secularism in the Pacific Max Wallace, RHANZ |
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| 13:00 | Buffet lunch | |
| 13:45 | Introduction to the afternoon | |
| 14:00 | Effective Altruism Catherine Low, Effective Altruism |
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| 15:00 | Afternoon tea | |
| 15:30 | Leaving conservative religions Imtiaz Shams, Founder of Faith to Faithless |
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| 16:20 | The politics of the cow Uttam Niraula, SOCH Nepal |
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| 16:30 | Lucky not so lucky: Humanist activism in a world threatened by religious extremism Leo Igwe, Nigerian Human Rights Advocate |
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| 17:20 | Flash talk: Humanistic Pastafarianism in Taiwan Chin Wen Feng |
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| 17:30 | Is virtue worth the effort? Joseph Bulbulia, School of Humanities, University of Auckland |
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| 18:20 | Closing remarks | |
| Saturday 4 August – Gala Dinner | ||
| 19:30 – 22:30 | Cash bar opens | Grand Tearoom |
| 20:00 – 22:30 | Gala dinner & awards ceremony | |