With thanks to Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson for sharing this video with Humanistically Speaking. Lloyd is President of the New Enlightenment Project – a Canadian Humanist initiative.
“Woke ideology” is a topic which Humanistically Speaking has not shied away from over the years. For many humanists, there’s no contradiction between wokeism and humanism, whereas for other humanists, wokeism represents the antithesis of humanist values. Is there a middle way?
In this video, Robert Hamilton, Vice President of the New Enlightenment Project, proposes a new synthesis followed by some questions from Scott Jacobsen who is the New Enlightenment Project director of advocacy.
Click here to watch the video on YouTube.
More about Robert Hamilton
Robert Hamilton is President of Humanist Ottawa where he champions secular values and humanist principles. As a board director of Street Epistemology International, Robert advocates for a more rational and reasoned world through civil discourse. A committed atheist and secular humanist, he passionately supports reason and rationality in social causes. Robert is a strong believer in the power of partnerships and collaborative efforts in advocacy. He’s an active event organiser, both online and in person, and is a member of several humanist and atheist organisations, including the Ontario Humanist Society, Humanist Canada, Humanists International, Atheist Republic, and Center for Inquiry Canada.
More about The New Enlightenment Project (NEP)
The New Enlightenment Project (NEP) was created in June 2021 by a group of Canadian humanists who saw the need for a platform where all subjects of concern to humanists could be discussed freely and where civilised debate could be held without fear.
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