Welcome to Barnsley Skeptics in the Pub!
Our meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at The Old No.7 (cellar bar).
Check the events list for upcoming speakers we have booked.
When?
Thursday, September 21 2017 at 7:00PM
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Where?
The Old No.7
7 Market Hill
Barnsley
S70 2PX
www.oldno7barnsley.co.uk
Who?
What's the talk about?
(see image)
When?
Thursday, October 26 2017 at 8:00PM
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Where?
The Old No.7
7 Market Hill
Barnsley
S70 2PX
www.oldno7barnsley.co.uk
Who?
Andrew Copson
What's the talk about?
Andrew is Chief Executive of Humanists UK (formerly the British Humanist Association). He became Chief Executive in 2010 after five years coordinating Humanists UK’s education and public affairs work. Andrew is also President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU).
Together with A C Grayling, Andrew edited Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Humanism (2015). His new book, Secularism: Politics, Religion, and Freedom, will be published in September 2017 by Oxford University Press. His writing on humanist and secularist issues has appeared in The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, and New Statesman as well as in various journals.
Andrew has represented Humanists UK and the humanist movement extensively in national news including on BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and Sky, as well as onprogrammes such as Newsnight, The Daily Politics, the Today programme, Sunday Morning Live, and The
Big Questions.