New Jersey Humanist Network

10/13/2026

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10/12/2026

Always worth sharing graduation advice from Tim Minchin on our meaningless existence: FILL IT.

10/08/2026

Us atheists and agnostics know what's up. Remember to get out there and this November! 🇺🇸 🗳️

(Or sooner if you're early voting)

10/08/2026

A Pennsylvania school board president took her oath on banned books instead of a Bible, and one photo turned a local board meeting into a national flashpoint.

Karen Smith was sworn in as president of the Central Bucks school board in Pennsylvania with her hand on a stack of frequently challenged books. The titles included Night by Elie Wiesel, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart, All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson, Flamer by Mike Curato, and Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin.

Smith said she is “not particularly religious” and that, after years of fights over library books in the district, the books carried meaning for her.

10/03/2026

Taxpayer dollars should never fund private, mostly religious schools. Public funds should support only public schools.

10/01/2026

Would you like to use your creativity/original artwork to highlight the importance of voting and inspire civic participation? Then check out this opportunity! Deadline for submission is 10/16.

🎨 Calling all New Jersey artists!

The League of Women Voters of New Jersey, Arts Guild New Jersey-BurlingtonNJ, and Regal Legacy Magazine are seeking original artwork that highlights the importance of voting and inspires civic participation.

Use your creativity to share why voting matters and help connect with communities across New Jersey ahead of the 2026 Midterm Elections.

Selected artwork will be featured through partner organizations' social media, digital communications, and community outreach.

📌 Submit by October 16, 2026
📌 See the submission form for complete details: https://bit.ly/4hvq3f9

09/29/2026

We love this from our Vice President Shaparak Khorsandi, author of Scatter Brain, Kissing Emma, Nina Is Not OK and A Beginner's Guide to Acting English.

09/27/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT/SAVE THE DATE! We are excited to announce that NJHN will host a talk by Fish Stark, the Executive Director of the American Humanist Association, on Sunday, November 15, at the East Brunswick Public Library. The title of Fish's talk is "Democracy Not Theocracy: Humanist Resistance to Christian Nationalism." This will be a hybrid event and Fish will join us in-person at the library. We hope you'll make plans to join us to welcome Fish to New Jersey!

This also will be our first meeting at the East Brunswick library. An event post with full details is coming soon.