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title: "Humanists UK Convention is just three months away"
date: "2022-03-31T12:16:50+01:00"
modified: "2022-03-31T12:18:09+01:00"
url: "https://humanists.uk/2022/03/31/humanists-uk-convention-is-just-three-months-away/"
post_id: 114379
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# Humanists UK Convention is just three months away

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As March comes to a close, [Humanists UK Convention 2022](http://humanists.uk/convention2022) is now less than three months away.

The weekend begins with the wildly popular Friday evening comedy, featuring Humanists UK patron **Angela Barnes**, *The Blame Game’s* **Colin Murphy**, *Newsquiz’s* **Eleanor Tiernan**, and hosted by Northern Ireland Humanists patron **Tim McGarry**. Over the course of Saturday and Sunday, it opens up into [a weekend of plenaries and panels, discussions and debates](https://humanists.uk/events/convention2022/), covering our humanist heritage, apostasy in the UK, and some crucial Humanists UK and Northern Ireland Humanists campaigns, such as blasphemy repeal and so-called ‘conversion therapy’.

[Book now](https://humanists.uk/convention2022)Throughout the weekend, guests will hear from [too many fantastic speakers](https://humanists.uk/events/convention2022/) to name individually, with many humanist favourites among them, including: **Professor A C Grayling**, philosopher and author of over 30 books, including *The Good Book* and *Democracy and its Crises*; biblical historian and author of *God: An Anatomy*, **Professor Francesca Stavrakopoulou**; and – we can announce – psychologist, magician, and author of *Quirkology*, *Rip it Up!*, and *59* *Seconds*, **Professor Richard Wiseman.**

And [Dr Adam Rutherford will deliver the keynote address](https://humanists.uk/events/convention2022/) – his first as President of Humanists UK – on the *Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics*.

It is almost three years since the Humanists UK Convention was held in person. It is always a highlight of the humanist calendar – one weekend in the year to get away from all the noise, to explore another city, to hear (and contribute to) fascinating discussions about the world we live in – and to meet friends old and new.

Tickets are available from [humanists.uk/convention2022](https://humanists.uk/events/convention2022/).

**Notes:**

Humanists UK Convention 2022 will take place in Belfast over 24-26 June. Confirmed speakers and acts include:

**Andrew Copson**, Chief Executive of Humanists UK; **Kate Devlin**, author of *Turned On: Science, Sex, and Robots*; **Madeleine Goodall**, Humanist Heritage Coordinator; **A C Grayling**, philosopher, author, and Vice President of Humanists UK; **Alyson Kilpatrick**, Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission; **Laura Lacole**, campaigner and model, who, with husband Eunan O’Kane, secured humanist marriage in Northern Ireland in 2017; **Gary McLelland**, Chief Executive of Humanists International; **Adam Rutherford**, geneticist, author, and next President of Humanists UK; **Imtiaz Shams**, co-founder of the Faith to Faithless ‘apostate’ support service; **Francesca Stavrakopoulou**, biblical historian, and author of *God: An Anatomy*; **Rachel Taggart-Ryan**, Campaigns Officer at Humanists UK; **Richard Wiseman**, psychologist, author, and magician; comedians **Angela Barnes**, **Tim McGarry**, **Colin Murphy**, **Eleanor Tiernan**; and more, with **many others** still to be announced.

For further comment or information, media should contact Humanists UK Director of Public Affairs and Policy Richy Thompson at <press@humanists.uk> or phone 020 7324 3072 or 020 3675 0959.

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