Honorary Secretary: Richard Burge
Meetings: First Monday of the month, except August, 7.30-9.30pm
Venue: Mercure Edinburgh City – Princes Street Hotel (east end of Princes Street, between M&S and Jenners Department Store).
Pub nights: Last Wednesday of the month, 7-9pm, The Barony Bar, 81-85 Broughton Street, Edinburgh EH1 3RJ.
Please contact the Secretary for information about forthcoming meetings, or join our Facebook group!
Local events
The events below are specific to this local group.
More events are listed in our main events section.
EISF event - "Can you be good without God?"
Saturday 14 April – Main Auditorium of the newly refurbished Museum of Scotland
On Saturday 14th April at 1.00pm
In the main auditorium of the newly refurbished Museum of Scotland.
Simon Barrow, theologian, commentator and co-director of the religion and society think-tank EKKLESIA will join in discussion with Prof Paul Braterman, senior fellow, Chemistry Department, Glasgow University and Keith Gilmour, Teacher of Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies at a Scottish secondary school.
Can you be good without God - is there a scientific basis for morality?
The session, which promises to be a lively one, with plenty of opportunity for audience participation, will be chaired by the renowned journalist, Iain Macwhirter, Rector of Edinburgh University.
Book on the Edinburgh Science Festival Website
For more information contact Clare Marsh:
Email: marsh3@supanet.com
The Love Equally March
14 February 2012 – Starting at Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Valentines day is day to demonstrate love and HSS will be joining the Scottish Youth Parliament, the Equality Network, LGBT Youth Scotland, NUS Scotland and many other to show our support for same sex marriage
The Love Equally March on the Valentine’s Day to clearly demonstrate that support and ensure the Scottish Government feel the love that exists in Scotland for marriage equality!
Come and join us and and supporters from all over Scotland to ensure the marriage equality remains high on the political agenda.
In keeping with the Love Equally and Equal Marriage campaigns the march will be positive and we would ask that everyone who attends the march brings that positivity to the march!
Show the love and positive vision for marriage by wearing wedding attire, bringing banners and balloons etc. and help us make the march a true representation of the support for Love Equally!
You might like to download and customise the banner from the last demonstration outside of parliament (Word file).
2:30pm Assemble at Bristo Square.
March Route - Forrest Road – George IV Bridge – Royal Mile – Scottish Parliament
3:45pm Rally outside Scottish Parliament. A range of supporters for marriage equality will address the rally outside the Scottish Parliament.
If you would like to join the HSS group on this march please email Marilyn (details below). You will also need to register (free) to help organisers keep a tally on numbers.
There is also a Facebook event page where you can invite you friends http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/178026325630473/
Please note the march is open to all supporters of marriage equality but under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information contact Marilyn Jackson:
Email: marilyn.jackson@humanism-scotland.org.uk
