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‘I urge you to keep up the fight for these ideals’
in ActivitiesOn Saturday, March 28, Winchester, Kentucky, held its first-ever “No Kings” rally in front of the courthouse. Humanists of Winchester was well-represented, with at least a dozen of our members participating in the event. In fact, one of the featured speakers was our president, Rebecca Ison. She opened by explaining what humanism is and launched…
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‘No Kings’ rally is this Saturday!
in ActivitiesBy Pete Koutoulas | Past President, Humanists of Winchester Saturday, March 28, will introduce something new to Winchester: a ‘No Kings’ rally on the courthouse square downtown. In the latest episode of the Voices of Winchester Podcast, I spoke with Winchester attorney Adam Johnson about the event. Adam emphasizes that the No Kings Rally is not…
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Yes, you can ‘do you.’ But why not be kind?
in OpinionI have three childhood friends with whom I shared my entire past. These girls have been a part of my life since before I could ride a bike — in the case of one of them, since before I was potty-trained. As so often happens as we grow up, our lives have gone in different…
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Humanists of Winchester Support AVRR
in ActivitiesAll Voices Reading Room is a wonderful place in downtown Winchester. Located on the third floor of the McEldowney Building at 5 Cleveland Avenue, AVRR houses a library of over 1,000 books, many of which aren’t available in school or public libraries. Why is that? Many libraries are hesitant to offer books that have been…
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Humanists of Winchester present a ‘magical’ day in Winchester
in ActivitiesYou know the day is going to be magical when a real (sort of), live unicorn shows up! Saturday, October 18, was in fact a magical day for pride and inclusion in Winchester. Folks from Clark County and beyond gathered on Depot Street (renamed “Dr. John Fryer Blvd.” for the day) to celebrate, have fun, enjoy…
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Stand up and speak out
in OpinionBy Jutta Liddle I recently attended a Humanists’ meeting where the guest speaker was Rev. Wanda Olive, the pastor of the Winchester Presbyterian Church. After pastor Olive gave an overview of the fundamental believes of her church, she focused on what Presbyterians and Humanists have in common. Interestingly there are many basic shared values such…
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WinCity Helps has launched!
in ActivitiesBy Pete Koutoulas After months of work and data collection, a new service designed to match volunteers with community organizations seeking help has launched in Winchester. I’m proud to announce that WinCity Helps is now live! Two Clark County organizations, WinCity Media, Inc. and the Humanists of Winchester, have partnered to create the website and…
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Ark Encounter video is up!
in ActivitiesWe’ve created a YouTube channel! Our first video is Dan Phelps’ presentation to the Humanists of Winchester on Feb. 12. The Ark Encounter stands in Northern Kentucky as a testament to why fundamentalist religion and science do not mix. But a Central Kentucky geologist, Dan Phelps, has been working to expose the hypocrisy, false claims,…
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New volunteer website coming this spring to Clark Co.
in ActivitiesA new service designed to match volunteers to community organizations looking for help will launch soon in Winchester—and organizers are asking local groups needing volunteers to make their needs known.