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19 member organizations are the backbone of the Secular Coalition for America.
They organize secular communities, fight legal battles in state and federal courts, drive a sense of community through public service and programming, and critically, they join us in Washington D.C. and at state capitols across the country to fight for a secular America.
It is a privilege to coordinate lobbying efforts for this incredible coalition. Each opportunity to work with member leadership, staff, and supporters brings our community closer and makes an impact on our nation and it's future.
Along with our shared vision of a secular America, each member and it's leadership has their own goals for 2020. Take a look at a few:
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Black Nonbelievers was created in 2011 to increase the community, representation, and support for Black atheists and religion doubters. While we share similar goals with many secular movement organizations, it has been crucial to focus on our demographic and the unique challenges we face. My resolution for 2020 is to continue maintaining the foundation that we've built for our members, amplifying the still under recognized people of color in the movement, and advocating for the support of our work from ANYONE who understand our importance.
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My personal goal is to do everything I can to get out the secular vote, and empower the growing number of “Nones” to flex our collective muscle, and pull those levers, so we can restore secular values to the United States. As we say around the Freedom From Religion Foundation: Freedom depends on freethinkers.
-Annie Laurie Gaylor, Co-President
Freedom from Religion Foundation | ffrf.org
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My hope is that the year 2020 will be an opportunity to restore 20/20 vision to America. My personal resolution is to complete my newest book, “The End of Worship,” which I hope will provide some freethought inspiration for the movement.
-Dan Barker, Co-President
Freedom from Religion Foundation | ffrf.org
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We will be working to end creationism in science classes, religiously based vaccination exemptions, vouchers for religious schools, the deceptive marketing of homeopathy and other junk science, the scourge of religious privilege, and anti-blasphemy laws that put our people at risk around the world. Watch for us In the courts, in Congress and state houses, and at the United Nations. Wherever the Religious Right and anti-science forces operate, that's where we will be. It will be another busy year!
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Personally, I'd like to see our movement successfully advocate for an expansion and entrenchment of what was achieved with the Congressional Frethought Caucus, so that there are freethought affinity groups that can be strongholds for the development of our movement in every part of our political world--from congressional and administrative staffs, to states and localities, to parties and convention--all while bolstering the CFC itself.
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As Evangelicals use the guise of "religious freedom" to push Christian supremacy in high schools and college campuses, our atheist, humanist, and non-religious students are increasingly feeling isolated and harassed, but the Secular Student Alliance continues to grow and be a home for non-religious students. As more states appear to be deliberately trying to disenfranchise college-age voters by erecting new barriers to their participation, the staff of the Secular Student Alliance is committed to empowering students to act now for the good of our secular democracy, as well as developing the next generation of secular activists.
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These are my personal resolutions:
1) To continue to financially support the mission of the Secular Coalition For America; 2) To attend any opportunity for Lobby Day as coordinated by SCA; 3) To educate those in my community (both real and virtual) about the efforts SCA makes to ensure a fortified wall of separation between church and state, and to protect the religious freedom rights of all, including non-believers; and 4) To be an effective liaison between SCA and the member organization Recovering from Religion.
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As the global community faces urgent human rights and environmental issues, humanists need to take responsibility for developing compassionate solutions. These solutions must include forming collaborations among diverse groups and individuals, amplifying voices that have been silenced, and seeking justice to rectify past injustices.
I resolve to lead FBB with thoughtful consideration, an eye toward leveraging partnerships to achieve shared goals, working to understand and appreciate differences, and ultimately building a global network that prioritizes humanist values, regardless of whether they are called ‘humanist’ or not.
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