Table of Contents Founding Meeting, 2011-08-10

Table of Contents

1. Appeal for an International Association of the Free Thought
2. Marc BLONDEL, Opening Address, President of French National Federation of Free Thought
3. Sonja EGGERICKX, President of IHEU
4. Jacques LAFOUGE
   The struggle for the separation of religions and states across the world
5. Keith Porteous WOOD
   National Secular Society, Great Britain
   Council Prayers
6. Antonio Vergara, Chile
7. Monica Cecilia RODRÍGUEZ E., Chile, Cultural Centres “Valentín Letelier” & “Pythagore”
8. Dr. Alfredo LASTRA, Secularism in Chile’s institutional life
9. Dr. Marcelo V. LLOBET, Secularism and Free Thought, President of Secular Institute of Contemporary Studies of Argentina
10. Elbio Laxalte Elbio TERRA, Free Thinker, Uruguay
11. Messages of support from Latin America
    1. Mexico: Cesar Verduga VÉLEZ, Latin-American Association of Free Thought
    2. Ecuador: Ramon Torres PAZMIÑO, Ecuadorian Cultural Centre:
    3. Chile: Guillermo Brown FERNÁNDEZ, Latin-American Association of the Free Thought
    4. Peru: Manuel PAZ y MIÑO, Atheist Association of Peru
    5. Ecuador: Guillermo FUCHSLOCGER MANTILLA, Eugenio Espejo Cultural Centre
    6. Free Thinkers and Freemasons of the Republic of Ecuador
    7. Venezuela, Miguel LEÓN PRADO
    8. Colombia, Luis PENAGOS
    9. Chile, Santiago Escobar SEPÚLVEDA
    10. Chile, Vittorio ARIETE, Pythagorus Cultural Centre
    11. Bolivia, Sucre, Fredy TORRICO
12. Charles SUSANNE, The Threats of Creationism Belgium
13. Albert RIBA, President of the Union of Atheists and Freethinkers, Spain
14. Nina SANKARI, Poland
15. Valentin ABGOTTSPON, Switzerland
16. Dr. VIJAYAM, Atheism in 21^st Century, Executive Director, Atheist Centre, India
17. Ulrike TIETZE, Bund gegen Anpassung (Alliance Against Conformity), Germany
18. Bobbie KIRKHART, World Atheism in the 21^st Century: A Challenge and a Promise, USA
19. David SILVERMAN, President, American Atheists, Inc.
20. Georges SAAD, Secularism in Lebanon, Member, Executive Committee, Lebanese Association of Philosophy of Law; Professor, Lebanese University
21. Tanya SMITH, Atheism in the 21^st Century, President, Atheist Alliance International
22. Hugo ESTRELLA, Italy/Argentina, The New Protocols of the Elders of Zion: Eurabia
23. Valerii KUVAKIN, Russia, President, Russian Humanist Society; Director, Center for Inquiry-Russia; Editor in Chief, Common Sense magazine
24. Max WALLACE, Proposal for an International Campaign concerning Churches and Public Funds, Australia New Zealand Secular Association (ANZSA)
25. David RAND, President, Atheist Freethinkers, Canada
26. Babu GOGINENI, International Director, IHEU, India
27. Maryam NAMAZIE, Great Britain, The fight for free thought is a historical task and duty
28. Christian EYSCHEN, France, The International Association of Freethought)
29. Roger LEPEIX, France, Presentation of the IHEU/IAFT Protocol
30. Draft of a Protocol between IHEU and IAFT
31. Foundation of the International Association of Freethought (IAFT) (at the initiative of the International Liaison Committee of Atheists and Freethinkers)
32. The Freedom of Conscience Manifesto
33. Signatories of the Manifesto
34. Resolution of the IAFT addressed to the Spanish authorities on the occasion of the Pope’s visit

The proceedings of the meeting are available as a PDF document (about 1,1 Mb).