Andrew Copson is fundraising for British Humanist Association

Campaign against faith schools

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British Humanist Association

Charity Registration No. 285987

The British Humanist Association represents the interests of the large and growing population of ethically concerned but non-religious people in the UK Our Vision is a world without religious privilege or discrimination, where people are free to live good lives on the basis of reason, experience and shared human values.

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Andrew Copson

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25/04/2009

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Raised: 101%

Target: £30,000.00
Raised so far: £30,199.00

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UPDATE 18.Nov.09 Read about what we've achieved this year and what we need for next year. See our new page at www.justgiving.com/nofaithschools

UPDATE: 24.Apr.09 We reached our target and exceeded it! Massive thanks to all of you who have donated to help the BHA's schools campaign. This page will now close. If you want to help the BHA's campaigns even further, please do consider becoming a member at www.humanism.org.uk/join or making a donation to our general fund at www.humanism.org.uk/donate If you want to give to our campaigns and education work in particular, you can contribute at www.justgiving.com/thenextstop Thanks Again! Andrew

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Help the BHA in its effort to phase out state funded 'faith' schools by ensuring we can employ our dedicated campaign officer against faith schools for another year.

When we raise £30,000 we will be able to continue employing our dedicated campaigner for twelve months. Our campaigner will make sure that the voice of UK citizens who oppose faith schools is represented in the most powerful way. To do this our campaigner helps to stimulate and organise local campaigns against new faith schools and lobby government and parliament to reform the laws that allow state funded schools to discriminate in their employment and admissions on religious grounds, and to teach unbalanced curricula of religious education.

The British Humanist Association campaigns for inclusive schools with no religious admissions policies, balanced teaching about different beliefs and values, and no 'collective worship'; the BHA is in favour of the phasing out of state funded 'faith' schools and campaigns nationally and locally for this cause.

Please give generously to this work, as it is always difficult to fund but its importance is enormous.

	LOOK!!! THIS PETITION IS MUCH MORE APPROPRIATE. http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Thereisnogod/ Donation by Malcolm Dodd 17/02/09	£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid
	Look!!! - http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/nofaithnoworship/ This petition only has 22 signatures Donation by deedyi 16/02/09	£2.00
	Donation by TedP 16/02/09	£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid
	Donation by DAVID BENNETT 14/02/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by djoko 14/02/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Tax is collected by secular means. State funded schools must adopt secular admission policy. The only way to protect freedom of & from religion. Donation by Adrian G 12/02/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	I cringe that tax monies are being spent like this. Donation by Anon. 12/02/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Superstition shouldn't be taught in schools. Donation by SuperMario 11/02/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	It is ironic that the 12th February is the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth; evolution is denied by creationist Islam and many xtians. Donation by Malcolm Dodd - MAL1@ONETEL.COM 11/02/09	£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid
	Wilders is definitely coming to the UK on Thursday 12 February, so get down to Heathrow to support him in trying to break Lord Nazi Ahmed’s entry ban. Donation by Malcolm Dodd - MAL1@ONETEL.COM 11/02/09	£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid
	Why is "Religious Studies" made a compulsory subject at Key Stage 4? Why is it not "Ethical Studies"? Donation by deedy 11/02/09	£3.00
	It's a shame that my tax money is going on telling lies to children... Donation by Mike Worth 10/02/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Great to see we're getting close, here's another two quid as well as my standing order for this purpose. Just so's I can post on here! Donation by Sarah Christie 10/02/09	£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid
	It can't be right that children can't go to their local state school because of the religion of the school. Donation by Bill Stronach 09/02/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	We should have at least one donation every day. We are nearly there !!! Stop the lies to children. Donation by GAZ COOPER 09/02/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Faith schools discriminate against children based on the religion of thier parents. How is this allowed to persist, Donation by Nigel Knox 08/02/09	£10.00
	Donation by Michelle 08/02/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	We need to do more to protect future generations from indoctrination that leads to irrationality. http://www.anti-theist.co.uk Donation by Dan 08/02/09	£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid
	Donation by TedP 07/02/09	£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid
	The journey may well be long, but this is one we need to get right. Donation by Paul 06/02/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Let the kids learn and develop without the fanciful baggage of faith schools Donation by Ian Pilbeam 06/02/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	I prefer to call them SECTARIAN SCHOOLS because "faith schools" is a euphemism. Donation by Alan Rogers 05/02/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Annoyed at the government's inconsistencies to faith schools in the UK, glad to find there are voices of reason out there. Donation by Andrew S 04/02/09	£23.00 + £6.49 Gift Aid
	How nice it would be for the UK to be dragged out of the dark ages! Let's stop filling kids heads with lies of imaginary friends! Donation by Pete Shrimplin 04/02/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	A second donation. Wish it could be more so that all kids have to deal with is "let us play". Donation by Andy-q 04/02/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	never let a day go by without at least one donation, eh! This should secure Feb 3 Donation by John M 03/02/09	£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid
	Just to get over 24k! I hope that even though you didn't make the 30k by the deadline, you still have the full-time member of staff! Donation by Rob Clack 02/02/09	£68.00 + £19.18 Gift Aid
	Still fuming about having to state my childs religion on her school admission form. For the last time she is 5 and does not have one. I entered CHILD! Donation by Gaz Cooper 02/02/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Antony Andrews 01/02/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	I'm fed up with my kids being brainwashed! Donation by Tigga 01/02/09	£10.00

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* Total raised online:	£30,199.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£4,660.60

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