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.

	For child protection. A great idea! Donation by Cathy 13/01/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	faith schools divide society at the tax payers expence. We need a political party brave enough to oppose this crazy idea Donation by martin clowes 13/01/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Is that the REAL Shirley Williams? Donation by Alan Rogers 12/01/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Donation by Colin 12/01/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Donation by Shirley Williams 12/01/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Let's keep our children's minds clean of age old fairy stories. Donation by Graham Connell 12/01/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Religion is devisive. We need to seek what we have in common with the rest of humankind, not our differences. Donation by Catherine 12/01/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by John Metcalf 12/01/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Yet another good cause - keep up the excellent work. Donation by Giles Turner 12/01/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Donation by james 11/01/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Keep up the good work. Religious education is vital to engender understanding, however, not as the driver behind all educational choices. Donation by Simon Rushton 11/01/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	to a rational education Donation by lionel joyce 11/01/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Faith schools and real education are incompatible. Donation by Ron 11/01/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good to be in the company of so many free thinkers Donation by David 11/01/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Let's eradicate child brainwashing! Donation by Philip Jones 11/01/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Thank god for reason (doh!) Donation by Jan 11/01/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	The religious indoctrination is bad enough but the racial division caused by these schools is even worse. Donation by Jim Craig-Gray 11/01/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Here's to good sense! Donation by Matthew 10/01/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	This is for all the kids being taught that dinosaurs are a Holy prank... Donation by Mark Stay 10/01/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Education free from indoctrination Donation by Peter Bamber 10/01/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	freedom from indoctrination is key to a healthy mind Donation by glenn 10/01/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Let's give children the best possible start: the ability to think, feel and choose for themselves - freedom from indoctrination! Donation by anonymous 10/01/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Keep up the good work. Together we can help end the madness. Donation by Ben Dunkley 10/01/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by TedP 10/01/09	£2.90 + £0.82 Gift Aid
	As a SACRE rep I recognize the importance of this work, we need the government to listen to us. Donation by Deborah Densham 10/01/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Donation by Elaine Hutton 10/01/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by jill 10/01/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Hope this helps. Donation by John 10/01/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Personally, I have a lot of time for Mr Galloway, and I added the link below because it was a very positive exchange between him and Ariane. Donation by Richard Williams 10/01/09	£5.05 + £1.42 Gift Aid
	islam will not stop until the country is full of Madrassa's then we are in trouble. Donation by Allen Jones 10/01/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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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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