Atheist Alliance International

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Atheist Alliance International President Margaret Downey, at the Great American God-Out in Manhattan, November 15, 2007.
Atheist Alliance International President Margaret Downey, at the Great American God-Out in Manhattan, November 15, 2007.

Atheist Alliance International (AAI) is an alliance of 58 atheist organizations around the world, 48 of which are located in the United States.[1]

AAI was founded in 1991. Its stated goal is "to help democratic, atheistic societies become established and grow" and "to work in coalition with like-minded groups to advance rational thinking through educational processes."[2] Its unofficial aim is to unite atheists to give them a cohesive voice.

The current president is Margaret Downey, founder of the Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia[3] and the Anti-Discrimination Support Network (ADSN).[4] She was elected on August 1, 2006.

The organization sponsors an annual convention,[5] publishes Secular Nation magazine,[6] and manages The Freethought Directory.

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[edit] Richard Dawkins Award

The group's Richard Dawkins Award is a prize awarded annually since 2003 to a person (or persons) during its annual conference.[7] The official award criteria state that:

The Richard Dawkins Award will be given every year to honor an outstanding atheist whose contributions raise public awareness of the nontheist life stance; who through writings, media, the arts, film, and/or the stage advocates increased scientific knowledge; who through work or by example teaches acceptance of the nontheist philosophy; and whose public posture mirrors the uncompromising nontheist life stance of Dr. Richard Dawkins.[8]

Dawkins has provided arguments against religion throughout his career both throughout his published written works and in such documentaries as The Root of All Evil?, The Blind Watchmaker and The God Delusion.

[edit] Past recipients

[edit] International member organizations

[edit] References

  1. ^ AAI member organizations. AAI. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
  2. ^ AAI mission statement. AAI. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
  3. ^ Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia Home page
  4. ^ Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia Anti-Discrimination Support Network
  5. ^ Convention archive at atheistalliance.org
  6. ^ Secular Nation magazine at atheistalliance.org
  7. ^ Slack, Gordy; "The atheist: Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins explains why God is a delusion, religion is a virus, and America has slipped back into the Dark Ages."; salon.com; April 30, 2005
  8. ^ Atheist Alliance International. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.

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