Have you ever wondered how we create the monthly television program "The Humanist Perspective" which was a beloved creation of our President Emeritus Harry Greenberger to showcase secular humanism, local culture and issues of importance to our community. Here's your chance to learn more! It's also a chance to consider being a host for one of our upcoming programs by being a member of the studio audience, up close and personal, where you can find out about the production steps [...]

Dine with the deniers! We're heading west for a new experience and a different cuisine. Change is a good thing and we want to make sure we are accessible to our Metairie friends and beyond. Join your NOSHA friends for fun sushi and conversation. • Important to knowPlease keep us up to date on your ability to make the dinner by using the RSVP function as soon as your plans change. It's very helpful for us to know how many [...]

"To A More Perfect Union: U.S. v Windsor" is a feature-length documentary that tells a story of love, marriage and a fight for equality. The film chronicles unlikely heroes -- octogenarian Edie Windsor and her attorney, Roberta Kaplan, on their quest for justice: Edie had been forced to pay a huge estate tax bill upon the death of her spouse because the federal government denied federal benefits to same-sex couples – and Edie’s spouse was a woman. Deeply offended by [...]

Join us as NOSHA celebrates with the LGBTQ community at the annual Pridefest Block Party. We'll have a table set up for everyone to learn more about secular humanism and our organization and we hope to see many of you there!

We wanted to give everyone one more chance to watch the making of the "The Humanist Perspective" which was a beloved creation of our President Emeritus Harry Greenberger over 15 years ago to showcase secular humanism, local culture and issues of importance to our community. Here's your chance to learn more. And we're excited that we'll have a new host this night for the second taping, Jeffrey Brite, who has stepped up to learn the process over the past couple [...]

We haven't had a chance to have one of our legendary brunches in a long time, so we're long overdue! Santa Fe offers a friendly atmosphere and a delicious menu on Sundays. We've been well-served as a group in the past, so we should go back where it all started. • Important to knowPlease keep us up to date on your attendance by using the RSVP function as soon as your plans change. It's very helpful for us to know [...]

The New Orleans Learning Co-Op Philo Café presents: Do we owe civility to those who deny and undermine our shared humanity? What is authentic civility? NOTE: This is not a NOSHA event, but was shared with our group due to the topic that might interest our members.

With the 2018 midterm elections coming up and unprecedented on the separation of church and state by all three branches of government, we need to prioritize and organize! The SCA's Grassroots team, Sarah Levin and Sarah Frey are traveling across our region to meet with and mobilize secular groups and individuals. As the largest and fastest growing religious demographic in the country, secular Americans and our values continue to be underrepresented and outright attacked. Our goal is to make sure [...]

Dine with the deniers and escape the heat! Here is another one of our favorite, historical places to grab a bite. And you pay at the register, so it's easy on the group. Don't forget, there's ice cream! • Important to knowPlease keep us up to date on your ability to make the dinner by using the RSVP function as soon as your plans change. It's very helpful for us to know how many folks are joining us, not just [...]

We're excited to have Jim Helton in town to talk to us about being activists! Helton is the National Field Organizer for American Atheists. After attending the 2012 Reason Rally, he co-founded the Tri-State Freethinkers and was appointed American Atheists’ Kentucky State Director. Under his leadership, Tri-State Freethinkers adopted the highway in front of the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter and led a protest that received international attention. He played a key role in eliminating Gideon’s bible distributions in public [...]