Ashwin gave us a heartfelt and friendly talk about Hinduism. You can download his PowerPoint presentation here.

Although raised in a Hindu family, Ashwin did not become involved in the religion until late in adulthood.

Member Craig Bunce explained what led him to becoming a Humanist, made more interesting by the presence of his family. Afterwards, several different topics were raised, including Humanists' approach to death and education. A friendly meeting as usual, with about 20 people attending.

Our secretary Gerry gave a presentation on morality and war, with discussion throughout.

This talk was based around a PowerPoint presentation. Two home educators were present and gave us valuable first hand insights into home education and why parents choose it.

Several members of Chichester Humanists made presentations on Halloween, All Saints Day, All Souls Day and the Day of the Dead.

An overview can be found here.

Notes about All Souls Day can be found here.

Afifah Hamilton is a biologist who works with genetic coding. She is also a practitioner of complementary, including herbalism and nutrition, and has a passionate interest in astrology. She described astrology as an ancient language and showed us how the familiar symbols of the planets were arrived at, as well as the characteristics of the planets.