Following a collaborative archival project between Bishopsgate Institute and the Conway Hall Ethical Society, the National Secular Society's historical archives are now available to the public at Conway Hall.
A short video featuring Robin Ince exploring the archives.
See also: NSS welcomes Conway Hall launch of 'Victorian Blogging' project
Posted: Thu, 23 Apr 2020
An NSS series of lectures on the history of secularism will air during the current period of lockdown and social distancing.
Posted: Wed, 08 Apr 2020
The NSS is deeply saddened to report the death of one of its longest-serving presidents, Barbara Smoker, at the age of 96.
Posted: Mon, 20 Aug 2018
The NSS has unveiled a plaque commemorating the British secularist George Jacob Holyoake, who coined the term 'secularism', in London.
Posted: Thu, 05 Jul 2018
The NSS and Leicester Secular Society will hold a talk on the longest-serving president of the NSS, Chapman Cohen, in September.
Posted: Thu, 29 Mar 2018
The NSS has welcomed an initiative to mark the history of freethought and secularism throughout April.
With secularist principles under siege across much of the world, it's worth reconsidering the vision of the man who coined the term 'secularism' in the 19th century, says his biographer Ray Argyle.
Posted: Thu, 30 Jul 2020
Former NSS president Barbara Smoker's book My Godforsaken Life: Memoir of a Maverick reminds us of the value of ordinary people's principled activism and provides a link to secularists of the past, says...
Posted: Thu, 17 Jan 2019
The film Peterloo is a reminder of the close links between the campaign for church-state separation and the push for a truly democratic society in the 19th century and beyond, writes Bob Forder.
Mike Leigh's...
Posted: Fri, 23 Nov 2018
The Parliamentary recess provides welcome respite from the frenetic activity of the political battles being fought out in the chamber and corridors, allowing us to stand back and have a wry look at the...
Posted: Fri, 12 Aug 2016
While people of all faiths and none have campaigned for and against LGBTQ rights, the merger of religious and state power has always been the greatest threat to LGBTQ rights around the world and turns...
Posted: Tue, 17 May 2016