If you missed our discussion about homeschooling for secular families on the 11th, we put the information up as a page on our website with links humanistswle.org/secular-home...

Reminder, we are meeting Saturday morning at 10 am at Heatherdowns Branch Library to talk about secular homeschooling. Hope to see you there humanistswle.org/events

Our April email update was sent out. If you would like to get it in your email box just visit our website. We also have a PDF version on the website you can read humanistswle.org/email-archive

We’re excited to announce that we’ll be participating in the American Empathy Project on May 2nd! With a grant from the American Humanist Association, we will be building at least 100 meal kits for a local food pantry. humanistswle.org/event/100-ki...

Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) raises awareness about transgender people. It is a day to celebrate the lives and contributions of trans people, while also drawing attention to the disproportionate levels of poverty, discrimination, and violence the community faces. glaad.org/tdov/

If the ID I use to drive and fly, it’s not enough to vote, that’s voter suppression and a poll tax

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In the fifth episode of Humanism 101, Fish Stark and Sarah Levin explore how humanists have influenced American history, culture, and law by putting human dignity, freedom of conscience, and equality at the center of progress. Watch the full video at AmericanHumanist.org/Humanism101

We had a great time at our Hobbies & Craft event. Jerry shared his paintings, Anne shared her puzzle, and Sandy shared her love of genealogy humanistswle.org

We celebrated PI day with some pie. Thanks to Anne and Sandy for the setup and thanks to all the friends and members who brought pie for the meeting. It was fun and tasty humanistswle.org

The Secular Humanists of Western Lake Erie send our thoughts and virtual hugs to the members of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan who were attacked today. Religious violence of any kind is not something any human should condone. www.wxyz.com/news/police-...

From time to time we like to survey our members and friends about how best we can meet your needs in the coming year. Here is a link to the survey so please let us know your thoughts. All answers will be kept confidential.

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The Ohio House Education Committee meets at 2:30 PM and HB 531 is on the agenda for opponent testimony. It is the bill that would put chaplains into public schools. You can watch the hearing on the Ohio Channel ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-ho...

World Wildlife Day celebrates and raises awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora. The date is the day of the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1973

www.un.org/en/observanc...

Today is Read Across America Day. Reading is fundamental www.rif.org/

March 1st is Self Injury Awareness Day Find out what the signs are www.adolescentselfinjuryfoundation.com/self-injury

Social development aims at social justice, solidarity, harmony and equality within and among countries and social justice, equality and equity constitute the fundamental values of all societies. social.desa.un.org/issues/pover...

Random Acts of Kindness Day is a day to celebrate and encourage random acts of kindness. Kindness begins as one small act. It’s time to turn empathy into action and hope into change. kindness.org/

The winner of our Charles Darwin Memorial Chili Cook-Off was Sandy Berger. Her entry won the event on the tie breaker by one vote. Congrats. All the entries were very good Sandy was awarded our Coveted Steinem Cup traveling trophy

Growing from a singular play to a vast global movement of survivors, artists and activists, V-Day works at the intersection of art and activism to shatter taboos, create space for women and the most marginalized, and initiate community led culture and system change. www.vday.org/

World Radio Day (WRD) is celebrated every February 13. It is a Day to thank broadcasters for the news they deliver, the voices they amplify and the stories they share. www.unesco.org/en/days/worl...

SHoWLE President Doug Berger had a letter to the editor published this morning in The Blade concerning a photo-op by the Ohio Lt. Governor at a private school www.toledoblade.com/opinion/lett...

Our February Email Update Blast has been sent out. If think you should get one in your email but can't find it check your spam. You can also view it on the archive page humanistswle.org/email-archive

Today is Rosa Parks' (1913-2005) Birthday. She was one of the civil rights activists who just decided to do what was right and she wasn't afraid.

Voucher programs mostly benefits wealthy families with kids already in private schools—taking funding and resources away from the nearly 90% of kids in public schools. Does that seem fair to you? www.honestyforohioeducation.org/

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day where we take time to remember the victims and survivors so it never happens again

www.ushmm.org/remember/int...

In June of 2025, the US Supreme Court released a 6–3 decision in the case Mahmoud v. Taylor. The Secular Humanists of Western Lake Erie has created a form parents can use to opt-out their children from curriculum that violates your religious beliefs.

humanistswle.org/2026/opt-out...

The craft and hobby sharing event scheduled for this Saturday 1/24 has been postponed until March or April due to the expected single digit temperatures and negative wind chills. If you have any questions reach out to us.

Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who not only was a man of faith but supported the separation of church and state and we also honor the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom passed on 1/16/1786 www.monticello.org/research-edu...

Might be of interest to some here: America 250 and Beyond: Religious Freedom in America Thursday, January 15, 8:00 PM ET Join us for the first of our America: Beyond 250 speaker series for a conversation about the history of religious freedom in America. click.everyaction.com/k/123194925/...

The January SHoWE Update was sent out this past week our new email platform doesn't provide an archive so we created one with this update. It is a PDF copy of the email and the links should still work humanistswle.org/email-archive