We Have the Power to Impact Our Future, and We’re Doing Something About It

Humanism is important because we need to realise that Human values are a worthy pursuit to ensure the success of our species and its future generations. We understand that the responsibility for ushering this new future is within our hands and our hands alone, not in the external agency of a supernatural force, and this is more understood in communities becoming more and more pluralistic. In today’s realities, Humanism is a light that shines a path to focusing on our common humanity, rather than our differences, to foster democratic dialogue in better, stronger, freer communities.

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Constitution Consultation

Secularism is not about the imposition of atheism or  agnosticism, but rather calls for the separation of church and state, and equal treatment for all. We question why Catholic principles should be given legal precedence in our Constitution. Read more here

Voice For Choice Coalition

We are part of the Voice for Choice coalition. We do not promote abortion, but support women’s bodily autonomy and right to choose. Read more here

Assisted Dying

“These are not easy decisions but in the meantime, people with genuine cases are requesting euthanasia to end their suffering. The lack of this right is tantamount to torture for these people.”
“To protect the dignity and autonomy of the patient, the law needs to be precise and unambiguous – safeguarding the wellbeing of the patient and precluding the possibility of abuse.” Read more here

Body Donation

Humanists Malta fully supports and encourages the donation of bodies for the education of health professionals, and for scientific research. Read more here

Living Wills

Living Wills would enable competent adults to give instructions about the medical care which they consent to, or reject, if they are unable to make or communicate decisions at the relevant time. (They would not, of course, allow for requests for any treatment, such as assisted dying, which are contrary to law.) Read more here

Sex Education

Adolescents in Malta are sorely underinformed about safe sex and sexual health. We strongly believe that far more, unbiased and scientifically-based, sex education programmes are needed urgently in our schools. We are currently seeking funding to start a project on this. Read more here

Cremation Campaign

Since 1963 the Roman Catholic Church has not prohibited cremation unless it is chosen as a way to deny Christian teaching. With the support of Humanists Malta, cremation services have been legal here since May 2019. So far no regulations to govern crematoria have been established, but a crematorium in an extension to the Addolorata cemetery is under discussion. Read more here

Ethics Education

Humanists Malta has been a strong proponent of the introduction of ethics education in Maltese schools. Ethics education has apparently been growing, though statistics are hard to come by. It was reported that, by 2018, just over 4,000 students were studying Ethics instead of religion. In 2023 the Education Ministry told Humanists Malta that there has been significant progress in the provision of Ethics Education in state schools, that Middle and Secondary schools have the full complement of teachers, and that educators were allocated to primary schools which requested the subject. Read more here

Recent Posts

2 weeks ago

Humanists Malta
Today we remember Ramon Casha, our amazing ex-Chairman on the 7th anniversary of his passing. His legacy lives on through the Ramon Casha Scholarship Scheme for Migrant Women, which has already helped 7 women continue their education and careers paths. 🌼Ramon believed in fairness and equality for everyone. He introduced humanist ceremonies to Malta and helped bring ethics lessons to schools. His work still inspires us today.Let’s keep his memory alive by supporting this cause he cared so much about. Find out more and donate at maltahumanist.org/scholarship-scheme. 💛🎥 Watch our video tribute: youtu.be/7dCoVvaSprI?si=Ri8teCIuSCPi8lqu#RamonCashaLegacy #EducationForAll #HumanistsMalta #Humanism ... See MoreSee Less
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3 weeks ago

Humanists Malta
✊🌍 Humanists Malta Joins Call to Suspend EU-Israel Agreement in Light of Ongoing Human Rights Violations📢 #humanrights #JusticeForAll #StandWithHumanity #HumanistsMalta #solidarity📣 Diversi organizzazzjonijiet sejħu lill-Ministru tal-Affarijiet Barranin, Dr Ian Borg, biex jieħu pożizzjoni ċara ta’ appoġġ għas-sospensjoni tal-Ftehim t’Assoċjazzjoni bejn l-UE u l-Iżrael fil-Laqgħa tal-UE bejn il-Ministri tal-Affarijiet Barranin fis-27 ta’ Jannar 2025. 🖊️ F’ittra indirizzata lill-Ministru tal-Affarijiet Barranin, l-organizzazzjonijiet enfasizzaw il-katastrofi li għaddejja fil-Palestina u ħeġġew biex dan il-Ftehim jiġi sospiż fil-kuntest tal-ksur kontinwu tad-drittijiet umani mill-Iżrael.🚨 L-organizzazzjonijiet enfasizzaw li l-okkupazzjoni tal-Iżrael, li ilha sejra għal għexieren ta’ snin, u l-politika tal-apartheid fil-Palestina huma ksur ċar tal-liġi internazzjonali. Dawn il-politiki laħqu l-qofol tagħhom fil-ġenoċidju f’Gaża, immarkat bil-qtil ta’ tifla jew tifel kull għaxar minuti, il-qtil mingħajr preċedent ta’ ġurnalisti, il-ħtif ta’ 450 ħaddiema mediċi, u l-ispostament ta’ kważi żewġ miljun persuna.⚠️ Il-Ġnus Magħquda, l-Amnesty International, u Human Rights Watch ukoll iddokumentaw ksur dejjem jiżdied tad-drittijiet umani fit-Territorji Palestinjani.📝 Il-Ftehim t’Assoċjazzjoni bejn l-UE u l Iżrael jorbot b’mod ċar ir-relazzjoni bejn il-partijiet mar-rispett lejn id-drittijiet umani u l-prinċipji demokratiċi, kif imniżżel fil-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ Artiklu 2. L-organizzazzjonijiet qalu li l-klawsola imsejħa “elementi essenzjali”, flimkien ma’ Artiklu 60 tal-Konvenzjoni ta’ Vjenna dwar il-Liġi tat-Trattati, tippermetti lill-UE biex tissospendi jew twaqqaf il-Ftehim minħabba dawn il-vjolazzjonijiet.❗Fl-ittra tagħhom, l-organizzazzjonijiet ħeġġew lill-Dr Borg biex jieħu pożizzjoni ċara favur is-sospensjoni tal-Ftehim, u enfasizzaw ir-responsabbiltà ta’ Malta li tħares il-liġi internazzjonali u d-drittijiet umani.🇬🇧 Read in English in comments below.Ġustizzja għall-Palestina | Moviment Graffitti | The Watermelon Warriors | Youth for Palestine | The Lebanese Advocates | KNŻ - Kunsill Nazzjonali taż-Żgħażagħ | The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation | aditus | Humanists Malta | Dance Beyond Borders | PEN Malta | Spark15 | Young Progressive Beings. | Blue Door Education ... See MoreSee Less
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3 weeks ago

Humanists Malta
🌟 Reflecting on 2024, we’re so proud of everything Humanists Malta accomplished! 💛A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported us and helped create a positive impact. Together, we’ve made a real difference!👉 Discover our 2024 highlights here: humanistsmalta.org/prml/2025/quarterly-updates/17139/2024-end-of-year-update/✨ Join us for the AGM and be part of the journey ahead! Find out more here: facebook.com/events/611310778064613 Here’s to making 2025 even more meaningful! 🌈✨#HumanistsMalta #ThankYou #CommunityMatters #MakingADifference #2024Highlights #AGM2025 ... See MoreSee Less
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The Future of the Humanist Movement in Malta

This article - download as PDF - was first published in SHARE magazine by Philosophy Sharing Malta. The future of the humanist movement in Malta Context Following several years of doubts, I still remember the early days when I had decided to move away from religion in...

2024 – Q3 update

Kindly find the slideshow with updates from Q3 available: here

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Ramon Casha Scholarship Fund

The Ramon Casha Fund was set up in 2016 to promote education to the most disadvantaged in society. The key notion being that all those who take interest in their own education should have the ability to do so freely. 

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I don’t think we should ever allow religion the trick of maintaining that; the spiritual, and the beautiful, and the noble, and the altruistic, and the morally strong, and the virtuous are in any way inventions of religion or particular, or peculiar to religion

Stephen Fry

The meaning of life is not to be discovered only after death in some hidden, mysterious realm; on the contrary, it can be found by eating the succulent fruit of The Tree of Life and by living in the here and now as fully and creatively as we can.

Paul Kurtz

Unfortunately, strong political affiliations, religious dogma, skin color, language differences and uneven wealth distribution have the power of separating us, human beings. These are cosmetic differences, some of which are unnecessary.

We are more alike than we think and if we support and tolerate one another, no matter where we come from, and if we plan for those who will succeed us, the world would be a much better place.

Vannie Pule

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