We’re only a month away from the start of freshers week and Leeds Atheist Society are gearing up for another event packed year!
Here are a few new things to look forward to in the coming year:
Debates: The society has a history of staging lively and open debates, this year we’ll be hosting lots more! What’s different this year is that most of our debates are about issues that will divide ths society, rather than debates with theists where no-one changes there mind.
Public Engagement in Science Lectures: Based on the success of some science lectures we’ve had in the past, we’ve decided this year we’ll run a series of them! The lectures will be about various topics, all at the cutting edge of current scientific research! These events are not just here as a platform for science: they are forum to question scientific ideas and ask an expert about the potential applications of publicly funded research.
Non-Prophet week: It is often suggested that atheists are an uncharitable bunch! Here at Leeds Atheist Society we actively challenge that with the charity work we do! Non-Prophet Week is a national initiative. During this week atheist societies are encouraged to raise money for their charity of choice. There’s competition element too, we compete with all the other AHS societies, last year Leeds came a disappointing third place!
Today we’ve announced our intro period timetable: we’ll be having a stall on campus all week where we’ll be talking to people and signing up the godless. There’s a trip to Leeds City Museum, a house party and lots more! Check out our events calender for more info!
Over the next few weeks we’ll be releasing our full events timetable and plans for the year ahead! In the meantime, the society is still running socials every Tuesday, this week we’ll be at the Cuthbert Broderick from 7pm.