Freethinkers International Union

Freethinkers International Union, Internationale Freidenker Union, Union Internationale des Libres Penseurs, Freidenker Weltunion, World Union of Freethinkers, Union Mondiale des Libres Penseurs
Founded: 1880
Sources: HB 1936, HB 1938

Officers

HB 1936: Conseil international composé de deux délégués par pays. HB 1938: An International Council, consisting of two delegates for each nation.

• Bradlaugh Member 1936
• Richard Clerebaut Treasurer 1936
• Hoving Member 1936
• Jan Jansen Secretary General 1938
• Prof. Loukabehevsky Vice Chairman (Vice President) 1938
• Dr. Milde Member 1936
• H. Pardon Secretary General 1936
• de Rode Member 1938
• Renaud Strivay Member 1936
• Dr. Modeste Terwagne President of the Executive Committee (President) 1936

Seats

• Brussels: Belgium

Members in these countries

Associations en pays suivants.
Argentina (since 1936) , Australia (since 1936) , Belgium (since 1936) , Brazil (since 1936) , Chile (since 1936) , Czechoslovakia (since 1936) , Ecuador (since 1936) , France (since 1936) , Germany (since 1936) , Hungary (since 1936) , India (since 1936) , Italy (since 1936) , Japan (since 1936) , Luxembourg (since 1936) , Mexico (since 1936) , Netherlands (since 1936) , New Zealand (since 1936) , Paraguay (since 1936) , Peru (since 1936) , Poland (since 1936) , Portugal (since 1936) , Puerto Rico (since 1936) , Romania (since 1936) , Spain (since 1936) , Sweden (since 1936) , Switzerland (since 1936) , Union of South Africa (since 1936) , Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (since 1936) , United Kingdom (since 1936) , United States of America (since 1936) , Uruguay (since 1936) , Yugoslavia (since 1936) ,

Congresses

• 1859-1859 Amsterdam: Netherlands
• 1880-1880 Brussels: Belgium
• 1925-1925 Paris: France
• 1927-1927 Antwerp: Belgium
• 1929-1929 Luxembourg
• 1935-1935 Prague: Czechoslovakia
• 1938-1938 London: United Kingdom HB 1938: "will be held in London"

Object

HB 1936: Faciliter la propagande des idées rationalistes par une entente entre tous ceux qui croient nécessaire d'affranchir l'humanité des préjugés religieux et d'assurer la liberté de conscience. HB 1938: To facilitate the propaganda of rationalist ideas by means of an understanding between all those who think it necessary to free humanity from religious prejudices by the popularisation of practical science, and to defend liberty of conscience against any attempted philosophical domination or political or social oppression.

Finances

HB 1936: Cotisation des groupements affiliés de o fr. 25 par an et par membre inscrit dans chaque groupe. HB 1938: Subscriptions of the affiliated groups at the rate of 25 centimes per annum per capita for each group.

General facts

HB 1936: Le premier congrès a eu lieu à Amsterdam en 1859, Le premier congrès international s'est tenu à Bruxelles en 1880. Depuis cette date, dix-huit congrès se sont réunis dans différentes capitales. Le dix-neuvième a eu lieu à Paris en 1925, le vingtième à Anvers en 1927, le vingt et unième à Luxembourg en 1929. HB 1938: The First Congress was held at Amsterdam in 1859. The First International Congress was held at Brussels in 1880. Since that date, eighteen congresses have been held in various capitals. The nineteenth International Congress took place at Paris in 1925, the twentieth at Antwerp in 1927, the twenty-first at Luxemburg in 1929, the twenty-second at Prague in 1935. The 1938 Congress will be held in London.</

Activities

HB 1936: Publications de propagande; organisation de congrès; Annuaire de la libre pensée internationale, etc. HB 1938: Propaganda publications; organisation of congresses; Year-Book of International Free Thought, etc.

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