Citizens within the Emilia-Romagna region wish for institutions to promote the “State / Natural Disasters” option within the 8×1000 tax allocation. Therefore, such citizens are calling on whoever will govern the region to actively coordinate and support the municipalities that are affected by the floods in accessing the 8×1000 funds. Solely six days before the regional elections, these are the results from a BiDiMedia survey which was commissioned by the Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics (UAAR). The sample on… Read more »
The “Family Portraits” Campaign Begins, With UAAR Joining In
Today marks the launch of the “Family Portraits” campaign, a campaign that takes place both online and in the streets of Rome. The aforementioned campaign is organized by an informal network of civil society associations. This campaign restores the term “family” to its broadest meaning, aiming to reflect the real-life experiences of people. Indeed, families are diverse, fluid, chosen and varied. By utilizing social media, billboards and moving images our aim is to represent the diversity and plurality of relationships… Read more »
Crucifix: No Public Authority Can Impose Its Display
With 14 votes in favor, as well as the abstention of the opposition, the assembly of the VI Municipality of Rome – which comprises the districts of Tor Bella Monaca, Tor Vergata, and Torre Angela – approved a resolution regarding the display of the crucifix in all the classrooms within the territory’s schools. This measure, which was presented as a ‘cultural and symbolic’ act ultimately raises serious issues in regards to the interference with school autonomy and violation of the… Read more »
UAART 2024 Prize: Finalists
The number of secular funerals is on the rise, and so is the number of Italians who would like to have a ceremony devoid of religious rites, which would be held in dignified venues distributed throughout the country. Everyone should have the right to a secular funeral, which should take place in a suitable and comfortable environment. To raise awareness regarding the issue, the Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics (Uaar) established the UAART Prize. Such a prize is open… Read more »
IRC: Change is Possible, Even Throughout the Course of the Year
The Uaar (Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics) has written to the Italian Minister of Education and Merit — Giuseppe Valditara — in order to remind him that, due to reasons of conscience, the decision to subscribe to Catholic religious instruction (IRC) can be revoked throughout the course of the school year, too. Same old story: at the onset of every school year, there is no shortage of controversies related to religion class. This has been the case for a… Read more »
Press Conference “Nomina Contra Deum”
The Uaar, in collaboration with Kawabanga Productions and Aristodemica publishing house, presents Luca De Gaspari’s documentary on blasphemy at the national headquarters of the Uaar, with Roberto Grendene and Federico Tulli on Saturday September 28th at 5:00 pm in via Francesco Negri 67/69, in Rome. Blasphemy: a taboo that within certain countries in the world can lead to imprisonment or to a death sentence. In Italy, until 1999, blasphemy was considered a crime. Nowadays, blasphemy is still considered an administrative… Read more »
Venice Film Festival: The Brian 2024 Award Goes to “The Room Next Door” by Pedro Almodóvar
The jury of the Brian Award has awarded Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door the Brian Award for the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival. Spanish director, Pedro Almodóvar, has received the award with great affection and enthusiasm, and has stated to feel very honored for having received this award from an association where, as a self-declared atheist, he sees his beliefs reflected. Through a representative of the El Deseo production company, Pedro Almodóvar sent his words of appreciation… Read more »
The Uaar’s Award at the Venice Film Festival
Each year, starting in 2006, the Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics (Uaar) awards a prestigious recognition prize to the movie that — among the various movies present within the Venice Film Festival — best embodies and promotes the fundamental values of the association. The ‘Brian Prize’, which has proudly reached its nineteenth edition, takes its name from the Monty Python’s renowned satirical movie from 1979 titled Life of Brian. This satirical work has been able to utilize humourism and… Read more »
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