The association Uaar (Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics) promotes the first edition of the UAART Contest, which is open to all visual arts and aimed at the construction of a secular viewpoint for what concerns the representation of grief and death. The contest is open to all artists, regardless of nationality and devoid of age-related discriminations. The deadline to participate is July 5th 2024, and it is possible to enroll online, free of charge, at uaar.it/premio-uaart-iscrizione. The rule book… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2024
In Public Offices the Crucifix Cannot be Imposed: the State Council’s Ruling on the Mandas Case
Following a fourteen year wait, the State Council finally ruled in favor of UAAR’s position concerning a matter dating back to 2010. In November 2009, in Mandas, a small municipality of 2000 inhabitants, the Union of the Centre affiliated mayor Umberto Oppus issued an ordinance whose intent was that of imposing the presence of a crucifix within all public buildings. The prescribed penalty for violating such an ordinance amounted to a fine of 500 Euros issued by the local police… Read more »