Calling all humanists, atheists, skeptics, and free thinkers in the mid Hudson Valley to come together for community and mutual inspiration.

The Northampton Humanist Association (NHA) endorses and seeks to promote Humanism as defined by the International Humanist and Ethical Union in the Amsterdam Declaration of 2002. The NHA is particularly focused in the areas of education, support and spreading Humanism. The NHA upholds democratic principles as a way to fully participate in ones own humanity and as the best way to resolve interpersonal conflicts. The first step in implementing democratic principles is respecting the basic human ri …

We are a society of humanists, most of whom live in the Greater Hartford area.  We organize social events, discussion groups, meetings with guest speakers, outdoor activities, and philanthropic endeavors.  As a community, we seek to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity.