Happy Human

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This article discusses the symbol of a major non-theistic Humanist organisation.

For the non-theistic humanistic life stance in a broader sense, please see Humanism (life stance).

For secular humanism in general, please see Secular humanism.

For other uses of the term "humanism", please see Humanism.

The Happy Human (originally the Happy Man) is a secular icon and the official symbol of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), a world body for Humanism, and has been adopted by many Humanist organisations and individuals worldwide. Its origin was a competition organised in 1965 by the British Humanist Association to find a symbol for itself. The winning design was created by Denis Barrington.

The trademark is still held by the British Humanist Association, which freely licenses use of the symbol by bona fide Humanist organisations worldwide. A great many Humanist organisations use the symbol or an adapted version of it.

[edit] Organizations using the Happy Human

• American Humanist Association
• British Humanist Association
• Humanist Association of Canada
• Society of Ontario Freethinkers
• Council of Australian Humanist Societies (CAHS)
• European Humanist Federation
• Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association
• Human-Etisk Forbund (Norway)
• Humanist Association of Ireland
• Humanist Society of New Zealand
• Humanist Society of Scotland
• Humanisterna (Sweden)
• Indian Humanist Union
• Institute for Humanist Studies
• International Humanist and Ethical Union
• Siðmennt (Iceland)

[edit] Organizations using similar symbols

• Institute for Humane Studies [1]

[edit] External links

• British Humanist Association page on the symbol
• Humanism is Eight Letters, No More — An endorsement of the Happy Human by some leaders of the IHEU, including former Presidents of the IHEU, Rob Tielman and Levi Fragell.
• Origins of the Happy Human logo based on information from Humanist Society of Victoria, a member organisation of CAHS