The below is a list of individuals and organisations that endorsed the 11 February Day of Action for Free Expression.
A C Grayling, Philosopher, UK
Abbas Kamil, Unity Against Unemployment, Iraq
Abbas Roble
Adam Highway
Adrian Baker, UK National living in France
Al Lee, Digital Artist, UK
Al Stefanelli, Author, Georgia State Director, American Atheists, USA
Alex Halpern, London, UK
Alexander Johannesen, Technologist, Writer
Allan Hayes, Humanist, UK
Allen Linville, Physics Teacher, Canada
Alom Shaha, Writer, UK
Andrew Copson, British Humanist Association, UK
Andrew Cornelius, Yeovil, UK
Andrew Lowry, I.T. Manager
Andrew Malden
Andrzej Taramina, Entrepreneur & Photographer, Canada
Andy Brown, London, UK
Andy Rowland
Anele Daca, Accountant, South Africa
Anne-marie Lizin, Honorary Speaker of the Belgian Senate, Belgium
Annie Sugier, President of Ligue du Droit International des Femmes, France
Ant Allan, humanist, philosophical naturalist, sceptic and freethinker
Anthony Hill
Ashley Bone, Software Developer, USA
Asli Umur
Atheism UK
Atheist Alliance International, USA
Austin Dacey, Writer, USA
Barry Duke, Editor The Freethinker, Editor The Pink Humanist
Barry Pearson, Retired, UK
Benjamin S Nelson, Philosophy, University of Waterloo
Bernard Hurley, Philosopher, UK
Bill Hounslow
Bob Lane, Institute of Practical Philosophy
Brian Robinson
Brian Smith, USA
Brian Wibecan, USA
Brigadista, Mark Cowling, Translator, Catalonia
British Humanist Association, UK
Bruce Gorton, Writer, USA
Cambridge University Atheist and Agnostic Society, UK
Camilla Forest, Journalist UK
Carol Bailey, Freelance Indexer, UK
Caroline Cox, Peer, House of Lords, UK
Caroline Fourest, Prochoix Magazine, France
Central London Humanist Group
Centre for Secular Space, UK
Chad Wakefield, Newsagent, UK
Charles Stearns, Human, USA
Charlie Ehlen, Retired Machinist
Charlie Klendjian, Solicitor, UK
Chris Hallquist, Writer, USA
Chris Iron, IT, UK
Chris Moffatt, Freethinker, USA. Freethinker
Chris Moos, President, London School of Economics Atheist, Secularist, and Humanist Society, UK
Chris Ogilvie
Chris Vince, Canada
Chris Wallis, UK
Christopher Roche
Clara Piccirillo
Colin McLachlan, J&M Acolyte, Scotland
Colin Pearson
Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, UK
Count Me In – Iran, UK
Cuttlefish, Blogger, USA
Dan Smith, Blogger, USA
Daniel Fincke, Philosopher, USA
Daron Artingstall, UK
Dave Fischer, Senior Business Analyst, USA
Dave Godfrey, Swindon
David Brooks, Engineer, Melbourne, Australia
David Lenny, Hong Kong
David McKeega
David Nicholls, President, Atheist Foundation of Australia, Australia
David Pollock, President, European Humanist Federation, UK
David White, USA
Deborah Maccoby
Deeyah, Music Producer, Norway/USA
Dennis Penaluna, President, Nottingham Secular Society, UK
Derek Lennard, Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association, UK
Dorris Journeay, Registered Nurse, USA
DPR Jones, The Magic Sandwich Show, USA
Dr. Challoner’s Atheist & Agnostic Society, UK
Duncan Colhoun, UAE
DV8 Physical Theatre, UK
Dylan Biery, Blogger, USA
Ebou Sohna, Gambia Secular Assembly, Gambia
Ed Brayton, Journalist, USA
Eli Vieira Araujo Júnior, President, Secular Humanist League of Brazil, Brazil
Eric Ladino, London, Atheist
Ernest Long, Scientist, USA
Eva Mostraum, Librarian, Norway
Faisal Gazi, Spittoon, UK
Fariborz Pooya, Iranian Secular Society, UK
Farzana Hassan, Author, Canada
Fraser Januchowski-Hartley, Student, UK
Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association, UK
Geoff Wilson, Analyst
Gerard Francis Roddam,IT Programme Manager and Student, UK
Gil Henriques, Student, Portugal
Gill Collingwood, UK
Gill Kerry, Retired Clerical
Gita Sahgal, Centre for Secular Space, UK
Glen Hopping
Gordon Cameron, Teacher, Australia
Graham Martin-Royle, Bexhill-on-Sea, UK
Greg Laden, Biological Anthropologist, USA
Greta Christina, Writer, Greta Christina’s Blog, USA
Hameeda Hossain, Women’s Rights Activist, Bangladesh
Hamish Allan, UK
Hank Fox, the Blue Collar Atheist, USA
Har Davids
Harry Kroto, Professor of Chemistry, Nobel Prize Winner, USA/UK
Hartmut Krauss, Social Scientist, Germany
Hasan Afzal, Stand for Peace, UK
Hasan Mahmud, Writer, Canada
Hassan Radwan, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, UK
Heinrich Kruger, Computer Scientist, The Netherlands
Hope Knutsson, President, Sidmennt, the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association, Iceland
Hypatia A Atheiria, archaeological scientist, UK
Iain Ross, Software Engineer, UK
Ian MacDougall, Grazier, Australia
Ian Walker, UK
Ibn Warraq, Writer, USA
International Committee against Stoning and International Committee against Execution, Germany
International Humanist and Ethical Union, UK
Iran Solidarity, UK
Iranian Secular Society, UK
Irène Delse, France
Issam Shukri, Defense of Secularism and Civil Rights in Iraq, Iraq
J Smithies
Jacek Tabisz, chairman, Polskie Stowarzyszenie Racjonalistów (Polish Association of Rationalists)
Jack Berg, “Humans against stupidity”
Jalil Jalili, UK
James B. Reese, Software Engineer, USA
James Russell, Community Development Worker, UK
Janice Clarke
Jason Thibeault, Blogger, USA
Jeffrey Dreisin
Jeffrey G. Johnson
Jeffry Goodrum, Scientist/Farmer, USA
Jen Phillips, Biologist, USA
Jennifer Allaby, Canada
Jennifer Hardy, President, Queen Mary Atheism Humanism and Secularism Society, UK
Jennifer McCreight, Blogger, USA
Jenny Bartle, President, National Federation of Atheist, Humanist and Secular Student Societies, UK
Jerry Anning, Retired, USA
Jessica Ahlquist, Student Activist, USA
Jesus and Mo Creator, UK
Jeuan David Jones
Jim Baerg, Canada
Jim Craig-Gray
Jim Fitzpatrick MP, UK
Joan Smith, Novelist and Independent Columnist, UK
Johann Hari, Journalist, UK
John Berryman, UK Expat living in Spain
John Bothwell, Scientist, UK
John Cowen
John Liesch, Community-based researcher, Canada
John Monfries, Teacher, Australia
John Opie, UK
Jonathan Hartley, UK
Josh Kutchinsky, Central London Humanist Group, UK
Joy Westgate, Healthcare, USA
JT Eberhard, Blogger, USA
Julia Lansberry
Kaja Bryx, Polskie Stowarzyszenie Racjonalistow (Polish Association of Rationalists), Warsaw and Wroclaw (Poland)
Katherine Browne, UK
Katy Barnett, Legal Academic, Australia
Keith Porteous Wood, Executive Director, National Secular Society, UK
Kenan Malik, Writer, UK
Kevin Saldanha, Regional Director, Humanist, Canada
Kevin Senior, IT Consultant, Italy
Kim Northwood, Bedfordshire Humanists
King’s College London Atheist, Humanist and Secular Society, UK
Kylie Sturgess, Token Skeptic podcast, Australia
L. A. Nerwinski, Math Tutor, USA
Lancaster University Humanists Association, UK
Laura Heselden, Residential Care Worker, UK
Lee Turnpenny, Biologist and Blogger, UK
Leeds Atheist Society, UK
Leo Igwe, Nigerian Humanists, Nigeria
Lewis Saunders, Born Free, UK
London School of Economics Atheist, Secularist, and Humanist Society, UK
LPavone
Ludo Hellemans, the Netherlands
Mano Singham, Scientist, USA
Marc Epard, Software Engineer, USA
Marco Tranchino, Central London Humanist Group, UK
Marcus Leigh, Writer, UK
Marieme Helie Lucas, Founder, Secularism is a Women’s Issue, France
Mark Jones, UK
Mary Madeline Landry
Matthew Oakley, Administrator, UK
Max Dunbar, Writer, UK
Michael Ezra, Blogger, UK
Michael Neville, Economist, USA
Michelle Noël, Writer, Canada
Mike Walker
Mina Ahadi, Coordinator, International Committee against Stoning and International Committee against Execution, Germany
Myles Hickey
Nadia Bessos, Wellington, New Zealand
Nahla Mahmoud, Sudanese Humanists Group, Sudan: Non Religious out Loud campaign, UK
Nancy Charlier, Psychiatrist, USA
Nathan Salo Tumber, Disabled Services, USA
National Federation of Atheist, Humanist and Secular Student Societies, UK
National Secular Society, UK
Neil Moister, Outdoors Instructor, UK
Nick Cohen, Writer, UK
Nick Mulhall, United Kingdom
Nick Winnick, Editor, Canada
Nicole Eveland, L.A. Wilson, Author
Nina Sankari, Secularist, Poland
Oliver Whitton, Student, Australia
Ophelia Benson, Writer, USA
Oxford Atheists, Secularists and Humanists, UK
Pam King
Patrick Hodgson
Patrick Sheffield, UK
Patty Debonitas, Iran Solidarity, UK
Paul Ginns, UK
Paul Havlak, genome scientist, member of Houston Atheists, Texas, USA
Paul Kamill, Retired Physician, Canada
Paul Kershaw, Disabled, UK
Paul Williams, UK
Paula Kirby, The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, UK
Pedro Aguilar, USA
Pedro Pinheiro de Almeida, Vet Surg, Portugal
Pete Smith
Peter Buckley Hill, Comedian and Promoter
Peter Coote, Engineer, Australia
Peter Manchester, Birmingham Humanists, UK
Peter Martin, IT strategist, UK
Peter McGeeney
Peter Tatchell, Human Rights Campaigner, UK
Peter Trudell, USA
Phil Tidey
Philip Veasey, Chairman, West London Humanists and Secularists
Phillip C. Reed, Network Engineer and Photographer
Polly Toynbee, Writer, UK
Pragna Patel, Southall Black Sisters, UK
Prochoix Magazine, France
PZ Myers, Biologist, USA
Queen Mary Atheism, Humanism and Secularism Society, UK
Raffaele Carcano, UAAR, Unione degli Atei e degli Agnostici Razionalisti, Italy
Rashmi Varma, University of Warwick and Centre for Secular Space, UK
Ray Bailey
Raymond Gaudart
Raymond Higgins
Rebecca Watson, Blogger, Skepchick, USA
Rhys Morgan, Student, UK
Richard Burnham, Technical Writer and Humanist, UK
Richard Carrier, Author, Philosopher and Historian, USA
Richard Dawkins, Scientist, UK
Robert Estrada, Engineer, USA
Robert Nola, Philosopher, New Zealand
Roberto Malini, writer, co-president of EveryOne Group, Italy
Robin P Clarke
Roger Winchester, UK
Ronald A. Lindsay, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Inquiry, USA
Rosa Rubicondior
Rosemary Carlton-Willis, Musician, The Netherlands
Rudi Preston, MOD contractor, UK
Rudy Grant
Russell Blackford, Philosopher and Writer, Australia
Ruth Cooklin, retired Medical Practitioner
Salil Tripathi, Writer, UK
Salman Rushdie, Writer, UK
Samir Noory, Iraqi Writer and Political Activist, Canada
Sarah Hague, British blogger, France
Sargul Ahmad, Women’s Liberation of Iraq, Iraq
Scientific Understanding and Reason Enrichment, UCSB’s secular club
Scott Ramoth, PA, USA
Seán McKenna, USA
Secular Humanist League of Brazil, Brazil
Sheffield Humanist Society, UK
Sohaila Sharifi, Equal Rights Now, UK
Sonja Eggerickx, President, International Humanist and Ethical Union, Belgium
Sophie Dulesh
Sophie Yates, Melbourne, Australia
Southall Black Sisters, UK
Stacy Kennedy, USA
Stand for Peace
Stephanie Zvan, Blogger, USA
Stephen Law, Centre for Free Inquiry, UK
Steve Collinson, Graphic Designer
Steve Grocott, UK
Steve Haith, UK
Steve Vowles, UK
Steve West, Chairman – Chiltern Humanists, UK
Steven Neugarten, Musician, UK
Steven Paul Leiva, Writer, USA
Stuart Buss, Viticulturist
Students Rights (UK organisation ‘tackling extremism on campus’), UK
Sue Cox, Survivors Voice Europe, UK
Tanya Smith, President, Atheist Alliance International, USA
Tarek Fatah, Writer, Canada
Taslima Nasrin, Writer
Tauriq Moosa, Student, South Africa
Terry Cuddiht
Terry Liddle, Freethought History Research Group, UK
Terry Sanderson, President, National Secular Society, UK
The Chris Worfolk Foundation, UK
Tim Danaher, Architect, UK
Tim Harris, Actor, Tokyo
Tim Martin, Research Assistant, USA
Tom Gemmill
Tony Lloyd, Accountant, UK
Tony Rowden, Musician, UK
Udo Schuklenk, Philosophy professor, Queen’s University, Canada
Unity, Blogger, Ministry of Truth, UK
University College London Atheist, Secularist & Humanist Society, UK
University of Aberdeen Humanist Society, UK
University of Birmingham Atheist, Secular and Humanist Society, UK
University of Sheffield Atheist Society, UK
Viviane Teitelbaum, President of Conseil des Femmes Francophones de Belgique, Belgium
Vjack, Blogger, Atheist Revolution, USA
Wajid Yaseen, Sound Artist, London
Women Against Fundamentalism, UK
Women’s International E-Parliament
Yasmin Rehman, Chair of Secular Spaces, UK
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Bruce Gorton
Bruce Gorton, writer, RSA
Andy Brown
Andy Brown, London, UK
Kevin Saldanha
Regional Director
Humanist Canada
Dorris Journeay, Registered Nurse, USA
I endorse the Day of Action for Free Expression
Max Dunbar
Max Dunbar, writer, UK
jerry anning
jerry anning, retired, usa
Steven Neugarten
Steven Neugarten, Musician, UK
John Bothwell
John Bothwell, Scientist, UK
Michelle Noël
Michelle Noël, Writer, Canada
Michael Neville
Michael Neville, Economist, USA
Tauriq Moosa
Tauriq Moosa, student, South Africa
Tony Lloyd
Tony Lloyd, Accountant, UK
Tim Martin
Tim Martin, Research Assistant, USA
L. A. Nerwinski
L. A. Nerwinski, Math Tutor, USA
Ian MacDougall
Ian MacDougall, grazier, Australia.
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Irène Delse, France.
Graham Martin-Royle
Graham Martin-Royle
Bexhill-on-Sea, England
Paul Havlak
Paul Havlak, genome scientist and member of Houston Atheists, Texas, USA
Andrzej Taramina
Andrzej Taramina, Entrepreneur & Photographer, Canada
Jen Phillips
Jen Phillips, Biologist, USA
Phillip C. Reed
Network Engineer and Photographer
Kevin Senior
Kevin Senior, IT consultant, Italy
Fraser Januchowski-Hartley
Fraser Januchowski-Hartley, Student, UK
Gil Jorge Barros Henriques
Gil Henriques, Student, Portugal
Oliver Whitton
Oliver Whitton, Student, Australia
Nick Winnick
Nick Winnick, Editor, Canada
Matthew Oakley
Matthew Oakley, Administrator, UK
Ashley Bone
Ashley Bone, Software Developer, USA
Gerard Francis Roddam
IT Programme Manager and Student, United Kingdom
David White
David White, USA
Chris Wallis
Chris Wallis, UK
Charlie Klendjian
Charlie Klendjian, Solicitor, UK
James Russell
Concerned citizen and Community Development Worker, Hull, UK
Joy Westgate
Joy Westgate, Healthcare, USA
Gill Collingwood
Gill Collingwood
UK
Steve Collinson
Steve Collinson
Graphic Designer
Stacy Kennedy
Los Angeles, California, USA
Michael Ezra
Michael Ezra, blogger, UK.
Allen Linville
Allen Linville, Physics teacher, Canada
Andrew Lowry
Andrew Lowry
I.T. Manager
Gordon Cameron
Teacher, Australia.
Steve Grocott
Steve Grocott, UK
Scott Ramoth
Coatesville, PA
Bernard Hurley
Bernard Hurley, Philosopher, UK
John Liesch
John Liesch, community-based researcher, Canada
Geoff Wilson
Analyst. Defend free expression.
Katy Barnett
Katy Barnett, Legal Academic, Melbourne, Australia
Mark Jones
Mark Jones, UK.
Raymond Higgins (Big Atheist)
Raymond Higgins (Big Atheist)
Robert Estrada
Robert Esrada, great grandfather, engineer
San Carlos, California
Unity
Unity, Blogger, Ministry of Truth, UK
David Lenny
David Lenny, Hong Kong
Alexander Johannesen
Alexander Johannesen, technologist, writer, coffee-abuser
Jim Baerg
Calgary Alberta Canada
Chris Moffatt
Topping, Virginia, USA. Freethinker
James B. Reese
James B. Reese
Software Engineer
Frederick, MD, USA
Seán McKenna
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Pedro Aguilar
Pedro Aguilar, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Nathan Salo Tumberg
Disabled Services, USA
Peter Manchester
Birmingham Humanists, UK
Steven Paul Leiva
Steven Paul Leiva, Writer, USA
Barry Pearson
Barry Pearson, retired, UK
Barry Duke
Editor The Freethinker, Editor The Pink Humanist
Rosemary Carlton-Willis
Musician, The Netherlands
Brigadista
Mark Cowling, translator, Catalonia
Eva Mostraum
Eva Mostraum, Librarian, Norway
Anele
Anele Daca, Accountant, South Africa
Nick Mulhall
Nick Mulhall, United Kingdom
Hamish Allan
Hamish Allan, Individual, UK
Katherine Browne
Katherine Browne, UK
Alex Halpern
Alex Halpern, London, UK
Dave Godfrey
Dave Godfrey, Swindon
Daron Artingstall
Daron Artingstall, UK
Andy Rowland
Nobody special.
vjack
Vjack, Blogger, Atheist Revolution, USA
Tim Harris
Tim Harris, actor, Tokyo
Wajid Yaseen
Sound Artist, London
Colin McLachlan
Colin McLachlan, J&M acolyte, Scotland
charlie ehlen
Retired machinist.
I support the right to freedom of expression of all people.
All should be allowed to freely believe in a religion or to not believe in any religion.
Steve Haith
Steve Haith, UK
Patrick Hodgson
Ive tried hard but cant detect any God with the 5 senses that evolution has blessed me with. Just a minute though…! I can SMELL B.S.
Tony Rowden
Tony Rowden, Musician, London UK
Marc Epard
Marc Epard, Software Engineer, USA
gill kerry
retired clerical
Iain Ross
Iain Ross, Software Engineer, UK
Jeffry Goodrum
Jeffry Goodrum, Scientist/Farmer, USA
Yasmin Rehman
Centre for Secular Space UK (Chair)
Peter Martin
Peter Martin, IT strategist, UK
Heinrich Kruger
Heinrich Kruger, Computer Scientist, The Netherlands
Duncan Colhoun
Duncan Colhoun UAE
Andrew Cornelius
Andrew Cornelius, Yeovil, UK
John Berryman
I hope the connivance of the EU and USA administration to ban criticism of islam following pressure from the loonies in the UN is condemned. John Berryman, UK Expat living in Spain
Al Lee
Al Lee, digital artist, UK.
Carol Bailey
Carol Bailey, freelance indexer, UK
Josh Kutchinsky
Freedom of expression is a non-negotiable prerequisite for all other human rights. It must be limited when it would be an immediate and present danger to the rights of others. Thus the interdiction of shouting “fire” in a crowded space when there is no fire. Incitement to violence is not always so clearly definable but this should not be allowed. It is, however, perverse to allow people to curtail a right to freedom of expression by threatening violence. This is what a small minority of extreme religionists are doing. Other more moderate religionists (and others) provide cover for this unacceptable behaviour by failing to make clear and unambiguous their commitment to freedom of expression independent of the subjective quality of the information being transmitted. Granting me the freedom to say something you approve of is to grant me nothing. You support my freedom of expression when I lawfully express something of which you do not approve.
Har Davids
After centuries we seemed to be getting rid of all of religious nonsense, and ‘our’ politicians are caving in with the new batch of religious nuts, the followers of Mohamed! We all can see what happens were Islam is main-stream; I don’t think we need that in the West. After all, we’ve been there and done that.
Rudi Preston
Rudi Preston, MOD contractor, UK
John Opie,
Private Citizen, UK.
Paul Ginns Isle of Man
Agreed. We cannot allow the suppression of our freedom of speech for ANY reason.
Laura Heselden
Laura Heselden, residential care worker, uk
Jennifer Allaby
Jennifer Allaby, Yukon Territory, Canada
Nancy Charlier
Nancy Charlier, psychiatrist, USA
Jeffrey Dreisin
It is a scary proposition to face off with people ranging from uncivil
to feral particularly when they are often the one’s with power. Their fear makes them very dangerous animals indeed.
Neil Moister
Neil Moister, outdoors instructor, Scotland.
Stephanie Z
Stephanie Zvan, Blogger, USA
Jeffrey G. Johnson
We have the right to be insulted by others, and should be proud when that happens. It means we are making progress.
We have the right to respond to insults and set the record straight.
We do not have the right to silence anyone’s speech because we disagree with it, or because we find it offensive.
“Taking offense” has always been the excuse for book burning and censorship. Those who are offended need to strengthen their own tolerance, not silence others so their fragile thin-skinned egos can be coddled and placated at the expense of freedom.
Dan Smith
Dan Smith, Blogger, USA
Marcus Leigh
Marcus Leigh, Writer, UK
Peter Trudell
Peter Trudell, USA
Roger Winchester
Roger Winchester, UK
Brian Wibecan
Brian Wibecan, USA
Paul Williams
Paul Williams, UK
Patrick Sheffield
Patrick Sheffield UK
Pedro Pinheiro de Almeida, Vet Surg, Portugal
“It’s not just the right of the person who speaks to be heard, it is the right of everyone in the audience to listen, and to hear. And every time you silence someone you make yourself a prisoner of your own action because you deny yourself the right to hear something.” C. Hitchens
Ian
They all err, Muslims, Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians
Humanity follows two worldwide sects
One, man intelligent without religion
The second, religous without intellect
Abul Ala al’Ma’arri
C975 – 1058
Ian Walker, UK
Chris Iron
Chris Iron IT, UK
Benjamin S Nelson
Philosophy, University of Waterloo
Tim Danaher
Tim Danaher, Architect, Wales
Robert Nola
Philosopher, New Zealand
brian smith
Victory over censorship has not been secured everywhere and is not fully secure anywhere. Eternal vigilance is the price of free speech.
brian smith
chicago, illinois
John Monfries
John Monfries, teacher, Canberra, Australia
Pam King
This is a timely stand that we need to make against these bullies
Dave Fischer
Senior Business Analyst, USA
Ernest Long
Scientist, Connecticut, USA
Adam Highway
Frightening that we need to fight this fight, yet again!
L.A. Wilson
As an author, I’m extremely concerned about my freedom to express my ideas in any book I might write: my current books contain expressions towards the negative concerning the rule of Roman Catholic Christianity. We must stand firm against religion once again rising to the state of totalitarian rule, as it once had in Europe under the Roman Catholic Church; dissent against religious hegemony and dogma was met often with death. For hundreds of years, dissenting voices towards religious belief had been severely gagged, and this is still continuing today: now it is the time for new voices to speak out. Now it our time to speak, for Religion has had its say, has had its time, a say and a time that has lasted for centuries, and that time is over for them. Free speech in all its forms must stand free of the self pitying cries of ‘offence’ from all religious quarters.
Nicole Eveland
No one has the right to not be offended, not even on behalf of a long dead loony from the Middle East. Let those whose delicate sensibilities are so easily damaged by satire, respond with their own!
Chad Wakefield
Newsagent, Cumbria
Ray Bailey
We cannot silently tolerate any fanaticism – religious or otherwise – that would destroy the very existance of toleration. Everyone must be free to express themselves. Everyone must have the cultural maturity to take any criticism, tolerate it and learn to laugh at themselves.
Paul Kershaw
Disabled, Cambs, UK
Charles Stearns
New Hampshire, USA
I could sign as “Accountant”, “Businessman”, “Controller”, or as “Atheist”, “Secularist”, “Progressive”, but I prefer to sign as what demands freedom of speech and conscience. Just sign me as ‘Human’.
Lewis Saunders
Born free, UK
“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.” -Milton’s Areopagitica.
Atheism UK
Atheism UK supports the day of action
Peter Coote
Wollongong Australia – Engineer
Nahla Mahmoud
Nahla Mahmoud, Sudanese Humanists Group, Sudan: Non Religious out Loud campaign,UK
Peter Buckley Hill
Comedian and promoter
terry cuddiht
The Freedom to speak only inoffensively is a freedom not worth having
Lee Turnpenny
Biologist and blogger, UK
Janice Clarke
There is no human right not to be offended.
Colin Pearson
The absolute lack of humour in religious tracts tells us much about the authors. And which of them was first to edit out the common-sense dictat that surely any sane god would have commanded, namely “Thou shalt not hurry to take offence”.
Jalil Jalili
Free expression and the right to criticise religion and any other kind of belief is a basic human right.
Denying this right is not anyone’s right but a violation of human right.
Mary Madeline Landry
You have my full support…solidarity!
Asli Umur
Turkey: the European leader in the ranking of “journalists in prison” (with a high probability even to lead on a global scale) on the grounds of their writings. “Critical writings are considered as terrorist propaganda in Turkey.
Allan Hayes, Humanist, UK
This is a fight for all humanity.
Nahla Mahmoud
Sudanese Humanists group, Sudan, Non Religious out Loud, UK
Steve Vowles
Grumpy Old Git, UK
No one has the right not to be offended.
Sometimes it a citizens duty to give offense.
Chris Ogilvie
Fully support your campaign
Chris Vince
Full endorsement. From BC, Canada.
Tom Gemmill
It saddens me that we still have this struggle, but we must never give up.
Rudy Grant
We should use powerful words and demonstrations while we still can.
Our politicians need to start moving to the center from the far left.
The alternative is not pleasant!
Remember what Mark Steyn says about our three choices when it comes to Islam.
Submit to it, destroy it, or reform it.
Peace and let us all push for Freedom from State Enforced and Endorsed Religion!
Jeuan David Jones
Secular democracy offers the only realistic way to secure the rights of all to religious freedom, freedom from religion, and freedom of expression. The alternatives have been tried – all without success.
Richard Burnham
Richard Burnham, technical writer and humanist, UK
Kamila
Camilla Forest Journalist UK
Rosa Rubicondior
I endorse this campaign
Bill Hounslow
I agree with this campaign
David McKeegan
An essential campaign. Some believers take themselves much too seriously.
Clara Piccirillo
If I was in London I would surely come to this action.
Eric Ladino
I fully support this campaign. Eric Ladino, London, Atheist.
Jonathan Hartley
UK: I support this campaign.
Sophie Yates
Melbourne, Australia
Adrian Baker
I fully support this campaign. Sorry I can’t be there to support.
UK National living in France.
Scientific Understanding and Reason Enrichment
UCSB’s secular club, SURE, supports this cause!
Robin P Clarke
In my experience the resort to physical or legal force or censorship usually is characteristic of those who are trying to suppress a truth rather than suppress a falsehood. The personality cult founded by Mohammed had this character from its beginning, as documented in the Quran, Hadith, and Sira.
Nadia Bessos
Wellington, New Zealand
Sophie Dulesh
Go on with your noble struggle for equality, liberty and dignity, the best for the most.
Dr Brian Robinson
I endorse this Day of Action
Deborah Maccoby
I endorse this Day of Action for freedom of speech. Everyone has a right to say what they like (except for incitment to violence) however much it may annoy others.
Deborah Maccoby
I endorse ths day of action for freedom of speech. Everyone has a right to say what they like (apart from incitement to violence), however mich it may annoy others.
Deborah Maccoby
I endorse this day of action for freedom of speech.
Paul Kamill
How sad that I has come to this. Freedom of expression is fundamental in human society. I wish I could be in London for this.
PK
Retired Physician, Canada
LPavone
I endorse this Day of Action
David Brooks
Melbourne Australia
David Brooks
Add occupation to that… Engineer
Ant Allan
I fully endorse this Day of Action.
Ant Allan, Ph.D., humanist, philosophical naturalist, sceptic and freethinker
Stuart Buss, Viticulturist
I support the Day of Action. The price of freedom is not only eternal vigilance, but actions to defend it. There is no place for religious fatwahs, of any denomination and no matter how seemingly mild, in a free society.
Sarah Hague
I endorse this day of action for free expression.
Sarah Hague
Sorry, add to the above – British blogger, France
Kim Northwood
Bedfordshire Humanists endorse this rally.
Women's International E-Parliament
We fully endorse this important campaign.
J Smithies
The fight to maintain free expression in the face of medieval cultism is the new global front line.
mike walker
This is arguably the most important issue of the age,as much for the Islamic world as for the non-Islamic.
Jack Berg
Please put my organisation as “Humans against stupidity”
Bob Lane
Institute of Practical Philosophy
John Cowen
Religions are ideas. And only that. The right to question, criticise, challenge and ridicule ideas – especially those that have no base whatsoever in reason or logic – is absolutely fundamental.
It’s tragic, but hardly surprising, when the instinctive response from those brainwashed five times a day since birth in a religious cult is one of anger, and violence. In such circumstances, a reply of appeasement and cultural cringe can only damage us all in the long term.
Good luck with this absolutely vital campaign.
Abbas Roble
Focus is usually on Islam and its place and role in the modern world, but it should not be forgotten that freedom of expression can be exercised to debunk any preset way of thinking. A friend of mine complained the other day that it was getting harder and harder to even voice her opinions on the British involvement in the war on terror (Afghanistan and Irak). And she is a British citizen who lives in England. As mentionned above, this is a vital front line and it should be held at all cost.
Philip Veasey
Chairman, West London Humanists and Secularists
Jim Craig-Gray
This is a principle that must be defended.
Julia Lansberry
Freedom of expression is fundamental.
Terry Liddle
I fully endorse your rally for freedom of expression.
Freethought History Research Group
Ruth Cooklin
Dr Ruth Cooklin (retired Medical Practitioner)
Myles Hickey
I offer support to your 11.2.2012 event
Pete Smith
No one should be above criticism. NO ONE!
Rashmi Varma
Dr. Rashmi Varma, University of Warwick and Centre for Secular Space
Kaja Bryx
Polskie Stowarzyszenie Racjonalistow (Polish Association of Rationalists) will take action in Warsaw and Wroclaw (Poland).
Andrew Malden
I’ll be there. It’s essential that we support things like this.
Jacek Tabisz
Jacek Tabisz
chairman, Polskie Stowarzyszenie Racjonalistów (Polish Association of Rationalists)
Ludo Hellemans Science writer & museologist
I wish you all the best!
Ludo Hellemans
the Netherlands
Ronald A. Lindsay
I personally endorse the 11 February Day of Action for Free Expression and, as president of the Center for Inquiry, I also endorse this event on behalf of the Center for Inquiry. This action is very much needed to call attention to the threats against free expression, especially speech about religious beliefs.
Raymond Gaudart
Keep up the good work!
Raymond Gaudart
Keep up the good work! Please add my name to your list of supporters.
Christopher Roche
Well done OneLaw for organising this. I fully support!
Ali Lawson
Freedom of expression, without fear, is one of the greatest features of our ‘Western democratic’ way of life. It’s very special, and increasingly fragile.
Thanks ‘onelawforall’ for your efforts in protecting it.
Raffaele Carcano
UAAR, Unione degli Atei e degli Agnostici Razionalisti
Pedram Kazemi-Esfarjani
I wish very dearly much to endorse this day of action of free speech, and as I am working in Sweden at present, I shall do distribute leaflets here at the town centre for 11 February Day of Action for Free Expression! Cheers, Pedram Kazemi-Esfarjani, independent secular liberal activist
Phil Tidey
Keep up the good work!
Steve West
Chairman – Chiltern Humanists
Peter McGeeney
Thank you for defending the freedoms our ancestors faught for.
Glen Hopping
Please add my name to you list. Thank you
Anthony Hill
Please add my name to you list. Thank you
Donald Clarkson
Wish I could be there.
Dave Connett
Thank you for making this stand on behalf of freedom & fairness. To me, it’s blindingly obvious that the only impartial system of law is based on secularity & respect for all individuals. Sadly, to others, this is not so obvious – that’s why today’s rally is so important.
Peace.
Swen Schneider-Wentrup
Great work! Go on and good luck!
David Nicholls
President, Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc
Hypatia A Atheiria, archaeological scientist
one more for your list Maryam