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"That's what humanism is about, isn't it? That we have the freedom to do whatever we feel is right for us."

Tale Pleym is Chair of the European Humanist Professionals and Senior Ceremonial Advisor of the Norwegian Humanist Association, where she has been conducting humanist ceremonies for more than 15 years. She joins us to explore how humanist ceremonies and secular services are shared and strengthened across Europe, and what organised humanism can achieve when it grows deep roots in society.

Topics we cover

✔︎ How the European Humanist Professionals network connects practitioners across borders through webinars, workshops, and conferences 

✔︎ How Norway's humanist confirmation became a genuine secular rite of passage that now outgrows the church in major cities 

✔︎ What other humanist organisations can learn from Norway — and what large organisations can learn from small ones

Connect with Tale and find out more

• Norwegian Humanist Association: https://www.human.no/om-oss/norwegian-humanist-association
• Email: tale.pleym@human.no
• European Humanist Professionals: https://www.humanistprofessionals.eu
• Festival of Humanism, Bournemouth — Humanists UK: https://humanists.uk/events/festival2026/

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