National Federation of Atheist, Humanist and Secular Student Societies
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The National Federation of Atheist, Humanist and Secular Student Societies (AHS) is a federal body composed of irreligious student societies from across the UK. Its constitution was ratified on the 15th November 2008 in Leeds.
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History
See History of the AHS.
Aims
Structure
The AHS is run for students, by students and as such its leading figures are selected from its member societies. Its governing body is the Committee, which in turn is directed by an elected Executive.
Committee
The Committee is a student council composed of the President of each member society and an elected AHS Representative from that society. Members each have an equal vote regardless of their rank and any member of the Committee may stand for a role in the Executive at the Annual General Meeting. Current members of the Committee are as follows:
- Durham University Humanist Society
- Edinburgh Humanist Society
- Keele Humanist Group
- Leeds Atheist Society
- University of Liverpool Atheist Society
- Oxford Atheists
- Oxford Secular Society
- University of Southampton Atheist Society
- Warwick Atheists
Executive
The Executive is elected from the Committee and comprises of three permanent roles (President, Secretary and Treasurer). Additional roles may be created by the Executive subject to a simple majority vote in Committee. Current members of the Executive are as follows:
- President: Norman Ralph (Leeds Atheist Society)
- Secretary: Jenna Catley (Keele Humanist Group/Oxford Atheists)
- Treasurer: Thomas Leadbeater (Leeds Atheist Society)
The following roles have been appointed and approved by Committee:
- Press & Publicity Officer: Chloe Clifford-Frith (formerly Oxford Secular Society)
- ICT Officer: Chris Worfolk (formerly Leeds Atheist Society)
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is ultimately responsible for the financial and legal wellbeing of the AHS, and is composed of a variety of supporters, members and professional figures. The current Trustees are:
- Chloe Clifford-Frith
- Andrew Copson
- Alex Gibson
- Chris Worfolk
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