The International Association of Freethought and the Fédération nationale de la Libre Pensée call on all Freethinkers to attend the International Congress in Grenoble-Lyon on 10 and 11 October 2025.
There are two key items on the agenda:
- Bring justice to victims of the Churches (330,000 in France alone) and obtain genuine compensation for them, paid by those responsible within the Church;
- Establish the instruments for genuine international solidarity between free thinkers and victims of the clergy.
There will be two keynote presentations
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- Presentation : Victims of crimes committed by churches by Keith Porteous Wood, spokesperson of IAFT and UN rapporteur on sexual crimes committed by the Church
- Communication from Elbio Laxalte about sexual crimes committed by the Church in Latin America
Please find enclosed:
- The Programme of the IXth Congress of IAFT.
- The registration form for the Congress
- Details about the organisation of the Congress
- Call for the public conference in Lyon
Documents will be distributed via the Newsletter.
The message of Père Vignon whose energetic and justified action led to the resignation of Cardinal Barbarin, and that of Keith Porteous Wood, author of numerous reports and interventions at the UN.
Two press released of Libre Pensée of Belgium about Churches victims
Announcement of a public conference in Lyon with the Associations of Victims of the Church and Free Thought
Informations from Ireland transmitted by Keith Porteous Wood
A simple way to register: on EVENBRITE
In the event of financial hardship for those who wish to register and attend, we may consider waiving the registration fees.
For all contact: libre.pensee@fnlp.fr
