Happy Human

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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. This symbol was chosen in the 1960s after a competition organised by the British Humanist Association. The winning design was created by Denis Barrington.

The trademark is 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.

Organizations using the Happy Human

*American Humanist Association
*British Humanist Association
*Council for Secular Humanism
*Council of Australian Humanist Societies (CAHS)
*European Humanist Federation
*Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association
*Human-Etisk Forbund (Norway)
*Humanist Association of Canada
*Humanist Association of Ireland
*Humanist Society of New Zealand
*Humanist Society of Scotland
*Humanisterna (Sweden)
*Humanistic Judaism
*Humanists of Utah
*HUUmanists
*Indian Humanist Union
*Institute for Humanist Studies
*International Humanist and Ethical Union
*Siðmennt (Iceland)
*Unternational Humanist and Ethical Youth Organisation

Organizations using similar symbols

*Institute for Humane Studies [http://profile.ak.facebook.com/object/1129/118/n2247533293_38180.jpg]

External links

* [http://www.humanism.org.uk/site/cms/contentViewArticle.asp?article=1987 British Humanist Association page on the symbol]
*" [http://www.iheu.org/node/180 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.
* [http://www.humanistsofutah.org/1996/artfeb96.htm Origins of the Happy Human logo] based on information from Victorian Humanist Association, a member organisation of CAHS

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