Write to Peter Weir about meeting Northern Ireland Humanists

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Minister for Education Peter Weir is refusing to meet Northern Ireland Humanists over changes to the discriminatory religious education curriculum for Northern Ireland. Help us put pressure on him to engage fully with civil society.

Northern Ireland Humanists met with the Department of Education (DENI) and Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in April 2016. Both bodies took on board our thoughts about how we may move forward to make change to the current RE curriculum.

At this meeting we were advised by both DENI and CCEA that we should arrange to meet with the incoming Minister for Education.

Northern Ireland Humanists has now had a response from Peter Weir regarding a meeting, stating ‘As I am sure you will appreciate, there are many demands on my time and I regret that on this occasion I am unable to meet.’

But that isn't good enough. It is of crucial importance that our voices as humanists wanting an inclusive RE curriculum are heard. And we can't afford for the Government to simply ignore their requirement to deliver a balanced RE curriculum, which is inclusive of non-religious views.

Take a minute to use the below letter (which you should edit and make your own) to write to Peter asking for him to meet with us as soon as possible.

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I am writing to you as a North Down constituent and as a supporter of the Northern Ireland Humanists (NIH). I am concerned about the state of religious education being taught to our young people which I believe to be bad for social cohesion and moreover, discriminatory.   I am aware that NIH met with CCEA and the Department of Education in April of 2016. Following this NIH sent their recommendations for the 2017 GCSE RS paper, which were welcomed.
In recent weeks I understand you have refused to meet with representatives of NIH because you are too busy.
I believe it is imperative that you meet with the representatives of this organisation as our children's future and education should come from a neutral standpoint with an understanding of each other's beliefs, whether religious or non-religious.  Northern Ireland has been a divided society for too long and any positive attempts to bring greater understanding of and respect for people of different religions or beliefs is to be welcomed. I sincerely hope that you consider meeting with NIH.

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