What is the Rationalist Association?

Over the past century Rationalist Association members and supporters have included Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell, Sigmund Freud and Barbara Wootton. Current members include Philip Pullman, David Aaronovitch, Claire Tomalin, Colin Blakemore and Iain Banks. Our current President is Sir Jonathan Miller, pictured here at a special members event in London, October 2012 (photo Des Willie).

The RA is a community of more than 5,000 members, who value reason and science and take action to defend their values. Our community participates in rigorous debate and discussion, campaigns on behalf of rationalists under threat across the world and fundraises for secular causes, like the Mustard Seed School in rural Uganda, pictured, for which RA members have raised more than £80,000.

As well as joining our community and supporting our campaigning, members get a subscription to New Humanist magazine (plus FREE app), full online access and free and priority tickets to all our events, like our annual Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People benefit shows, which have featured Ricky Gervais, Dara O'Briain, Richard Dawkins, Jarvis Cocker and Brian Cox (pictured).