The Romanian Secular Humanist Association (ASUR) celebrated Darwin Day 2012 by inaugurating a unique contest dedicated to Romanian school students. ASUR, a member organization of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), launched the National “Emil Racoviță” Contest on the theme of evolution. It targets all school students in Romania from ages 10 to 18.

Romania's withdrawal of the theory of evolution from the school curriculum could be evidence of a growing conservative tendency in teaching. Evolution has been removed from the school curriculum in a move which, pressure groups argue, distorts children's understanding of how the world came into being.

IHEU member organization Solidaritatea pentru Libertatea de Conştiinţă (Solidarity for Freedom of Conscience) is organizing a protest Folk-Rock Concert in Constitution Square, Bucharest, Romania on Saturday, 28 October 2006, 17:30 to protest against Art.

Remus Cernea

Several thousands of Romanian citizens, amongst whom many public personalities, protested the handing over of Carol Park in Bucharest to the Orthodox Church by the Romanian government, with generous public funds as well, to build the Cathedral of National Redemption, "a symbol of 2000 years of Christian faith on Romanian soil".

Remus Cernea, Executive Director of the newly admitted IHEU Member Organisation Solidarity for Freedom of Conscience, Romania, writes about the successful campaign he organised which ensured that the park was left untouched.

Several thousands of Romanian citizens, amongst whom many public personalities, have protested the handing over of Carol Park in Bucharest to the Orthodox Church by the Romanian government. The Romanian Parliament even passed a law, in October 2004, which enjoined the central and local administration authorities to give to the Patriarchy of the Romanian Orthodox Church all support as well as public funds to build the Cathedral of National Redemption, "a symbol of 2000 years of Christian faith on Romanian soil".

Remus Cernea, Executive Director of the newly admitted IHEU Member Organisation Solidarity for Freedom of Conscience, Romania, writes about the successful campaign he organised in this ex-communist republic which, having joined NATO is now aspiring to EU membership.

See: the list of IHEU Member Organizations