Troy Moss, NIA president, said, “NIA has a shining display of diversity and inclusion that only shines brighter now that it’s juxtaposed with a display of flagrant political and religious discrimination and exclusion.”

NIA President Troy Moss was awarded the Activist of the Year Award at the American Atheists' Summer Series: Outstanding In Our Field! The event highlighted the activist work atheist communities are engaged in.

FFRF sent a letter on behalf of NIA to Chief Scott Ruszkowski of the South Bend Police Department making a formal complaint about the inappropriate and unconstitutional religious promotion on their official social media.

NIA's Secular Recovery offers support to individuals navigating the journey towards or maintaining sobriety, presenting an alternative to groups grounded in supernatural or religious beliefs. Embracing diversity and shunning dogma, we foster a culture of healthy skepticism, rational thinking, and the open expression of emotions.

Jason Torpy, president of MAAF, said, “Supporting veterans requires the support of civilian community groups, and MAAF is looking for more great partners like NIA, just as VA hospitals and military unit chaplains should be looking for community groups to support their atheists in foxholes.”

The struggle for abortion access is specifically provoked by religiously-based efforts from the Supreme Court all the way down to a small clinic parking lot in South Bend, Indiana. These groups claim to be called by faith to block, intimidate, and bully patients out of the ability to access basic healthcare.

Despite false warnings from elected leaders that trans people prey on kids, those who are actually harming children are mostly cis men in churches and republican politicians.

While challenges to books and ideas are nothing new, the Books UnBanned initiative was conceived in response to an increasingly coordinated and effective effort to remove books tackling a wide range of topics from library shelves.

"As Indiana lawmakers continue their all-out campaign against LGBTQ Hoosiers, we continue to fight back. At this time, the most effective thing we can do is fundraise for the ACLU of Indiana, who is using every tool at their disposal to defend LGBTQ rights in Indiana."

We’ve been decorating the County City Building at 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. in downtown South Bend since 2018. This year we added new ornaments to our Diversity & Inclusion Holiday Tree.

This marks the ninth year of our holiday fundraising. Thank you to everyone who donated and shared our 2022 Families Helping Families for the Holidays fundraiser. You've made a huge difference in this time of great need for these families. Happy holidays no matter how you celebrate.