Vrijdenkersvereniging De Vrije Gedachte, is a Dutch atheist–humanist association of freethinkers. It was founded in 1856 and known by the name De Dageraad before assuming its present name in 1957. De
Cover of the first De Dageraad.
Group portrait at the 70th anniversary of De Dageraad in 1926.
Freethinkers in Rotterdam protest the 1930–31 census.
Protest rally against antisemitism and persecution of Jews in 1935.
Stichting Skepsis is a Dutch organisation dedicated to the promotion and practice of scientific skepticism. It is a member of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations.
De Vrije Gedachte
…quackery' is threatening to disappear with the 'softened' humanist groups, they left the Alliantie in 2014, and instead sought to work with amongst others Stichting Skepsis and the Vereniging tegen de Kwakzalverij. Since its foundation in 1856, the bylaws of De Dageraad/De Vrije Gedachte have been amended in 1866, 1910…
Secretary Jan Willem Nienhuys, board member since 1987
Skepsis board at the Skepsis Congres 2015. Left to right: Agnes Tieben, Mario Tamboer, Gert Jan van ’t Land, Frank Israel, Jan Willem Nienhuys, Pepijn van Erp, Dick Zeilstra, Maarten Koller and Dirk Koppenaal
Skepter editor Rob Nanninga, 2002–2014