365 Days Of Philosophy

The Global Atheist Convention is returning in 2018 and a returning presenters at the forthcoming convention is Jason Ball. Jason Ball is the 2017 Young Australian of the Year for Victoria, honouring his work as a passionate community advocate for LGBTI equality and mental health. Since coming out publicly in 2012, Jason has become a national figurehead on combating homophobia in sport and highlighting the damaging impact of homophobia on the mental health and wellbeing of the LGBTI community. This leadership has seen Jason take up ambassadorial roles at beyondblue and the Safe Schools Coalition, sharing his story of coming out with thousands of people in schools, workplaces and sporting clubs. In 2016 Jason stood as a candidate for the Greens in the Federal seat of Higgins, where he increased the Greens vote by almost 9%. His campaign focused on climate change, asylum seekers, science, mental health and marriage equality. Jason has come a long way since working as part of the Committee for the 2010 Global A