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This is a term apparently first started on Free Thought Blogs. Essentially it's taking the position of atheism (without belief in gods) and adding these other attributes along side of it that many atheists will probably tend to agree with on some level.
Here's a link to where this got started.
Atheism+

"We areâ¦
Atheists plus we care about social justice,
Atheists plus we support womenâs rights,
Atheists plus we protest racism,
Atheists plus we fight homophobia and transphobia,
Atheists plus we use critical thinking and skepticism.

It speaks to those of us who see atheism as more than just a lack of belief in god."

Some stuff in support of Atheism+
Atheism Plus: The New Wave of Atheism
Atheism Plus, and Some Thoughts on Divisiveness
A video on it.
More on Atheism+

Now as you can tell there are those taking issue with this. You can also read the comments on the FTBlogs and the videos, which I would suggest.
Atheism+ My Day on Freethought Blogs

This is the video where I first heard of this.
Atheism Plus...? Atheism Null.

A comment from a discussion on the matter from facebook.

"Atheism answers one specific question, Do I believe in a god? No. I find it really dumb to want to create a new label of A+ because no one is asking any questions to which A+ is an answer...it is just another useless label that is for no one except people in the atheist community who want more labels. It's the same thing as the whole Bright and P.E.A.R.L nonsense. It's an excuse to bring up a whole load of unrelated topics into the theological discussion. Atheism is not a big tent...atheism is one thing, the absence of a belief in god. You want to call yourself a feminist or a egalitarian or add other statements of solidarity to other groups that is fine. But this whole lumping together thing seems like a waste of time and so besides the point that is comes across as nothing but really obnoxious. I am an atheist...I lack a belief in any god...you want to know my opinions on other topics then we are not having a discussion about my atheism and it is therefor irrelivent.

Also I find it very ironic that some people in the atheist community are so concerned with attaching any X, Y, and Z to their label, especially when they get very distressed when theists try to claim "Oh you are an atheist so you must also believe X, Y and Z and all atheists must also believe that" then you come back with the statement of "Atheism is not a doctrine or a belief in anything" hate to tell you guys but you are attaching a big old bag of doctrine to yourselves. And I am a person who obviously believes in the rights of all people of all races, genders, sexes, etc. but that has nothing to do with my atheism...my atheism doesn't come from that nor does my lack of belief in a deity cause me to feel this way...In short I find all of this A+ crap is a tremendous waste of time and energy."

And one more comment to consider on the opposition.

"It really isn't. I tend to disagree with Atheism+ for a few reasons, but that doesn't automagically make it evil. I actually in many ways agree with the stated GOALS of A+, where I disagree (which is also where I disagree with most of FTB) is in the METHODS used to get there"

Now my thoughts on the matter. From what I have read on this so far I'm in agreement with the last video. I do agree and am for each of the points that this plus stands for but it isn't part of my atheism, my lack of belief. At most the use of critical thinking and skepticism helped to lead me to atheism, but that's about the only connection these pluses have with my atheism.

What are your thoughts on Atheism+?