Our national organization, the American Ethical Union, held its annual Assembly, aka convention, on July 29th.  The Assembly voted on the future of the AEU, on new Directors and Officers, and on several by-law changes.   We will review what happened, and how that will affect EHST.   We will also pivot, if time permits, to discuss […]

“Us versus Them” is an increasingly accurate description for many of our relationships.  Republican vs. Democrat, UNC vs. Duke, Millennial vs. Baby Boomer, and on and on.  But as this has become a common mentality it seems to have become increasingly corrosive.  EHST member Maura Breidt will lead a discussion of “US versus Them” and […]

Join MomsRising/MamásConPoder's Senior NC Director Beth Messersmith for a conversation about how moms and people who love them are coming together at the local, state, and national levels to win policies that make a meaningful difference in the lives of families. MomsRising/MamásConPoder is an online and on-the-ground grassroots multicultural organization with more than a million […]

Today’s meeting will feature a short Ted Talk by Kelli Jean Drinkwater, titled “Enough With the Fear of Fat.” As noted on her TED Talk bio, Ms. Drinkwater is a multi-disciplinary artist and activist recognized for her creative practice and voice in radical body politics. Following this video, Maura Breidt will curate a discussion of […]

EHST will be featuring a talk given by Don Montagna in August of this year at the Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville. Here is the Asheville Society's description of the talk: Don Montagna, retired Ethical Culture Leader of the Washington Ethical Society, will reflect on Ethical Culture’s unique role in the world. Felix Adler, Ethical Society […]