Our guest speaker, Mary Beth O'Connor, will describe her long history of injecting methamphetamine. She will describe how she responded when her rehab ordered her to comply with the God-based approach of Alcoholics Anonymous and how she built a secular recovery program. Ms. O'Connor then will provide an overview of substance use disorder and treatment […]

We will discuss some of the Supreme Court's recent decisions and their ethical ramifications. If time permits, we will also consider the current situation regarding disclosure requirements for our Chief Justices as compared to the rest of our judiciary. This meeting is a Zoom-only meeting.  We will NOT be meeting at Extraordinary Ventures.   If you would […]

Atish Sen, a longtime member of EHST, will discuss the global rise of authoritarian governments, their appeal to some people, and the dangers they present. This meeting is a Zoom “hybrid” meeting.  We will meet at our regular venue, Extraordinary Ventures, where the program will take place.  We will also Zoom the program.    If […]

Since its founding in 1876, the Ethical Culture movement has founded or co-founded several organizations. One of them is The Encampment for Citizenship, a progressive youth leadership program that met for the first time in the summer of 1946. Today, it has been reinvigorated by alumni determined to offer a new generation an experience similar […]

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 […]