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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241013T133000
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SUMMARY:We Are The Guardians - A Documentary Film
DESCRIPTION:In recognition of Indigenous People’s Day\, we will show a documentary “We Are The Guardians.”  Here is brief overview of the film from the website: “We Are Guardians follows Indigenous forest guardian Marçal Guajajara and activist Puyr Tembé as they fight to protect their territories from deforestation\, an illegal logger who has no choice but to cut the forest down\, and a large landowner at the mercy of thousands of invaders and extractive industry. ”  After 83 minute film we will discuss our takeaways from it. \nThis program will be presented via a Zoom session. You do not need a Zoom account to “attend” this virtual meeting.  If you would like to be a participant in the meeting\, please use our contact us form (https://ehstnc.org/contact-us/) to make your request.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/we-are-the-guardians-a-documentary-film/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T104647Z
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SUMMARY:Its Impact on Western North Carolina and How We Can Help
DESCRIPTION:Maura Breidt will give a presentation outlining what we know so far about the damage that Hurricane Helene has wreaked\, particularly on western North Carolina. As people in our fellow North Carolina society\, the Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville\, this would be a great time to come together and see what we can do to help them! \n  \nThis 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 you wish to attend via Zoom\, please use our contact form to make the request.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/its-impact-on-western-north-carolina-and-how-we-can-help/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T123000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240921T104648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240921T104648Z
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SUMMARY:Building an Intergenerational Movement for Climate Justice
DESCRIPTION:As Climate Week comes to a close\, a panel convenes to look at the unique intergenerational nature of the Climate Justice Movement. Humans of all ages are teaming up to meet the ethical imperative of Climate Justice and to grow this movement. This panel will explore the intergenerational modes and methods that youth and elders have employed\, in connecting across their generational divides for this global movement. \nDialogue will aim to reveal some of the struggles\, frustrations\, joys and learnings from this cross generational collaboration. While different generations may be coming from different points of reference\, different inspirational motivation\, and different stylistic tendencies\, how are they implementing solidarity\, and guiding themselves modalities of curious and compassionate interactivity and care\, with a common mission? In climate justice circles\, this summer has been “the summer of heat.” How are they each navigating the ethical dilemmas they confront in the world through this movement? \nPanelists represent Third Act and Fridays For Future (two organizations that Ethical NYC partners with\, to support this Climate Justice Movement)\, as well as No Brooklyn Pipeline\, and Climate Families. \nRegistration is required to attend this program.  Here’s the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvf-yqrT4pG920xUxMh1gzKTVt28Bu-v3R#/registration
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/building-an-intergenerational-movement-for-climate-justice/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240922T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240922T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240918T101429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T101429Z
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Voting Ethics from a Philosophical Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Are there moral obligations in how or whether we vote? This is particularly relevant with our upcoming national election. Fred Breidt will lead a discussion on the philosophical aspects of this issue based partially upon an article in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. As many of our members and friends know\, this is a highly charged topic\, so please remember to treat others with respect. \nThis is an in-person meeting only.  Zoom access will not be provided.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/discussion-voting-ethics-from-a-philosophical-perspective/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240814T232207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240814T232303Z
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SUMMARY:Reproductive Rights presentation
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URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/reproductive-rights-presentation/
LOCATION:NC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240915T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240915T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240909T111702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T105623Z
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SUMMARY:My African Safari - A Photoshoot by Jay Niver
DESCRIPTION:EHST member Jay Niver just returned from a South Africa vacation where he made two daily\, three-hour Land Rover tours prowling for “Big Five” game.  His PowerPoint presentation will take you up close and personal to see and learn about bush creatures great and small through a wide-angle (not telephoto) lens. Bring your pith helmet and popcorn to discover what world-renowned Kruger National Park has to offer – and how Jay survived the harrowing ordeal! \nThis 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 you wish to attend via Zoom\, please use our contact form to make the request.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/my-african-safari-a-photoshoot-by-jay-niver/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240908T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240908T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240819T131236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240819T131909Z
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SUMMARY:Secular Student Alliance - Mission\, Goals\, and Scholarships
DESCRIPTION:Kevin Bolling\, executive director of the Secular Student Alliance\, will talk about the SSA’s mission\, goals\, and scholarships program for secular students.  The Secular Student Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and the only national organization dedicated to atheist\, humanist\, and other non-theist students.  The scholarships are available to full-time students enrolled in high school or college in the United States and are designed to support students who in addition to pursuing excellence in their academic studies are also activists for secular values on their campus and/or in their community. \nThis program will be presented via a Zoom session. You do not need a Zoom account to “attend” this virtual meeting.  If you would like to be a participant in the meeting\, please use our contact us form to make your request. (Check your tabs to see the form.) \n 
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/secular-student-alliance-mission-goals-and-scholarships/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240904T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240904T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240814T231812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240814T231934Z
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SUMMARY:Restoring Reproductive Rights
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URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/restoring-reproductive-rights-2/
LOCATION:NC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240901T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240901T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240826T121653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240826T123339Z
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SUMMARY:Postcarding to Get Out the Vote in November 2024
DESCRIPTION:As EHST did in 2020 and 2022\, we will be postcarding to get out the vote as our third quarter social action project. The stakes could not be higher in this election.  Postcarding is a non-partisan activity to encourage occasional voters to participate in our democracy.  Our efforts will focus on Mecklenburg County in our own ‘swing state’ of North Carolina.  This campaign is sponsored by the Center for Common Good. \nPostcards are scripted (no creative writing required) and all supplies and instructions will be provided.  Refreshments will be provided as well. \nCome out and join us to make a difference in 2024! \nThis meeting is In-Person only.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/postcarding-to-get-out-the-vote-in-november-2024/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240825T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240825T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240819T124824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240819T131821Z
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SUMMARY:Ethical Considerations of Animal Shelters
DESCRIPTION:Maura Breidt will present a program on ethical considerations of animal shelters\, focusing on Wake SPCA\, where she is a volunteer. The program will be structured first with an overview of some of the volunteer opportunities\, focusing on some of the volunteer jobs that she herself is involved with\, and then move to some of the ethical dilemmas people who work there face and how they deal with them.  You may want to check out the history of the Society to Prevent Cruelty to Animals \nThis 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 you wish to attend via Zoom\, please use our contact form to make the request.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/ethical-considerations-of-animal-shelters/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240818T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240818T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240725T141657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240819T113938Z
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SUMMARY:Local Trends in Housing and Homelessness
DESCRIPTION:Russell Pierce will speak about local trends in housing and homelessness.  He is the executive director of “Housing for New Hope” which is a local organization which addresses these issues.  He will explore challenges facing our most vulnerable neighbors: those experiencing homelessness. He’ll take a particular look at gentrification and how rising housing costs impact people in our community. He will share how people in the community are partnering with our most vulnerable neighbors to obtain housing and remain housed. \nThis 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 you wish to attend via Zoom\, please use our contact form to make the request.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/local-trends-in-housing-and-homelessness/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240811T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240811T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240806T122728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T122728Z
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SUMMARY:Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion : Ted Talks and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:EHST will show two Ted Talks which explain what Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion (DEI) is\, and whether we should embrace it or celebrate its apparent demise.  One talk focuses on how DEI can make teams more effective.  The other Ted Talk points out what DEI gets wrong\, and how to do it right.  We will then discuss our own individual views on the talks. \nThis program will be presented via a Zoom session. You do not need a Zoom account to “attend” this virtual meeting.  If you would like to be a participant in the meeting\, please use our contact us form to make your request. (Check your tabs to see the form.)
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-ted-talks-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240804T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240804T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240727T134108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240727T134212Z
UID:8071-1722778200-1722785400@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Making State Legislative Campaigns More Effective
DESCRIPTION:Simone Leiro is the Chief Communications Officer for The States Project\, whose electoral work focuses on winning governing majorities in the states by making state legislative campaigns more effective and better-funded. \n“We do it because we believe that state legislatures are the strongest force for change in this country. When it comes to defending our democracy\, protecting personal freedoms\, and improving people’s day-to-day lives\, we’re the only national organization hyper-focused on both winning state legislative power and helping state lawmakers govern effectively.” \nMs. Leiro will talk about her organization and its goals\, and specifically\, what they are up to in North Carolina. \nSimone Leiro is the Chief Communications Officer at The States Project. She oversees press\, polling\, and messaging at The States Project which\, under her leadership\, has been featured in outlets such as the New York Times\, The Atlantic\, CNN\, MSNBC\, and Washington Post. Previously\, she served in the White House under President Obama as the Associate Director for Online Engagement where she did digital strategy for the Executive Office of the President. In this role\, she also focused on issues impacting women and Latino Americans. She has previously led across communications\, digital\, and partnerships—most recently for efforts such as March For Our Lives and All In Together. She currently serves on the board of Blue Future\, connecting young people with campaigns. She was born and raised in North Carolina and today\, lives there with her husband. \nThis program will also be Zoomed for EHST members only.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/making-state-legislative-campaigns-more-effective/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240728T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240728T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240727T132941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240728T170737Z
UID:8069-1722175200-1722180600@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Aspirations for Ethical Culture - Louise Jett
DESCRIPTION:2024 American Ethical Union Assembly Platform features Ethical Culture Leader Louise Jett.  She will discuss her aspirations for Ethical Culture and the importance of clergy within our movement and Societies.  Louise was certified by the Union’s Board on the recommendation of the Leadership Committee in June. \n  \nTo watch this event\, please register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoceqopj4pE92Bl1dKa-cWlpkm1WHw9Hbw#/registration
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/aspirations-for-ethical-culture-louise-jett/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240721T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240721T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240716T115932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240716T115932Z
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SUMMARY:Ethical Consideration of Animal Shelters
DESCRIPTION:Maura Breidt will present a program on ethical considerations of animal shelters\, focussing on Wake SPCA. She is a volunteer there and so will speak from her experiences there. The program will be structured first with an overview of how the Wake SPCA works\, and then with some of the ethical dilemmas that it faces and how it deals with them. \nThis 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 you wish to attend via Zoom\, please use our contact form to make the request.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/ethical-consideration-of-animal-shelters/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240714T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240714T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240602T210442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T111733Z
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SUMMARY:Freethinking\, Freeteaching\, Freewriting
DESCRIPTION:Teacher\, writer and humanist celebrant Chris Highland will discuss how and why he has written “Highland Views” columns for the Religion pages of a newspaper for 8 years under subjects of freethinking\, freeteaching\, and freewriting.  Sharing snippets of columns as well as stories of interactions with readers—including evangelicals and atheists—reveals the impact of his writing and teaching across the landscape of beliefs. \n\nSince 2016\, Chris Highland has written a weekly “Highland Views” column for the Asheville Citizen-Times (in the USA Today network).  As a former Presbyterian minister\, interfaith chaplain\, shelter director and senior housing manager\, he draws from a deep well of experience in human service and progressive ministry. \nTransitioning from a Christian and interfaith background to embrace a secular humanist worldview\, he presents an inclusive perspective that is not anti-religious but affirming of a world where people of faith and non-theists can potentially find common ground. \n\n\nHis first book\, Meditations of John Muir (2001)\, has led to a series of books including A Freethinker’s Gospel\, Intersections\, Eye to Eye\, Beyond the Boundaries of Belief and other collections of essays.  Chris teaches courses on Freethought\, Humanism and Christian Nationalism at the Reuter Center on the campus of UNCA.  Chris and his wife\, Rev. Carol Hovis\, a teacher and counselor\, moved to Asheville from the SF Bay Area in 2016.His website is “Friendly Freethinker” (www.chighland.com). \n\n\nThis program will be presented via a Zoom session. You do not need a Zoom account to “attend” this virtual meeting.  If you would like to be a participant in the meeting\, please use our contact us form to make your request. (Check your tabs to see the form.)
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/freethinking-freeteaching-freewriting/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240603T111105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T112819Z
UID:8023-1719745200-1719748800@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Standing Up To Book Banning
DESCRIPTION:EHST will join the Zoom presentation by Dr. Christopher Harris\, a senior policy fellow with the American Library Association (ALA). Book banning from all types of libraries continue to rise at an unprecedented level across the country. The American Library Association reported attempts to censor 4\,249 unique titles of library books and resources in 2023. This is the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago and a 65% increase over 2022.  Learn how concerned people can support the Freedom to Read along with the many partners of the Unite Against Book Bans campaign led by the ALA. \nTo join in this presentation\, registration is required.  You may do so here.  This event is sponsored by the American Ethical Union. \n 
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/standing-up-to-book-banning/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240623T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240623T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240619T134639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T134639Z
UID:8040-1719149400-1719156600@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Ethical Culture and What it Means to Our Members and Friends
DESCRIPTION:In the wake of a very successful booth at the Juneteenth Celebration held by CORE (Community Organizing for Racial Equity) at the Chatham County Fairgrounds in Pittsboro\, we would like our members and friends to consider the following:\n1) What sort of journey brought you to become interested in Ethical Culture aka Ethical Humanism?\n2) If you were manning a booth at the Juneteenth Celebration for EHST\, how would you promote us?\nIf time permits\, we will also discuss ethical approaches to the current political climate.\n\nPlease join us for this IN-PERSON ONLY meeting!  There will be no Zoom available for this Sunday.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/ethical-culture-and-what-it-means-to-our-members-and-friends/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240616T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240616T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240603T103131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T103131Z
UID:8016-1718544600-1718551800@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:No Meeting Today
DESCRIPTION:EHST will NOT have a meeting today.  We are participating in the Juneteenth celebration in Pittsboro\, sponsored by CORE\, Community Organizing for Racial Equity.  This event will be on Saturday\, June 15th.  Check out the Facebook page for this event.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/no-meeting-today-2/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240609T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240609T133000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240603T114253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T160928Z
UID:8007-1717939800-1717939800@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Living Our Ethical Humanism to Bring Out Our Best
DESCRIPTION:Khandra Sears will address how living our ethical humanism will bring out our best.  Her relationship with Ethical Humanism began as she pursued an undergraduate degree in microbiology and began to question what faith and the Bible meant to her. As she moved to Baltimore to earn a Ph.D. in Microbiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM)\, she started to attend Baltimore Ethical Society Platforms and went on to join them as a member.  She is now President of the American Ethical Union\, the national organization of ethical humanist/culture societies in the U.S.\n\nThis program will be presented via a Zoom session. You do not need a Zoom account to “attend” this virtual meeting.  If you would like to be a participant in the meeting\, please use our contact us form to make your request. (Check your tabs to see the form.)
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/living-our-humanism/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240602T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240602T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240524T111855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240524T111855Z
UID:8008-1717335000-1717342200@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:UNC Under Fire: The Coalition for Carolina Responds
DESCRIPTION:Mimi Chapman will talk about some of the critical moments in recent UNC Chapel Hill history and how the Coalition for Carolina was formed.  She will talk about the aims of the Coalition\, how it organizes its work\, and will engage in question and answer with the audience. \nThis 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 you wish to attend via Zoom\, please use our contact form to make the request.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/unc-under-fire-the-coalition-for-carolina-responds/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240526T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240526T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240521T142220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T142220Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Sunday: A Celebration of Our Humanity Through the Arts
DESCRIPTION:This Sunday’s program has been organized by Hugh Giblin\, longtime friend of the Ethical Humanist Society of the Triangle. Hugh and two other poets\, Pam Baggett and Jay Niver\, will read from their original works. Following are a few details about the three of them:\n \nPam Baggett is author of Wild Horses (Main Street Rag\, 2018)\, which received an honorable mention for the Brockman-Campbell Award. Other awards include an Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artist Grant and a 2019-20 Fellowship in Literature from the North Carolina Arts Council. Recent work is featured in Orange County’s Coalesce Project and will soon be displayed on the Lake Johnson Nature Trail in Raleigh. Pam teaches occasional writing workshops through her library in Hillsborough and writes in a sunny studio overlooking a meadow in Cedar Grove.\n \nJay Niver is an award-winning\, career journalist and public-relations specialist who sometimes dabbles in poetry and creative writing. He was a reporter and editor of weekly newspapers in suburban Cleveland\, Ohio; Charleston\, South Carolina; and Topsail Island and Beaufort County in North Carolina.  He also worked as a copy-desk editor for the daily papers in Wilmington and Jacksonville. Jay spent 30 years in the Carolinas before moving to western Canada in 2009\, and returned to North Carolina just a few years ago. Jay is very involved with the Final Exit Network\, a national nonprofit organization that supports the human right to death with dignity. He is also known to play pool upon occasion.\n \nHugh Giblin has been writing for years and has  a full file of rejections to prove it. He has published a book\, a non-fiction feature article in a national men’s magazine\, poetry in literary journals\, local and online\, and has had two ten minute plays produced. His muse is currently on strike\, but we hope that will change soon. In the meantime\, he remains active and engaged in the world around us\, and maintains his humanist values.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/poetry-sunday-a-celebration-of-our-humanity-through-the-arts/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
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SUMMARY:Ethical Action: Rise Against Hunger
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for an afternoon of fun and camaraderie with three other Triangle secular groups: the Triangle Freethought Society\, Women without Religion in the Triangle\, and the Chapel Hill Sunday Assembly. In lieu of our usual program meeting\, EHST will host an event at Rise Against Hunger as our 2nd quarter service project at the Rise Against Hunger warehouse in Raleigh.  We need more volunteers and time is running out.   Register to participate or donate here. This is a non-strenuous event and suitable for all ages. \n  \nThis event is in person only\, and so no Zoom participation will take place.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/ethical-action-rise-against-hunger/
LOCATION:NC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240514T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240428T120818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240428T120818Z
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SUMMARY:Restoring Reproductive Rights - Challenging Abortion Bans
DESCRIPTION:Tired and frustrated with abortion bans\, denial of access to life-saving care\, and insensitive politicians?  Join in the fight against attacks on our rights as people!  Find out more in a 1 hour presentation on working to achieve equality\, control\, and bodily autonomy\, from understanding what novel options are available to challenging state abortion bans.  Solomon Gibson\, III\, will show you what you can do in this struggle for reproductive freedom.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/restoring-reproductive-rights-challenging-abortion-bans-2/
LOCATION:NC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240513T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240513T110000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240428T120335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240428T120335Z
UID:7989-1715594400-1715598000@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Restoring Reproductive Rights - Challenging Abortion Bans
DESCRIPTION:Tired and frustrated with abortion bans\, denial of access to life-saving care\, and insensitive politicians?  Join in the fight against attacks on our rights as people!  Find out more in a 1 hour presentation on working to achieve equality\, control\, and bodily autonomy\, from understanding what novel options are available to challenging state abortion bans.  Solomon Gibson\, III\, will show you what you can do in this struggle for reproductive freedom.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/restoring-reproductive-rights-challenging-abortion-bans/
LOCATION:NC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240512T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240512T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240507T105506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T105506Z
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SUMMARY:Happiness: A Brief Overview and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:What makes you happy? EHST member\, Maura Breidt\, will give a presentation on the nature of happiness.  How do people define happiness? Are there differences in these definitions across cultures? Across age groups?  Is happiness innate or learned? Can we choose happiness\, and if so\, how? \nThis program will be presented via a Zoom session. You do not need a Zoom account to “attend” this virtual meeting.  If you would like to be a participant in the meeting\, please use our contact us form to make your request. (Check your tabs to see the form.)
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/happiness-a-brief-overview-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240429T235844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240429T235844Z
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SUMMARY:Ethics\, How We Learn Them\, and the Importance of Civility in Communication
DESCRIPTION:We live in a difficult time for ethical discourse\, with tremendous polarity of viewpoints as well as very strong emotions and opinions about a myriad of topics\, impacting events on a local\, state\, national\, and international level. Even in conversations with people whose values align reasonably well with our own\, we often struggle to find common ground. This becomes even more difficult when faced with people whose views seem alien and unethical from our viewpoints. This Sunday’s talk discussion will begin at the beginning: How did we learn our ethics? Do your ethical views come from your parents and family\, or from later life experiences?  We will then move to more discussion of current events. Our goal is to discuss events and our reactions to them with civility and an openness to hearing what others have to say.\n\nThis program will not be available via Zoom.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/ethics-how-we-learn-them-and-the-importance-of-civility-in-communication/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240118T205020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240306T141012Z
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SUMMARY:Is the US Headed for Civil War or Just a Political Shift?
DESCRIPTION:Is the US headed for civil war? Is the Neo-Confederate Movement a serious threat\, or just people mostly concerned about the tearing down of historic monuments? Might the US abandon democracy in the 2024 election or in early 2025? Or is the US essentially stable and simply going through a realignment of the political parties not unlike the six or seven previous political party realignments in American history?  Jim Buie will help us examine our uncertain future. \nJim Buie\, a native North Carolinian\, is a long-term observer of American politics\, and a participant-activist since age 16. He is a graduate of the UNC Journalism School\, a former newspaperman in Fayetteville\, Durham\, and Raleigh\, with a master’s degree in journalism and public policy from American University in Washington\, DC. He is currently an adjunct instructor in Communications for Augusta University in Georgia\, and the publisher of a Substack on the themes of Slender Threads / Global Citizens / Public History\, which includes mini-courses on the themes of this presentation. He lives in Fearrington Village.  He spoke to us in 2021 about culture shocks in his travels. \nThis 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 you wish to attend via Zoom\, please use our contact form to make your request.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/is-the-us-headed-for-civil-war-or-just-a-political-shift/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240403T132258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240403T132258Z
UID:7981-1713706200-1713713400@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Earth Day 2024 and Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:EHST will celebrate Earth Day with a talk by Chris Kaman\, a longtime member and environmentalist.  He will delve into climate change\, highlighting current challenges\, and various technologies for the future.  He will also make recommendations for what each of us can do. \nThis 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 you wish to attend via Zoom\, please use our contact form to make the request.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/earth-day-2024-and-climate-change/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T090652
CREATED:20240414T225225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240414T225335Z
UID:7984-1713292200-1713295800@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Restoring Reproductive Rights
DESCRIPTION:Tired and frustrated with abortion bans\, denial of access to life-saving care\, and insensitive politicians?  Join in the fight against attacks on our rights as people!  Find out more in a 1 hour presentation on working to achieve equality\, control\, and bodily autonomy\, from understanding what novel options are available to challenging State abortion bans.  Solomon Gibson\, III\, will show you what you can do in this struggle for reproductive freedom.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/restoring-reproductive-rights/
LOCATION:NC
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