Plastic is everywhere, and plastic lasts forever.   Do we have a problem here?  EHST member, Chris Kaman, will talk about the history of plastic, who really benefits from plastic, and why we are both dependent on plastic, and threatened by its use.  One documentary on Netflix titled "A Plastic Ocean" illustrates one of the […]

EHST will join with the Riverdale Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture (RYSEC) to hear their program on defunding the police.  Here's the writeup from RYSEC: "You’ve likely heard the calls for defunding the police, during this summer’s demonstrations against police killings.  You may agree and wonder how we could get there, or you may think […]

Many versions of the Stone Soup tale are set in a time of hardship and want.  Soldiers coming back from war begging for food.  Villagers wary of sharing their scare goods. As we look for ways to celebrate Thanksgiving and giving thanks we are aware of the hardships and want that the current pandemic has […]

EHST will be viewing two short Ted videos offering viewpoints on our current climate crisis.  One discusses the inevitability of disappearing land, and the social and environmental justice challenges coming with the resulting human migration.  The other video highlights climate impact on our food supply chain and several technologies that can mitigate, and even improve, how we feed […]

Humanity is at a crossroads: we are on the precipice of destroying our habitat, the very earth that gives us sustenance and supports life. How do we go forward to create a better world? This presentation by Betsey Downing, Ph.D, focuses on mental and emotional skills to develop the maturity and resilience needed to rise […]