Ethical Humanist Society of the Triangle

Map Our Future: People Over Politics
2022-08-21 13:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
On June 30, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to take up Moore v. Harper during its next term, which begins in October 2022. Moore, a North Carolina Congressional gerrymandering case, likely to be argued in December 2022, is being called “perhaps the gravest threat to American democracy since the Jan. 6 attack.”
Moore v. Harper party Common Cause NC and litigation partner Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) are hitting the road with state and local partners for North Carolina’s #MapOurFuture Tour: People Over Politics. This 100-county educational tour kicking off in August 2022 will bring Moore experts to every corner of North Carolina to educate about harms and things they can do to protect the freedom to vote.
This event is presented by the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, and is co-sponsored by NC Common Cause, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP, NC Counts Coalition, Carolina Jews for Justice, and the Ethical Humanist Society of the Triangle.

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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

Signs, Symbols and Symbolic Actions
2022-08-14 13:30 - 15:30 | Virtual Program using Zoom
Don R. Johnson will speak to us about signs, symbols, and symbolic actions. We all know what the first two mean, and may have an idea about symbolic actions. (Think of the solitary man standing before a tank in Tiananmen Square.) These terms are not mere literary terms, but are useful in understanding the past, as well as the current cultural and political shifts occurring today. From the removal of Confederate monuments to the Black Lives Matter movement (and BLM banners) we know that symbols have great importance to defining who we are and are not. If we are to preserve our democracy, we need to heed those signs, and symbols of the past that can show us a way forward.
Don R. Johnson speaks from a wide background including being raised in an atheist/agnostic family, and then delving into religious fundamentalism, then Methodism as a minister, and then Ethical Culture/Humanism as a Leader. He is retired but continues to provide guidance in many ways such as talks like these, and a Facebook following.
This 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 email us at info@ncethicalsociety.org and provide your first and last name in your request.

Documentary: The Neutral Ground
2022-08-07 13:30 - 15:30
EHST will show the documentary “The Neutral Ground.” Here’s what the film maker says about the film. “A documentary about memory, monuments, and how to break up with the Confederacy. The Neutral Ground documents the City of New Orleans’ fight over monuments and America’s troubled romance with the Lost Cause. In 2015, director CJ Hunt was filming the New Orleans City Council’s vote to remove four confederate monuments. But when that removal is halted by death threats, CJ sets out to understand why a losing army from 1865 still holds so much power in America.” You can watch a trailer of the movie here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/theneutralground/659395529?autoplay=1.

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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

Volunteerism as an Antidote to Anxiety and Hopelessness
2022-07-31 13:30 - 15:30
In our age of anxiety and hopelessness over the many problems we face, action through volunteerism can be an antidote as recently mentioned in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/well/mind/mental-health-climate-anxiety.html. EHST will feature several members who are volunteering in the community; each will tell what they are doing and why. Attendees will then be encouraged to share their own volunteer activities. Suggestions for future actions will also be solicited.

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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

AEU All Society Program - All Hands on Deck
2022-07-24 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual Program using Zoom
The program today is presented by the American Ethical Union, our national organization. The program will recognize the 2022 Anna Garlin Spencer Award recipients, and feature a talk by Jone Johnson Lewis about Anna Garlin Spencer for whom the award is named. Born in 1851, Anna Garlin Spencer was a social activist and feminist icon. She was the first woman ordained in Rhode Island, became a founder of the NAACP, promoted child labor laws, and worked for equal rights for women. She was also the first woman Ethical Culture Leader and her life-long work embodies the spirit intended by this award. The AEU Anna Garlin Spencer Volunteer Award recognizes a lay member of any AEU Member Organization in good standing for their significant volunteer contributions to the success of their organization and/or to the AEU. The AEU Board presents the award on behalf of the AEU and the nominating congregation. The program will be provided via Zoom to attendees across the country.
If you would like to be a participant in this meeting, please email us at info@ncethicalsociety.org and provide your first and last name in your request.

Kiss the Ground - A Solution for Healing the Planet
2022-07-17 13:30 - 15:30 | Virtual Program using Zoom
EHST will play a shorter (45 minute) school based version of the longer film “Kiss the Ground.” The movie, narrated by Woody Harrelson, “reveals that, by regenerating the world’s soils, we can completely and rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost ecosystems and create abundant food supplies. Using compelling graphics and visuals, along with striking NASA and NOAA footage, the film artfully illustrates how, by drawing down atmospheric carbon, soil is the missing piece of the climate puzzle. This movie is positioned to catalyze a movement to accomplish the impossible – to solve humanity’s greatest challenge, to balance the climate and secure our species future.” Here is a trailer for the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iknWWKZOUs&t=7s
This 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 email us at info@ncethicalsociety.org and provide your first and last name in your request.

July 3 - EHST Holiday - No meeting
2022-07-03
EHST will NOT meet in person nor in Zoom. We are taking the Sunday off.
We hope you enjoy the holiday weekend!

Responding to Social Problems one Action at a Time
2022-06-26 13:30 - 15:30
EHST members will discuss recent efforts to support calls for change in the areas of gun violence, and poverty. Despite the seemingly overwhelming problems and suffering these bring to their victims, our actions can help make changes in the system. Doing nothing is not an option for people who care. We also hope to hear from others attending who are working for change in these areas of importance.
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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

Christianity Corrupted: The Scandal of White Supremacy
2022-06-19 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtual Program using Zoom
Courtesy of the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture and Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, guest speaker Rev. Dr. Jermaine J. Marshall will discuss his book, CHRISTIANITY CORRUPTED: The Scandal of White Supremacy. Here, he provides a compelling examination of oppressive Christian theologies and the normalization of white privilege in the United States. Rev. Dr. Marshall also demonstrates how enslaved Africans formulated their own brand of Christianity and cultivated a theology of spiritual resistance to the oppressive theologies of their white Christian enslavers, the rise of Jim Crow, the advent of the Moral Majority, and the complicity of white evangelicals with Trumpism. Finally, on the basis of the spiritual and social resistance, including the Civil Rights struggle, the Black Power Movement, and Black Lives Matter, he presents a theological solution for the scandals of anti-blackness and White Christian Supremacy. We will also have musical performances by DuPree and Barry Kornhauser.
You MUST register to attend this virtual program. Here’s the link: https://christiany_corrupted.eventbrite.com/

How Radical Hospitality Can Change the Lives of the Formerly Incarcerated
2022-06-12 13:30 - 15:30 | Virtual Program using Zoom
Our meeting will feature a short Ted Talk by Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller, an Associate Professor in the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice, and a Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation. Following is a brief biography from the TED Foundation:
“Dr. Miller studies and writes about race, democracy and the social life of the city, focusing on how the most marginalized among us experience crime control, social welfare and urban policy. His work has been widely published in fields that range from sociology, social work, law and legal studies to human rights, psychology and public health. He has been a member at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey; a fellow at the New America Foundation’ a resident at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center in Bellagio, Italy; and a visiting scholar at the University of Texas at Austin and Dartmouth College.
“Miller is the author of Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration, a “persuasive and essential” (Dr. Matthew Desmond) book that offers a “stunning, and deeply painful reckoning with our nation’s carceral system” (Heather Ann Thompson), based on 15 years of research and practice with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people, their family members, friends and the people they turn to for support in their times of need. A native son of Chicago, Miller lives with his wife and children on the city’s South Side.”
We will have a discussion on the topic of post-incarceration practices in this country following the video.
This 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 email us at info@ncethicalsociety.org and provide your first and last name in your request.

The Mission and Work of the N.C. Justice Center
2022-06-05 13:30 - 15:30
Rick Glazier, Director of the NC Justice Center, will speak to us about the center, and its work. Here is a brief statement from their website: “As a leading progressive research and advocacy organization, our mission is to eliminate poverty in North Carolina by ensuring that every household in the state has access to the resources, services, and fair treatment it needs to achieve economic security.”

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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

Envisioning the Future of EHST
2022-05-29 13:30 - 15:30
In the light of the recent programs about the future of the American Ethical Union, EHST will discuss our own future. The future of our humanist congregation will depend on what our members and friends want, and the board of the society wants to have a discussion about this. In addition to this, we are fortunate to have Alicia Best sing for us. She and her husband write and perform transatlantic folk music; their duo is called “A Different Thread.”

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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

Am I Doing This Right?
2022-05-22 13:30 - 15:30
Linda Patterson, EHST member and author, will speak about her new book “Am I Doing This Right.” Linda Patterson’s book is a soul searching, sincere, and heartfelt story of a very painful time in her life, when her husband, John, was diagnosed with terminal cancer, died, and then she faced a new phase of her life. Ms. Patterson is a very self aware person, knowing her strengths and limitations. She has many stories to tell, covering the full range from happy times to funny times to the times of grief and depression. She shares these with the reader with complete honesty, and without sentimentalism. Ms. Patterson’s struggle with John’s death and her life after his death provides the reader with guideposts which may also help them when they face such times.
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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

Celebrating How We Got Here - The American Ethical Union
2022-05-15 11:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Program using Zoom
In the era of the Third Great Awakening when the Free Religious Association was formed around such moral causes as the abolition of slavery and women’s suffrage, a 27-year-old reformed Rabbi, Felix Adler, spoke out: “There is a great and crying evil in modern society… It is that narrowness of vision which shuts out the wider vistas of the soul… Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt.” Almost 150 years after the founding Platform of Ethical Culture (1873), this program will feature members, friends, and guests from Ethical Culture/Humanist societies across the country who will review the major accomplishments of the ethical movement and share personal reflections about “How We Got Here”. This will be followed by breakout groups for additional reflections. The Platform will also highlight a number of musicians in the Ethical Culture movement.

This program will is presented by the American Ethical Union, our national organization of which we are a chapter. It will be presented via a Zoom session. You do not need a Zoom account to “attend” this program. If you would like to attend this meeting, please email us at info@ncethicalsociety.org and provide your first and last name in your request.

Does Ethical Culture Have A Future?
2022-05-08 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtual Program using Zoom
The Ethical Society of St. Louis invites all members and friends of Ethical Societies around the country to join us on Sunday, May 8, to discuss the future of the Ethical Culture movement.
At a time when more people than ever are leaving organized religion, why are most of our Societies not growing? When our culture faces a crisis of loneliness and disconnection, and so many people yearn for community, why do we find it so difficult to start new Ethical Societies? What does the future of Ethical Humanism look like in a post-COVID, post-religious world? Do we have a future?
James Croft, Leader of the Ethical Society of St. Louis, will give an assessment of the state of our movement, then lead a workshop on helping us imagine a new future. You may listen to this program via this link: https://tinyurl.com/34mx6xr3. The workshop will be in the afternoon from 3-5 PM EDT. This link provides information about the talk and the workshop: https://ethicalstl.altarlive.com/.

The North Carolina Zoo, an Insider's Point of View
2022-05-01 13:30 - 15:30
Katie Davis will be highlighting a day in the life working at the world’s largest habitat zoo. She will talk about conservation projects and future plans and share some exciting behind the scenes anecdotes.
Katie Davis joined the Horticulture Department of the North Carolina Zoological Park in 2020 to manage the nursery and the park’s five Monarch Waystations. Before becoming a state employee she worked at Cure Nursery – Native Plants for almost a decade. When her hands aren’t in the dirt at work, Katie enjoys working in her home garden with her chickens and Chihuahua.
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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

Developing the Community Toolkit: A Grassroots Approach to Meaningful Environmental Advocacy
2022-04-24 13:30 - 15:30
North Carolina communities have experienced years of limited opportunities to participate in state officials decision-making processes for environmental policy and permitting. This has been particularly difficult for historically marginalized and underserved communities under traditional power dynamics. It’s not to say that there are no opportunities to engage in state actions as a member of the public, just that there are some significant limitations.
To promote all community voices, Clean Water NC is developing a new edition of our “Community Toolkit.” The toolkit will provide resources you can take to your communities and become an advocate for your neighborhood, regardless of time, funding, or knowledge restrictions. Rachel Velez and Christine Diaz of Clean Water for North Carolina will give this presentation.
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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

The Future of the American Ethical Union
2022-04-17 13:30 - 15:30
James Croft, the Leader of the St. Louis Ethical Society, has sparked a discussion about the future of the AEU. He is asking some “soul searching” questions about the “movement” and its future. Chris Kaman, longtime EHST member, spoke with James recently about his concerns about the future of the AEU, a discussion initiated by Mr. Croft who has interviewed many people in AEU member societies about his concerns. Chris will review Mr. Croft’s concerns and ask EHST members for their reactions. Mr. Croft will give an address on May 8th which will be our program for that day; his talk will address his concerns, and what he thinks the future of the the AEU is.
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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

The American Ethical Union - What You Need to Know
2022-04-10 13:30 - 15:30 | Virtual Program using Zoom
The American Ethical Union (AEU) was founded in 1893 when the first four ethical societies in the US (NYC, Philadelphia, Chicago and St. Louis) joined together to form an umbrella federated organization. Fast forward 129 years and the AEU has expanded and contracted along with many other congregational organizations.
What exactly does the AEU do, and how has it changed over the years? How does the EHST and its membership interact with the AEU, and how has the pandemic impacted this relationship? What are the current headwinds the AEU is facing and why were 2021 and 2022 particularly challenging years?
Jan Broughton (past president of the AEU) and Dorothy Dale (current AEU Board member) will discuss the AEU and attempt to answer members’ and friends’ questions.
This 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 email us at info@ncethicalsociety.org and provide your first and last name in your request.

The Humanitarian Situation in Poland with Regard to Ukrainian Refugees
2022-04-03 13:30 - 15:30
Dr. Hanna Gracz will give a presentation focusing on the Ukrainian refugees in Poland. She will start with a little history of the area, including maps showing the shared border between Poland and Ukraine, and how that border has changed over time. Additionally, she will discuss the logistics: How do the refugees arrive? Where do they go? How are they treated? Dr. Gracz is originally from Poland but has lived in the United States since 1984. Since she came to the US during a period of martial law in Poland, she has a unique perspective on these issues. Dr. Gracz is a scientist by training and holds an MS in Physics with a Biophysics emphasis and a PhD in Chemistry with an emphasis in Biochemistry. After several years in the academic world, including North Carolina State University, she now runs a consulting firm, NMR Service, LLC.
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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

Trying Not to Try: The Power of Spontaneity
2022-03-27 13:30 - 15:30
Dr. Edward Slingerland is a Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia with appointments in the Departments of Psychology and Asian Studies. His first popular book, Trying Not to Try: Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity, offers a description of the ancient concept of Wu Wei and how it relates to modern life. Can the effortless action that is the essence of Wu Wei be a key to enhancing trust, commitment, spontaneity, and happiness in our world today? In a recorded TEDx talk, Dr. Slingerland approaches the topic of Wu Wei through the lens of our modern experience. We will have discussion following this brief video.
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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

Music and the Mind
2022-03-20 13:30 - 15:30
EHST member Maura Breidt will discuss music and the effect it has on us: on our moods and on our minds. It is fairly well-known and accepted that playing an instrument is good for the brain, providing many positive effects on people of all ages. Playing music is good for a variety of brain functions, including improvement of neuroplasticity. It also has positive effects on emotional well-being and feelings of social connectedness. But what about listening to music? Are there benefits? If so, what are they? In this talk, we will look at both anecdotal and scientific evidence and discuss these questions.
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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

What On Earth is Going On: Current Events Discussion
2022-03-13 13:30 - 15:30 | Virtual Program using Zoom
EHST President Fred Breidt will lead a discussion on current events, which seem especially weighty at this particular moment in America and the world. We are witnessing the first widespread war in Europe since WWII, while also considering a new justice nominated for the Supreme Court, mid-term elections ramping up, and the undaunted work of the January 6th Committee in the House.

This 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 email us at info@ncethicalsociety.org and provide your first and last name in your request.

Visiting the Antarctic Peninsula
2022-03-06 13:30 - 15:30
Local EHST Member, Gretchen Niver, will present a travelogue of her recent trip to the Antarctic Peninsula. Though not an expert on anything about Antartica, she’ll discuss her experiences on the trip, accompanied by the photos she took of the local wildlife, including three species of penguins, five varieties of seals, birds and whales.
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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

What the Times Demand of Us and Our Legislature
2022-02-27 13:30 - 15:30
Former Chapel Hill Town Council member and civil rights attorney Allen Buansi will discuss the present state of things when it comes to poverty, education, housing and job opportunities in Chapel Hill-Carrboro and North Carolina. We know all too well the discourse nationally on some of these issues. But we have work to do right here at home in our community and in North Carolina. Buansi will share some of the lessons he has learned growing up in Chapel Hill, practicing law and advocating for policies to treat people more fairly and equitably. More importantly, he will talk about what each of us can do in the fight for fairness.

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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

The Seven Daughters of Eve and Me
2022-02-20 13:30 - 15:30
The Seven Daughters of Eve is a 2001 semi-fictional book by Bryan Sykes that presents, to a general audience, the science of the origin of humans in Africa and how they spread around the world. Sykes explains the principles of genetics and human evolution, how mitochondrial DNA is inherited, and how the analysis of ancient DNA links our prehistoric ancestors to modern humans.

In 1991, Otzi, the prehistoric Iceman, was found frozen in the Italian Alps. Then, Oxford geneticist Bryan Sykes made the astonishing discovery that Otzi’s DNA matched with a lady in Dorset, England. This started Bryan Sykes’ quest to unravel the genetic history of Europe, and later, of the world.

Specifically, you inherit your mitochondrial DNA exclusively from your mother, and your mother inherited hers from her mother, and so on. This matrilineal DNA, for Europeans, is traced back to seven prehistoric mothers in various locations in Europe. Who were they? What were they like? What does it mean for us? This is all discussed in The Seven Daughters of Eve. EHST Member Mike Conrad will present this program to us.
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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

"DARWIN DAY” - A Celebration of Science, Nature, and the Theory of Evolution
2022-02-13 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtual Program using Zoom
We will be joining the program at the Ethical Society of Northern Westchester at 11:00 a.m. for their Darwin Day Program. Each year their Darwin Day event honors the legacy of Charles Darwin, and joyfully celebrates science, nature, humans, non-humans, and more. Holly Moore, Carl Romano, and Milt Steinberg speak about their lives as scientists; what got them interested, what they do, what they love about science and being scientists, where the pleasure and fun is in science, how science influences their values, etc.

If you would like to attend this meeting, please email us at info@ncethicalsociety.org and provide your first and last name in your request.

The Loss of Roe v. Wade: An Unnecessary Fear
2022-02-06 13:30 - 15:30
Solomon Gibson, III, will take a look at the legal conundrum that is Roe v. Wade what can be interpreted from it, and the danger of codifying it into federal law. Most importantly Roe v. Wade being overturned is not something to fear! Mr. Gibson will explain why, and will outline a strategy for establishing reproductive rights for all time.

Mr. Gibson has been as a DJ for WNCU radio station, and is currently an actor in a local dinner theater. He has spoken several time to us in the past. His well reasoned presentations are always insightful.

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 you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.

W.E.B. Du Bois: Will the Truth Set You Free?
2022-01-30 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtual Program using Zoom
Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois spoke to a group at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on February 7, 1949. This very timely address pertains especially to the need to face facts about enslavement and racism and to acknowledge the contributions of people of African descent – and it points out numerous places where that facing of fact has not occurred. Dr. Du Bois’ words pertain especially to the resolution passed at the AEU Assembly in 2017, “Toward Repairing the Harm of Racism” which states: “Therefore, we affirm efforts to study the lasting effects of the heritage of enslavement and racial discrimination especially on living African Americans, but also on other people of color, and on American society as a whole. We also affirm efforts to study ways that such lasting negative effects can be repaired, and to be involved in actions to repair such effects.”

This program will is presented by the American Ethical Union, our national organization of which we are a chapter. It will be presented via a Zoom session. You do not need a Zoom account to “attend” this program. If you would like to attend this meeting, please email us at info@ncethicalsociety.org and provide your first and last name in your request.

Epicurus and the Garden, Planting the Seeds of Ethical Humanism?
2022-01-23 13:30 - 15:30 | Virtual Program using Zoom
The Ethical Humanist Society of the Triangle promotes the use of reason and science in the search for and commitment to living an ethical life that benefits all humanity, a sentiment that Epicurus would likely have wholeheartedly agreed with when he formed his school in his Garden in Athens in 306 BCE. We will explore the life of Epicurus and his teachings, including some interesting parallels between how society reacted to him then and how society relates to ethical humanists today.

This will be a Zoom meeting due to icy road conditions. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please email info@ncethicalsociety.org with your first and last name to be registered as an attendee for this program.
