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The Right to Free Speech – Time to Draw New Limits?
Virtual Program using ZoomAmerican liberals love to promote and defend free speech without limits of any kind other than the obvious limitation on shouting “fire” in a crowded theater. With the rise of the far right, neo-Nazi movements, as well as escalation of anti-semitism enabled by social media on a worldwide scale, should we re-consider those limits? Germany […]
Environmental Justice – What You Should Know
There is much discussion about environmental justice, but did you know the environmental justice movement actually started right here in North Carolina and that the phrase 'environmental racism' was coined in the heat of protest? Dr. Kim Allen, a cultural anthropologist whose research has focused on environmental justice activism and environmental identity, will dig into […]
How the Chickasaw Nation Is Embracing Science
Conner Sandefur will introduce you to the Chickasaw Nation, a sovereign American Indian nation now located in southcentral Oklahoma. He will discuss some of the research that the Chickasaw Nation and others are doing to improve health and wellness of Indian People (Hattak Api' Homma'). He will also discuss the role of two professional societies, […]
Calling Out The Outrageous Lie
Virtual Program using ZoomHugh Taft-Morales, BES Leader, will talk to us via a previously recorded program. Joe Biden won the 2020 election fair and square, but the outrageous lie that the election was rigged fueled the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Though lying has long been used as a tool to gain political power, normalizing blatant lying […]
Discussion – Turbulent Times
Virtual Program using ZoomThis is a turbulent time for our nation (corrosive political divisions, erosion of belief in government, disinformation) and for our world (catastrophic climate change, increasing authoritarianism, global oligarchs maneuvering across borders). What current issues do you think have the most implications for us in our efforts to "reach for a more ethical life". EHST will […]