Curt Collier, Interim Leader for the Bergen County NJ Ethical Society, was the featured speaker, joined by Lucy Crespo.  Their focus was Groundwork Youth, a practical opportunity for Ethical Culture Societies to join in partnership with their local communities to address the effects of poor environmental decisions from the past. Hugh Taft-Morales, Leader for the […]

The inauguration of Donald Trump was immediately followed by the largest protest in U.S. history. His four years in office included several protests--both by alt-right extremists and anti-racist activists--culminating in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. Photojournalism can provide both an engaging qualitative story and useful quantitative data about what happens at these protests. However, the […]

Honoring the history of Black Liberation struggles and the particular uprisings of 2020 and 2021, the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture is proud to host, along with other ethical and humanist societies, a Juneteenth celebration entitled "Where is the Joy in Freedom?" with guest speaker NYC Deputy Mayor J. Phillip Thompson.  J. Phillip Thompson is NYC’s Deputy Mayor for Strategic […]

Whether or not you attended the joint meeting with the Brooklyn Ethical Society on Juneteenth last week, please join us for this discussion. As explained by Wikipedia. "Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the southern United States that had formed the Confederacy.  Originating in Galveston, Texas, it […]

Have you ever misplaced something you were just holding? Completely blanked on a famous actor's name? Walked into a room and immediately forgot why?  In her Ted Talk neuroscientist Lisa Genova digs into two types of memory failures we regularly experience -- and reassures us that forgetting is totally normal. Among other books Dr. Genova […]