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SUMMARY:North Carolina Farmworkers and Covid19 Vaccinations
DESCRIPTION:Anna Jensen\, Executive Director of the NC Farmworkers Project\, will speak to us about our farmworkers and how Covid19 vaccinations are getting (or not getting) to them.  The NC Farmworkers’ Project serves as the resource center\, home base\, and connection to care for more than 3\,000 farmworkers in five counties around Benson\, North Carolina. Each agricultural season\, we visit farmworkers in their homes to assess their needs\, engage in health education\, share information and resources\, and build community. \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/north-carolina-farmworkers-and-covid19-vaccinations/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210516T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210516T123000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210427T115503Z
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SUMMARY:All American Ethical Union Presentation by the Youth of Ethical Societies
DESCRIPTION:EHST will have our program in conjunction with the all AEU program by the Youth of Ethical Societies (YES). Every year\, the teens of Ethical Societies around the country come together to discuss issues relevant to the world around them.  The weekend-long conference is entirely teen-led; they plan the theme\, they plan and lead the breakout discussion groups\, and they facilitate all activities during the conference. This is an impressive feat in any year — but to have pulled off a successful Youth of Ethical Societies (YES) Conference during a global pandemic is especially remarkable! \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/all-american-ethical-union-presentation-by-the-youth-of-ethical-societies/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210509T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210509T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20210503T172444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210503T172444Z
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SUMMARY:Discussion Day
DESCRIPTION:Our meeting this week will be a discussion highlighting some of the learnings from our last several guest presentations: \n\nSuzanne MacDonough on “Conflict Reduction Strategies and Love/Friendship Styles.”\nDr. Karen Barbee on “Mental Health and Substance Abuse.”\n\n\nDavid Delaney on “Racial Justice\, Institutional Reform\, and Ethics.“\n\nWere there key learnings from these presentations that impacted you? Was there anything you disagreed with\, or wanted more information about? \nJoin us and share your thoughts \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/discussion-day/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210502T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210502T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20210324T144009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210419T181606Z
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SUMMARY:Racial Justice\, Institutional Reform\, and Ethics
DESCRIPTION:David Delaney is a North Carolina attorney and member of the faculty of the UNC-Chapel Hill Curriculum in Peace\, War\, and Defense. David will talk about ethics- and values-based institutional improvements to advance racial justice through local and national associations\, including the NC State Bar\, NAACP\, and West Point alumni community. \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/racial-justice-institutional-reform-and-ethics/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210425T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210425T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20210221T131721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210419T104445Z
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SUMMARY:Mental Health and Substance Abuse
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Karen Barbee will speak to us about mental health and substance abuse.  Dr. Barbee is the founder\, owner\, and Clinical Director of Renaissance Wellness Services\, LLC(RWS) in Pittsboro\, NC.   Here is the mission statement of RWS: To provide high-quality\, holistic and therapeutic services to individuals\, couples\, and families through the use of client-centered and empirically-based counseling theories. \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/mental-health-and-substance-abuse/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210418T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210418T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20210412T114324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210412T114324Z
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SUMMARY:Democracy in Chains?
DESCRIPTION:We will show a pre-recorded talk by Duke University Professor of History Nancy MacLean about her book “Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America”.   Afterward we will discuss her book\, and it’s implications for solving this problem.  Of course\, we also will entertain skeptics who find her work questionable.  Whether you have read the book or not\, after listening to the video\, you can participate in our discussion. \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/democracy-in-chains-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210411T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210411T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20210405T141216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210405T155945Z
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SUMMARY:Conflict Reduction Strategies and Love/Friendship Styles
DESCRIPTION:Life coach Suzanne MacDonough will speak about conflict reduction strategies stemming from the 9 love/friendship styles.  The new trend is to speak of ‘conflict reduction’ or ‘conflict management’\, rather than ‘resolution’\, because many times\, in general\, conflict cannot be 100% eliminated.  The topic of conflict reduction is one that Ms. MacDonough has extensively studied\, as a ‘life coach’\, in her trainings through international corporate consulting companies. \n  \nThis talk 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. \n  \n 
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/conflict-reduction-strategies-and-love-friendship-styles/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210404T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210404T153000
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CREATED:20210329T141454Z
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SUMMARY:Discussion Sunday
DESCRIPTION:We will have a discussion on topics which are of interest to our members and friends.  What is on your mind lately?  What important issues need more discussion to understand them beyond sound bytes?  We will begin with a go around to allow our attendees to let us know how they are doing\, and then proceed to our discussion. \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/discussion-sunday/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210328T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210328T123000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20210314T115142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210314T115142Z
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SUMMARY:Partisanship\, Fascism and the Common Good: Defining Public Ethics After the January 6th Insurrection
DESCRIPTION:EHST will be participating in the all American Ethical Union program featuring Rep. Jamie Raskin. \nCongressman Jamie Raskin (MD-8) was Lead House Manager in the second Senate impeachment Trial of former President Donald Trump\, which ended with a 57-43 vote to convict and was the most bipartisan presidential impeachment process in U.S. history.  A professor of constitutional law\, bestselling author\, and former Whip of the Maryland State Senate\, Raskin has been on the frontlines of defending democracy against authoritarianism in our time and authored the successful House Resolution calling on Vice-President Pence to activate the provisions of the 25th Amendment after the failed coup of January 6th to prevent any further descent into chaos and violence at the hands of Donald Trump. \nRaskin introduced the Resolution adopted overwhelmingly by the House (386-3) in the first week of December in 2020 calling for release of all religious prisoners on earth and for repeal of all nations’ blasphemy\, apostasy and heresy laws\, which involve imaginary offenses and are notoriously used to oppress and persecute innocent people. \nRep. Raskin is co-chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus which he co-founded with Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA).  Raskin came to the attention of freethinkers nationally when he testified in the Maryland State Senate in 2006 against a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage and answered a right-wing Senator who asserted that the Bible “defines marriage as one man and one woman” with this retort: “Senator\, with all due respect\, when you took your oath of office you put your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You did not place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible.” \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/partisanship-fascism-and-the-common-good-defining-public-ethics-after-the-january-6th-insurrection/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210321T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210321T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20210217T115057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210217T115057Z
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SUMMARY:Remembering and Honoring the Life of Eva Harrington
DESCRIPTION:EHST will hold a virtual memorial service for Eva Harrington who died in 2020. She was a longtime supporter of Ethical Culture both at EHST and in New York.  We welcome her friends and family to join us.  AEU Leader Randy Best will facilitate our program.  Here is a very brief review of her life: \nEva Harrington\, who passed away on March 15th\, 2020\, was a long-time member of the Ethical Humanist Society of the Triangle.  Born in Vienna\, Austria on July 4th\, 1921\, she witnessed Hitler’s anschluss in March\, 1938\, followed by the incarceration of her father and uncle in the Dachau concentration camp.  After their release in 1939\, Eva and her parents emigrated first to England\, then to the United States\, arriving in 1940.   \nShe met her surviving husband\, Ralph Balzac\, at the Ethical Society of Northern Westchester in 1990.  They moved to North Carolina in 1994 and immediately joined EHST (then called the Ethical Culture Society of the Triangle). \nEva was an extremely bright and warm person\, deeply committed to her community and to her work as a guardian et litem.  She was very welcoming to visitors to EHST\, resulting in several new members joining the society.  Trained as an accountant she served many terms on the board as Treasurer\, swapping duties with Ralph as the allowed length of service ended.  She and Ralph opened their home for many EHST events over the years\, including an annual Thanksgiving potluck dinner for their EHST family. \nShe was predeceased by her daughter\, Susie Goldfrank\, a former AEU president and is survived by 3 grandchildren and 8 greatgrandchildren.  She is deeply missed by all those who knew her. \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/remembering-and-honoring-the-life-of-eva-harrington/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210314T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210314T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20210221T130540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210221T130540Z
UID:6960-1615728600-1615735800@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Racism and Runaway Inequality
DESCRIPTION:Les Leopold will speak to us on the intersection of racism and economic inequality.  He  is the co-founder of the Labor Institute\, a nonprofit that designs research on labor and workplace issues. His most recent book is Runaway Inequality: An Activist’s Guide to Economic Justice. He is currently helping to build a national economic educational train-the-trainer program with unions and community groups. \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/racism-and-runaway-inequality/
LOCATION:Extraordinary Ventures\, 200 S. Elliott Rd\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210307T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210307T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20210123T145727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210123T145727Z
UID:6768-1615123800-1615131000@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Climate Change and Its Effects on Human Health
DESCRIPTION:NC State Prof. Jay Levine will speak to us about how climate change is negatively impacting human health.  Of course\, the disparities in wealth will cause the most harm to those on the lower rungs of the economic ladder.   The 1% of the population who is wealthy may have nothing to worry about\, but 99% of the rest of us in the US will.  So whose health will be impacted the most?  Prof. Levine will give us his perspective. \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/climate-change-and-its-effects-on-human-health/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210228T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210228T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20210107T145151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210222T131236Z
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SUMMARY:Social Media and Fighting Disinformation
DESCRIPTION:UNC Professor Deen Freelon will discuss the interaction between social media and disinformation.  He will speak briefly about his research\, and then he will engage the meeting participants to share their perceptions of and experiences with mis/disinformation.  He is very interested in how our own perceptions mesh with his research.  Prof. Freelon was recently interviewed by The Guardian about this problem.  Here’s the link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/01/disinformation-us-election-covid-pandemic-trump-biden \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/social-media-and-fighting-disinformation/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210221T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210221T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20210217T114509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210217T114509Z
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SUMMARY:Black History Month Considerations
DESCRIPTION:EHST will show two short videos\, and then discuss each. The first video is a short Tonight Show interview from last June with Jane Elliot.  She is the teacher who\, shortly after the assassination of Martin Luther King\, ran what became a famous experiment on discrimination in her third-grade class\, involving separating children with blue eyes from those with brown eyes.  The second video is an interview from January\, 2020 with  Daryl Davis on why we should get rid of Black History Month. Davis is an American R&B and blues musician\, activist\, author\, actor and bandleader.\n \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/black-history-month-considerations/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210214T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210214T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20210201T130420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T130420Z
UID:6784-1613309400-1613316600@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:I Have A Theory - Darwin Day Reflections
DESCRIPTION:Our society is currently plagued by many wacky theories. In the dictionary\, there are multiple definitions of the word theory\, most having not much to do with science. For scientists\, a theory is something special\, pure and rigorous\, right? Well\, maybe. Consider Gregor Mendel\, an Augustinian friar whose published research led us on a direct path to understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind the theory of evolution. For Darwin Day\, let’s consider how the theory of inheritance has evolved\, starting with Mendel. My theory and hope is that this will be instructional.  EHST member Fred Breidt will provide us with these reflections. \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/i-have-a-theory-darwin-day-reflections/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210207T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210207T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20210201T222338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T222338Z
UID:6786-1612704600-1612711800@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Group Discussion Sunday
DESCRIPTION:EHST will hold a discussion regarding the “All Society AEU Program” on Sunday (1/31).  Those who attended that session can help inform those who did not attend.  The question to be discussed is “How Can Freethinkers Help Restore Democracy?”  So we want to discuss this and hear from all participating in our meeting. \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/group-discussion-sunday/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210131T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210131T123000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20210118T114127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210118T114127Z
UID:6756-1612090800-1612096200@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Replacing Magical Thinking with Rational Discourse: How Can Freethinkers Help Restore Democracy
DESCRIPTION:This program will be shared by representatives from all twenty-five national Ethical Societies and will feature music from the Washington Ethical Society Chorus\, musicians Jaque DuPree and Barry Kornhauser\, with presiders Vandra Thorburn\, Elaine Durbach and Lyn Cox. \nAs we face this historical moment\, when cult thinking and fake news have fueled an attempted insurrection\, yet grassroots organizing gives us hope in the future of multiracial democracy\, we reflect on the intellectual traditions supporting a free society. What do our shared values lead us to do now in order to cultivate a world in which we bring out the best in each other and ideas are allowed to flourish without threat of violence? Our panel of thinkers from within our movement will draw from philosophy\, history\, and Ethical Culture tradition. We’ll be joined by Dr. David Sprintzen\, Professor Emeritus at Long Island University and Christian Hayden\, Leader-in-Training at the Ethical Society of St. Louis. Music from the Washington Ethical Society Chorus\, DuPree and Barry Kornhauser will round out the Platform. This program is part of our All-Societies Platform series\, in which Ethical Culture societies from around the country will join together on Zoom to learn and grow together. \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/replacing-magical-thinking-with-rational-discourse-how-can-freethinkers-help-restore-democracy/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210124T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210124T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20201231T162227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201231T163252Z
UID:6704-1611495000-1611502200@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Annual Meeting of Members 2021
DESCRIPTION:EHST will hold its annual meeting of members.  This is a business meeting where the members will (re-)elect board members\, and pass a budget for 2021.  We will also seek suggestions from members for our priorities for the year.  Visitors and friends are welcome to attend\, but they will not be eligible to vote.  Members who cannot be present must submit proxies to the EHST secretary if they wish to have their interests/votes counted at the meeting.  Submission of proxies by email is acceptable.  See our bylaws section 6 for more information. \n  \nThis will be conducted 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/annual-meeting-of-members-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210117T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210117T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20201231T162104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210110T132535Z
UID:6702-1610890200-1610897400@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Conventional Wisdom\, Fashion and the Known World\, or How do We Know What We Know?
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Richard Koral\, an Ethical Culture Leader\, will speak to us about how do we know what we know.  In these days of misinformation\, disinformation\, and just too much information\, how do we cut through to the actual truth of any important matter?    Dr. Richard Koral is a Leader at the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island and the New York Society for Ethical Culture. He holds B.A.\, J.D.\, and D.Min. degrees and graduated from the Humanist Studies Program. Dr. Koral is a longtime member of the Westchester Society\, an active committee and task force member\, and served as president of the American Ethical Union Board from 2012 to 2015. He is also currently a part-time counselor with the Scarsdale Family Counseling Service. Lives in South Salem\, NY \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/tba-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210110T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210110T123000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20201213T132347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201213T132347Z
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SUMMARY:Native American Issues for 2021
DESCRIPTION:Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Colville Federated Tribes) is an indigenous activist\, writer\, educator\, and researcher. As a public intellectual\, she’s written about Native American history and on environmentalism.  Her 2016 book All the Real Indians Died Off and 20 Other Myths About Native Americans was co-written with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz.  Her recent book (2019) is about the history of Indigenous activism on the environment\, As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice from Colonization to Standing Rock.   She will share with us her vision for 2021. \n  \nNote that this program will take place at 11:00 a.m. rather than our customary 1:30 p.m. \nThis talk will be presented via a Zoom session via the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture. 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/native-american-issues-for-2021/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210103T013000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210103T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20201207T140015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201213T131440Z
UID:6662-1609637400-1609687800@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:New Year Roundtable Discussion
DESCRIPTION:EHST will facilitate a round table discussion focusing on issues that matter most to members and friends of EHST for the new year.   Come share your thoughts about what is important to you in 2021\, and  equally important\, hear what others are thinking.  Are you optimistic\, pessimistic\, apathetic? \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/year-end-roundtable-discussion/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201227T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201227T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20201213T131158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201213T131158Z
UID:6669-1609075800-1609083000@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:What's at Stake for the Nation in Georgia's Election of 2 U.S. Senators\, this January 5th?
DESCRIPTION:Suzanne MacDonough\, a life coach\, will outline the national impacts of our U.S. Senate continuing with a Republican majority\, or ‘flipped blue’ to a Democratic Party majority (with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote). \nWhether you root for the incumbent Senators (Loeffler and Perdue) or their challengers (Warnock and Ossoff)\, the layers and details of this election are fascinating. \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/whats-at-stake-for-the-nation-in-georgias-election-of-2-u-s-senators-this-january-5th/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201220T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201220T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20201206T224045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201206T224045Z
UID:6659-1608471000-1608478200@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Tom Neilson - Forks in the Road
DESCRIPTION:Tom Neilson is a singer and songwriter\, mixing satire and social commentary.   He will talk to us about his life and also entertain us with some songs.  His website states “His travels around the U.S. are reflected in his songs\, intertwined with farm roots and a fervent commitment to social justice\, as he writes about historical and current events. He has been at the for-front in helping communities organize against water privatization\, mountain top removal\, nuclear energy\, incinerators\, GMOs\, fracking\, & toxic waste.   Known locally as the Bard Insurgent\, Tom is a veteran of stage and street theater with his writing\, acting\, and directing. His songs draw the listener into his musical response to globalization.” \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/tom-neilson-forks-in-the-road/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201213T013000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201213T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20201206T222959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201206T222959Z
UID:6657-1607823000-1607873400@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Jenna Wadsworth on North Carolina's Agricultural Future
DESCRIPTION:Jenna Wadsworth\, the 2020 Democratic candidate for NC Commissioner of Agriculture\, will speak to us about the future of North Carolina’s investments in agriculture.  Her campaign focused on a wide range of issues from farmland preservation to dealing with climate change to the promotion of hemp\, and the legalization of cannabis.  She is a young\, progressive\, eloquent advocate with a vision you need to hear. \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/jenna-wadsworth-on-north-carolinas-agricultural-future/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201206T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201206T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20201130T145413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201130T145413Z
UID:6645-1607261400-1607268600@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:How Can Humanity Rise to Meet Our Emerging Future
DESCRIPTION: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 to meet our challenges. \nBetsey Downing\, Ph.D.\, was a meditation and yoga teacher for nearly 45 years\, before retiring to become a volunteer climate educator. She has given lectures on our climate crisis\, lobbied Congress for a fee and dividend on fossil fuels\, and has led a bi-weekly climate discussion group for the past 5 years. In January she plans to start a free book discussion group\, based on Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong\, by Norman Fischer\, a longtime Zen teacher. \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/how-can-humanity-rise-to-meet-our-emerging-future/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201129T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201129T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20201125T150737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201125T151010Z
UID:6634-1606656600-1606663800@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Two Perspectives on Climate Change
DESCRIPTION: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 our planet going forward. \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/two-perspectives-on-climate-change/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201122T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201122T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20201117T195519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201117T195519Z
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SUMMARY:Stone Soup in the Time of Covid
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nAs we look for ways to celebrate Thanksgiving and giving thanks we are aware of the hardships and want that the current pandemic has created and exposed.\n\nLet us examine today’s conditions as well as systemic problems and look to ways to alleviate some of the needs we see all around us.  And let us ponder ways to celebrate the holiday while keeping separate from family and friends.\n\nJan Broughton will lead us in our program.\n\nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/stone-soup-in-the-time-of-covid/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201115T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201115T123000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20201014T143324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201028T162330Z
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SUMMARY:Understanding "Defunding the Police" with Alex S. Vitale
DESCRIPTION: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: \n“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 that defunding goes too far\, or you may just wonder what it means.  Whatever your reaction\, here’s a chance to find out more.” \n\n\n\n“Alex S. Vitale will be our guest speaker on this morning. Professor Vitale\, who teaches in the Department of Sociology at Brooklyn College and has researched and written about the future of policing for 30 years\, will explain the ‘defund the police’ movement and its relationship to the long struggle for racial and economic justice.” \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/understanding-defunding-the-police-with-alex-s-vitale/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201101T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201101T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20201027T110716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201028T161749Z
UID:6604-1604237400-1604244600@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Plastic Pandemic
DESCRIPTION: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 problems with plastic. \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/plastic-pandemic/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201025T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201025T153000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151843
CREATED:20201014T144023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201014T144512Z
UID:6587-1603632600-1603639800@ehstnc.org
SUMMARY:Fall 2020 Members Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Each fall\, EHST has a meeting of members\, friends\, and visitors to discuss what has transpired (good\, bad\, and ugly) for the society this year\, and what looms ahead next  year for us.  the coronavirus has been challenging\, and we need to discuss the future of our in person meetings for 2021.  Additionally our programs\, budget\, board activity\, and needs are reviewed during the meeting.  Questions are encouraged\, which we will attempt to answer\, to allow members and prospective members to understand our “state of the union.”  We also will kick off our pledge campaign for 2021.  Come get the facts about our humanist congregation! \n  \nThis talk 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.
URL:https://ehstnc.org/event/fall-2020-members-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual Program using Zoom
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