Mai Nguyen, UNC Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning, will speak to us via Zoom* about affordable housing:  What is "affordable" housing, and what is being done locally to make it available?  Our speaker will provide us with the details on this important issue. Here is an article to prepare you for this talk: […]

Max Lazar, PhD Candidate in History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will speak to us (via Zoom*) on Antisemitism, and what we should all know about it.   We should all be concerned about the rise of Antisemitism in Europe and the U.S.  White Supremacist propaganda efforts in the U.S. in 2019 more […]

This meeting is a restricted meeting for members and those familiar with our society.  We hope you will find another meeting of interest and participate via our Zoom based programs.  

Valerie Saur, Director of Education for the Compass Center, will speak to us about the mission and work of the Compass Center for Women and Families.  Here is their mission statement:  "Compass Center for Women and Families helps all people navigate their journey to self-sufficiency, safety, and health. We empower individuals and promote equal access […]

Earlier this year, EHST member Jan Broughton traveled to Myanmar with a group of fellow Habitat for Humanity volunteers to participate in that organization’s international Global Village program.  Through the monetary contributions and volunteer labor of these groups housing is built for peoples in many countries.  Travel, meals, and accommodations are arranged by the local […]