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Think Like A Boss
Extraordinary Ventures 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMost organizations focus on professional development from the perspective of grooming better employees. Dr. Dauv Evans will assert that we need more employees who think like a boss. He has trained employees how to incorporate an entrepreneurial perspective to their jobs. Thinking like a boss can create a more productive and ethical work environment. Dr. […]
I Am a (Non) Believer
Extraordinary Ventures 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMany theists ask non-theists, "Well, just what do you believe?" Atheists believe there is no god, but what about non-theists? Amanda Poppei, Senior Leader of the Washington Ethical Society, will address just what folks who call themselves non-theists believe in. Ethical Humanism, aka Ethical Culture, is non-theistic. Ms. Poppei will help us understand more about […]
Teaching American Indian History
Extraordinary Ventures 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDo our public schools teach historically accurate depictions of American Indians? Ryan Dial-Stanley, a member of the Lumbee tribe, will discuss what education should depict. Leslie Locklear was originally scheduled to speak, but had to step aside. She recommended her colleague Mr. Dial-Stanley who is also quite knowledgeable about this issue, and works with her […]
Highlights of the AEU Assembly in Tampa
Extraordinary Ventures 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe American Ethical Union (AEU) is the national organization of which EHST is a member. Each year the AEU holds a convention, called an "Assembly," in which delegates from the other Ethical Humanist societies meet for three days of lectures, workshops, entertainment, and a business meeting. EHST President Dorothy Dale, and members Jan Broughton and […]
Judith Lessler, “Department of Corruption”
Extraordinary Ventures 200 S. Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesOur guest speaker is Judith Lessler, who edited the book "Department of Corruption: Darren Rainey, the Untold Story" (Harold W.J. Hempstead, author). You may think you know what happens to people who are incarcerated in our prison systems, but you need to know what happened to Darren Rainey, who was imprisoned by the State of […]