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 2019.  We will also seek suggestions from members for our priorities for 2019.  Visitors and friends are welcome to attend, but they will not be eligible to vote.  Members who […]

Dr. Kareem Crayton of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice will speak to us about the coalition's programs, which include Criminal Justice, Voting Rights, Environmental Justice, and Human Rights. Kareem Crayton is a widely cited and internationally respected scholar, expert, and consultant whose work centers on the intersection of law, politics, and race. He is the […]

Many states have passed restrictions on the conditions under which a woman may have an abortion.  The restrictions have closed many clinics which provided not only abortions, but also other reproductive and women's health services.  What are some of the most egregious of the restrictions?   Whom do these restrictions affect?   Stan Henshaw, formerly with the […]

In September 2018, Hurricane Florence, closely followed by Hurricane Michael, had a devastating impact on livestock and the environment in North Carolina.   Dr. Doug Meckes heads the Veterinary Division of the  North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and will speak to us about the effects of these storms. Dr. Meckes currently serves as […]

(Rescheduled from an earlier date) The term “eugenics” was a word coined by Francis Galton (Charles Darwin’s cousin) to describe the “science of improving human stock” by encouraging the reproduction of the “more suitable races,” so that they would prevail over the “less suitable races.” This so-called “science,” based on poor and incomplete knowledge of […]