UNC Professor of Law Gene Nichol will speak on the future of North Carolina from his perspective as a progressive as well as a legal scholar. Gene Nichol is Boyd Tinsley distinguished professor of law at the University of North Carolina.  Nichol has been a monthly op-ed writer for the Raleigh News & Observer for fifteen […]

The EHST book group (open to the public) will discuss the book Black Man in a White Coat by Dr. Damon Tweedy.  Dr. Tweedy is a psychiatrist at Duke Medical Center, and received his medical training there.  A New York Times Bestseller • one of Time Magazine's Top Ten Nonfiction Books of the Year  • a […]

Randy Best, Ethical Humanist Leader of the Northern Virginia Ethical Society and former Leader of EHST, will speak about the 2016 election and what it means for Ethical Humanists.   Many of the values and positions favored by Ethical Humanists as witnessed by the history of the "movement" and the American Ethical Union are now […]

Eileen McWilliams, Ipas Partnership Manager, will speak about the mission and work of Ipas.  "Founded in 1973, Ipas is a global nongovernmental organization dedicated to ending preventable deaths and disabilities from unsafe abortion. Through local, national, and global partnerships, Ipas works to ensure that women can obtain safe, respectful, and comprehensive abortion care, including counseling […]

Architect Arielle Schechter will speak to us about her work and options for those seeking to have a smaller footprint on the Earth's resources.  She designs "tiny houses" (from 150 to 1500 sq. ft.), and also established "North Carolina Modernist Houses," an educational nonprofit which  does archive documenting, preserving, and promoting residential modernist architecture.   […]