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Book Group Discussion of “Black Man in a White Coat”
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 […]
The 2016 Election and Beyond
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 […]
The Mission and Work of Ipas
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 […]
Tiny Houses, A New Option in Home Ownership
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. […]
Black Religion: The Gift and the Curse
Our guest speaker will be Dr. Dauv Evans , whose talk is titled: Black Religion: The Gift and the Curse. Dr. Evans has written a new book, Emancipation of a Black Atheist, which will be published later this year. The book explores the author's growth out of religion and examines the effects of religion in the Black community. […]
