Events

Come join fellow humanists for drinks, dinner, and good conversation at our regular Humanist Happy Hour at the City Tap in Pittsboro.   We meet here the fourth Wednesday evening each month.

The Support Circle Program is run by the Interfaith Council.  EHST has partnered with two other congregations to provide support to one individual who is struggling to move out of homelessness.  (The individual's  name is confidential.)  Three of our members who are involved in the program will describe the program, and their experience of it […]

Susan Simone, a long-time volunteer at Orange Correctional center, will bring a group current and former inmates to talk about their experience as inmates and as family members. Why is family support so important? How do you maintain relationships with parents, siblings and children from behind bars? How does this play out when you are released? […]

Come join fellow humanists for drinks, dinner, and good conversation at our regular Humanist Happy Hour at the Mellow Mushroom in Chapel Hill.   Parking is available on Rosemary Street behind the Mellow Mushroom across from Breadmans.  The parking lot is marked as parking for Mellow Mushroom customers.

Orange County Living Wage (OCLW) is sponsoring a "buycott" for Mystery Brewing Company in Hillsboro (230 S. Nash St).  A "buycott" is the opposite of a "boycott".  Come reward Mystery Brewing for paying a  living wage (as certified by OCLW).  For more information, see Orange County Living Wage.  

As a followup to the program last Sunday (10/9) we will show the TED talk video "A Prosecutor's Vision For a Better Justice System" followed by a discussion of the talk, and points raised by last week's program.  Much news coverage of the excessive use of force by police departments has directed attention to that […]

We will show the Ted Talk by Peter Singer: The Why and How of Effective Altruism.  Afterward we will share our reactions to his talk. In a world with so many problems and human needs, this talk may help you determine how you can be effective. Note that our originally scheduled program for today was […]

Come join fellow humanists for drinks, dinner, and good conversation at our regular Humanist Happy Hour at the City Tap in Pittsboro.   We meet here the fourth Wednesday evening each month.

We are cooking and serving at the Chapel Hill Community Kitchen.  Cooks work from 4-6 pm, and servers work from 6-7 pm.  If you would like to help, please email us.  Our coordinator will be in touch.   This is a great way to help those who need a good meal! EHST has been cooking and serving […]

Randy Best, Leader of the Northern Virginia Ethical Society, will speak on the Ethical Humanist ideal of how to treat others.  Starting with the example of changing ideas about better ways to interact with our children, he will talk about inclusion, cooperation, and breaking the cycle of dehumanizing violence.  Mr. Best will expand the principles for how to treat […]

Some say that this election is one of the most important in recent history; others don't plan to vote at all.  Many like neither Presidential candidate, and plan to vote for the Green or Libertarian candidate.  There are many "down ballot" races that also matter such as Senator and House of Representative candidates, and then […]