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The Encampment for Citizenship: An Experience in Participatory Democracy
The Encampment for Citizenship: An Experience in Participatory Democracy
Anne Klaeysen Leader, New York Society for Ethical Culture The Encampment for Citizenship, founded in 1946 by Ethical Culture Leader Algernon D. Black and Alice (“Nanny”) Pollitzer, a prominent civic leader, offered an opportunity for young adults of many religious, racial, social and national backgrounds to learn the principles and techniques of citizenship…through lived experience. Black believed that […]
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Pride and Shame: The Ups and Downs of Sexual Identity
Pride and Shame: The Ups and Downs of Sexual Identity
Hugh Taft-Morales Leader, Philadelphia Ethical Society For many people, sexual identity and expression is an important part of life. Shouldn’t Ethical Humanism support them as sources of energy, joy, and pride?! Unfortunately too often American culture wraps up sexuality in layers of shame, and this can hurt everyone, but especially people seen as not conforming to traditional […]
Introduction to Ethical Humanism
Introduction to Ethical Humanism
Do you have friends curious about the Philadelphia Ethical Society? Bring them to the next Introduction to Ethical Humanism for an overview, great conversation, and snacks! Please RSVP to Hugh Taft-Morales at Leader@phillyethics.org.
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Ethical Evolution
Ethical Evolution
Are you striving to live closer to your ethical ideals? Do you want to express your values through action? Come to another “Ethical Evolution,” a support circle led by Hugh Taft-Morales that offers tools and support to help you bring out your ethical best. An Ethical Evolution introduction will occur from 6:00-7:00PM. If you have already come to an introduction […]
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Environmental Justice & Community Wellness Event
Environmental Justice & Community Wellness Event
Join Hugh for the Overbrook Environmental Education Center hosted event where you can meet leaders from Philadelphia’s Health and Environmental Community offering free wellness and health resources. Volunteer or just attend. If you want a ride to 6134 Lancaster Ave., RSVP to LeaderHugh@phillyethics.org.
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Preventing Child Sex Abuse in the #MeToo Era
Preventing Child Sex Abuse in the #MeToo Era
Marci A. Hamilton Founder and CEO of CHILD USA Prof. Marci A. Hamilton, the leading expert on statutes of limitations and access to justice for child sex abuse victims, will discuss the strategies to increase justice, including Statute of Limitations reform. Hamilton is the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program Professor of Practice, and Fox Family Pavilion […]
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Spring Celebration: Youth in Celebration!
Spring Celebration: Youth in Celebration!
For our annual celebration of spring, we will embrace the joy of youthful spirit (regardless of your calendar age)! Come for music, poetry and prose to help us both remember the optimism and energy of youth and celebrate young people today, especially the environmental awareness embraced by the next generation.
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Should We Love and Value People Who Have Done Evil?
Should We Love and Value People Who Have Done Evil?
A guided dialogue hosted by the Greater Philadelphia Thinking Society (GPTS) and the Philadelphia Ethical Society. Join CJ Fearnley and Hugh Taft-Morales for this free event open to all. We are social creatures who develop ethical ideals that guide our behavior, but we are also often ignorant and make mistakes. Should we love and value everyone, even those […]
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Book Discussion – American Dialogue: The Founders and Us
Book Discussion – American Dialogue: The Founders and Us
Hugh Taft-Morales hosts a discussion of American Dialogue: The Founders and Us, by Joseph J. Ellis (2018). What is the answer to our many current cultural divides? Ellis suggests that the founding generation’s “greatest legacy is the recognition that argument itself is the answer.” Come join Hugh in this ongoing conversation between past and present. We will discuss Chapters […]
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The Complexities of Child Welfare: The Importance and Challenges of Foster Parenting
The Complexities of Child Welfare: The Importance and Challenges of Foster Parenting
Laurie Friedman LCSW, MPA, Assistant Professor of Instruction at Temple University School of Social Work Laurie Friedman’s dissertation focused on the experiences of prospective foster parents as they moved through the licensing process. She shares her perspective on the critical need for foster parents, focusing on the mixed messages they receive in terms of their […]
Understanding and Applying Stoic Virtues
Understanding and Applying Stoic Virtues
Philadelphia Stoics Almost 2000 years before Spike Lee’s movie Do the Right Thing, the Emperor/Philosopher Marcus Aurelius said, “if it is not right, do not do it…” For the Stoics doing the right thing was guided by the four virtues of Practical Wisdom, Courage, Temperance, and Justice. We will discuss the virtues and their modern applications. Optional pre-reading: What […]