Learning Opportunities & Other Events
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Lunch with Hugh (on Zoom)
Lunch with Hugh (on Zoom)
Hugh Taft-Morales hosts an open-ended conversation about whatever you’d like to talk about: winter, New Year’s Resolutions, your favorite new movie. Everyone is welcome! Bring your own lunch.
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An Introduction to Ethical Humanism
An Introduction to Ethical Humanism
Hugh Taft-Morales offers an informal presentation about the history and philosophy of Ethical Culture and the community on Rittenhouse Square known as the Philadelphia Ethical Society. Come find out what we are all about! Meet in the Leader’s Office.
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Book Discussion Series: Braiding Sweetgrass (in-person)
Book Discussion Series: Braiding Sweetgrass (in-person)
We will read and discuss Robin Wall Kimmerer’s groundbreaking book Braiding Sweetgrass to gain a deeper understanding of relationships, sustainability, and our place in the natural world. This meeting will cover the first three sections: “Planting Sweetgrass,” “Tending Sweetgrass,” and “Picking Sweetgrass.”
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Weird News Quiz and Lunch With Hugh
Weird News Quiz and Lunch With Hugh
It’s early January. Do you need something to laugh about? Society member Leigh Buchanan’s annual Weird News Quiz highlights the stuff and nonsense that gets lost in the shadow of important world events. If you do well on this, you may need to rethink your priorities. (This is a repeat of the zoom event on […]
Book Discussion Series: Braiding Sweetgrass (On Zoom)
Book Discussion Series: Braiding Sweetgrass (On Zoom)
We will read and discuss Robin Wall Kimmerer’s groundbreaking book Braiding Sweetgrass to gain a deeper understanding of relationships, sustainability, and our place in the natural world. This meeting will cover the last three sections: “Braiding Sweetgrass,” “Burning Sweetgrass,” and “Epilogue: Returning the Gift.”
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Peeling the Onion (in-person)
Peeling the Onion (in-person)
Get to know other Ethical Society members and some of our Philadelphia neighbors through this fun activity. Peeling the Onion lets participants share stories from their lives, creating opportunities for conversations and new friendships. Come alone or bring a friend! You can (but don’t have to) attend both this event and the one on January […]
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Book Discussion Series: Braiding Sweetgrass
Book Discussion Series: Braiding Sweetgrass
We will read and discuss Robin Wall Kimmerer’s groundbreaking book Braiding Sweetgrass to gain a deeper understanding of relationships, sustainability, and our place in the natural world. This meeting will cover the last three sections: “Braiding Sweetgrass,” “Burning Sweetgrass,” and “Epilogue: Returning the Gift.”
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Peeling the Onion (in-person)
Peeling the Onion (in-person)
Get to know other Ethical Society members and some of our Philadelphia neighbors through this fun activity. Peeling the Onion lets participants share stories from their lives, creating opportunities for conversations and new friendships. Come alone or bring a friend! You can (but don’t have to) attend both this event and the one on January […]