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The Struggle to Save Philly’s Chinatown
The Struggle to Save Philly’s Chinatown
Casey Butcher POWER Interfaith Casey Butcher, POWER’s community organizer in South Philadelphia and Center City, will discuss the history of Philadelphia’s Chinatown, its outsized importance for the city and region, and the current struggle to protect its integrity. If the proposed arena construction is approved, the neighborhood is expected to become a construction site for […]
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What Is a Leader?
What Is a Leader?
Hugh Taft-Morales Leader, Philadelphia Ethical Society Traditional patriarchal narratives portray leaders as drum majors, out in front, leading the parade. Felix Adler hesitated before settling on “Leader” as the title for clergy in Ethical Culture. He worried that loyalty to the drum major would dominate. He wanted everyone to become a leader. How should Ethical […]
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Trauma
Trauma
Susan Brotherton PES member & Temple University School of Social Work faculty member Susan is the former director of Philadelphia Social Services for the Salvation Army. Prior to that position she served as the director of trauma informed services for the Red Shield family residence, an emergency housing program serving Philadelphia families. Susan will speak to the […]
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Spring Festival
Spring Festival
Hugh Taft-Morales Leader, Philadelphia Ethical Society To welcome spring, let’s celebrate rebirth both in nature and in the human spirit. Share your favorite poem about spring, renewal, and awakening. Those fully-vaccinated and boosted are welcome to join in-person at 1906 S. Rittenhouse Square. Please wear a mask indoors (N-95). OR You can join here online […]
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Her Own Troubles: Women’s Laments in the Iliad
Her Own Troubles: Women’s Laments in the Iliad
Shelia Murnaghan University of Pennsylvania Homer’s Iliad primarily celebrates male heroism on the battlefield. However, the poem also raises women’s voices, especially through the genre of lament. Sheila Murnaghan, the Allen Memorial Professor of Greek, at Penn, explores the distinctive perspectives of the Iliad’s women on heroic values and gender relations in wartime. Murnaghan’s research […]