John Horkel, Philadelphia Ethical Society Member John was taking a walk in New Haven, Connecticut, one day, not long after retiring from his career as a zoo curator and director of an arboretum and a nature center. Finding himself before the building that houses the nonprofit New Haven Reads, he impulsively went in and signed [...]

Rollin Wilber, Pianist; and Robert Steinfort, Member Philadelphia Ethical Society They say you can’t please everybody. Well, Rollin and Robert Edwin—two outstanding musicians with disparate backgrounds—are going to try. This program features music spanning Bach to rock and will include a reprise of Rollin’s four original song settings of poems by Eugene Field (originally presented [...]

Karen Lawrence and Lisa Winkler, Experiential Trainers Schooner North Wind Youth Program Many organizations have a mission to provide education and experiences to young people. Gloucester City Sail stands out for doing it on a boat. Youth from the Philadelphia and Camden areas get the opportunity to learn about science and history—while also doing some [...]

Erik Younge and Sylvia Metzler, ERTF Co-Chairs Philadelphia Ethical Society In his 2020 TED Talk, “Why We Must Confront the Painful Parts of U.S. History,” Hasan Kwame Jeffries urges us to examine the historical context of present injustice. A discussion will follow screening of the video.   This will be a Zoom-only platform. You can [...]

Christopher Harris, Director, School Library System Genessee Valley BOCES This is an All-Society Platform. Check the Weekly Bulletin for the zoom link.  

Kimiko Doherty, Member Philadelphia Ethical Society Join Kimiko for a platform loosely based on Ross Gay's The Book of Delights.  Special guest PES members will share stories of what brings them delight and joy in their lives.  Afterwards, others are welcome to share a short anecdote of what brings them delight while living life with [...]

Kate Esposito, Member Philadelphia Ethical Society An opportunity to channel your pet, learn improvisational skills, and create connections.  This should be fun!

Hugh Taft-Morales, Leader Philadelphia Ethical Society The national Ethical Culture community and the United States, as a whole, face challenges about where to go from here. In order to bring out our best, we must overcome limited resources, mistrust, trauma, and burnout. People of goodwill are applying their time, energy, and skills to make that [...]

Christian Hayden, Ethical Culture Leader What might the Philadelphia Ethical Society and the Ethical Culture movement—in terms of service, leadership, and community—look like in the future? Christian will draw from Octavia Butler's novel Parable of the Sower and his own experience of—and subsequent changes to—humanist service in Ghana to lead this exercise in collective speculation. [...]

Hugh Taft-Morales, Leader Philadelphia Ethical Society For more than a decade, Hugh has served on the core team of Peace Day Philly. This small, dedicated organization stresses the connection between inner and outer peace: a relationship also expressed in the philosophy of Stoicism. In this talk, Hugh will describe how Stoicism helps us nurture a [...]