Christian Hayden PES Member and Leader in Training Christian Hayden has a unique distinction: he is the first and only Leader in Training to do a fully remote internship. Christian will share some of his experiences, challenges, and insights that he gathered from learning how to be clergy in a pandemic. Join here online at [...]

YES, we’re going to get together in person again, for the first time in more than a year. And we’ll be coming together in one of the most beautiful spots in the world! No Zoom program scheduled. If picnic is rained out, program for July 25 will take place and picnic will be postponed until [...]

Nick Sanders PES Member and former PES President Most people know that racism is unethical because of the impact it has on people of color. But do you realize it also diminishes the chances of human flourishing and even survival? Nick will elaborate on this much less considered framing of racism and what it implies [...]

Please note earlier, 10:30 am, start time With Hugh Taft-Morales, Leader, Phila. Ethical Soc. Margaret Atwood called A Wizard of Earthsea one of the “wellsprings of fantasy literature." Originally conceived as a children’s book, it has become a favorite of many sci-fans. Hugh will reflect on the creativity, philosophy, and ethics offered in this work. [...]

Pattie Arduini President, Susquehanna Valley Ethical Society The Susquehanna Valley Ethical Society is located in Lewisburg, PA, a picturesque rural community situated along the Susquehanna River and home to Bucknell University. Learn how SVES came to be, its struggles and successes, and what the future holds for this Society in Central Pennsylvania. Join here online [...]

Ending Racism Task Force of the Philadelphia Ethical Society Poems by Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes, Jerico Brown and others.  How can poetry serve to enlighten us and move us to heal racial trauma? Join here online at the scheduled time.

Hugh Taft-Morales Leader, Philadelphia Ethical Society Joe Biden won the 2020 election fair and square, but the outrageous lie that the election was rigged fueled the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Though lying has long been used as a tool to gain political power, normalizing blatant lying threatens our democracy. Hugh Taft-Morales explores this [...]

Hugh Taft-Morales Leader, Philadelphia Ethical Society Since the Department of War’s creation in 1789, the United States has followed an all-too-familiar strategy: prepare for war to keep the peace. The painstaking, crucial work of peacebuilding has not received equal federal attention and resources. As weapons become more deadly and expensive, isn’t it time the federal [...]

Nora Elmarzouky POWER, Climate Justice and Jobs Nora Elmarzouky, a Climate Justice organizer at POWER, will discuss POWER’s campaign to pressure elected state leaders to appoint Public Utility Commissioners who will represent people and the planet rather than profits for the fossil fuel industry. Join here online at the scheduled time.

Hugh Taft-Morales Leader, Philadelphia Ethical Society Courage often is exemplified by acts of physical bravery. Other times it is described as the absence of fear. But courage, particularly moral courage, need not involve overcoming bodily risk and suffering. And as Mark Twain put it, “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear.” [...]