Hibba Abugideiri Villanova University  Why do Muslim women wear the veil, especially in the United States? Are face veils signs of oppression? Is Islam a misogynistic religion? And why has a 14 X 14 piece of cloth obsessed the West for over a century and endured as a symbol with global resonance? Abugideiri addresses misconceptions [...]

Robert Edwin (Bob) Steinfort Professional Musician and PES Member “Every song has some kind of spective,” says Bob. “Intro-. Re-. Per-. Pro-. Retro-. (Circum-?)” Our virtuoso pianist, Rollin Wilber, will join Bob for a lively program of music in a variety of spectives. They will perform their own compositions, as well as works by others. [...]

Kimiko Doherty Former Volunteer Peace Corps and PES Member Kimiko started her Peace Corps journey in Honduras. During two-and-a-half years in a rural town, she learned lessons that have lasted a lifetime. Come and hear about them, while helping Kimiko celebrate the 20th anniversary of that foundational experience. This is a Zoom-only platform. You can [...]

Stan Horwitz Senior Systems Manager Temple University and PES Member Oliver Jane Jorgensen Community Life Coordinator, Philadelphia Ethical Society Oliver Jane will discuss the role of social networking—through services like Instagram and YouTube—in Ethical Culture. Stan will provide tips and tricks for using Zoom more productively and with greater confidence. This is a Zoom-only platform. [...]

Betsy Lightbourn Prolific Reader, PES Member July 3 through August 11 are the official dog days of summer. It’s the perfect time to curl up with a book on the beach or in a park. Or read in air-conditioned comfort, if you prefer. This program of book reviews by our members will help you choose [...]

Rain date for the picnic, originally scheduled for July 9th. Join PES members to socialize, play lawn games, participate in singing folk songs (led by Hugh), and tour the camp facilities and trails. The swimming pool will be open at 1 PM.  Members of the Baltimore Ethical Society will be joining PES at this year's picnic! A carpool from 1906 Rittenhouse will [...]

All Societies Platform: The Encampment for Citizenship on Zoom Since its founding in 1876, the Ethical Culture movement has founded or co-founded several organizations. One of them is The Encampment for Citizenship, a progressive youth leadership program that met for the first time in the summer of 1946. Today, it has been reinvigorated by alumni [...]

Mike Tysowsky, Board Chair, Serving at the Crossroads Dr. Tysowsky, speaks about his journey Serving at the Crossroads and the sustainability of its medical clinic in Western Honduras - the intentionality, lessons learned, and the outcomes achieved. Instead of building a wall, Serving at the Crossroads (SATC) realized the need to build medical capacity in [...]

Christian Hayden Ethical Culture Leader and PES member Choosing to be Humanist can be a deeply private decision- one that many times, happens outside of community- it can be difficult to describe how one approaches one’s spiritual/ethical formation. How does one observe being a humanist or Ethical Culturist? How do we form a community that [...]

Kate Esposito, PES Member Most of us like to tell stories about our lives.  But how many of us have written them?  Come prepared to scribble tidbits of your past to create a compelling memory.  In advance, have in mind a personal story you want to write, preferably involving just one other person. This is [...]