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AEU’s All-Societies Platform: Human-I-Tree
AEU’s All-Societies Platform: Human-I-Tree
Human-I-Tree is an original vision grown through community engagement at the New York Society for Ethical Culture by Audrey Kindred‘s collaboration with artists, activists, and children of all ages. It honors how every breath we take as humans is integral to the life of trees. Audrey brings Felix Adler into dialogue with ecological hero and […]
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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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Memorial Sunday
Memorial Sunday
Hugh Taft-Morales Leader, Philadelphia Ethical Society As we ring in the new year, we pause to remember those who are no longer with us. Join Hugh Taft-Morales and members of the Ethical Society in honoring important people in our lives, whether they be family, friends, or famous luminaries. Share your remembrances or just come to […]
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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Race, Wealth, and Extraction Kee Tobar, Host How Is That Legal? podcast
Race, Wealth, and Extraction Kee Tobar, Host How Is That Legal? podcast
Kee Tobar discusses how systemic racism consistently extracts people of color from due-process procedures. Tobar will focus on two policies: Pennsylvania’s Childline Registry and Medicaid Estate Recovery. Both adversely affect BIPOC family legacies and communities, and their ability to transfer wealth. Tobar, a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, is an attorney, author, and anti-racism […]
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Beyond War and Silence
Beyond War and Silence
On April 4, 1967, at New York City’s Riverside Church, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.” In it, he condemned the harm done by the war to poor people here and in Vietnam. And he called for its immediate end by nonviolent means. As the current heartbreaking […]
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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 […]
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How Poor People Build Community Amid Barriers to Inclusion
How Poor People Build Community Amid Barriers to Inclusion
Joan Maya Mazelis, Associate Professor of Sociology Rutgers University-Camden Like most Americans, people in poverty cling tightly to the belief that they should manage their struggles independently. For that reason, they frequently avoid social ties. Yet when these people do seek assistance, they may learn that personal failings alone do not cause poverty. Mazelis […]