Khandra has noticed some interesting parallels between her role as AEU Board President and her experiences as a microbiology researcher working on various study sites worldwide. Read all about her insights and observations in our latest Message from the President.
Our Next All-Societies Platform will be Taking Place on October 29th!
We are thrilled to announce that the next All-Societies Platform is happening on October 29th! Author and Journalist Sam Pizzigati, who wrote about Felix Adler’s work in The Rich Don’t Always Win, will discuss how inequality is wreaking havoc across the globe and what we can do to address it.
Click on the links below to learn more about what will be an enlightening event, our special guest, and to RSVP. We can’t wait to see you there! Please let us know if you are organizing a watch party and we can send a special link to you.
Support the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County’s Postcard Writing Campaign to Fight Voter Suppression
Two weeks ago, sixteen volunteers (members) from the Ethical Culture of Society of Bergen County wrote postcards to voters in Ohio encouraging them to make their voice heard ahead of a proposed state-wide amendment on reproductive rights on November 7th. They will continue to show how mighty the pen can be by writing to Virginia voters. Email Lisa Schwartz at lannunziatoschwartz@gmail.com to see how you can support their efforts with them or on your own. Keep up the good work!
Upcoming Events
Ruchira Gupta: Fighting Poverty, Patriarchy, and Human Trafficking
Host: New York Society for Ethical Culture
Date: Monday, October 2nd
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM ET
Misogyny and poverty have long contributed to human trafficking of girls and women. Ruchira Gupta has worked tirelessly as an advocate to eradicate this problem from our world and will join the New York Society for Ethical Culture to share her story and inspire everyone who has ever devoted their life to improving the lives of people.
Make sure you save your seat (real or virtual) by RSVPing to attend in person or via Zoom. Learn about Ruchira’s impressive work on human trafficking by clicking on the link below. We hope to see you there!
Can talking trash be good for the environment? Join the Ethical Culture of Society of Bergen County to find out how! Special guests Eric Ascalon from TerraCycle and Jennifer Shukaitis from the Rutgers University Cooperative Extension Food Waste Team will share how you can do your part in addressing the ongoing national waste crisis.
One way to create change is through education. Jennifer’s team created a curriculum on sustainable food habits that is being taught in two New Jersey schools. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the Zoom or click on the link below to attend this event in person (address will be provided via email).
A Long-time Leader of the Philadelphia Ethical Society, Richard Kiniry had his own unique views when it came to Ethical Humanism which he compiled into an essay titled "Ethical Humanism as a Religious Approach". For the final two sessions of a three-part course, Northern Virginia Ethical Society Leader Randy Best will lead a discussion. Click on the link below to see what Randy will be going over and email leader@noves.org to register. For those of you who did not attend part one, you can still sign up and participate in parts two and three.
The separation of church and state has been an integral part of our nation’s identity as a secular democracy since its inception. President Emeritus of Nazareth College and former Dean of Syracuse University’s College of Law Daan Braveman will join the Ethical Humanists of Rochester to discuss how governmental accommodations of religious beliefs are weakening this once prominent feature of our country Interested in attending? Click on the link below to RSVP.
What the LGBTQIA+ Community Still Needs in Bergen County
Host: Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County
Date: Sunday October 15th
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET
Marginalized and silenced by society at large and demonized by bigoted politicians, the LGBTQIA+ community has been severely mistreated in this country and the work to rectify this is far from over.
Executive Director of the Bergen County LGBTQ+ Alliance Anthony Torres will be joining the Ethical Culture of Society of Bergen County to share what still needs to be done and what groups like our Societies can do to support this community. Email admin@ethicalfocus.org for the Zoom or click on the link below for the address to attend this event in person.
Can’t get enough of Ethical Culture? Then join New York Society for Ethical Culture Leaders Dr. Joseph Chuman and Dr. Richard Koral for the latest iteration of their Pathways to Ethical Culture series! This month they will be discussing Felix Adler’s philosophical dilemma and how he responded to it.
These events are a great opportunity to learn all about the history, philosophy, and social action of a 147-year-old Movement and how the current context has changed. What are the current dilemmas and future dilemmas we face as Ethical Culturists? Click on the button below to see what will be talked about at future events and for the Zoom link. See you then!
Special Virtual Documentary Night: Sick Around the World
Host: Ethical Humanists of Atlanta
Date: Sunday, October 22nd
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Love documentaries? Then you don’t want to miss the latest Special Virtual Documentary Night from our friends at the Ethical Humanists of Atlanta! They will be discussing the film Sick Around the World where Frontline correspondent T.R. Reid examines the healthcare systems of other developed countries to see if there are aspects of theirs that can be used to reform our own system. T.R. will also be joining us for a special Q&A so make sure you save your spot by RSVPing today!
P.S. Make sure you watch the film before the event.
