Join Judy Wank for Memory & Aging: What’s Normal & Not Sunday, August 18, 2019.

This session will contrast and compare the concept of Forgiveness in major world religions and Ethical Culture. It will also look at how ethical culture and humanism encourages actions of forgiveness in modern society. We will touch on hot topics such as the #Metoo movement and prison reform. Finally, we will discuss whether how the…

8/4/19: Participant Production & Discussion of Play “Outing with Family.” Presented by Ruthanne Worden. 

Did you know… That the first non-indigenous settler on Manhattan was a man of African descent? That numerous plantations flourished on both banks of the Hudson River? That the variety of African nationalities in colonial NY equaled or surpassed the number of European nationalities represented? That enslaved individuals in New York actively resisted using both…

“Mothers of Bedford” (2011) (93 min) Women are the fastest-growing U.S. prison population today. Eighty percent are mothers of school-age children. Jenifer McShane’s absorbing documentary gives human dimensions to these rarely reported statistics, taking us inside Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison north of New York City. Shot over four years, MOTHERS OF BEDFORD…

Ruthanne and Bart Worden will share stories and video clips from this year’s national conference for Ethical Societies that was held in Tampa, Florida. The theme for the American Ethical Union Assembly was “Reclaiming Democracy for All” and there were many presentations and workshops, including: Keynote Presentations by Florida Congressman Carlos Guillermo Smith, the first…

Presented by Alex Zackrone.

Come and tell us a story about you. A moment, an experience, a chapter in your life. It may be sad or happy, funny or serious, inspiring, educational. Or, just come and listen to others. Facilitated by Ellen Simon.

By Emily Newman To a more perfect union we aspire and lift our voices from the fire. These are the closing words of Jean Rohe’s “National Anthem: Arise! Arise!,” which was proudly sung on the last day of the American Ethical Union’s 104th Assembly held in Tampa, Florida, June 20-23. The song—written by award-winning artist (and…

HUMANITAS: the Africana Ethical Society Meeting will be held on Saturday, July 13, at 3 p.m. at the Ethical Culture Society, White Plains. Mrs. Millicent Emmitt will lead a discussion on “Feminist Theorizing and Activism” based on the work of Tressie McMillan Cottom, Thick and other Essays. HUMANITAS: The Africana Ethical Society is a movement…