Join us for a commemoration of the lives and stories of the early African presence in Westchester and the surrounding area with Michael A. Lord, Historic Hudson Valley, and Music by Carla & Keyes. Presented by The Ethical Cafe and co-sponsored by The 400 Years Project, a County-wide Collaboration, and The Ethical Society of Westchester.…

The New York Society for Ethical Culture (NYSEC) is seeking a Leader to serve as a spiritual, pastoral, and educational guide and advisor to the membership, and to perform outreach to increase our visibility, acting as the voice of the Society in New York City. The Leader will also develop collaborative relationships with groups that…

At the 104th AEU Assembly, held in Tampa, FL June 20-23, 2019, we were inspired by a keynote program that included Carlos Guillermo Smith, Florida House Representative, and Howard Simon, former Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida. Below are videos from the program. This post originally appeared at aeu.org.

Join Dr. Anne Klaeysen for “The Ethical Humanism of the Future,” November 17 at 10:30 a.m. Anne found inspiration for this platform address from Ethical Culture founder Felix Adler’s first and last sermon at Temple Emanu-El in 1873 called “Judaism of the Future.” It was meant to be an audition for being appointed his father…

Wednesday, 11/6/19 – An Insider’s View of Immigration Policy – Join Neighbors Link for its Fall Luncheon, which will feature Alejandro Mayorkas, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security from 2013-2016 at the Old Oaks Country Club in Purchase, New York. Neighbors Link’s mission is to strengthen the whole community through the healthy integration of immigrants. It is achieved by filling…

Join Clinical Psychologist Andrew Bell this Sunday for “Racism as Toxic Stress: A Neurobiological Perspective.” Trauma and toxic stress occur when our biological imperative for safety, connectedness and self-regulation is interrupted and undermined. Racism can be similarly understood as a structural arrangement that selectively and differentially creates conditions of toxic stress among people and communities…

A recording of Randy Best’s “The Moral Necessity of Geo-Engineering” Climate change and associated global warming and sea-level rise are now on the near term horizon. These changes will cause mass migration of people, increased competition for water and land capable of producing food, and extreme social disruption and conflict threatening millions. To avoid the…

Join Milton Louis Steinberg for this presentation, which examines various reasons given to severely limit, or totally reject, immigrants’ entry into the United States to determine their veracity.

Ethical Decisions Excerpted from “One Way or Another” by Arthur Dobrin.

International Sanctuary Declaration Campaign  International Symposium on Migration & Border Solidarity  HUMANITARIAN AID IS NEVER A CRIME: Civil Resistance & The New Normal of Displacement  Tuesday, November 12 | 5:00pm-9:30pm Ethical Culture Society of Westchester 7 Saxon Wood Road, White Plains, NY  (Middle Eastern Food & Refreshments Provided)  FEATURING:  Haidi Sadik, Sea-Watch Search and Rescue NGO  Hanns Thomae, Asylum in…