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Protecting Our Democracy and the 2020 Presidential Election
Read More: Protecting Our Democracy and the 2020 Presidential ElectionZoom event sponsored by American Ethical Union’s Ethical Action Committee What will Ethical Societies, as communities committed to democracy, do if the president refuses to honor the results of the election? How might we make our voices heard? Ethical Culture Leader, James Croft, and the Ethical Society of St. Louis will be hosts. This meeting will include…
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Take a Deep Breath (or Three): Surviving Turmoil and Trouble
Read More: Take a Deep Breath (or Three): Surviving Turmoil and TroubleWe experience much of our lives through metaphor, and how we manage our understanding and use of internal metaphors can have a significant impact on our success in getting through hard times. How can we envision our experience in such a way that we can navigate through the conflicted and problematic landscapes of our times…
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Civic Engagement and the 2020 Presidential Election
Read More: Civic Engagement and the 2020 Presidential ElectionZoom event sponsored by American Ethical Union’s Ethical Action Committee Ethical Culture Leader, Joe Chuman, will speak on civic engagement from an Ethical Humanist perspective in relation to the Presidential Election. This session will include opportunities for dialogue and sharing concerns about our own efforts to be civically engaged. Dr. Joseph Chuman has been the…
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Sunday Platform “The Epidemic of Loneliness”
Read More: Sunday Platform “The Epidemic of Loneliness”In an article published in The Wall Street Journal in 2018, Paul Irving of the Milken Institute for the Future of Aging noted that: Loneliness is a growing public health problem—a hidden epidemic threatening our well-being, and even our livelihood. One-third of Americans over age 45 feel lonely, according to AARP. And that was before…
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Combatting Voting Challenges
Read More: Combatting Voting ChallengesCombatting Voting Challenges Voting rights are under attack. In recent years, politicians in dozens of states have erected intentional barriers to our right to vote, including forcing discriminatory voter ID and proof-of-citizenship restrictions on eligible votes, reducing polling plan hours in communities of color, cutting early voting opportunities, and illegally purging voters from the rolls.…
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Ethics Lab
Read More: Ethics LabWe are rolling out a new interactive format for this Sunday’s Platform meeting. We’re calling it an “Ethics Lab” and it is a way for participants to actively engage in examining questions and concerns that are important to them and consider how they can personally respond to those questions and concerns. The Ethics Lab is a long-range…
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Religion and Politics in the Age of Authoritarianism
Read More: Religion and Politics in the Age of AuthoritarianismOur next HUMANITAS: The Africana Ethical Society meeting to be held on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. will take the form of a Round Table Discussion on the topic: Religion and Politics in the Age of Authoritarianism. We are extending an invitation to everyone to join us and participate in this event on…
