Topic: Understanding Global Warming while “keeping your cool” Youngsters will be creating a green calendar with green holiday plans. Don't buy a pre-made costume this year, please, for green-ness' sake!...
Why is there not a bigger movement of people demanding our governments take action on climate change? Part of the problem is that we talk about climate change in ways...
Those of us deeply concerned about climate change can feel isolated and overwhelmed by the enormity of the challenge the issue poses. Here we will build supportive community, offer mutual...
Cicero was a great Roman orator, lawyer, and philosopher. While not a Stoic, he wrote quite a bit about Stoicism, usually sympathetically. In this case, we'll look at his "Stoic...
Join us for philosophical discussions focusing on today’s headlines, covering a wide variety of subjects, including the fate of humanity, world affairs, humanism, and more. Free! 1st and 3rd Tuesdays...
We meet at Ethical at 9:30, take the M66 bus, then the #6 train to 125th Street, and walk one block to the drawbridge. Sights on Randalls/Wards (once two islands)...
Literary works will be discussed based on what can be found in the text in order to enrich each other's interpretation of the novel/novella. All are welcome to join and...
Bring your lunch and join members and others for engaging conversation. Folders with relevant articles are available from Maggie Determann in the Membership office. This week's readings: “Jasmine Fingers” by...
Join us for an evening talk and discussion, "Making Education a Federal Right for All Children," by Torah Bontrager. This event is organized by our partner, Formerly Fundamentalist NYC, in...
Studies have shown that spending time outdoors significantly improves our mental and physical health. Pair that with sweet guitar rhythms by Leader Richard Koral around a campfire and sipping wine...
Join us for a special family fun afternoon with Young Ethical Explorers and Youth Programs Director Audrey Kindred! We'll create Earth art; enjoy yoga games and peace play; explore nature, the Labyrinth, the peace pole,...
In the last decade, it has become increasingly clear that we are experiencing a Global Climate Emergency. The existential threat that comes with acknowledging this is overwhelming. It causes many...
Even among those who are mindful of the subtle racial, ethnic, and class distinctions that persist in society, we are all participants in a larger societal structure that perpetuates injustices....
Bring your lunch and join members and others for engaging conversation. Folders with relevant articles are available from Maggie Determann in the Membership office. This week's readings: “Viktor Orban’s War...
Is it possible to forgive someone who has committed crimes? What is our relationship to the way our society handles Justice and Incarceration? Where do our ethics come from? Pay...
The League of Women Voters presents Jason Haber, professor, author and real estate expert. He will discuss the Struggle between Power Broker, Robert Moses, and Lower East Side Community Activist...
For more information, please visit: https://festival.newyorker.com/tickets/patti-smith-talks-with-david-remnick/ Photograph by Steven Sebring
Everyone has daydreams. But Robert’s are driven by guilt at failing, fatally, to find the “right words” at a crucial moment. As these dreams bleed into his real life, Robert...
For more information, please visit: https://festival.newyorker.com/tickets/florence-and-the-machine-talks-with-john-seabrook-and-performs-live/ Photograph by Lillie Eiger
Meet at Clinton Cove, Hudson River Park & W 55th Street. Come ride with us to the Governors Island. We’ll meet at the Clinton Cove (Hudson River Park & W...
For more information, please visit: https://festival.newyorker.com/tickets/ina-garten-talks-with-helen-rosner/ Photograph by Quentin Bacon
For more information, please visit: https://festival.newyorker.com/tickets/mayor-pete-buttigieg-talks-with-david-remnick/ Photograph courtesy of Pete for America
For more information, please visit: https://festival.newyorker.com/tickets/terry-gross-talks-with-david-remnick/ Photograph by Jessica Kourkounis
Everyone has daydreams. But Robert’s are driven by guilt at failing, fatally, to find the “right words” at a crucial moment. As these dreams bleed into his real life, Robert...
For more information, please visit: https://festival.newyorker.com/tickets/u-s-house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-talks-with-jane-mayer/ Photograph by Nolwen Cifuentes
Member Larry Hurst moderates this month’s colloquy discussion on politics and the spiral of silence. Colloquy is a long-standing discussion group and a mainstay for members to express their opinions...
There’s an adage that a person’s life should not be judged by the worst thing he or she has ever done. Yet dynamics in our society seem to make people...
How do we honor what we learn about history? Let's start with talking about the ethics of "discovery" that surround Christopher Columbus. RSVP is mandatory since this is a long...
Gail Benjamin Speaks on 4 Key Revisions in NYC’s Charter Click here to register on Eventbrite! Gail Benjamin has 36 years of experience in land use matters, during the last...
Join us for philosophical discussions focusing on today's headlines, covering a wide variety of subjects, including the fate of humanity, world affairs, humanism, and more. Free! 1st and 3rd Tuesdays...
Notice: This event has been cancelled. Leader Dr. Joe Chuman leads this monthly discussion group focusing on contemporary issues and occasionally classical writings relating to Ethical Culture and Humanism. We...
Bring your lunch and join members and others for engaging conversation. Folders with relevant articles are available from Maggie Determann in the Membership office. This week's readings: “Olga Tokarczuk’s Novels...
"John di Martino truly understands both jazz and Afro-Cuban music and he swings his ass off!" -Mark Levine (Jazz Pianist/Educator) "John’s soul and being come straight through to his music....
For more information and tickets, please visit: https://www.metropolitanpresents.com/concert-hall-nysec/
For more information and tickets, please visit: https://www.metropolitanpresents.com/concert-hall-nysec/
Join us as we explore India's celebration of light! Our young writers will be led by Deepali Srivastava of Writefully Ours. Ethics for Children is our Humanist Sunday school, designed...
Angel Rodriguez will talk with us about Avenues For Justice, a community-based organization in NYC that provides alternatives to incarceration and crime prevention programs to over 400 youthful offenders and...
A major trend in labor practice in America is the tremendous growth of temporary labor and out-sourced work: a staffing company will be retained by a factory or hotel to...
Try your hand at personal non-fiction in a series of classes led by Ethical member Elaine Berman Gurney. You can belong to a supportive group of writers, some just starting...
Bring your lunch and join members and others for engaging conversation. Folders with relevant articles are available from Maggie Determann in the Membership office. This week's readings: “Spain’s Most Celebrated...
Try your hand at personal non-fiction in a series of classes led by Ethical member Elaine Berman Gurney. You can belong to a supportive group of writers, some just starting...
Michael Barkow, an attorney who works pro bono for asylum seekers, will share with us who is really eligible for asylum and the many misconceptions that abound. He will discuss...
This important program will enable professionals who work with low-income individuals to assist their clients in applying for and receiving the benefits of the Medicare Savings Program (MSP) through the...
Note: This concert is a rental event, not booked or managed by Ethical NYC. For tickets and more information, please visit Metropolitan Entertainment at https://www.metropolitanpresents.com/concert-hall-nysec/
Many religions have a concept of environmental stewardship that says humans have been given responsibility for the environment and other animals by a creator. Ethical Humanism embraces the theory of...
Time to get ready for Halloween and our November 3 Happy Bones Festival! Bring plenty of recycled materials and let your imagination go wild. Ethics for Children is our Humanist...
The point of Stoic training is to become more virtuous. But what does “virtue” mean? Definitely not what Christians refer to by that term. We’ll discuss, not just the canonical...
Since the curtains first went up on early motion picture screens, nature documentaries have enthralled us. The challenges of capturing intimate views of animal life have pushed the boundaries of...
Bring your lunch and join members and others for engaging conversation. Folders with relevant articles are available from Maggie Determann in the Membership office. This week's readings: “Iran: The Case...
As Jim Stark, a troubled, disillusioned teen with major authority issues, James Dean is nothing short of iconic. His Method approach to acting revealed a raw, vulnerable, conflicted character, tentatively...
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