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SUMMARY:Young Ethical Explorers: Gratitude\, Expression\, and Deed
DESCRIPTION:Newcomers are always welcome! \nJoin us for a day to activate gratitude toward expression and deed. \n10:30am: Peace-play on the rooftop playground\n12:30pm: Community Lunch\n1:30-2:30pm: Peace-play on the rooftop playground \nHow to Join\nTo join\, please RSVP to Youth Programs Director Audrey Kindred at ethicalfamilies@nysec.org. For more information about our youth and family programming\, please visit ethical.nyc/youth. \nAbout Young Ethical Explorers\nYoung Ethical Explorers is the New York Society for Ethical Culture’s Humanist Sunday school for ages 3-11. Sessions raise issues of personal identity and integrity\, appreciation and respect for others\, and knowledge of religions\, philosophies\, and social concerns. Topics are explored in an age-appropriate way through discussion\, storytelling\, dramatization\, music\, art\, games\, and field trips. \nRSVP is essential to guarantee your place and for planning purposes. If you are enrolled for the season or are members of Ethical NYC your spot is guaranteed. To RSVP as a guest\, become a member\, or enroll in season\, please contact Audrey at ethicalfamilies@nysec.org. Newcomers and visitors are always welcome!
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/young-ethical-explorers-expression-and-deed/
LOCATION:Adler Study (514)\, 2 W 64th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Youth and Families
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SUMMARY:Sunday Platform with Brendan Fay: 'AIDS in 2024: Raising Awareness\, Rising in Action'
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public\, in-person and online! \nMany speak about the “AIDS crisis” like its over – something from the past. \nYet\, as a human family we continue to live in a time of AIDS. As of August 2024\, an estimated 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV. Globally\, 39.9 million people were living with HIV at the end of 2023. \nThe UN Theme for World AIDS Day 2024 links with the cause of human rights. “The world can end AIDS – if everyone’s rights are protected.” \nFrom the global picture of AIDS in 2024 we then share local stories including the personal story of Robert Rygor (1953-1994) of ACT UP NY and his life of courageous activism and forceful love that transform hearts and history. \nRSVP to Join Online\nRSVP here to Join on Zoom \nAbout Brendan Fay\nBrendan Fay comes from Drogheda in Ireland. Brendan has campaigned for immigration reform\, marriage equality\, HIV/AIDS awareness\, inclusive parades\, policing reform\, human rights and nuclear disarmament. \nFrom 1990 Brendan was a leader in efforts to include LGBTQ Irish in the New York City St. Patrick’s Day parade. In 1994 he founded the Irish LGBTQ group Lavender and Green Alliance. In 1996 he co-founded Irish AIDS Outreach to help break the silence on AIDS. Following years of protests and arrests\, in 1999\, he began the ‘St. Pat’s for All’ parade in Queens. \nBrendan has been a leader in the movement for marriage equality. In 2003 with Jesús Lebrón he co-founded The Civil Marriage Trail Project bringing couples across borders for civil marriage\, including Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer whose US Supreme Court case (2013) led to the overturning of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). \nBrendan’s film work includes ‘Remembering Mychal’ (2021) and ‘Saint of 9/11’ (2006) about Fr. Mychal Judge\, the FDNY Franciscan chaplain who died in the World Trade Center attack on September 11\, 2001. His award-winning film about pioneer priest John McNeill (1925-2015)\, ‘Taking a Chance on God’ (2016) has been translated into Polish\, Spanish\, Italian and Portuguese. His current film ‘Our Son Robert’ tells the story of Robert Rygor (1953-1994) a leading New York City AIDS activist and LGBTQ community leader. \nBrendan has a B.A. from Maynooth University (Ireland) and an M.A. from St. John’s University. Brendan taught in New York Catholic high schools and community colleges. He facilitates retreats and workshops in Ireland\, Poland\, England and the U.S. \nAn organizer with New York Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (NYCAN) he has testified in City Hall and at the United Nations. \nFor his work on human rights Brendan was a recipient of the Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad presented by Irish President Michael D. Higgins on December 8\, 2016. \nMonthly Collection\nGMHC \nAbout Sunday Platform\nSunday Platform is our most important and long-standing community event. These gatherings educate\, stimulate personal growth\, inspire reflection and action\, and strengthen our community. Sunday meetings begin with music\, followed by greetings and a talk given by a Society Leader\, member\, or guest.  Platforms cover a variety of topics that reflect current events\, pressing social issues\, and Humanist philosophy. Each Sunday meeting is followed by a luncheon and social hour. \nTo watch previous Sunday Platforms\, visit our Videos page and YouTube channel.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/sunday-platform-with-brendan-fay/
LOCATION:Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor)\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Platform
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: 'Our Son Robert' with Filmmaker Brendan Fay
DESCRIPTION:FREE and Open to the Public \nAfter Sunday Platform and lunch\, join us for a screening of Brendan Fay’s new film Our Son Robert\, which tells the story of Robert Rygor (1953-1994) a leading New York City AIDS activist and LGBTQ community leader.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/film-our-son-robert-rygor-brendan-fay/
LOCATION:Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor)\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241202T110000
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SUMMARY:Mindful Mondays with Dr. Frank Corigliano: Exploring Psychology\, Science\, and Ethics
DESCRIPTION:Join Society Member and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Frank J. Corigliano on the first and third Monday of every month for a 45-minute online session exploring participant-driven topics in psychology and science from an ethical perspective. This program is open to everyone\, and we welcome you to join us for a thought-provoking discussion! \nJoin Online\nClick to join at start | Zoom ID 838 1778 1084 | Passcode 675527 \n(Photo by Edward Jenner)
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/mindful-mondays-with-dr-frank-corigliano-exploring-psychology-science-and-ethics-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Mindful Mondays
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SUMMARY:Music at Noon Free Holiday Concert Series: Indian Classical with Ravi Rao and Maitreya Padukone
DESCRIPTION:Our annual free holiday noon concert series returns to historic Adler Hall! Stop by for beautiful music in December. \nThis week features Indian Classical music performed by Ravi Rao on sitar and Maitreya Padukone on tablas. \nAbout Ravi Mao and Maitreya Padukone\nDr. Ravi Rao has studied sitar with leading performers such as Pandit Krishna Bhatt and Ustad Shahid Parvez and received music instruction from his mother\, Mrs. Anasuya Rao. Pandit Krishna Bhatt is the protege of Pandit Ravi Shankar and Pandit Nikhil Banerjee. Ustad Shahid Parvez hails from the illustrious Imdadkhani Etawah Gharana of sitar. Dr. Rao has played extensively in the Tri-State area and has performed at venues including the Lincoln Center\, the Lotus Fine Arts Center\, the Museum of Natural History\, the Noguchi Museum\, the Rubin Museum\, and for Brooklyn Raga Massive. \nHe has led Wellness Workshops on the techniques of relaxation\, meditation and stress reduction through music. He contributed to the CD ‘Synchronicity’\, the documentary film ‘Macho’ and the CD ‘Bodhisattva Mass Transit’. He performed at the WKCR Columbia University Radio Station as part of the live 24-hour Raga Festival. He has also performed for charitable causes such as World Aids Day and the World Hunger Project. Dr. Rao has a PhD in Computer Science and is a Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University\, New Jersey. \nDr. Maitreya Padukone was inspired and initiated into the art of Tabla (Indian Drums) by Pandit Nikhil Ghosh. He plays tabla in Salsa Masala\, an award winning Indo-Latin fusion band. Maitreya has accompanied well known musicians like Steve Gorn\, Ustad Sultan Khan\, Dr.Taranath. He is the co-founder of Raga Music Circle that organizes Indian musical concerts for the last 20 years in NYC.\nHe is also a Dental consultant to the Jazz Foundation of America and provides pro-bono dental treatment to struggling musicians . \nMusic at Noon Series Schedule\nDecember 2 – Indian Classical music with Ravi Rao (sitar) and Maitreya Padukone (tablas)\nDecember 9 – Jazz with Marco Panascia (bass) and Jon Weber (piano)\nDecember 16 – New York City Guitar Orchestra\nDecember 23 – Nutcracker Suite on Four-Hand Piano with Nelson Ojeda Valdés and Christopher Bradshaw
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/music-at-noon-free-holiday-concert-series-ravi-rao-and-maitreya-padukone/
LOCATION:Adler Hall\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241202T190000
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SUMMARY:Getting to Know You (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Join us online! \nGet to know our Ethical Culture family in a comfortable\, casual way. Each session features a pair of members in a dialogue with one another\, each responding to a few questions she or he has submitted to the other to be asked. Except for one question about their experience at NYSEC\, the other questions can be about whatever they choose (growing up\, career\, interests\, travels… whatever). Following the dialog with one\, and then the other\, we — members only — can add our questions. 1st Mondays. \nNotice: This session is limited to Society Members. The session’s join link will be provided to Members via email. \nIf you’d like to be a dialogue partner at one of our programs\, Email editor Elinore Kaplan at Outlook at: ethicaloutlook@gmail.com
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/getting-to-know-you-online-10/2024-12-02/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Getting to Know You
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SUMMARY:Poetry Circle (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Bring a favorite poem (or poems) to our monthly online poetry circle! \nRead it aloud\, and we’ll listen attentively together and discuss—a line\, a word\, an image\, or an overall feeling. You’re welcome to give us a couple of sentences about the poet\, too. Elinore Kaplan moderates. \nIf you wish to share a poem\, please send it to Elinore in advance so it can be shared on-screen with participants: ethicaloutlook@gmail.com. \nJoin Online\nClick to join at start | Zoom ID 838 1778 1084 | Passcode 675527 \n(Photo by Suzy Hazelwood)
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/poetry-circle-online-3-2/2024-12-03/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T174500
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SUMMARY:Midweek Meditation (Online)
DESCRIPTION:A midweek meditation for relaxing body and mind. Begins promptly at 5:00pm. Larry Hurst and Sondra Stein moderate. \nNew Participants: Please join 10 minutes early to introduce yourself\, otherwise you will not be allowed to enter. The meeting waiting room will close 5 minutes after the session begins\, with exceptions made only for regular attendees. \nJoin Online\nClick to join at start | Zoom ID 865 0709 1351 | Passcode 134918 \n(Photo by Nicollazzi Xiong)
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/midweek-meditation/2024-12-03/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Midweek Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T170000
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SUMMARY:Storytelling Circle (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public online! \nOne of the oldest traditions around the world is storytelling — folk tales\, fairy tales\, historic tales\, family tales. Bring whatever story you choose. We’ll gather ’round the virtual campfire and listen. Our talented storytelling expert Doris Hart moderates. \nRead about Storytelling Circle in Time Magazine! \nJoin Online\nClick to join at start time | Zoom ID 885 4488 0162 | Passcode 089856
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/storytelling-circle/2024-12-05/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Storytelling Circle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T193000
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SUMMARY:Ethics at Ethical: 'The Art of Happiness\, Pt. III' with Arthur Dobrin (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public! \nThis series is a guided reading of Arthur Dobrin‘s book The Lost Art of Happiness. Among the topics discussed will be the relation of happiness to ethics\, the nature of social relations\, the role of beauty and confronting the reality of death. \nRSVP\nClick here to RSVP on Zoom \nAbout Arthur Dobrin\nDr. Arthur Dobrin is Leader Emeritus of the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island. He holds a doctorate from Adelphi University and served as a professor of Humanities at Hofstra University where he taught applied ethics. Arthur is the author of over 25 books\, and The Lost Art of Happiness was written to offer an underlying philosophy for Ethical Culture.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/ethics-at-ethical-culture-the-art-of-happiness-pt-iii-with-arthur-dobrin-online/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Ethics at Ethical
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T210000
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SUMMARY:Humanist Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:Stop by our twice-monthly gathering of NYC’s Humanist\, atheist\, agnostic\, and secularist groups featuring drinks\, snacks\, and great conversation. We hope to see you there! \nBYOB (no liquor). Snack potluck. Donations warmly encouraged to support this program: Give online here. \n \nGetting Here\nTransit: \n1: 66 St-Lincoln CenterA\, B\, C\, D\, 1: 59 St-Columbus CircleM10: Central Park W/W 64 StM10\, M20: Central Park W/W 63 StM66: W 65 St/Central Park WM5\, M7\, M104: Broadway/W 63 St \nLocation is subject to change for special events. Check website calendars and Meetup pages for various groups for updates and changes. \nThe default room is Ceremonial Hall on the 4th Floor\, subject to change depending on capacity or conflict with rentals. Check for any posted signs. \nWheelchair access: Use the ramp entrance for the Meeting House on West 64th St.\, not the Fieldston School. Press both doorbells if the door is locked. Elevator is directly inside. \nHumanist Happy Hour Partners\nOur friends at various Humanist groups are cross-posting this event. Some groups have after-parties. \nCenter for Inquiry – NYChttps://cfi-nyc.org/https://www.meetup.com/cfinyc/ \nThe City Congregation for Humanistic Judaismhttps://citycongregation.org/events-calendar/ \nGotham Atheistshttps://gothamatheists.org/https://www.meetup.com/GothamAtheists/\nNYC Atheistshttps://nycatheists.org/calendar/https://www.meetup.com/nycatheists/ \nSecular Humanist Society of New Yorkhttps://www.shsny.org/events-calendarhttps://www.meetup.com/shsny-org/
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/humanist-happy-hour-8/2024-12-06/
LOCATION:Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor)\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Humanist Happy Hour
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