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SUMMARY:Sunday Platform with Robert Taylor Jr.: On Creating a Beloved Community (and The Tools for The Journey)
DESCRIPTION:Discover practical tools for building meaningful connections\, fostering self-awareness\, and navigating difference with curiosity and compassion. Rooted in contemplative and breath-centered practices\, we’ll explore techniques rooted in care that are needed for cultivating a beloved community where diversity is celebrated\, and meaningful relationships thrive. \nNOTICE: This presentation will be livestreamed but not recorded. \nAbout Robert Taylor Jr.\nRobert Taylor Jr. (he/him) is an intuitive facilitator and educator committed to supporting individuals’ connections to their bodies\, communities\, and the world around them through a breath-centered mindfulness practice. \nPresently\, he works alongside students and community partners as they endeavor to cultivate a sense of belonging for religious\, spiritual\, secular\, and interfaith communities at NYU as the Assistant Director for MindfulNYU & Global Spiritual Life. In this vein\, he orchestrates holistic wellbeing initiatives and facilitates workshops on a number of issues concerning interfaith dialogue\, mindful leadership\, conflict resolution\, and diversity within religious/spiritual spaces. \nJoin Online\nClick Here to RSVP on Zoom \nMonthly Collection\nCamp Linden \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-robert-taylor-jr/
LOCATION:Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor)\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Platform
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SUMMARY:Young Ethical Explorers
DESCRIPTION:Newcomers are always welcome! \n10:30am: Peace-play on the rooftop playground (weather permitting)\n11:00am: This week’s activity\n12:30pm: Community Lunch\n1:30-2:30pm: Peace-play on the rooftop playground (weather permitting) \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-10/
LOCATION:Adler Study (514)\, 2 W 64th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:Ethics and the Theater Encore: The Sound Inside
DESCRIPTION:Our long-running staged reading and talkback series continues with Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside: \nJoin us for a reception 30 minutes before showtime\, and for a post-reading talkback with the cast and director exploring the ethical questions raised by the play. \nPremiere performance on Saturday\, January 11 at 2:00pm! \nAbout The Sound Inside\nBella Baird is an accomplished professor at Yale University who prizes her solitude. But when she faces a challenge she cannot tackle alone\, she allies herself with a brilliant and mysterious student. This deeply moving play probes the question of what one person can do for another. \nStarring Luke Hofmaier and Kari Swenson Riely \nNarrated by Maggie Determann \nDirected by Leslie Kincaid Burby Produced by Patricia Bruder Debrovner. \nRSVP\nSuggested Donation: $10 Members / $15 Public \nClick Here to RSVP on Eventbrite
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/ethics-and-the-theater-encore-the-sound-inside/
LOCATION:Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor)\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:Practical Ethics: How Do We Instill Mere Objects with Emotional Attachments and Totemic Importance?
DESCRIPTION:What is an ethical approach to life and living? We all want to be ethical in our relationships and to do what’s right\, but life offers dilemmas and murky choices. So\, what do you do? \nAt Practical Ethics we explore the ethics of living by diving into these questions together and examining short stories that highlight a related ethical dilemma. Read this month’s story below and join us in-person and online for an engaging conversation! \nThe story we’ll be discussing this month is: \n\n“Property” by Elizabeth McCracken (PDF)\n\nFacilitated by Leader Richard Koral. 2nd Mondays at 2:00pm. \nJoin Online\nClick to join at start | Zoom ID 838 1778 1084 | Passcode 675527
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/practical-ethics-how-do-we-instill-mere-objects-with-emotional-attachments-and-totemic-importance/
LOCATION:Adler Study (514)\, 2 W 64th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practical Ethics
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SUMMARY:Say Yes to Science with Dr. Carol Portlock (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Every 2nd and 4th Monday retired oncologist and Society Member Dr. Carol Portlock reviews new and intriguing science in multiple fields\, including those relevant to COVID and beyond. Free and open to the public! \nNEW: These sessions are recorded\, with the video available for 30 days following each session. For access\, please contact Communications Manager Ed Beck at ebeck@nysec.org. \nSuggested readings\nNew sleep apnea therapy…no more CPAP?\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/well/zepbound-sleep-apnea.html \nSugar and risks of diabetes and heart disease\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jan/06/global-health-inequalities-sugary-drinks-diabetes-heart-disease-africa-latin-america-influencers \nCancer caution: Where to draw the line?\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/well/alcohol-cancer-risk.html \nDrought’s consequences\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/world/americas/ecuador-hydropower-drought.html\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/03/california-klamath-dam-removal \nExamples of contemporary evolution in nature\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/06/evolution-species-adapt-response-humanity-tuskless-elephants-natural-world-wildlife-aoe \nA botany success story!\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/science/archaeology-seeds-gilead-sheba.html \nJoin Online\nClick to join at start | Zoom ID 840 9262 7426 | Passcode 745338
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/say-yes-to-science-with-dr-carol-portlock-online-11-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Say Yes to Science
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SUMMARY:Midweek Meditation (Online)
DESCRIPTION:A midweek meditation for relaxing body and mind led by Society member Larry Hurst. Begins promptly at 5:00pm. \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 \n(Photo by Nicollazzi Xiong)
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/midweek-meditation-4/2025-01-14/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Midweek Meditation
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SUMMARY:Lunch with the League of Women Voters: The 2025 NY State Budget's Impact on New York City
DESCRIPTION:Join the League of Women Voters of the City of New York to learn more about the 2025 New York State Budget from State Senator Liz Krueger. Lunch and beverages provided! \nAbout Liz Krueger \nLiz Krueger has served in the New York State Senate since 2002. She is currently the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee and a member of the Budget and Revenue and Rules Committees. \nPrior to serving the people of New York\, Senator Krueger was the Associate Director of the Community Food Resource Center (CFR)\, for 15 years\, where she was responsible for directing its efforts to expand access to government programs for low-income New Yorkers. Before joining CFRC\, Liz Krueger was the founding Director of the New York City Food Bank\, building that organization into one that now serves over 1\,100 emergency food programs\, senior centers\, day-care centers\, and other community-based programs serving an estimated 5.4 million meals each year. \nShe is a graduate of Northwestern University\, with a Bachelors degree in Social Policy and Human Development. Senator Krueger also holds a Masters degree from the University of Chicago’s Harris Graduate School of Public Policy. \nTickets\n$20 in advance\, $25 at the door. \nClick here to RSVP on Eventbrite
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/lunch-with-the-league-of-women-voters-the-2025-ny-state-budgets-impact-on-new-york-city/
LOCATION:Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor)\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:League of Women Voters
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SUMMARY:Great Literature Discussion: The Island of the Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
DESCRIPTION:Join our twice-monthly online discussions exploring great works together. All are welcome to join and any edition or translation of the book under discussion can be used. See the full list of upcoming books here. \nNotice: This month only has one session\, to give everyone time to work through War and Peace. \nModerated by Ethical NYC member Gunther Tielemans. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. \nTo join the discussion\, please contact Gunther.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/great-literature-discussion-the-island-of-the-missing-trees-by-elif-shafak/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Great Literature Discussions
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SUMMARY:Storytelling Circle
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. Every first and third Thursday of the month we 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-online-7-4/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Storytelling Circle
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SUMMARY:Ethics at Ethical: 'Leading Ethical and Humanist Thinkers: John Dewey\, Pt. I' with David Sprintzen
DESCRIPTION:Online – Free and open to the public! \nA four-part series on thinkers who have influenced the humanistic outlook of Ethical Culture. Since the death of Felix Adler\, Ethical Culture’s founder\, the implicit underlying philosophy animating Ethical Culture has been the thought of John Dewey. This series will explain the basis of Dewey’s ethical thought and how it relates to our social role in democracy. Two sessions will be devoted to the humanism of Albert Camus\, with a nod to existential thought and how it can be used for ethical decision-making. \nRSVP\nClick here to RSVP on Zoom \nAbout David Sprintzen\nDr. David Sprintzen is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Long Island University. He is an expert on the thought of John Dewey and published two books on Albert Camus. He is currently completing a book that proposes a philosophical defense of free will. David is a longtime member of the Long Island Ethical Humanist Society. An activist\, David was the founder and\, for 20 years\, the president of the Long Island Progressive Coalition.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/ethics-at-ethical-sprintzen-1/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Ethics at Ethical
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