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SUMMARY:Cancelled - 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/families. \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-13-3/
LOCATION:Adler Study (514)\, 2 W 64th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Young Ethical Explorers,Youth and Families
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SUMMARY:Sunday Platform with Richard Koral: Our Journeys to Ethical Culture (Online Only)
DESCRIPTION:Notice: Due to impending inclement weather\, this Sunday’s Platform will be held online-only. \nEach of us have followed our own path to Ethical Culture. What was yours? \nAbout Richard Koral\nRichard Koral is Leader at the New York Society for Ethical Culture and the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island. He attended The Humanist Institute and holds a Doctor of Ministry in Interfaith Pastoral Counseling as well as a J.D. degree. Richard is a long-time member of the Ethical Culture Society of Westchester and served as president of the American Ethical Union\, the national federation of Ethical Societies\, from 2012 to 2015. \nJoin Online\nClick Here to RSVP on Zoom \nMonthly Collection\nBrennan Center for Justice \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-richard-koral-our-journeys-to-ethical-culture/
LOCATION:Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor)\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Platform
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED - Ethics and the Theater Encore: Summer\, 1976
DESCRIPTION:Notice: This program has been rescheduled for Sunday\, February 16. \nOur long-running staged reading and talkback series continues with David Auburn’s Summer\, 1976 \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 Saturday\, February 8 at 2:00pm! \nAbout Summer\, 1976\nA deeply moving\, tenderly insightful play about friendship\, memory\, and the small moments that can change the course of our lives forever. Over one fateful summer\, an unlikely friendship develops between Diana\, a fiercely iconoclastic artist and single mom\, and Alice\, a free-spirited yet naive young housewife. As the Bicentennial is celebrated across the country\, these two young women in Ohio navigate motherhood\, ambition and intimacy\, and help each other discover their own independence. \nProduced by Patricia Bruder Debrovner.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/ethics-and-the-theater-encore-summer-1976/
LOCATION:Adler Hall\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T150000
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SUMMARY:Practical Ethics: How Deep are Our Differences?
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“A Bridge Under Water” by Tom Bissell\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-deep-are-our-differences/
LOCATION:Adler Study (514)\, 2 W 64th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practical Ethics
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T170000
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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 medication\, Journavx\, with unique mechanism of pain relief —without opioids— Approved by FDA\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/health/fda-journavx-suzetrigine-vertex-opioids.html \nThe discovery of a new human organ:  The INTERSTITIUM\nhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-23062-6 \nGrowing heart muscle cells on a patch are successfully transferred for a heart repair\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jan/29/scientists-develop-patch-repair-damage-heart-failure\n \nA discussion of the Polar Vortex\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/climate/why-is-the-south-so-cold-right-now.html \nCold weather rescue and recovery of sea turtles\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/us/florida-sea-turtle-rescues.html \nAnalysis of an asteroid and the building blocks for life\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/science/nasa-bennu-asteroid-molecules.html \nAn Indigenous Solution to Water Scarcity\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jan/27/ice-stupas-of-the-ladakh-desert-an-ingenious-solution-to-water-scarcity-a-picture-essay \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-11-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Say Yes to Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T170000
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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-4/2025-02-11/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Midweek Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T190000
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SUMMARY:Speaking of Science with Dr. Catherine L. Oberg: 'Interventional Pulmonology: From Gustav Killian to Robots' (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public online. Q&A follows! \nDr. Catherine Oberg is an Interventional Pulmonologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She is the Medical Director for Endobronchial Therapies\, the Associate Program Director for the Interventional Pulmonology fellowship\, and is active in the growth and development of lung nodule and lung cancer screening programs.  \nJoin Online\nClick to join at start | Zoom ID 889 8668 1869 | Passcode 518208\nTo join by phone (audio only)\, dial (929) 205-6099 and enter the Zoom ID above. \nAbout Dr. Catherine L. Oberg\nDr. Catherine Oberg is an Interventional Pulmonologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She is the Medical Director for Endobronchial Therapies\, the Associate Program Director for the Interventional Pulmonology fellowship\, and is active in the growth and development of lung nodule and lung cancer screening programs. 
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/speaking-of-science-with-dr-catherine-l-oberg/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Speaking of Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T203000
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SUMMARY:Cancelled - Ethics at Ethical: 'Non-Western Ethics\, Pt. I: African' with Joe Palau
DESCRIPTION:Notice: Due to unforeseen circumstances this final series of Ethics at Ethical\, ‘Non-Western Ethics’\, has been cancelled. \nIn this session\, we’ll explore ethical philosophy from Africa. \nAbout Joe Palau\nJoe Palau holds a PhD. in philosophy from Binghamton University. Joe ran the NYSEC Sunday School program and served as Head of Ethics for the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. As member of the Northern Westchester Society\, he served on its board and he taught at the Ethical Culture Lay Leadership program in North Carolia.  Today\, Joe teaches ethics and first-year philosophy at Southern New Hampshire University.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/ethics-at-ethical-palau-1/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Ethics at Ethical
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T193000
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SUMMARY:Extra Session - Ethics at Ethical: 'Leading Ethical and Humanist Thinkers: Albert Camus and the Existentialists\, Pt. II' 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/extra-session-ethics-at-ethical-leading-ethical-and-humanist-thinkers-albert-camus-and-the-existentialists-pt-ii-with-david-sprintzen/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Ethics at Ethical
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T160000
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SUMMARY:Ethics and the Theater: Summer\, 1976
DESCRIPTION:Our long-running staged reading and talkback series continues with David Auburn’s Summer\, 1976 \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. \nAbout Summer\, 1976\nA deeply moving\, tenderly insightful play about friendship\, memory\, and the small moments that can change the course of our lives forever. Over one fateful summer\, an unlikely friendship develops between Diana\, a fiercely iconoclastic artist and single mom\, and Alice\, a free-spirited yet naive young housewife. As the Bicentennial is celebrated across the country\, these two young women in Ohio navigate motherhood\, ambition and intimacy\, and help each other discover their own independence. \nProduced by Patricia Bruder Debrovner. \nRSVP\nRSVP Here
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/ethics-and-the-theater-summer-1976-2/
LOCATION:Adler Hall\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250215T190000
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SUMMARY:Cancelled - Member Valentine's Cheer Party (Members Only)
DESCRIPTION:Members: Are you feeling the chill of winter? We have the remedy! \nJoin us for an unforgettable evening of cocktails\, great food\, fabulous music\, fine wine\, games\, and more\, as we celebrate our community and all the warmth it brings. Come enjoy the fellowship of your fellow members and spread some Valentine’s love! \nMembers only. \n(Photo by picjumbo.com)
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/member-party/
LOCATION:Social Hall (Lower Level)\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Members Only
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