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SUMMARY:Sunday Platform with Leader Richard Koral
DESCRIPTION:Free in-person and online! \nGuest and details TBA. \nCommunity lunch follows\, free for first-time guests! \nJoin Online\nZoom RSVP Link TBA \nMonthly Collection\nThe Trevor Project \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-12-10/
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. \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-13/2025-06-15/
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:Coming of Age
DESCRIPTION:“Coming-of-age” marks a young person’s transition from childhood to adulthood. Families are invited to enroll their tweens and early teens in our coming-of-age program\, whose guiding principle is to provide a safe and creative environment\, and ethical grounding\, to empower every young adult to blossom within our community. The age at which this transition takes place varies in society\, as does the nature of the transition. It can be a simple legal convention or part of a ritual as practiced in many societies and religions. \nIn our diverse community\, we welcome young people who are seeking an opportunity to mark their life path with a process and celebration focused on \n\nSelf-inquiry\nWorld awareness\nPersonal and social responsibility\nCommunity service\n\nRecognizing that children mature at different rates\, we meet with children and parents to determine when a child is ready\, and the curriculum is geared to the needs of the individual and family. With a Humanist anchor\, we will explore a world of ideas and values together.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/coming-of-age-7/
LOCATION:Room 507\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Coming of Age,Youth and Families
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SUMMARY:‘Coming to Terms with Critical Times’ with Pierre Arty
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the next in our series of sessions exploring the psycho-emotional impact of the currently shifting political and social atmosphere in America and across the world. This will be a sharing of our own fears and concerns as well as our resilience and empowerment as we seek to cope. This will not be a political debate. Instead\, we will share our thoughts and observations about the impacts upon us and upon society as well as our own survival strategies.  Limited to 20 participants. In-person only. \nAbout Pierre Arty\nPierre Arty\, M.D. is a member of the Ethical Culture Social Service Board and currently serves as the Chief Psychiatric Officer for Housing Works\, where he provides psychiatric supervision\, direct psychopharmacological treatment for adults and those with substance use disorder\, and oversees the Wellness program. \nDr. Arty was born in Cap-Hatien\, Haiti and raised in East Flatbush\, Brooklyn. He received his M.D. from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn and his B.A. from Columbia College of Columbia University. He is Board Certified in Addiction Medicine. \nHe is also a Board member of World Compassion Fellowship\, an international humanitarian and development organization whose mission is to provide holistic development and care for the individual\, the family\, and the community. \nDr. Arty is a member of the Social Service Board of NYSEC and the author of the book Life and Death and the Things in Between\, published in 2017 and available on Amazon.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/coming-to-terms-with-critical-times-with-pierre-arty/
LOCATION:Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor)\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
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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-5/2025-06-16/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Mindful Mondays
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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. \nTo join\, please email meditation@nysec.org.\n(Photo by Nicollazzi Xiong)
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/midweek-meditation-4/2025-06-17/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Midweek Meditation
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SUMMARY:Books at Ethical - Manvir Singh: 'Shamanism: The Timeless Religion'
DESCRIPTION:Anthropologist and author Manvir Singh\, Ph.D. joins us to discuss his new book\, Shamanism: The Timeless Religion (Penguin Random House)! \nWhat are the origins of shamanism\, and what is its future? Do shamans believe in their powers? What exactly is trance? What can we learn from indigenous healing practices? \nTraveling from Indonesia to the Colombian Amazon\, living with shamans and observing music\, drug use\, and indigenous curing ceremonies\, anthropologist Manvir Singh journeys into one of the most mysterious religious traditions. Fundamentally\, shamans are specialists who use altered states to engage with unseen realms and provide services like healing and divination. As Singh shows\, shamanism’s appeal stems from its psychological resonance. Its essence is spiritual transformation: a specialist uses initiations\, deprivation\, and non-ordinary states to seemingly become a different kind of human\, one possessed of powers to cure\, prophesy\, and otherwise tame life’s uncertainties. \nFollowing a fascinating cast of characters\, Singh reveals the complexities and vicissitudes of a timeless\, always relevant\, and ubiquitous phenomenon. He argues that biomedicine can learn from shamanic practices and that psychedelic enthusiasts completely misrepresent history. He also shows that shamanic traditions will forever re-emerge – and that by contemplating humanity’s oldest spiritual practice\, we come to better understand ourselves\, our history\, and our future. \nLearn more and purchase the book here! \nRSVP – FREE\nClick here to RSVP \nAbout Manvir Singh\nMANVIR SINGH\, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of California\, Davis. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and a PhD in human evolutionary biology from Harvard University. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker\, and his writings have also appeared in Wired\, Vice\, Aeon\, and The Guardian\, as well as in leading academic journals\, including Science\, Nature Human Behaviour\, and Behavioral and Brain Sciences. He has studied the use of psychedelics in the rain forests of Colombia and\, since 2014\, has conducted ethnographic fieldwork with Mentawai communities on Siberut Island\, Indonesia\, focusing on shamanism and justice. He lives with his wife and daughter in Davis\, California. \nAccolades for SHAMANISM: The Timeless Religion\n“Brilliantly traces the evolution of shamanism across history. . . . Singh makes especially insightful points about how shamanism has engaged in a somewhat contradictory dance with religion\, first influencing it and then threatening to siphon away adherents who crave a rawer spiritual experience. . . . Combining meticulous research and an excellent grasp of psychological and sociocultural theories\, Singh paints a panoramic portrait of a little-understood subject.”\n—Publishers Weekly (starred review) \n“What a pleasure to read a book so broad and deep\, including as it does both a history of shamanism and a provocative vision of how it manifests in our world today. Shifting easily between personal experience and scholarship\, Singh weaves an instructive and entertaining story.”\n—Kim Stanley Robinson\, New York Times bestselling author of The Ministry for the Future \n“What does the practice of shamanism tell us about how the mind works? Through vivid field encounters and cutting-edge research\, Manvir Singh shows that shamanism is a psychological universal\, emerging wherever humans gather\, from Amazonian healing ceremonies to Wall Street trading floors. Singh is a brilliant young scholar and a gifted writer\, and the remarkable book will change how you think about religion\, spirituality\, consciousness\, and human nature.”\n—Paul Bloom\, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto\, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University\, and author of Psych: The Story of the Human Mind \n“Deftly interweaving memoir\, journalism\, his own anthropological fieldwork\, and cutting-edge archaeology\, Manvir Singh’s Shamanism provides a bracing new look at one of our species’ oldest and most characteristically human experiences—reaching into the spiritual realm through the powerful figure of the shaman. Traveling from the Indonesian forest to the wilds of Burning Man\, Singh takes us deep into history and the human heart\, showing us that this ancient religion is very much present in our lives today.”\n—Charles C. Mann\, author of The Wizard and the Prophet \n“Singh’s Shamanism is a fast-paced\, erudite\, lyrical adventure through time and space that explores who shamans are\, where they come from\, what they do\, and why we believe—or don’t—in their supposed powers. This wildly enjoyable book will transform how you think about the human mind and the nature of culture.”\n—Daniel E. Liebermann\, bestselling author of The Story of the Human Body \n“Singh’s analysis of the timeless appeal of one of humanity’s most peculiar practices is a gripping read. Shamanism is both a convincing explanation of enigmatic behavior in unfamiliar societies and a seductive gateway to rethinking some of the oddities of life in contemporary globalized cultures.”\n—Richard Wrangham\, Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University and author of The Goodness Paradox
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/books-at-ethical-manvir-singh-shamanism-the-timeless-religion/
LOCATION:Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor)\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books at Ethical
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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 827 6339 5135 | Passcode 373623
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/storytelling-circle-online-7/2025-06-19/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Storytelling Circle
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SUMMARY:Ethics and the Theater Presents: Collected Stories
DESCRIPTION:Our long-running staged reading and talkback series continues with Donald Margulies’ Collected Stories. \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. \nJoin us for an encore on Sunday\, June 22 at 1:00pm! \nAbout Collected Stories\nRuth\, a well-regarded author and teacher of creative writing\, takes a gifted student\, Lisa\, as her assistant\, who gradually becomes her friend and confidant. Under Ruth’s mentorship\, Lisa blossoms as an ascendant talent. A fiery confrontation is sparked when Lisa incorporates in her fiction a particularly intimate event that Ruth had confided to her. Must age yield to youth\, and loyalty to art? \nStarring Patricia Bruder Debrovner and Marsha Regis \nDirected by Leslie Kincaid Burby \nProduced by Patricia Bruder Debrovner \nRSVP\nSuggested Donation: $10 Members / $15 Public \nClick Here to RSVP
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/ethics-and-the-theater-presents-collected-stories/
LOCATION:Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor)\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:Benefit Concert - Musicians for Justice: Juneteenth Jazz Jubilee with Music on The Inside
DESCRIPTION:Notes of Freedom\, Chords of Change. \nHosted by the New York Society for Ethical Culture\, this annual concert with Music on The Inside (MOTI) brings together MOTI protégés and their mentors with top jazz artists for rousing performances to highlight MOTI’s work bringing harmony and hope to criminal Justice. \nThis year will feature the music of Louis Armstrong\, Duke Ellington\, Mahalia Jackson and others who inspired hope in challenging times. \nIn-person and online! \nFeaturing\n\nMarion Cowings\, jazz vocalist\nJennie Harney-Fleming\, singer and actor\, Hamilton and Wonderful World\nAlphonso Horne\, trumpet\nWillie Jones III\, drums\nMark Lewandowsky\, bassist\nAC Lincoln\, tap dancer and vocalist\nPeter Malinverni\, jazz pianist\nOni Marsalis\, vocalist\nTammy McCann\, host/singer will perform Mahalia Jackson classics\nDavid O’Rourke\, jazz guitarist\nLaGuardia High School Jazz Choir led by Dawn Jones\nBarbara Siesel\, jazz flute\n\nMOTI musicians include: \n\nThe MOTI Reentry Dream Band\, led by guitarist David O’Rourke with Jonathan Finkelman\, Jeff and Jennie Angell\, Charles Walker\, Patrick Morgan\, and Dawud Rahman\n\nJohn Runowicz and the Fortune Singers\, highlighting our longstanding support from the Fortune Society.\nChontay Smith\, piano and vocals\n\nTickets\nIn-Person: $30-$200\nLivestream: $15 \nClick Here to Purchase Tickets on Eventbrite \nWatch a Recap of Our 2023 Concert\n \nAbout Music on The Inside\nMusic on The Inside (MOTI) is a nonprofit charitable organization that works with professional musicians to bring the transformative power of music education\, mentorship\, and hope to individuals impacted by incarceration or facing the challenges of reentry. Visit them online at musicontheinside.org.
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/musicians-for-justice-juneteenth-jazz-jubilee-with-music-on-the-inside/
LOCATION:Adler Hall\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Ethics in Action
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