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"If I lived in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture would get my sorry butt out of bed every single Sunday. And that's saying something." -- Dale McGowan, author - Parenting Beyond Belief Recipient of the 2008 Harvard Humanist Award
Civil Rights Festival with the Children’s Sunday Assembly Sunday January 24, 11am
Brooklyn Ethical’s annual celebration with the Children’s Assembly.
Freethinking on Campus and Off with Matthew LaClair Sunday, January 31, 11am
A movement of freethinkers is sweeping college campuses and Matthew LaClair, who grew up in the Essex Ethical Culture Society, is part of it. He will share his perspective on the regeneration of interest in being good without God among young people.
African American Writers Who Speak to Our Hearts with the Brooklyn Ethical Writers Group Sunday, February 7, 11am
For African American History Month, Brooklyn Ethical members will share their favorite African American writers, from James Baldwin to Zora Neale Hurston. Led by the BSEC Writers Group.
Valentine’s Day Colloquy: Reflections on Loving with Tasha Paley Sunday, February 14, 11am Colloquies are an opportunity for deep group reflection on a theme to support and inspire us in our quest to create a life of meaning, joy, and responsibility.
Health care Reform: What Happened and What Do We Do Now? with Dr. Ollie Fein Sunday, February 21, 11am
How can we gather support for legislation that provides quality health care for all? What are the next steps in health care reform? Dr. Oliver Fein, the national president of Physicians for a National Health Program and Professor of Clinical Medicine and Public Health at the Weill Cornell Medical College, has been a longtime champion for Medicare for All (single payer). He was invited to the White House Health Care Summit last year. Come hear his view on what needs to be done now.
Tragic Hope: Race in the Age of Obama with Rev. Osageyfo Sekou Sunday, February 28, 11am
While the election of President Barack Obama signaled that Americans are less racist, the current state of African Americans has generally declined over the last year. African Americans have been hit hard by foreclosures, Depression level unemployment, and an expanded economic military draft. Rev. Sekou, a Brooklyn Ethical Fellow, will discern the pitfalls of racial logic, the rightwing racist attacks on the Obama administration, and the need for a great engagement in public life by everyday citizens.
