Solidarity Economy

Solidarity Economy: in Brooklyn and Beyond

A look at social determinants of health and well-being for a compassionate and caring community
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March 6, April 3 and May 1

Join the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture as we explore the principles and praxis that contribute to a caring economy that puts people, the planet, and our communities first.
Sometimes referred to as the Solidarity Economy, Economic Democracy, or a Cooperative Ecosystem, we will use three Sundays this season to tie together the systems that are being built locally that illuminate the ways we can be part of a new system while experiencing life in the ashes of the old.
Presided by our member, Rebecca Lurie, with music by DuPree and Barry Kornhauser.
These events will have closed captioning.

Series Schedule

March 6, April 3 and May 1

Sun, March 6th
11:00 am
Social Determinants of Health and Brooklyn Communities Collaborative.

LaRay Brown, CEO of One Brooklyn Health

Sun, April 3rd,
11:00 am
The food system, urban farming, and our local supply chain. 

Cooperative Economics Alliance of New York City (CEANYC)

Sun, May 1st,
11:00 am
The meaning and joy of work when you own the company with others and operate the company as a cooperative.

New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives, (NYCNOWC)

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Black History Month 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Come join us for our Black History Month programming:

February Schedule

Sun, February 6 at 11:00 am
What If “The Handmaid’s Tale” and Other Stories Became Reality?
With speaker Lujira Cooper.

What if the books “The Handmaid’s Tale”, “Faithless in Death”, “The Insurrection”, and the “Texas Law”, show how misogyny and patriarchy could lead to the overthrow of our fragile democracy!

 

Sun, February 13 at 11:00 am
Ending Witchcraft Accusations in Northern Ghana
With speaker Yvonne Selase Nyahe
Witch camps still exist in Ghana. Neighbors discriminate and turn on women accusing them of practicing witchcraft.

 

Sun, February 20 at 11:00 am
Roots of Black History Month
With speaker Mrs. Olivia Taylor.

Known as the “Father of Black History,” hear how Carter G. Woodson dedicated his life to African American history and built black history month from a day to a week to a national institution.

Sun, February 27 at 11:00 am
The Timeless Lessons of Toni Morrison

With speaker Christian Hayden.
Used as fodder in Virginia’s 2021 gubernatorial race, Toni Morisson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Beloved was classified too “unsettling” for children to read!

 

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Speakers

Meet Our Speakers

Lujira Cooper
Lujira Cooper
Lujira Cooper is an African American lesbian activist. At SAGE midtown, she facilitates two creative writing playshops (not workshops!) and spoke at World Pride Opening in 2019. She has a BA and MA in English and Creative Writing and a BS in Criminal Justice. She is a BSEC Trustee.
Yvonne Nyahe
Yvonne Nyahe
Yvonne Nyahe is Director of Humanist Action Ghana an anti-poverty NGO that provides vocational training to young women alleged as witches to become seamstresses and tailors and learn the sewing trade. Yvonne will share her personal experiences with witchcraft and her journey to fulfill her vision for Humanist Action Ghana.
Olivia S. Taylor
Olivia S. Taylor

Olivia S. Taylor is an educator, activist, writer, author, civil rights worker, and scholar. As an educator, she founded an alternative school in Brownsville. She volunteers at Heritage House, Kings County Hospital, and her writing is featured in Dream Catcher’s Song.

Christian Hayden
Christian Hayden
Christian Hayden is a facilitator, writer, and media maker who roots himself in the connection and engagement of Black and Humanist communities. Currently serving as intern clergy with the Ethical Society of St. Louis, Christian served on an inaugural team of Humanist Service Corps, now Humanist Action Ghana.

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Ethics for Children Service Project – Books

Ethics for Children Service Project – Books

The Ethics for Children program hosted its first service day of 2022 with a theme of literacy. They collected 26 boxes of gently used books (that is over 1,000 books) to donate! The children’s books that were collected are being donated to the Brooklyn Book Bodega (brooklynbookbodega.org) – a non-profit that collects and distributes kids’ books with a mission to increase the number of 100+ book homes for kids in NYC. The adult books that were collected have been donated to Books to Prisoners, a collaborative project of BSEC and The Humanist Being which provides books to prison libraries. In addition to collecting and sorting books, the kids made bookmarks, wrote book recommendations for their favorite titles, and of course, spent a little time just reading. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this event such an amazing success!

Ethics for Children Service Project – Food Security

The December Ethics for Children Service Day was focused on food security. We assembled grab bag lunches and collected pantry items for the community fridge that is hosted by the Wyckoff Museum (5816 Clarendon Rd Brooklyn). We also had a special guest, Anaika Forbes, who set up the fridge and the Team Leader of Hashtag LunchBag Brooklyn. Anaika shared how this community fridge, and 2 others, came to be, and how she works to help address food insecurity in Brooklyn. At the end of our day, 24 complete lunches and 4 big bags of pantry goods were delivered!

If anyone is seeking a community fridge in NYC to contribute to or utilize, you can find a map of locations at: https://nycfridge.com If you would like to join Anaika at a monthly Hashtag LunchBag event, you can find details on her social media: hashtaglunchbagbk
To learn more about our ethics for Children classes, visit: http://bsec.org/efc/
 
To see the full-sized pictures, please click on the thumbnails below.
 
 

Help our children feed the hungry!

Dear friends,
We have entered the holiday season, and food insecurity becomes even harder for so many families during this time of the year. Our kids want to make a difference, and we need your help.
This month the kids from the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture ‘s Ethics for Children (http://bsec.org/efc) service project wanted to stock the community fridge and pantry that is hosted by the Wyckoff Museum (5816 Clarendon Rd Brooklyn). Students will be assembling grab bag lunches for the fridge as well as collecting items ( new, not expired non-perishables as well as grab and go lunches for the community refrigerator) to stock the pantry.
If anyone would like to donate items, please feel free to drop them off with Taty this Friday, from 6-7pm at BSEC at 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY), or Sunday, from 11:30am – 1:30pm with Angel at the BSEC Building Garden ( garden gate entrance on 2nd street, by Prospect Park West.
Thank you!