Brooklyn Ethical Blog
Dance at BSEC
On April 30th, BSEC, in collaboration with Good Neighbors of Park Slope, had a community dance, led by Laurie Shayler, from Dance Connection.It was a lovely night, full of gracious steps and many fun missteps, with about 50 friends of all ages, sharing a great night...
Donating Feminine Products to the Brooklyn Central Library
Last week, we put out a call for feminine products, in support of "Pink Moon", the Brooklyn Central Library's distribution of menstrual products to low-income teens. Thanks to donations from our members, the Flying Squirrel Homeschoolers Co-op, and members of our...
Ethics for Children Service Project – Fun Day for Refugee Families
This weekend the Ethics for Children program held a Family Fun Day for about 50 children and adults. This wasn't just an event for our families. We invited families from the local sanctuary shelter to join us! Working in collaboration with Rachel Lori from Gowanus...
Collection of Feminine Products for Low Income Teens to Support Public Library Program
The Brooklyn Central Library will have a distribution of feminine products for low-income teens, called "Pink Moon". It is a very needed project, as feminine products are a monthly need, they are expensive and hard to acquire through public programs, particularly for...
Remembering BSEC’s History – Patsy Tran Berkman
Patsy Tran Berkman is an alumna who is currently 86 years old, but who was, in her childhood, part of what is now our Ethics for Children program. We are lucky to have people like her, who have saved a special place in their hearts for us, even so many years later....
2022 In Person Events at BSEC
Dear friends, As we wrap up 2023, it is always fun to look at community moments. We had so many fascinating talks and moving community moments on Zoom, but we also had a lot of in-person events. Below are a few highlights:We got together to collect toiletries for the...
Ethics for Children Service Project – Food Insecurity
In November the service project that our Ethics for Children program participated in was related to the issue of food insecurity. Our goal was to stock the Community Fridge located beside the Wyckoff Museum (5816 Clarendon Road, Canarsie). Students gathered at the...
BSEC has Hope
By Kim Brandon Thank you BSEC members for contributing such delicious food and volunteering for the Hope Dinner’s Thanksgiving dinner bags.This was the 29th Hope Thanksgiving dinner and the 35 dinner bags were overstuffed with wonderful cooked food and baked goods. ...
Screening of “NOT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD” at BSEC
A week ago, on October 28, 2022, we had an in-person screening of the movie "Not in My Neighborhood" by Kurt Otabenga Orderson, in co-sponsorship with Imani House.Several of our members, Imani house friends as well as people from communities affected by the ill...
BSEC Members Celebrate Halloween!
Our members worry about social issues, but we also like to have fun. Below are some pictures of how some of our members celebrated #halloween this year!
Ethics for Children Service Project – Animal Shelter
Putting our ethics into action is an integral component of the Ethics for Children program. This year it quickly became apparent that animal welfare is a shared passion among our families, so our first service project centered around that theme. On the second Sunday...
NY Center for Nonviolent Communication at Brooklyn Ethical
A testimony by Rebecca Lurie This past summer I took advantage of free training offered to members of BSEC in Nonviolent Communication. It was a weekend retreat we hosted for the NY Center for Nonviolent Communication (NYCNVC) and we are doing it again! In exchange...
Art Night with Friends
This week we had a lovely event, Art Night with Friends, guided by art educator and director of our Ethics for Children Program, Angel Thompson. Participants created their own petit landscapes, enjoyed the beautiful weather, and stayed long after the event sharing...
Postcards to voters with Beth Elohim
Congregation Beth Elohim and the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture came together in the BSEC garden on August 17 to write almost 300 postcards encouraging voting in competitive states. This postcard writing campaign is Reclaim Our Vote. Some of the pictures can be...
Postcarding to Voters (with pictures)
This past Tuesday, August 2nd, we had a Postcards to Voters - Community Day event at our building, organized by our Communications Committee. The event was outdoors and we had refreshments, a delightful brass band, Honk NYC, playing in our yard, and warm and dedicated...
Get Out The Vote Postcarding At Brooklyn Society For Ethical Culture
Brooklyn Society For Ethical Culture members and neighbors are writing postcards to get out the vote in competitive states around the country. Every weekday evening in July, from 5-7 a table is set up in front of the building at:Brooklyn Society for Ethical...
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