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Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Check the calendar for other opportunities for growth and community most Sundays at 9 and 10 a.m.
One of the many subtle myths of American history is to ignore not only the persistence of racism in America, but also the continuity of racial justice activism, instead highlighting a few periods (abolition, the civil rights era of the 60s, for example) and failing to see the connections between them.
In between, activism continues, though either out of the public eye or, like the anti-lynching crusade and the Niagara Movement, largely forgotten except in families who have kept the commitment alive. Mothers and fathers have passed on their activism through both literal and institutional families. Another continuity: both trust and tensions between generations, and between Black and white activists. Ethical Culture has, as one example, been a home for anti-racist work in many periods of our history.
Montage of public domain photos of 19th and early 20th century anti-racist activists
Each time there are major advances in racial justice, there is a major backlash reinforcing racism. But even in those tough periods, the tradition is passed on.
Many of our Ethical Culture figures from Felix Adler on have been involved in anti-racism work. A few, such as David Muzzey with his participation in the white-washing of the Reconstruction era, have helped enable backlashes. We have been a mixture of reliable and unreliable.
Our Clergy Leader, Jone Johnson Lewis, will reflect on the reliability and unreliability of racial justice in America, and what it means for those of us today committed to anti-racist work.
Music by DuPree, accompanied by Barry Kornhauser.
Our Sundays begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share.
Our Ethics Matters theme for February is Trust: the practice of being reliable and relying on ourselves and others.
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Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
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What is the balance in your life of skepticism and trust? What or who have you trusted all your life? What or who have you lost faith in? Have you ever felt broken-hearted when someone you trusted (a person or institution) failed to live up to your expectations, broke your trust? Have you ever broken the trust of another, and tried to figure out how to repair that? Have you ever felt betrayed by institutions that are supposed to protect you? By “microaggressions” from someone who you think of as a friend or ally? Is it hard to trust yourself? Your partner? Your children?
It is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. – H.L. Mencken
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Can a group of skeptics build a community based on trust? That is the challenge of an Ethical Society, and the challenge that we all face in our personal lives. Our Clergy Leader, Jone Johnson Lewis, will reflect on the pragmatic ways that we can build circles of trust in our lives.
Our Ethics Matters theme for February is Trust: the practice of being reliable and relying on ourselves and others.
Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
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Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Check the calendar for other opportunities for growth and community most Sundays at 9 and 10 a.m.
When this country was considering a Declaration of Independence from England, Abigail Adams wrote to her husband, John Adams, part of the group considering the future: “Remember the Ladies.” Here it is, 142 years later, and women in the United States are still working towards an equality that treats them as persons of worth, not mere objects, in many aspects of law. In between, many have worked for the rights and dignity of women, not only in America, but around the world. The journey is not yet complete; there is a long way to go.
Women’s Rights National Historical Park. Adobe Images, used with permission.
Our Clergy Leader, Jone Johnson Lewis, will reflect on the journey past, present, and future towards treating women as fully human. Music by DuPree, accompanied by Barry Kornhauser.
The Society’s Ethics Matters theme for March is Journey: the practice of walking a path; courageous growth and patient change.
Sunday platforms begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. On most Sundays, check the calendar for other events starting at 9 or 10 for those who want other ways of experiencing community and growth.
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Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Check the calendar for other opportunities for growth and community most Sundays at 9 and 10 a.m.
Life is a journey, and within life are many journeys. Some are chosen, some are forced on us. Every journey begins with a leaving and ends with an arriving, though the end points aren’t always that clear. Sometimes we follow roadmaps, and sometimes we are making new paths.
Our Clergy Leader, Jone Johnson Lewis, will reflect on the journeys of our lives, how we manage the space between leaving and arriving, and how we can be supportive of others on their journeys. What can we learn from human experience, practical ethical philosophy, and the science of human behavior?
The Society’s Ethics Matters theme for March is Journey: the practice of walking a path; courageous growth and patient change.
Sunday platforms begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. On most Sundays, check the calendar for other events starting at 9 or 10 for those who want other ways of experiencing community and growth.
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Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Check the calendar for other opportunities for growth and community most Sundays at 9 and 10 a.m.
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Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Check the calendar for other opportunities for growth and community most Sundays at 9 and 10 a.m.
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Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Check the calendar for other opportunities for growth and community most Sundays at 9 and 10 a.m.
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Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Check the calendar for other opportunities for growth and community most Sundays at 9 and 10 a.m.
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Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Check the calendar for other opportunities for growth and community most Sundays at 9 and 10 a.m.
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Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Check the calendar for other opportunities for growth and community most Sundays at 9 and 10 a.m.
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Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Check the calendar for other opportunities for growth and community most Sundays at 9 and 10 a.m.
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Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Check the calendar for other opportunities for growth and community most Sundays at 9 and 10 a.m.
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Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Check the calendar for other opportunities for growth and community most Sundays at 9 and 10 a.m.
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Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Check the calendar for other opportunities for growth and community most Sundays at 9 and 10 a.m.
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Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Check the calendar for other opportunities for growth and community most Sundays at 9 and 10 a.m.
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Our Sunday platform meetings begin at 11 am and end about 12:30, with time for socializing afterwards. Feel free to bring some snacks to share. Check the calendar for other Sunday events on most Sundays, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Check the calendar for other opportunities for growth and community most Sundays at 9 and 10 a.m.
