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Our Ramadan Gift and Food Collection

By Burt Hurwitz

We received a request from the Arab American Association of NY for contributions of toys and food for needy families during the Ramadan season. We sent out the call to our members and over two Sundays they responded with a large collection of toys and some Middle Eastern food. The toys were distributed to happy children soon after Ramadan at the Association’s headquarters. We also sent a monetary contribution from our Sunday collection. Our staff contact, Sabrina, was grateful for our generosity. It was a heartwarming experience for us. Many thanks to our members!

Pictures from Families Celebrate Africa

Thank you so much to all who helped make this event happen. We are so thankful to the amazing performers, parents, and volunteers (of all ages) who showed up even though an Arctic front had hit us that day and it was 7 degrees and windy. You came early, stayed late, worked long and hard and brought warm hearts, broad smiles and an inspiring “can do” attitude that made all the difference.
Thank you also to the parents, who braved the cold and brought your little ones to celebrate with us, who told your friends, shared posts on social media and helped make our event a success.
We were so honored to share this celebration with you and to pay tribute to Martin Luther King and his legacy with music, dance, activism and a lot of fun.
Below you will find a few pictures of the event. If you have more to share, please email them to [email protected]. We would love to see them.

Families Celebrate Africa is happening today, Jan 21st at 3pm, no matter the weather!

YES, OUR EVENT IS STILL HAPPENING TODAY! We will dance and sing and keep warm in community.

The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture offers a fun-filled family event to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr with African music, drumming and dance, face painting, African crafts and activities, stories, food and costumes. DuPree and Barry Kornhauser (and guests) will perform songs about MLK’s life and Simba Yangala and the dancers from JungleDom will guide children through a relaxed African dance lesson, followed by a performance that welcomes the participation from both, children and adults.
(Doors open at 4 for African face painting and crafts, activities, and costume creation. Performance and African Dance class begins at 4:30)
Ticket prices:
$20 children 3 to 12 years old
Free for children 2 yo or younger
$5 for adults and teens accompanying a child.
To purchase tickets using Eventbrite, please click here.

Proceeds from this event will help provide scholarships for BSEC’s Ethics for Children Classes as well as help with our campaign for an accessibility ramp.

AnneMarie’s Birthday

This past Sunday, Sept 16th, we celebrated the 96th birthday of our eldest member, AnneMarie Mogul, who is forever young at heart and spirit.
Below you will find some of the pictures of the day:

You can find more pictures by clicking here for PDF with varous pictures

Charley Horwitz Platform: Celebrate Activism

CHARLEY HORWITZ PLATFORM

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2018 • 11:00am to 4:00pm

at BSEC 53 Prospect Park West • Brooklyn, NY 11215

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

DR. ROBYN SPENCER

The Charley Horwitz Platform celebrates community building through peaceful resolutions, activism, and inclusion. The annual event is named for the late BSEC president Charley Horwitz.

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