Presentation

Anne Klaeysen, Leader Emerita of the New York Society for Ethical Culture, will reflect on the recent Parliament of the World's Religions. Anne will be live, but on the big screen by Zoom.

We Humanists tend to avoid proselytizing, perhaps because so many of us grew up in religions that engaged in that behavior, but we take our mortal lives and what we do with them very seriously. We recognize that we are a part of, not apart from, the natural world in which our species evolved, and we are responsible for the impact we have upon it.

Holiday Gathering! Bring a beverage and a light bite to share!

Location is Cloisters Clubhouse 2700 St. Augustine Pl., Asheville (Not Friends Meeting House)

John Huie will draw on his life experiences to stimulate discussion around the question of how white people can shed their racism - or can we?

Join Jodi Ford to learn how certified peer support specialists, who have overcome their substance use and mental wellness challenges, use their lived experience with mental health and substance use disorders, houselessness or incarceration to help others with their life journey.

“Pay attention. Be Astonished. Tell about it.” This stanza from Mary Oliver’s poem “Sometimes” is at the core of being aware, living in the “now” and thinking ethically. Kathy and Ira teach medical students about ethical thinking and moral imagination versus risk aversion.

Join Stacey Crowley in a highly experiential session based on the Search Inside Yourself program to offer participants foundational practices that promote self-care and build self-awareness, empathy and communication for deep collaboration and conflict resolution.

The history of the Ethical Culture Movement had been a long journey of uncertainty and unprecedented ideas. Dr. Felix Adler, although well educated and informed, made up this philosophical and religious formation each and everyday. In this platform, we will seek to appreciate and explore uncertainty, seek meaning, be generators of ideas and agents of change. You are the assignment: you matter. You shape your role, your assignment.

The American Ethical Union president, Khandra Sears, is speaking at the Ethical Humanist Society of the Triangle (Chapel Hill) "Living Our Ethical Humanism to Bring Out Our Best. We are invited to take a "field trip" (via Zoom) to our North Carolina sister Society.

Dr. Bacote will explore the intersection of beliefs from different doctrines and its impact on ethical discernment (ability to judge well). Is there a difference between Christian Ethical Discernment vs. Ethical Discernment?

Mo Green will discusses Leadership and Public Education. Not only will Mo’s style entertain, but his passion for championing public education and his determination to make a difference is impressive. Under his leadership, the Guilford County Schools saw substantial improvements in student performance and overall educational standards. Mo recognizes where we need to improve North Carolina’s public schools, and is committed to doing so as State Superintendent.

Terry L. Smith will conduct a discussion on contemporary applied ethics and the foundational assumptions, ideas and ideals of Ethical Culture. Ethical culture focused on applied ethics rather than philosophical ethics, promoting the knowledge and practice of social and personal ethics to help people find meaning by living lives of moral worth.