Ron Katz Ron will focus on three questions. 1) How do I navigate voting? 2) How do I find the positions of the candidates on the issues I care about? 3) How can I do more? Ron's talk and discussion is at the Intersection of Social Justice and Voting.
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.
2024 Assembly Platform Sunday, July 28 2:00 PM ET Ethical Culture Leader Louise Jett will talk about her aspirations for Ethical Culture and the importance of clergy within our movement and Societies. Immediately following the presentation, Joy McConnell will lead a discussion for EHSAsheville members and guests on
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
“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 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.