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Ethical Blog

The Dream Unfinished: "Music for Mother Earth" Panel and Performance - 4/21/19

04/22/2019 - 5:41pm

Bridging the work of composers and activists who hail from communities impacted by climate change, activist orchestra The Dream Unfinished presents Deep River, a 2019 series of events throughout New York City that use classical music as a platform for dialogue surrounding the under-appreciated intersection of climate and social justice. They kicked off their season with us on April 21st, Earth Day Sunday.

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May Ethical Outlook Newsletter Now Available

04/19/2019 - 6:20pm

Our May 2019 Ethical Outlook newsletter is now available. Check out the great events we have coming up throughout the month!

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Joe Chuman - Loving Our Neighbor and the World: Cosmopolitanism and the American Future - 4/14/19

04/15/2019 - 5:00pm

American society is stridently divided. There are those whose primary identities and loyalties are centered on communities which share their values -- ethnic, religious and political. Their dedications tend to be parochial and local. By contrast, many Americans profess broader loyalties. They are committed to others not of their own group and who are different from themselves - to minorities, and to strangers as well as those beyond their family and who hold to similar values.

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Ken Jockers - Interconnectedness: Hudson Guild and the Modern Settlement House Movement - 4/7/19

04/08/2019 - 4:50pm

In conversation with Leader Anne Klaeysen, Ken speaks about the modern settlement house movement in New York City and its role in supporting and assisting vulnerable populations in our city. In the current political and cultural environment, settlement houses continue to provide bedrock services to people in need while simultaneously innovating to assist new immigrant populations, overcome systemic educational challenges and address intensifying problems with housing and employment. Specifically, Ken describes the programming and impact of Hudson Guild, which serves Chelsea and the west side of Manhattan and which has a long and important history with the Ethical Culture movement.

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Tickets on Sale Now! 2019 Champions of Change Awards with Rep. Jerry Nadler and ACLU's Lee Gelernt June 7!

04/08/2019 - 12:19pm

Join the New York Society for Ethical Culture on June 7 for the 2019 Dr. Phyllis Harrison-Ross Champions of Change Public Service Awards honoring Congressman Jerry Nadler, Representative for New York's 10th Congressional District and Chair of the House Judiciary Committee; and Lee Gelernt, Deputy Director of the Immigrants' Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)! Click here to purchase tickets.

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