Sunday Meeting, January 1
Early Sunday Morning - 10:00 a.m. - Room 408
No program
Sunday Meeting - 11:30 a.m. - Ceremonial Hall - 4th Floor
Informal Brunch Program - Andra Miller Presides
Sunday School - Ethics for Children - 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Adler Study
No program
Afternoon Activities - 2:00 p.m. - Ceremonial Hall
No program
Film Forum
Friday, January 6
7:00 - 10:00 PM (doors open at 6:30) - Room 514
Join us to see Sweet Smell of Success (1957), a brilliant film with witty dialogue (scripted by Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman) and portrayals of two self-indulgent and remorseless character, J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) and Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis). The plot centers on the mean-spirited and powerful gossip columnist, J.J. Hunsecker, who is neurotically attached to his sister and decides to shun the obsequious and sleazy publicist, Falco, refusing to publish his tidbits because Falco has failed to carry out Hunsecker's order to break up the engagement between his sister (Susan Harrison) and a jazz musician (Martin Milner) .
Film historian Richard Bruno begins the evening, at 6:30 PM, with an introduction to the city and the times and leads a fun-filled discussion with the audience following the showing. Members: $3.00. Nonmembers: $4.00. Popcorn included.
Sunday Meeting, January 8
Early Sunday Morning - 10:00 a.m. - Room 408
Everyday Ethics: "Difficult Decisions" - Eva Franz
Sunday Meeting - 11:15 a.m. - Concert Hall
"Living Naturally in a Transcentental World"
Tony Hileman, Senior Leader
Dr. James W. Farer Presides
Sunday School - Ethics for Children - 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Adler Study
Generosity and Celebrations
Afternoon Activities - 1:30 p.m. - Ceremonial Hall
Movie: The Corporation, (abridged) an award-winning documentary, followed by a discussion on big business ethics. Suzy Frazer presides.
2:00 p.m. - Room 514
Ethics in the News - Mary Ellen Goodman
Ethics and the Theater
Wednesdays evenings - 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Room 508
From the world of great plays, an interactive exploration of ethical issues that will stir your intererst and passions and challenge you to re-examine your personal values.
- Jan. 11: Oleanna, by David Mamet
How do you interpret this exciting play about ethics on the college campus? - Feb. 15: Having Our Say, by Emily Mann
How does 100 years of the turmoil and joy of black history look through the eyes of two extraordinary sisters? - Mar. 8: A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen
Does a wife and mother have the right - or duty - to find her own soul before all else? The famous "door slam heard round the world." - Apr. 26: Sight Unseen, by Donald Margulies
Can this man, who seems more concerened with success and money than the creative process, still main tain his integrity asa true astist? - May 24: Mrs. Warren's Profession, by Bernard Shaw
Will a progressive, free-thinking daughter be willing to accept the financial rewards that her mother earned by running brothels? - June 14: Long Day's Journey into Night, by Eugene O'Neill
How will the sons of a retired matinee idol and his morphine-addicted wife survive the family's failures of the past and the painful truth of the present?
We will read aloud key scenes to stimulate our discussion of each play's moral conflicts. Join us for a fascinating experience!
Series:
- Members: $35. Nonmembers $50
Each session:
- Members $10. Nonmembers $15
To register call Suzy Frazer at 212-874-5210 ext. 113.
To Forgive and Be Forgiven
Fridays evenings, January 20 and 27 - 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Ceremonial Hall - 4th floor
Anne Klaeysen, Leader of the Long Island Ethical Humanist Society, will presents this two-part workshop.
We all share misconceptions about the nature of forgiveness that keep us from repairing our relationships. Forgiveness is not an automatic act but a process, an ethical struggle that takes time and needs to be understood and honored. Our forgiving self is the strongest, most loving part of who we are. It allows us to voice our anger without doing damage, acknowledge our role in what has gone wrong, and see our own flaws and those of others as part of our humanity. This workshop introduces participants to some key concepts in the process of forgiveness and invites them to examine their own ethical struggles to forgive and be forgiven.
For information or to register, call Judy Wank at 212-874-5210 ext. 118. Members: $25. Nonmembers $35. Child care available with advance notice.
Sunday Meeting, January 22
Early Sunday Morning - 10:00 a.m. - Room 408
Poetry Reading - Cheryl Gross
Sunday Meeting - 11:15 a.m. - Concert Hall
"Five Spiritual Practices Needed to Save the Soul of America"
Curt Collier, Leader of the Riverdale/Yonkers Society
Tony Hileman Presides
Sunday School - Ethics for Children - 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Adler Study
Generosity and Celebrations
Afternoon Activities - 2:00 p.m. - Ceremonial Hall - 4th floor
Anne Hastings, executive director of Fonkoze, Haiti's largest microfinance institution, will talk about Fonkoze's program to eliminate illiteracy and bring people out of poverty.
Dr. Joan Mellen - A Farewell to Justice, Who Planned the Murder of JFK, Who Carried It Out, and Who Covered It Up? - January 24, 2006
(Audio File)Listen!
The audio file of Dr. Joan Mellen’s discussion of her comprehensive expose, A Farewell to Justice, Who Planned the Murder of JFK, Who Carried It Out, and Who Covered It Up, which took place at the Society on January 24, is available at New York Sound Posse.
An Evening of Kirtan
Saturday, January 28 - 8:00 - 11:00 PM
Concert Hall
Join Krishna Das and special guests Baird Hersey and Prana in a performance of devotional songs to benefit the programs of the Dalai Lama Foundation, whose mission is to support the development of the global capacity for ethics and peace, based on a nondogmatic ethic of compassion. Doors open at 7:00 PM.
Tickets in advance: $30. At the door: $35. Tickets may be purchased online at: Jivamukti Yoga; or by phone at: 212-353-0214; or in person at: Jivamukti Yoga Center, 404 Lafayette Street, 3rd floor, (between Astor Place and East 4th St.). All major credit cards accepted.
Sunday Meeting, January 29
Early Sunday Morning - 10:00 a.m. - Room 514
Singing Practice - Gerald Ranck
Sunday Meeting - 11:15 a.m. - Concert Hall
"A Poverty of Purpose"
Tony Hileman, Senior Leader
Dr. Judith D. Wallach Presides
Sunday School - Ethics for Children - 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Adler Study
Generosity and Celebrations
Afternoon Activities
1:30 p.m. - Room 514
Ethics in the News - led by Mary Ellen Goodman.
1:30 p.m. - Ceremonial Hall - 4th floor
Greeting Card Workshop - For those who have signed-up for this session, teaching artist Ms. Chi Nguyen will show creative and innovative ways to design and produce custom greeting cards.
