Video of today's event: February 17, 2008
Gangi - Rockefeller Drug War
Society Offices Closed - Presidents' Day
Monday, February 18
The Joy of Personal Writing – Winter Semester
Tuesday, February 19 (Monday a holiday)
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Room 508
Socrates Café
Wednesday, February 20
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Room 508
Join Ken Gans for a stimulating philosophical discussion on humanism and basic philosophical questions. If you are interested, contact Ken Gans at 212-787-7000 ext. 1039. No charge and no reservations needed.
Great Books: Great Conversations I
Wednesday, February 20
7:30 - 9:00 PM
Room 507
Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. List for the season
New York City Winter Soldier
Thursday, February 21
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Auditorium
US Troops are resisting the occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War will give firsthand testimony from their combat experiences to show how official policies have created the reality on the ground.
Suggested donation at the door: $20; $5 students. Free for active, national guard, reserve troops, and all Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
Cosponsored by the New York Society for Ethical Culture.
IVAW NYC - myspace.com/ivawnyc - nyc@ivaw.org - 212-228-0450.
The Joy of Personal Writing – Winter Semester
Thursday, February 21
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Room 508
Sunday Meeting, February 24
Early Sunday Morning - 10:00 a.m. - Room 408
Coffee 'n Chat.
Sunday School - Ethics for Children - 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Rooms 507 & 508
Unity in Diversity: Exploring Ethics Through the Cultures of the World
Sunday Meeting - 11:15 a.m. - Auditorium
"The Supreme Court Abortion Decision - The Big Picture"
Dr. Charles H. Debrovner, Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and
Caroline J. Debrovner, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice at Pace University
Carol Nadell Van Deusen Presides
Lunch - 12:30 p.m. - Social Hall
Afternoon Activities - 1:45 p.m. - Ceremonial Hall - 4th Floor
The Life and Art of Marc Chagall. Marcella Montaruli presides. For more
Video of today's event: February 24, 2008
Debrovners - Supreme Court Abortion Decision
The Life and Art of Marc Chagall
Sunday, February 24
1:45 - 3:00 PM
Room 514
You're invited to the life and art of Marc Chagall — A Power Point lecture including over 40 paintings presented by Marcella Montaruli. Wine and dessert included.
Admission: $15; at the door: $20. For additional information call 212-874-5210. Checks should be sent by Friday, January 25. Please make out and mail to: United Social Services, Inc. (indicate "Chagall program" on the memo line), Administration Office, New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street, New York, NY 10023.
Raising funds to support the work of the Innocence Project for DNA testing to reverse wrongful convictions.
The Joy of Personal Writing – Winter Semester
Monday, February 25
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Room 508
Ethical Culture Today?
Wednesday, February 27
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Room 508
Informal discussion group to explore issues of ethical behavior in our lives. Paul Berman and Carol Rost preside. All are welcome. Call Paul at 561-512-7116 for more information.
Ethics and the Theater
Wednesday, February 27
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Room 514
The Wild Duck, by Henrik Ibsen. Is the “idealist” in this play justified in unveiling the deceit beneath a family’s apparent happiness? Should the truth be pursued no matter what the cost? Come and see what happens when all the skeletons are forced out of the closet.
Guest director: Jesai Jayhmes. Cast: Pat Debrovner, Amber Falck, Craig Jorczak, John Lovelady, Vince Navarro, Frances O’Flynn, Tom Weishaar, and Scott Willett. Following the reading, Muriel Berger leads a lively discussion of the ethical issues raised. Admission: $5.
People of Color Don’t Care About the Environment
Thursday, February 28
7:00 PM
Auditorium
Join a panel of A-list personalities, nationally recognized environmentalists and social pioneers for a press conference and provocative town hall discussion exploring race marginalization within the environmental movement. Hosted by Simran Sethi of the Sundance Channel’s The Green. Ms. Sethi has been a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show and Martha Stewart Living as well as being a featured pioneer in Vanity Fair’s Green Issue.
RSVP at: Greenuptown@yahoo.com.
Cosponsored by the New York Society for Ethical Culture.
