Socrates Café
Tuesday, Sept. 1
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.
Men's Group
Wednesday, September 2
6:00 PM
Room 508
Great Books
Wednesday, Sept. 2
7:30 - 9:00 PM
Room 507
Anton Chekhov, Rothschild's Fiddle (complete work)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract
Leader Lunch Discussion
Thursday, September 3
12:00 PM
Elliott Library - Room 507
Bring your lunch and join Dr. Anne Klaeysen.
Sept. 3 – “What Kind of Humanist Are You?” – a quiz from New Humanist. For more…
Leader Lunch Discussions
Thursdays, 12:00 Noon
Elliott Library, Room 507
Bring your lunch and join Leader Dr. Anne Klaeysen. Copies of relevant articles are available in the Leaders’ office.
Subjects for the month include:
- Sept. 3 - “What Kind of Humanist Are You?” – a quiz from New Humanist.
- Sept. 10 – “Does Evolution Explain Human Nature?” – essays from the John Templeton Foundation.
- Sept. 17 – “The Evolution of God” – interview with author Robert Wright in salon.com.
- Sept. 24 – “The Life After” by Philip Gourevitch – reconciliation in Rwanda.
The Joy of Personal Writing - Summer Semester
Thursday, September 3
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Room 508
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
Across the 8th Dimension
Ethics in Film - Classic Sci-Fi
Friday, September 4
7:00 PM
Ceremonial Hall
This 1984 flick brings us the wacky adventures of adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai (Peter Weller) and his group, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, as they battle the evil creatures from the 8th dimension to keep them from conquering our dimension. Full of deeply embedded jokes and all sorts of tomfoolery, this is a not-to-be-missed adventure.
Suggested donation $5 (includes drinks and snacks). For more information, contact Moe-Swe Myint by email or phone at 212-874-5210×113.
Sunday Meeting, September 6
Early Sunday Morning will resume on Sunday, September 13.
Sunday Meeting - 10:15 a.m. - Ceremonial Hall - 4th Fl.
"Ethical Action Stories: A Personal Odyssey, Part II"
Abe Markman
Carol Nadell Van Deusen Presides
A Latino young adult is shot in the back running away from a police officer after an altercation with that officer outside a bar in East Harlem. Thirty years later police are prohibited from carrying their guns when they know they will be drinking heavily.
Two police precincts experience a high number of civilian complaints. Two years later the complaints are markedly reduced.
Thousands of nonviolent, first time drug offenders were imprisoned under the provisions of the Rockefeller Drug Laws. Thirty years later the laws are dramatically reformed.
In his remarks, Abe Markman, will describe the role he played with many others in these ethical action stories.
Abe Markman has a BA in sociology and psychology from CCNY and a Master’s in Social Group Work from NYU. Abe served in settlement house type settings for 50 years. In 1980, he cofounded and ran a successful social service agency in the South Bronx, The Neighborhood SHOPP Inc. In his retirement years, he has volunteered with the Lower East Side Call for Justice or LESCFJ. Over the group’s 17 year history Abe initiated and led —
- A successful campaign to require police officers to leave their guns behind if they intended to have more than a few drinks;
- Conducted with fellow members about 200 workshops with inner-city teens and young adults on what to do when stopped by the police, and;
- Participated in nonviolent, civil disobedience to protest unjust laws and police brutality.
In addition, Abe chaired NYSEC’s Public Issues Committee (PIC) for three and a half years. Besides trying hard to fulfill the PIC mission, Abe found time to work on abolishing the death penalty and reforming the Rockefeller Drug Laws. In so doing he worked in tandem with NYSEC and Call for Justice members.
Earth Rise - Earth Rise will resume on September 13.
Sunday School Ethics for Children will resume on September 13.
Social Hour - 11:15 a.m. - Ceremonial Hall - 4th Fl.
Coffee, bagels and conversation.
Afternoon Activities will resume on Sunday, September 13.
Society Offices Closed - Labor Day
Monday, September 7
ECRDG: Ethical Culture Reading Discussion Group
Wednesday, September 9
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Room 507
Carlos Fuentes, The Years with Laura Diaz. List for the season
Leader Lunch Discussion
Thursday, September 10
12:00 PM
Elliott Library - Room 507
Bring your lunch and join Dr. Anne Klaeysen.
Sept. 10 – “Does Evolution Explain Human Nature?” – essays from the John Templeton Foundation. For more…
Sunday Meeting, September 13
Early Sunday Morning - 10:00 a.m. - Room 408
Colloquy: Grace. Dr. Anne Klaeysen presides
Earth Rise - Earth Rise - will resume on September 27.
Sunday School - Ethics for Children - 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Rooms 507 & 508
We the Kids… The World is in Our Hands! Everyday Leaders Making a Difference in the World
Sunday Meeting - 11:15 a.m. - Auditorium
"Three R's of Ethical Community: Reflection, Reunion, Renewal"
Dr. Anne Klaeysen, Leader
Tom Weishaar presides
Reunions are an opportunity to become reacquainted with one another personally and to bond together as a community. What brings us back? What holds us? What can we learn from reflecting upon our values and purpose as Ethical Humanists that can inspire us to renew our commitment to ethical growth and engagement? Leader Dr. Anne Klaeysen will talk about the importance of these “three R’s” and encourage members’ responses.
Social Hour - 12:30 p.m. - Social Hall
Afternoon Activities
1:45 p.m. - Ceremonial Hall
DNA Fundraiser - DNA: The Secret of Life; talk with an expert on the subject. The video presentation tells the story of the discovery in 1953 of the genetic code in the DNA that programs every living cell – from bacteria to humans – and explains why this code gives us the secret of life. For more…
Video of today's event: September 13, 2009
Klaeysen - Reflection Reunion Renewal
DNA: The Secret of Life
Sunday, September 13
1:45 PM
Ceremonial Hall - 4th Fl.
DNA Fundraiser - DNA: The Secret of Life; talk with an expert on the subject. The video presentation tells the story of the discovery in 1953 of the genetic code in the DNA that programs every living cell – from bacteria to humans – and explains why this code gives us the secret of life.
Afterward, Dr. Charles Debrovner will discuss how this new information is used by some to justify intelligent design theories, and why it doesn’t. He will also explain how evidence from DNA testing is used in the work of the Innocence Project.
Dr. Debrovner is Associate Director of the Appignani Bioethics Center. He received a B.S. from Yale University and an M.D. from New York University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Bellevue Hospital and has devoted his professional career to infertility and human reproduction. He served as chairperson of the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology at French Hospital and Polyclinic Hospital in New York City, and was a lecturer in OB/GYN at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and is a Clinical Professor at NYU School of Medicine.
Contribution of $10 or more (receipts are available) is requested for this special program presented by the Social Service Board. Proceeds will be given to the Innocence Project, the organization that arranges for DNA testing for those convicted of crimes that DNA testing is likely to prove they did not commit.
Socrates Café
Tuesday, Sept. 15
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.
