NOV 11 CHILDREN'S VOICES OF GLOBAL
CONCERN features a film of 13-year-old Severn Susuki, sharing
global and ethical concerns at a United Nations meeting. To be followed
by a panel of Brooklyn youth of
diverse backgrounds speaking out on their concerns. Hosted by BSEC’s
Life & Ethics Committee.
1:00 AFTERNOON PROGRAM: Fall orientation
series on Ethical Culture basics: Ideals, Projects and Programs of the
Ethical Movement - Then and Now. BSEC library
NOV 18 ANNUAL WAMPANOAG FESTIVAL - Board member and former CSA
Director Remi Gay partners with the CSA families and staff to facilitate
this most enjoyable festival based on Native American rituals that includes
storytelling, music and movement. Come join us for this special morning.
1:30 AFTER-NOON STORYTELLING PROGRAM Led by member Donna
Minkowitz, BSEC library
NOV 25 THANKSGIVING COLLOQUY - Member and President Emeritus
Constance Pigozzi will lead an informal gathering reflecting on the concepts
of Forgiveness and Repentance
DEC 2 ONE CITY, ONE FUTURE: CAN GROWTH WORK FOR ALL NEW YORKERS?
- The pace and style of development have over-taxed New Yorkers in the
past few years, challenging the affordability of housing and changing
the character and quality of life in our neighborhoods. Come and find
out about some alternatives. Speaker: Brad Lander, Director, Pratt Center
for Community Development and former director, Fifth Avenue Committee.
DEC 9 COLLOQUY - Quaker style reflection on Trust led
by Board member Tasha Paley with Lisel Burns
DEC 16 WINTER FESTIVAL - Intergenerational celebration
of the coming of winter. Reflecting on December holiday rituals across
religious traditions, we
will focus on the insights and values they represent. Hosted by the Children’s
Sunday Assembly
DEC 23 HUMANISTS IN DECEMBER: FINDING AN ETHICAL WAY HOME -
Particularly this month, people with a humanistic, non-theological life
stance can feel marginalized. EC Founder Felix Adler held that
non-theists can also hold a religious attitude that produces a sense of
expansiveness, interrelatedness and an “at homeness" in the
world. Speaker: Lisel Burns.
DEC 30 COLLOQUY on New Year’s
Resolutions at led by Tasha Paley and Lisel Burns.
-
|