Does land belong to us, or do we belong to the land? A medieval judge declared that land ownership means the owners can do with it whatever they want, “up to heaven and down to hell.” Sociologist Colin Jerolmack, in a book with that ironic name, esplores...
The author of the address is Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois, who spoke to a group at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on February 7, 1949. (Thanks to Carolyn Parker for finding the text of Dr. Du Bois’ talk!) This very timely address pertains especially to the need...
We mention Felix Adler often, as the founder of the first Ethical Society, so it’s helpful to remember some of the ideas that shaped our movement. Some years ago, I spent a lot of my summer re-reading all that I could find that Adler wrote, and mapping out what I...
We’ll join the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture for this morning’s platform. Platform begins at 11 am and will use a DIFFERENT Zoom link and room number than we usually use. Directions are on this page. About Our Speaker Bev Grant is the morning’s featured...
In November, we’ll focus on truth-telling about history, beginning with listening to one truth-teller. TED Circles is a global community of small groups who discuss big ideas together. No prep needed: we join a Zoom call, watch the TED Talk related to the TED Circle...
