Northern Virginia Ethical Society - Events Feed

Multicultural Modeling: Growing Anti-Racist Activism in Ethical Culture - Hugh Taft Morales

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:29:38 -0600

Start: 01/11/2009 - 11:00am

End: 01/11/2009 - 11:00am

In 1922, Langston Hughes wrote that, “Tomorrow, I'll be at the table, when company comes nobody'll dare say to me, ‘Eat in the kitchen,’ then. Besides, they'll see how beautiful I am and be ashamed.”

Eighty-five years later, while diversity in the White House holds promise for America, there are still few African Americans at the table. Corporate leadership is still predominantly white, a disproportionately high rate of black men are in prison, and people of color suffer disproportionately from poverty and unemployment. As an inheritor of invisible racial privilege and liberal guilt, Hugh Taft-Morales will share his insights about moving towards an empowering multicultural perspective.

[R]Communication Practice Group

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:35:39 -0600

Start: 01/12/2009 - 6:45pm

End: 01/12/2009 - 9:00pm

Monthly practice of connection-building communication. Held in Alexandria. Open to members of NoVES and others who've attended meetings at the Society. We're using the book Nonviolent Communication Workbook available on Sundays at the book table or at http://www.noves.org/nvc/

Please use the contact form to indicate interest if you'd like to join this group.

[R]NoVES Board Meeting

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:47:50 -0500

Start: 01/17/2009 - 9:00am

End: 01/17/2009 - 12:30pm

Regular board meeting of the Society. Members of the Society are welcome to attend or to make proposals. Please email the President to propose an item for the agenda or to indicate you'll attend (we would like to make sure there are enough seats for everyone).

Growing Humanism in a Faith-Based Society -- Roy Speckhardt, American Humanist Association

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:29:59 -0600

Start: 01/18/2009 - 11:00am

End: 01/18/2009 - 11:00am

Religion in American is a sensitive topic. Some people demand that it be part of the public square and even preferred by the government over secular or rational views. In such a culture, practically any declaration by Humanists can be construed as offensive by someone. But if we believe our philosophy benefits humanity, isn't it important for others to hear our views? Roy Speckhardt, Executive Director of the American Humanist Association, will discuss how to grow Humanism in our faith-based society.

Torture and the New Administration -- Linda Gustitus

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:59:01 -0600

Start: 01/25/2009 - 10:00am

End: 01/25/2009 - 11:15am

The previous Administration descended to torturing and brutalizing prisoners and terror suspects. The American Ethical Union and other religious and secular groups condemned torture and so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques" as immoral, debasing, and ineffective for gathering intelligence. During his campaign, the current President condemned torture as a betrayal of American values.

[R]Communication Practice Group

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:42:49 -0600

Start: 01/26/2009 - 6:45pm

End: 01/26/2009 - 9:00pm

Please use the contact form to indicate interest if you'd like to join this group.

The Birds and the Bees, Ethically Speaking -- Melissa Sinclair, NoVES Member

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:29:06 -0600

Start: 02/01/2009 - 11:00am

End: 02/01/2009 - 11:00am

A recent study showed that teens pledging to remain virgins were as likely to have sexual encounters as those who made no pledge. Children pledging to remain celibate not only were as likely to have sex as other children, they were less likely to take the necessary precautions to prevent pregnancy and sexually-transmitted diseases. Despite these sobering facts, some parents continue to oppose comprehensive sex education, and instead insist on "abstinence only" sex education.

Ethical Concerns of Darwin and Lincoln - Jone Johnson Lewis, NoVES Leader

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:00:03 -0600

Start: 02/08/2009 - 11:00am

End: 02/08/2009 - 11:00am

In honor of the bicentenniel of the birth of both Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln on February 12, NoVES Leader Jone Johnson Lewis will highlight the ethical concerns of these two Americans who, each in their own way, had enormous impact of the world we live in today.

[R]Communication Practice Group

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:35:39 -0600

Start: 02/09/2009 - 6:45pm

End: 02/09/2009 - 9:00pm

Please use the contact form to indicate interest if you'd like to join this group.

Raising Moral Children -- Arthur Dobrin

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:39:43 -0600

Start: 02/15/2009 - 11:00am

End: 02/15/2009 - 12:15pm

Many parents hope that their children will learn to make the right moral decisions. But our children are bombarded with conflicting messages from the internet, friends, family, and society. How should they respond to peer pressure, to violence, to dishonesty and to material temptation? They get different answers from all sides.

In response, some parents end up taking their children to church or temple -- even when they don't believe the dogma -- in hopes that their children will learn, somehow, how to be good. But religious doctrine often is rule and punishment-based. Rules help when the issues are simple and clear. But in our complex world, children need tools that can help them decide on the right course even in the most confusing situation.

[R]NoVES Board Meeting

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:47:50 -0500

Start: 02/21/2009 - 9:00am

End: 02/21/2009 - 12:30pm

One Nation Indivisible: A Call For Allies -- Lori Lipman Brown

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:05:55 -0600

Start: 02/22/2009 - 11:00am

End: 02/22/2009 - 12:15pm

Lori Lipman Brown, director of the Secular Coalition for America, the nation's first Congressional lobbying organization representing nontheistic Americans posits that every struggle for minority rights has relied on allies from the majority. With nontheistic Americans representing an estimated 10 to 16 percent of the population, humanists, atheists, agnostics and other nontheists in our society are encouraging our theistic allies to join the fight for fair treatment for all. Together we can fight to protect our government's secular character, which has served to pr

[R]Communication Practice Group

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:42:50 -0600

Start: 02/23/2009 - 6:45pm

End: 02/23/2009 - 9:00pm

Please use the contact form to indicate interest if you'd like to join this group.

Sunday School Open House

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:33:24 -0600

Start: 03/01/2009 - 10:45am

End: 03/01/2009 - 12:30pm

Meet the Sunday School staff, volunteers, and children, and learn more about the curriculum of the Northern Virginia Ethical Society's Sunday School. See if the Sunday School is a good fit for your family!

[R]Communication Practice Group

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:35:40 -0600

Start: 03/09/2009 - 6:45pm

End: 03/09/2009 - 9:00pm

Please use the contact form to indicate interest if you'd like to join this group.

[R]NoVES Board Meeting

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:14:26 -0500

Start: 03/21/2009 - 9:00am

End: 03/21/2009 - 12:30pm

[R]Communication Practice Group

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:42:50 -0600

Start: 03/23/2009 - 6:45pm

End: 03/23/2009 - 9:00pm

Please use the contact form to indicate interest if you'd like to join this group.

[R]Communication Practice Group

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:35:41 -0600

Start: 04/13/2009 - 6:45pm

End: 04/13/2009 - 9:00pm

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[R]NoVES Board Meeting

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:14:26 -0500

Start: 04/18/2009 - 9:00am

End: 04/18/2009 - 12:30pm

[R]Communication Practice Group

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:42:50 -0600

Start: 04/27/2009 - 6:45pm

End: 04/27/2009 - 9:00pm

Please use the contact form to indicate interest if you'd like to join this group.