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Upcoming Events
In the event of inclement
weather, call ahead to see if the meeting had to be rescheduled.
Informal Current Events
Discussion Group
Every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. before the Sunday Platform.
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Newcomers Meetings
Thursday October 25 at 7:00
P.M. in Brookline. There will be an
orientation and information meeting for newcomers to the Ethical
Society. All interested friends and members of the Society are
also
invited to attend. We will be discussing the principles,
philosophy and
structure of the Society. Please contact Stan Wayne at
(617)734-6169 or
Mildred Siegel at (617)731-4829 for more information.
Wednesday, March 19 at 7:00
P.M. in Brookline. There will be an
orientation and information meeting for newcomers to the Ethical
Society. All interested friends and members of the Society are
also
invited to attend. We will be discussing the principles,
philosophy and
structure of the Society. Please contact Stan Wayne at
(617)734-6169 or
Mildred Siegel at (617)731-4829 for more information.
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Nature Walks
Saturday,
December 1, 2007
at 10:30 A.M. in Canton. Contact Doris Berger at (617)277-1839
for more information.
Saturday, January 1, 2008
at 1:00 P.M. in the Blue Hills. Free soup is offered by the
rangers beforehand. Contact Doris Berger at (617)277-1839 for
more information.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
at 10:30 A.M. We will walk at Wellesley College and visit their
greenhouses. Contact Doris Berger at (617)277-1839 for more
information.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
at 10:30 A.M. We will be walking in Weston. Afterwards, a group
will be going to see Gilbert & Sullivan's Yeoman of the Guard.
For walk and ticket information, contact Ed Locke
at (781)828-3978.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
at 10:30 A.M. We will walk the Minuteman Trail in Concord. Contact Doris Berger at (617)277-1839 for more
information.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
at 10:30 A.M. We will visit the Arnold Arboritum in Jamica Plain. Contact Doris Berger at (617)277-1839 for more
information.
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Book Discussions
The Book Disscustion
Group meets the second Saturday of the month at 7:30 P.M. in
Brookline. Call (617)739-9050 for more information.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
The Tipping Point:
How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm
Gladwell
Saturday, January 12, 2008
The Weathermakers:
How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Live on
Earth by Tim Flannery
Saturday,
February 9, 2008
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare by
Stephen Greenblatt
Saturday,
March 15, 2008 at 1:00 P.M. after the
potluck
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by
Firoozeh Dumas
Saturday,
April 12, 2008
End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot by
Naomi Wolf
Saturday,
May 10, 2008
Bowling
Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
by Robert D. Putnam
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Potluck Suppers
Saturday, December 15, 2007,
at 1:00 P.M. in Brookline. RSVP to Mildred at (617)244-4829.
Monday, December
31, 2007, at 9:00 P.M. in Brookline. You are cordially
invited to our New Year's Eve Party. Please bring party
fare: cheese and crackers, hors d'oeuvres, light refreshments,
desserts or beverages. RSVP by December 27th and tell us then
what you will be bringing. For more information call Ingrid
Kisliuk at (617)332-7109.
Saturday, January 19, 2007,
at 6:30 P.M. in Arlington. RSVP to Margo at (781)244-4829.
Saturday, February 16, 2007,
at 1:00 P.M. in Canton. RSVP to Ed and Janet at (781)828-3978.
Saturday, March 15, 2007,
at 1:00 P.M. in Brookline. RSVP to Isabella at (617)731-1089.
The potluck will be followed by the March
book discussion.
Saturday, April
19, 2007, at 6:30 P.M. in Brookline. RSVP to Doris at (617)277-1839.
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Movie Sunday
Call Marline Miller
at (617)244-1471 for more information.
Sunday, December 23, 2007.
What, where, and when will be decided later. We will discuss the
implications and significance of the film afterwards over food
and drink.
Sunday, January 27, 2008,
after the Platform. We will be seeing The Diving Bell and the
Butterfly. We will discuss the implications and significance
of the film afterwards over food and drink.
Sunday, February 24, 2008,
after the Platform. What and where will be decided later. We
will discuss the implications and significance of the film
afterwards over food and drink.
Sunday, March 30, 2008,
after the Platform. What and where will be decided later. We
will discuss the implications and significance of the film
afterwards over food and drink.
Sunday, April 27, 2008,
after the Platform. What and where will be decided later. We
will discuss the implications and significance of the film
afterwards over food and drink.
Board of Trustees Meetings
Board of Trustees
meetings are open to all members of the Society.
Sunday, December 2
at the Longy School at 33 Garden Street in Cambridge, after the
Platform meeting and discussion period.
Sunday, January 6
at the Longy School at 33 Garden Street in Cambridge, after the
Platform meeting and discussion period.
Sunday, February
3 at the Longy School at 33 Garden Street in Cambridge,
after the Platform meeting and discussion period.
Sunday, March 2
at the Longy School at 33 Garden Street in Cambridge, after the
Platform meeting and discussion period.
Sunday, April 6
at the Longy School at 33 Garden Street in Cambridge, after the
Platform meeting and discussion period.
Sunday, May 4
at the Longy School at 33 Garden Street in Cambridge, after the
Platform meeting and discussion period.
Sunday, June 1
at the Longy School at 33 Garden Street in Cambridge, after the
Platform meeting and discussion period.
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Semi-Annual Members Meetings
Sunday, October 21 at
12:30 P.M. after the
Platform meeting and discussion period.
We will meet to approve this year's budget, elect members of the
Nominating Committee, and hear officer and commitee reports.
Sunday, May 18 at 12:30
P.M. after the
Platform meeting and discussion period.
We will meet to elect Board members for the coming year and hear
officer and commitee reports.
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Other
Organzations
Torture: Never, Hardly Ever or Whenever?
Sunday Feb. 10, 1:30 P.M. at the Harvard Science Center
Hall D. Nathaniel A. Raymond, Senior Communications Strategist
at Physicians for Human Rights. For more information, visit the
Humanist Association of
Massachusetts website.
Darwin Day Party
Tuesday February 12 at 7:00 P.M. at the Redline
Restaurant in Harvard Square. For more information,
contact Thomas W. Clark, Center for Naturalism at (617)480-8846.
http://www.naturalism.org/darwinday.htm
In Defense of the Secular State
Sunday, March 9 at 1:30 P.M. at the Harvard Science
Center. Robert Boston is a leader in Americans United for the
Separation of Church and State. Hosted by the Humanist
Association of Massachuestts.
MassCare
10th Annual Ben Gill Fundraiser
Saturday, March 29 at 2:00 P.M. at the Ryles Jazz Club at
41 Hampshire St. in Cambridge. MassCare is a coalition of
organizations advocating for single-payer heath care in
Massachusetts.
Tickets are a suggested $45 per person, or $30 for seniors and
students, but nobody will be turned away! Mail your checks to:
Mass-Care or
the Universal Health Care Education Fund (UHCEF)
33 Harrison Ave.
5th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
and we will hold your tickets. Or just show up and purchase
tickets at the door!
Details are at:
http://www.masscare.org/ben-gill-08/
Christianity vs. Atheism? -- A Student-Moderated Debate
Tuesday April 22 at 8:00 P.M. in Harvard's Memorial
Church. A debate between Dinesh D'Souza, leading conservative
Christian intellectual and author of What's So Great About
Christianity and Dan Barker, President of the US's largest
atheist organization and author of Losing Faith in Faith.
Sponsored by the
Harvard Secular Society, the
Humanist Chaplaincy at
Harvard, the
Secular Student Alliance, and the
Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
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