[BES Friends] Educational Inequality casts The Long Shadow -- Sunday (10/05) at BES

2014-10-03 Thread Emil Volcheck via Friends
Dear friends, Our talk this Sunday, October 5th, at 10:30 am, focuses on educational and economic inequality in Baltimore. Sociologist Prof. Karl Alexander reports on his research into Baltimore City families. A flyer is attached. More details on his book The Long Shadow are here:

[BES Friends] Take Action Against Gendercide on Dec. 7!

2014-11-18 Thread Emil Volcheck via Friends
Dear friends, As many as 200 million females are missing world-wide because of gendercide. Watch the powerful documentary It's A Girl to understand what is happening in India and China and how we can stand up for girls and women everywhere. See the trailer: http://www.itsagirlmovie.com/

[BES Friends] DATE CHANGE: Fall Festival this Sunday (11/23); Thinking Outside the Box next Sunday (11/30)

2014-11-19 Thread Emil Volcheck via Friends
Dear friends of the Baltimore Ethical Society, We've moved the Fall Festival to this Sunday (11/23) because too many families would be away on Thanksgiving weekend. We'll be making a salad together and there will be stew. The Sunday School will perform a skit about water resources. Hugh

[BES Friends] HumanLight 2015 in Baltimore!

2016-01-02 Thread Emil Volcheck via Friends
Dear friends, We had a wonderful celebration of HumanLight on December 23rd. I'd like to share this photo album: http://ppl.ug/1JL4DFaYEKc/ . Felicia Castillo-Powers and the Sunday Assembly Baltimore team produced a lovely video: https://youtu.be/3HQS4qbC400 Learn about HumanLight at

[BES Friends] Time banking workshop at BES this Sunday

2016-06-24 Thread Emil Volcheck via Friends
Dear friends of BES, Baltimore is launching a time bank called LetsBMore. A time bank helps people exchange services that are counted as hours, not dollars. It's a reciprocal way of sharing our skills and talents while building community. We're having a workshop this Sunday morning, 10:30 am,

[BES Friends] Marc Steiner at BES this Sunday (4/3), 10:30 am

2016-04-01 Thread Emil Volcheck via Friends
Dear friends of the Baltimore Ethical Society, Please join us this Sunday for a platform address by Marc Steiner! “Building Our City’s Future” Marc Steiner Radio Talk Show Host Description: Baltimore’s own Marc Steiner of WEAA and the Center for Emerging Media will be joining us to talk about

[BES Friends] 140 Years of Ethical Culture

2016-05-21 Thread Emil Volcheck via Friends
Dear friends, Last Sunday, the Baltimore Ethical Society marked the 140th anniversary of the founding of the Ethical Culture Movement with a reading from the founding address. You can watch it here (6 minutes): https://vimeo.com/166806899 Earlier this month, the society's Ethical Leader Hugh