Ethical Society of Philadelphia

Ethical Humanist Society of Philadelphia

Welcome!

If you're visiting us for the first time, we invite you to explore About Us for some background information. We also invite you to look at upcoming Sunday Platforms, our term for our weekly meetings with music, reflection and a talk on a timely or timeless topic.

Ethical Society of Philadelphia
What's New

Handy Postable Flyers
Here on two pages are a list of the all ESHoP events for the summer and a summer sale notice, suitable for magnetic attachment to your refrigerator or for posting on a friendly neighborhood bulletin board. Also, there are postable notices of a forum on Darfur and Camp Linden's Adopt-a-Kid. They are PDF documents. Just click on the links, print the page or pages you want and post.

Summer Newsletter
The Summer issue of our monthly newsletter, Ethical Views is now online. See it for the Society's summer calendar of Sunday morning colloquies and discussion of books by Avraham Burg, Dacher Keltner, Herman Melville, Flannery O'Connor, and Peter Singer. Also, in her president's essay, Temma Fishman gives one ethical culturist's reaction to the Disney World culture. Click here to download (Adobe Acrobat required).

Summer Seconds Sale
Good quality books, not-too-ribald political or other buttons, art work & beautiful things, jewelry, briefcases and hand bags, easy-to-carry chairs and tables and other such stuff. No stuffed chairs, sofas, beds, dressers, desks and the like; No electrical appliances or electronics (unless operational with good batteries); No clothing. Phone the office (215) 735-3456 if you have questions.
Saturday, June 27, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

Forum on the Current Crisis in Darfur
This event has been planned by the Darfur Alert Coalition and Amnesty International Group 112 and is co-sponsored by our Ethical Action Committee. It features an African drum concert and talks about the current crisis in Darfur with the theme "giving support to political prisoners." Food will be provided. Information can be obtained by calling (215) 474-0791.
Sunday June 28, 3:00 PM.

Dates to remember

Wednesday, June 3
Finance Committee, 6:30 PM

Thursday, June 11
Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty meeting, 6:30 PM

Wednesday, June 17
Board of Trustees Meeting, 7:30 PM

Wednesday, June 24
Education Committee Meeting, 6:30 PM
Camp Linden Meeting, 7:00 PM

Thursday, June 25
Amnesty International Meeting, 7:00 PM
Saturday, June 27
Summer Seconds Sale, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday, June 28
Forum on Current Crisis in Darfur, 3:00 PM
Wednesday, July 1
Community Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM

Wednesday, July 8
Education Committee, 6:30 PM
Ethical Action Committee, 7:30 PM

Thursday, July 9
Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Meeting, 6:00 PM

Thursday, July 23
Amnesty International Meeting, 7:00 PM
Wednesday, August 5
Finance Committee, 6:30 PM

Thursday, August 13
Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Meeting, 6:00 PM

Wednesday, August 19
Board of Trustees Meeting, 7:30 PM

Thursday, August 27
Amnesty International Meeting, 7:00 PM