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Platform Address: ‘The Second Founding’

February 14, 2021

Some of today’s most divisive issues can’t be fully understood without understanding the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, which ended slavery, provided equal protection under the law, and gave the vote to Black men. Eric Foner, professor emeritus of history at Columbia University and the author of “The Second Founding: How The Civil War And […]

Society asks Teaneck to Make BLM Mural Permanent

January 16, 2021

In a letter to Teaneck’s elected leaders on behalf of our Society, Social Action Chair Anne Wallman asks that the Black Lives Matter mural in a parking lot next to Votee Park be changed from temporary to permanent status to promote unity and healing.

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America, the Exceptional Nation: Are We, Should We Be, Can We Be?

September 26, 2020

Today, our exceptional nation is put to the test, but what we are experiencing now, however trying, may lead to the maturation of American society. In this column, leader Joe Chuman says our exceptionalism may be rooted in the ability of America to renew itself.Read More

The radical Martin Luther King Jr. we do not know

January 13, 2018

By Dr. Joseph Chuman Martin Luther King Day is almost upon us and its advent comes for me with a sense of ambivalence. That King is worthy of a national holiday, I hold without doubt. He was certainly one of the greatest figures of the 20th century, if not all of American history. His non-violent […]

From the UN: Prejudice and Discrimination

October 4, 2016

Dr. Sylvain Ehrenfeld, the IHEU representative to the UN, and Dr. Reba Goodman, member of ECSBC The painful reality of prejudice and discrimination is a global issue. Shiite and Sunni Muslims are killing each other. Anti-Semitism surged nearly 40% in Europe and especially in France. Feeling against gays is high in many countries. In 76 countries, homosexuality is a […]

Janet Glass

President’s Column: An Interview with Hugh Taft-Morales

October 4, 2016

By Janet Glass, president of The Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County Hugh Taft-Morales is currently leader of the Philadelphia Ethical Society and the Baltimore Ethical Society. He will be speaking at the Bergen Society on Sunday, October 30th, delivering a platform address entitled, “Humanist Anti-Racism Activism.” Following the platform, we will take a short […]

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Platform Address: 50-Plus Years on the Front Lines of Reproductive Rights

February 28 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Job Club Workshop

February 28 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Mar 05

Mindfulness at Midday: Meditation, Movement, and Discussion Group

March 5 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Mar 07

Platform: The Culture of Ethical Culture

March 7 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Mar 07

Ethical Eating for Humane and Healthy People and Planet

March 7 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

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