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The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture seeks to be an inclusive community focused on social justice and personal growth.
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We had a lot of fun last Tuesday with our postcards to voters event. Check out the photos at our new blog post at:
https://bsec.org/postcarding-to-voters-august2/
And if you didn't have a chance to come to this event, thee is still time. We have a postcards to voters table in front of our society building every weekday (weather permitting) from 5-7pm for the rest of August. For more information, visit:
https://bsec.org/get-out-the-vote/ |
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Dear Friends,
This week we will be visiting other ethical societies. A few suggestions can be found below:
Nori Rost: ‘After Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Who Shall We Be?’
NY Society for Ethical Culture
11am
As we observe the 77th anniversary of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Dr. Nori Rost will explore the lessons learned from such a significant event in human history and how we can choose another name than Death, going forward.
Watch Online: Click to join at start | ID 863 0430 0961 | Passcode 609424
To join by phone (audio only), dial (929) 205-6099 and enter the Zoom ID above.
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Decolonizing Healthcare
Washington Ethical Society
10:30am
Seeking assistance for mental and physical distress can be a fraught experience. Healthcare settings feature problematic power relationship shaped by professional roles, variable access to information and money, stigma, impairments, and of course the respective social identities of the individuals involved. Communication breaks down; mistakes are made; people are harmed. Is it possible to deconstruct this system and from its building blocks reconstruct a more just, equitable, and truly healing environment? “Recovering physician” and therapist John Daken will be joined by mental health advocate Rachel Kallum Whitman to explore this challenging topic.
You can find our Zoom webinar at tiny.cc/wesplatform
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Youth Forum: Building a Biocentric World
Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County
10am
Our Society’s youth employment program, Applied Biocentrism, is composed of young adults from across the area. After several weeks of work, what new insights have they gained about how the world operates? What is their individual vision for a greener, more inclusive, and more connected world? Join us as we listen to the voices of young adults as they share their own journeys, challenges, and successes.
The Zoom link may be obtained by emailing ad...@ethicalfocus.org before Sunday.
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The Issues and Actions Discussion Circle
We decide on an issue of national or international significance at the start of the meeting. All are invited to attend and participate. We look forward to seeing you there.
Issues and Action meets on Tuesdays at 7:30pm.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82238751165?pwd=cGF1NzlGK0V0WTBERHNqT1VUREt5dz09
Meeting ID: 822 3875 1165
Passcode: 535353
One tap mobile
+19292056099
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Life and Death Discussion group
The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture is presenting this discussion group on Death and Dying, via Zoom, on the 3rd Thursday of each month, from 6:30 to 8:30. We invite people from all backgrounds and ages to join us to talk about this often difficult subject. In so doing we hope to lessen the fear and isolation that surrounds this inevitable event in everyone’s life. We aim to create a safe place where all ideas are welcome, all fears can be expressed, all hopes can be supported.
Please join us at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/146873363?pwd=b0FIN01rWTRoR0libUZJNlpSMEV1Zz09
Meeting ID: 146 873 363
Passcode: 535353
By phone
(929) 205 6099
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Lucy's Children - Racial Justice Group
Lucy’s Children is a community effort to examine the fiction of Race in order to address the fact of Racism. Our plan is to provide information, opportunities, and events that can help us come together as a society to end racism. We will meet Fridays, from 4:00 to 6:30 PM, virtually at BSEC to plan our efforts, to share resources and related experiences.
All members of BSEC and their personal guests are welcome at the learning sessions of Lucy’s Children. If you are interested in joining this group, please contact Ellen Raider at ellen....@gmail.com . Lucy was discovered in 1974 by paleontologists in Ethiopia. At that time she was the earliest known ancestor of the human species. This is why we call our group Lucy’s children.
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Join us for virtual Yoga
Free to BSEC members, donation-based for non-members and friends :
TUESDAYS, 5-6 pm
ACCESSIBLE YOGA
A class designed for seniors and those with limited mobility but anyone will benefit from this hour. You won't need a mat, only a sturdy chair. You will learn simple but effective meditation and breathing techniques that you can do at home to reduce anxiety and breathe more freely. You will also be guided through gentle movements to release tension in the muscles supporting the spine and shoulders as well as some balance and strengthening exercises using the support of the chair for safety and stability. Everything in this class is optional so you can do as little or as much as you like. You will leave breathing easier and feeling calmer and more at home in your body. Yoga can help to reduce depression, increase oxygenation and circulation in the body and improve sleep. No prior experience is needed. All ages and abilities are welcome.
To join this class, please RSVP at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/103479203082
LEA BENDER'S BIO
Lea Bender, E-RYT-500, combines twenty-four years of personal yoga practice with a deep knowledge of anatomy and therapeutic techniques to offer private students a fully integrated experience. Lea received her 200-hour RYT certification from Jaya Yoga Center and her 300-hour Advanced RYT certification at Abhaya Yoga, both in Brooklyn. Lea works with all ages, abilities and client goals. Her students leave feeling strong, centered and inspired.
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SUNDAY MORNING MINDFULNESS MEDITATION ( Mindful Meditation will skip August and return in September)
(The 2nd Sunday of the month)
with the following schedule:
10:00am-10:20am Silent meditation with some instruction
10:20am-10:30am Mindful walk/stretch
10:30am-10:50am Silent meditation
Free of charge!
The teacher is Paulette Graf:
Paulette has an art background combined with a degree in psychology. For thirty years she has pursued the practice of mindfulness meditation, including studying with Jon Kabat Zinn at the Center for Mindfulness at UMass Medical Center.training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction i(MBSR). Paulette has been teaching MBSR at BSEC for the past 10 years, and has been leading the SUNDAY MORNING MINDFULNESS MEDITATIONS for the past 2 years. Meditation, mindfulness, are invaluable tools for navigating in today's world
which Paulette is passionate about sharing.
Join us at:
https://zoom.us/j/99784113893?pwd=MzhwMDBzNTY4UFV0UUg5RFFoUXNFZz09
Meeting ID: 997 8411 3893
Passcode: 535353
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