July 10, 2011
Things We Don’t Usually Talk About
During the summer, the Ethical Society of Boston takes a break from the Sunday lecture series and holds informal Sunday morning discussions. Meetings will be from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 N. Proposed topics for this year are:
July 10 - The Middle East: Positives and Negatives
July 17 – Emotional History and Its Link to the History of Ethics
July 24 – The Federal Budget
July 31 – The Campaign to Reverse the “Citizens United” Supreme Court Decision
August 7 – The Tea Party
August 14 – Looking for Empathy and Compassion: How to Look for It and How Do We Encourage It.
June 12, 2011
Benjamin Warsaw, Pianist
A frequent contributor to ESB musical segments at our Sunday programs, Benjamin is currently working to achieve his Doctorate in Piano Performance at Boston University. He will perform:
Prelude in E Major by Ben Warsaw
English Suite in G Minor, BWV 808 by J.S. Bach
Sonata in F Minor, Op. 5 by Johannes Brahms
June 5, 2011
Tony Dunn, Community Service Liaison
North Shore labor union representatives took a trip to the Basque area of Spain to meet and learn from staff of the Mondragon Co., the world’s most successful worker cooperative with companies and co-ventures through the world. They are Spain’s 7th largest corporation covering many different sectors.
Music: Klaudia Szlachta, violin
May 29, 2011
Each Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend we have a breakfast followed by a discussion about the issues of our day. Our breakfast begins at 10:30 A.M., but you are welcome to come earlier and help to set up the repast. We will be gathering at our usual meeting place in the Spiegel Auditorium.
Music: Pei Yin, classical saxophone
May 22, 2011
2011 Humanist of the Year
, Paul and Catherine Buttenweiser University Professor, , accepts the 2011 Humanist of the Year award from ESB.
Current international troubles often pit the defenders of state sovereignty against those who want to make it possible to reduce the often disastrous consequences of it. Professor Hoffmann will explain why he strongly supports the second group.
Music: Megumi Stohs, violin and Jesse Lewis, cello
Professon Hoffman is ill, so John Robichaux speak in his place.
May 15, 2011
Steve Early, Labor journalist, lawyer, author, and former union representative for the
From Madison, Wisconsin, to Boston, Massachusetts, public employees face bipartisan efforts to curb or eliminate their hard won collective bargaining rights. How should other members of the community respond, as tax-payers and concerned citizens, to the current roll-back of negotiated contract benefits and protections for teachers, social workers, firefighters, and other civil servants? What should public and private sector unions be doing to rally public support more effectively?
Music: Tamar Grader, piano
May 8, 2011
Gregory Fried, Professor and Department Chair, Philosophy Department, , Author
Gregory Fried co-authored the book Because It’s Wrong with his father, Charles Fried, Professor at . Gregory’s talk will address the book’s topic, and how his conversations with his father influenced their collaboration.
Music: Jessi Rosinski, flute
May 1, 2011
Panelists:
Horace Smalls, Union of Minority Neighborhoods
Jennifer Yanco,
Paul Marcus, Community Change
Eva Martin Blythe, YWCA Cambridge
April 24, 2011
Joe Diamond, Executive Director, Massachusetts Community Action Agencies (MASSCAP)
Human services are expected to sustain serious budget cuts at the federal level. Joe Diamond will discuss the prospects for funding these services through community action programs.
Music: Benjamin Warsaw, piano
April 17, 2011
Marina Zdobnova, MAP Curator, The Ultimate Answer Project Lead
There are many studies about what makes people happy, both short-term and long term, and there are also online surveys to help you rate your happiness levels. However, not many of these focus on what we are missing and on how happiness is highly correlated with quality of our relationships with other people.
Music: Sergio Escalera jazz piano