Women have long shaped the moral imagination of our communities. Anna Garlin Spencer reminds us that the measure of civilization is how women are treated.
Her voice continues to guide justice, dignity, and belonging.
#WomensHistoryMonth #EthicalSTL #Humanism
If you think critically about the world, you can’t accept it as it is. - @forrestvalkai.bsky.social
#ethicalstl #seekingtruth
"Cynic and Citizen of the World" by Eric Brown
Music by Bradley Shutes
Stories of Ourselves by Martha Avila
Our Program VOLUNTEER PLATFORM HOST Joe Babka SPANISH ROMANCE (COMPOSER UNKNOWN) Bradley Shutes ETHICAL EDUCATION CORE VALUES STORIES OF OURSELVES Martha Avila GYMNOPÉDIE NO.1, BY ERIC SATIE Bradley Shutes MINDFULNESS MINUTE CYNIC AND CITIZEN OF THE WORLD Eric Brown MISSION MOMENT & COLLECTION PRELUDE FOR LUTE IN C MINOR, BWV 999, BY J. S. BACH Bradley Shutes CLOSING
This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_EF... ):
"Cynic and Citizen of the World" by Eric Brown
Music by Bradley Shutes
Stories of Ourselves by Martha Avila
Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL
Honoring our late elder Joyce Best this #WomensHistoryMonth
A lifelong activist for racial equality, peace, and justice, Joyce participated in CORE sit-ins, challenged housing segregation, and lived her Ethical Humanist values through steady, courageous action.
#StLHistory #Humanism #EthicalSTL
This Women’s History Month, we honor leaders whose courage, compassion, and vision continue to guide movements for equality, education, democracy, and environmental stewardship. Their work reminds us that a more humane world is something we build together.
#WomensHistoryMonth #EthicalSTL #Humanism
Illustration with the quote “A just society refuses to pass suffering forward.” The word “REFUSES” appears large in warm red-orange tones. A broken chain at the bottom left shatters and transforms into colorful birds flying upward across a soft rainbow watercolor background, symbolizing breaking cycles of harm and creating freedom.
Passing pain from one generation to another is not the purpose of society. Let’s break the cycle of suffering instead.
"We changed everything we thought we knew about life because the truth was worth it." - @forrestvalkai.bsky.social
#SeekingTruth #EthicalSTL #Science
"The Symphony of Biology" by @forrestvalkai.bsky.social
"The Symphony of Biology" by @forrestvalkai.bsky.social
Music by Claire Alexander and Cindy Minnis
Our Program LET THE MYSTERY BE BY IRIS DEMENT Claire Alexander and Cindy Minnis VOLUNTEER PLATFORM HOST Veronica Erb ETHICAL EDUCATION CORE VALUES ACCOMPLISH NOTHING BY IAN MCCONNELL Claire Alexander and Cindy Minnis THE SYMPHONY OF BIOLOGY Forrest Valkai MISSION MOMENT & COLLECTION A PLACE IN THE CHOIR BY BILL STAINES Claire Alexander and Cindy Minnis CLOSING
This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di17... ):
"The Symphony of Biology" by @forrestvalkai.bsky.social
Music by Claire Alexander and Cindy Minnis
Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL
Volunteers busy packing emergency contraception kits
Volunteers busy packing emergency contraception kits
Volunteers busy packing emergency contraception kits
Some of boxes we packed
Our members and friends volunteered to pack another 1000 emergency contraception kits for @beaconrepro.bsky.social.
Thanks to all who volunteered!
If you want to help, join us at 9:45 am on April 5 for our next packing morning.
Forrest Valkai starts his talk
Forrest Valkai starts his talk
Forrest Valkai answers questions about clades
Forrest Valkai and DNA
We love having @forrestvalkai.bsky.social with us. He's talking about "Life Lessons from the Lab" tonight, and he'll be back tomorrow to tell us about "The Symphony of Biology" (www.ethicalstl.org/event/platfo...).
Tonight's talk: www.youtube.com/live/gwR8cYC...
Silence has consequences. Indifference in the face of injustice endangers everyone. #speakup
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Local communities are coming together to keep each other safe. #MICA #STL #ICEOUT #EthicalSTL
Join us for 2 free events with biologist/science communicator Forrest Valkai!
• 2-28, 6:30pm — Life Lessons from the Lab
• 3-1, 11am — The Symphony of Biology
Free & open to the public.
Sponsored by The Cheshire & The Skeptical Society of St. Louis.
#Science #STL #EthicalSTL #SeekingTruth
Pack 1000 free emergency contraception and safer sex supply kits in partnership with @beaconrepro.bsky.social. This community service opportunity is open to all ages, has seated and standing options, and no advance sign-up is required. Come put your ethics into action with us March 1 at 9:45 a.m.!
Music by the Ethical Band
Music by Jamie Frazier
Music by Lorraine Rickerd
Our Program VOLUNTEER PLATFORM HOST Samantha White ETHICAL EDUCATION CORE VALUES PRAVDA BY VAMPIRE WEEKEND, OHIO BY CROSBY, STILLS, NASH, AND YOUNG, BEDS ARE BURNING BY MIDNIGHT OIL The Ethical Band THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD BY LENNON AND MCCARTNEY, RAINBOW CONNECTION BY WILLIAMS AND ASCHER Jamie Frazier BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY BY THE VERVE Gary Eldon Rickerd MOONLIGHT SONATA BY BEETHOVEN Lorraine Rickerd LITTLE TALKS BY OF MONSTERS AND MEN, CROSSFIRE BY STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN, SUPERSTITION BY STEVIE WONDER The Ethical Band CLOSING
This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf62... ):
Music Festival
Music by the Ethical Band, Jamie Frazier, Gary Eldon Rickerd, and Lorraine Rickerd
Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL
If you want peace, work for justice! Start at home! Start right now! 🎶 #EthicalSTL
Belonging. Compassion. Courage. Peace begins wherever we choose dignity over destruction.
Today we honor Toni Morrison, who was born on February 18, 1931. She said, “The function of freedom is to free someone else.” Freedom grows when it is shared. May we use ours to widen the circle. 🎨 by Rick Frausto. (@rickfrausto on Insta)
#ToniMorrison #EthicalLiving #HumanDignity #EthicalSTL
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"What Is Happening Now: Immigration, ICE, and Our Shared Responsibility" by Mirka Estrada of https://www.mica-project.org/
Music by Executive Director of Community Experience Claire Alexander, leading the congregation in clapping and song
Stories of Ourselves by Mary Ann Perkins https://www.ethicalstl.org/stories-of-ourselves-from-sun-february-15-by-mary-ann-perkins/
Our Program VOLUNTEER PLATFORM HOST Samantha White IF YOU WANT PEACE, WORK FOR JUSTICE Claire Alexander ETHICAL EDUCATION CORE VALUES STORIES OF OURSELVES Mary Ann Perkins RISE BY ARIANNA ABELA Claire Alexander MINDFULNESS MINUTE WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW: IMMIGRATION, ICE, AND OUR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY Mirka Estrada MISSION MOMENT, COLLECTION, CONNECTION & ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE Claire Alexander CLOSING
This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GvD... ):
"What Is Happening Now: Immigration, ICE, and Our Shared Responsibility" by Mirka Estrada
Music by EDCE Claire Alexander
Stories of Ourselves by Mary Ann Perkins
Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL
Are you an Ethical Society? Because you make my life more meaningful.
Felix Adler would approve. 😉
Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us!
#EthicalCulture #HumanistLove #ValentinesDay #MeaningfulLife
Today we celebrate Darwin Day, honoring Charles Darwin and the enduring idea that our capacity for reflection, empathy, and ethical growth is part of what makes us human.
Science doesn’t diminish our humanity. It deepens it. ☀️
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Promotional graphic titled “A Weekend with Forrest Valkai.” On the left, Forrest Valkai smiles while holding up his hand with a stylized flame effect, wearing a lab coat against a warm orange-yellow background. On the right, event details list two talks at the Ethical Society of St. Louis: Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m., “Life Lessons from the Lab,” and Sunday, March 1 at 11 a.m., “The Symphony of Biology.” Text notes both events are free and open to the public, with logos for the Ethical Society of St. Louis, The Cheshire, and the Skeptical Society of St. Louis.
Two talks. One unforgettable weekend! 🧬 Science, wonder, skepticism, and humanity, live with Forrest Valkai! Free and open to the public at the Ethical Society of St. Louis.
#Science #Humanism #Skepticism #STLEvents #FreeEvents
"Investing in Our Sustainability, Values & Community" by Claude Bernard, Dan Overmann & Stan Mulvihill Claude Bernard is in this photo - the others spoke later
Music by the Matthew Galik Trio
Stories About Ourselves from Clark Hotaling https://www.ethicalstl.org/stories-of-ourselves-from-sun-february-8-by-clark-hotaling/
Our Program Volunteer Platform Host Travis Williams Ariadne (M. Galik) Matthew Galik Trio Ethical Education Core Values Stories of Ourselves Clark Hotaling Old Folks (W. Robinson) Matthew Galik Trio Mindfulness Minutes Investing in Our Sustainability, Values, & Community Claude Bernard, Dan Overmann, and Stan Mulvihill Mission Moment, Collection, Connection & Announcements From All the Crowd (M. Galik) Matthew Galik Trio Closing
This morning at the Society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Ml... ):
"Investing in Our Sustainability, Values & Community" by Claude Bernard, Dan Overmann & Stan Mulvihill
Music by the Matthew Galik Trio
Openings Words from Clark Hotaling
Join us next week at 11am in person or youtube.com/@EthicalStL
“Either America will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States.” — W. E. B. Du Bois
A warning from 1905 that still demands our attention today. Education, truth-seeking, and civic responsibility are essential to a flourishing democracy.
#SeekingTruth #WEBDuBois #BlackHistoryMonth #Democracy
Care and accountability are inseparable. To love our neighbors well, we must also be willing to look inward.
#BlackHistoryMonth #EthicalAction #SeekingTruth #EthicalSTL #bellhooks
