“Ordinary People Making a Real Difference: A Report from the 100th Assembly of the American Ethical Union” will be presented by Joy McConnell and Jackie Simms at the Sunday, August 16th meeting of the Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville, 2:00-3:30 PM, at The Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Road, Asheville, NC.
Ours is the first generation that can end poverty, and the last that can take steps to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, if humanity has the will to do so. To those ends, the United Nations prepared Sustainable Development Goals as a roadmap to fight against extreme poverty, strive toward more equitable economic growth and environmental sustainability, and reduce the dangers of human-induced climate change. To support those UN Goals, our 100th Assembly gave participants opportunities to hear experts on social, environmental, and economic development speak about the many grass-roots ways we can protect our world for future generations. Jackie and Joy will share what they learned at the Assembly and how they were inspired and energized by their experiences.
Informal discussion and refreshments will follow the presentation. All are welcome.
Joy McConnell, a certified Ethical Culture Leader since 1989, has served as clergy with the Ethical Society of St. Louis, the Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago, and as consulting Leader with our Society here in Asheville. In the 1990s, Joy served the American Ethical Union as Director of Religious Education and Director of Growth and Development.
Jackie Simms has been affiliated with the Ethical Culture movement since 1978 and, in 2001, was a founding member of the Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville. She is a former director of the Western North Carolina Satellite Program for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and a retired teacher in the Early Intervention Program for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
The Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville is a humanist, non-theist alternative to traditional religion. Meeting topics are educational, philosophical and of current interest. It is affiliated with the American Ethical Union, and the American Humanist Association, both of which are members of the International Humanist and Ethical Union. Members are inspired by the ideal that the supreme aim of human life is working to create a more humane society. Their commitment is to the worth and dignity of the individual and to treating each human being so as to bring out the best in him or her.
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Weddings and Ceremonies Officiated:
The Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville offers individualized, custom wedding services. Joy McConnell, American Ethical Union Leader and a Humanist Celebrant, and Jackie Simms, Ethical Humanist Society Officiant and a Humanist Celebrant, are available to perform wedding (and other significant life event) ceremonies. Joy contributes a portion of the officiating charge to the Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville. Honoraria for Jackie's officiating are direct contributions to the Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville, a 501(c)(3) organization. Both Joy and Jackie love officiating weddings, so please spread the word. For more information: contact Joy via her profile on www.meetup.com/Ethical-Society-of-Asheville, contact Jackie at (828) 687-7759 or email EHSAsheville@gmail.com.
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