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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Unless otherwise noted, all events are held on Sundays at
the Society (306 W Franklin St, Suite 102, 21201) and the number to call for
more information is 410-581-2322. Platforms begin at 10:30 am and end at noon
followed by coffee, snacks and chats. Details about the platform topics and
speakers follow the list of other activities. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><U><FONT size=4>SPECIAL MULTI-MEDIA PROGRAM SAT
EVENING MARCH 27 see details below.</FONT></U></STRONG></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><U>Platform Titles (details below)</U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Mar. 7th – "Hope Now" by <U>Fritz
Williams</U>,<FONT size=2> </FONT>Leader, Baltimore Ethical Society</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Mar. 14th – "Positivism and the Acquisition of Knowledge"
by <U>Rosemary Klein</U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Mar. 21st – "The Fabric of Ethical Community" by <U>Bart
Worden</U>, Leader, Ethical Culture Soc. of Westchester</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Mar. 28th – "Living Fully, Dying Well" by <U>Barbara
Blaylock</U>, M.D.</FONT><FONT size=2>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial></FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face=Arial><U>Other
Activities</U></FONT></DIV>
<DL>
<DT>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT size=3>Sun. March 14 & 28th
at 9:30 AM</FONT> - <U>Poetry Group</U> - Join us for a new format; reading
and discussing poetry together.</FONT></DIV>
<DT>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR><FONT size=3>Sun. March 14th at
12:30 PM</FONT> - <U>Lunch (bring your own) and a Book</U> - rescheduled
from last month, we will discuss "Nickel and Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich. If
you haven't yet read this account of life just getting by in America, you
still have time!</FONT></DIV>
<DT>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR><FONT size=3>Sun. March 21st at
12:30 PM</FONT> - <U>Ethical Mindfulness Meditation</U> - Guided meditations,
helping us to be mindfully aware.</FONT></DIV>
<DT>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR><FONT size=3>Tue. Mar. 23rd at 7
PM</FONT> - <U>"The Next Industrial Revolution"</U> shows <STRONG>at the
Rotunda Cinematheque</STRONG> (film ticket cost unknown at </FONT></DIV>
<DT>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>press time). A film by local filmmaker
Shelley Morhaim, who spoke to BES about it last year, illustrates how industry
can (and does) balance good ecological practices with cost effectiveness.
Dessert and discussion afterwards at Karen Elliott's - reservations for
dessert required - </FONT><A href="mailto:KarenSElliott@aol.com"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>KarenSElliott@aol.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2> .
For more about the film and tickets, as well as other "Baltimore Green Week"
events, go to </FONT><A href="http://www.greenweek.org"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>www.greenweek.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2> .</FONT></DIV>
<DT>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR><FONT size=3>Sat. March 27th at
7:30 PM</FONT> - <U>"Images for Wholeness"</U> A multi-media program
celebrating the beauty and magic of life - featuring gorgeous imagery, poetry,
and live and recorded music. Presented by BES members Carol Mays and Gary
Blanchard. </FONT></DIV></DT></DL>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=left><U>Platform Details and Biographical Information about the
speakers</U></P>
<P>March 7<SUP>th</SUP> – "Hope Now" by <U>Fritz Williams</U>,<FONT size=2>
</FONT>Leader of the Baltimore Ethical Society</P>
<P>Hope is an active involvement in anticipating and realizing the possibilities
of the future - even a future we shall not live to see. It is caring about
possibilities that lie within us and beyond us. <U>Fritz Williams</U> discusses
the meaning of hope and explores how we need hope as individuals and as a
society in order to find joy and purpose in the present moment.</P>
<P><U>Fritz Williams</U> is Leader of the Baltimore Ethical Society and, in that
capacity, serves as primary speaker, teacher, pastor, and organizational leader.
To these duties, Fritz brings extensive ministerial and communications
experience. He has worked as a parish priest in the Episcopal Church, and also
as a writer and producer at public television stations in Harrisburg, PA, and
Detroit, MI. He is especially loved for his down-to-earth narrative style of
speaking and his "When I Was Kid" stories, based on his own childhood.</P>
<P>March 14<SUP>th</SUP> – "Positivism and the Acquisition of Knowledge" by
<U>Rosemary Klein</U></P>
<P>Join local poet and teacher <U>Rosemary Klein</U> as she explores positivism
and the origins of knowledge. Find out how and why the social sciences were
born, and why she thinks it was not for the best of humanity as a whole. </P>
<P><U>Rosemary Klein</U> became interested in positivism while a student at
Antioch College, has since given talks on the subject at Goucher College and
University of Wyoming, and has been developing the material into a book-length
manuscript. She is executive director of the Maryland State Poetry &
Literary Society and founding editor of Three Conditions Press, a small literary
publishing concern. Currently, she edits art catalogs for the Albin O. Kuhn
Library Gallery and teaches at UMBC. </P>
<P>March 21<SUP>st</SUP> – "The Fabric of Ethical Community" by <U>Bart
Worden</U>, Leader of the Ethical Culture Society of Westchester</P>
<P>Ethical Culture is a congregational movement whose ideals, commitments and
practices reflect a dedication to both individual and group development. While
it is true that it takes communities to grow individuals, there are often
tensions between communal interests and the interests of the individuals within
the community. Likewise, Ethical Culture ideals call us to build a community
that is at once purposeful, interconnected and open to the world around us--no
easy feat, even for the best and brightest. This address explores the
characteristics of community in general and the elements of ethical community in
particular, with an eye toward the continued development of Ethical Societies as
ethical communities. </P>
<P><U>Bart Worden</U>’s professional background is in social work and
psychotherapy. He is the current Leader of the Ethical Culture Society of
Westchester. He holds a bachelor's degree in Philosophy of Religion and a
masters degree in social work. Bart is a member of the American Ethical Union
Religious Education Committee and is currently Vice President of the National
Leaders Council of the AEU.</P>
<P>March 28<SUP>th</SUP> <FONT face="Courier New">– </FONT>"Living Fully, Dying
Well" by <U>Barbara Blaylock</U>, M.D.</P>
<P>How can thinking about dying enhance the quality of our lives in the present
moment? What steps can we take to make the last chapter of our lives as
dignified and meaningful as possible?</P>
<P><U>Barbara Blaylock</U>, M.D., is retired from the practice of primary care
internal medicine in Montgomery County. She is currently involved in improving
end-of-life care and promoting an integrated patient- and family-centered
approach to health care throughout the life cycle. She is a member of the
Washington Ethical Society.</FONT></P></DIV></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>