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MAIL NOTICE: The November newsletter should have been received by now
in the Baltimore area. If you haven't received it yet, please let me
know at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:admin@BaltimoreEthicalSociety.org">admin@BaltimoreEthicalSociety.org</a><br>
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Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings will be held from 10:30 to
noon at the Society, in The Congress Hotel at 306 W. Franklin St.,
Suite 102. On street parking is available. Handicap parking and
entrance are available in the adjacent lot with appropriate
identification. Ethical Humanist Sunday School for children during
platform meetings. Call 410-581-2322 for more information. Also check
our newsletter and web site: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.BaltimoreEthicalSociety.org">www.BaltimoreEthicalSociety.org</a><br>
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SUNDAY MORNING PLATFORMS (see details below)<br>
Nov. 6th – "Get Real” by Fritz Williams, Leader, Baltimore Ethical
Society, Searching for authenticity<br>
Nov. 13th – “Are Ethical Politics Possible Today?” by Liz Bobo,
Delegate Maryland General Assembly <br>
Nov. 20th – “Colloquy on Change” by Karen Elliott, President of the
Baltimore Ethical Society<br>
Nov. 27th – “The Search for Truth” by Brian Solomon, Author, a
discussion of his new book, Sequestered<br>
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OTHER ACTIVITIES<br>
Nov. 5th – COFFEE HOUSE Saturday at 7pm. Open mic mixed with featured
poets Gregg Mosson, Karla Mancero, Jullie Fisher, and Karen Elliott who
participated in the Arts and Activism Festival held in October 2004.
Their work will be in the Poets' Ink brochure published by Maryland
State Poetry & Literary Society. Singer Carolyn Brown of BES will
provide music. The evening will be held in honor of Dawn C. Culbertson,
founder of the Baltimore Composers Forum, and tireless advocate and
journalist on behalf of local music, dance, and the literary arts.
Culbertson, who gave a workshop at Arts and Activism, died suddenly on
November 25, 2004. Savitri Gauthier, a member of Vox Asylum, a singing
group founded by Culbertson, will read a poem in Dawn's memory. Hosted
by Dennis Barnes, editor of Poets' Ink, and Rosemary Klein of BES.
Sign-up for open mic at 7pm. <br>
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Nov. 6th and 20th – POETRY GROUP Sunday at 9:30am. Facilitated by
Karla Mancero. Bring poems that move you or that you have written to
share and discuss. A general theme is picked for each meeting -
contact Karla at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:poet@BaltimoreEthicalSociety.org">poet@BaltimoreEthicalSociety.org</a> to be added to the
e-mail list and receive notification of topics.<br>
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Nov. 27th – NEWCOMERS' MEETING - Sunday at 12:30pm. Learn about the
history and organization of the Baltimore Ethical Society and the
Ethical Culture movement. <br>
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PLATFORM DETAILS<br>
Nov. 6th – "Get Real” by Fritz Williams, Leader, Baltimore Ethical
Society<br>
“I think we pay too much attention to lying as an individual deed and
too little attention to lying as a state of being... too much attention
to the lies that come out of our mouths, and too little attention to
the tangle of lies inside, the lies that live in our deepest selves.”
Beginning with vivid memories of sensitivity training, Fritz Williams
describes his quest for authenticity<br>
Fritz Williams 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.<br>
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Nov. 13th – “Are Ethical Politics Possible Today?” by Liz Bobo,
Delegate Maryland General Assembly <br>
Delegate Bobo will use three legislative examples from the last four
sessions of the Maryland General Assembly, to address the possibility
of Ethical Politics. She will deal with both the process as well as
the substance of Landlord/Tenant Law, Financial Institutions
Regulations, and Lobbyist Regulations.<br>
<u>Elizabeth (‘Liz’) Bobo</u> was born in Baltimore, studied literature
at U. of MD undergraduate school, attended U of MD law school, and was
admitted to the MD Bar. Liz has been a Member of House of Delegates
since January 11, 1995 representing District 12B in Columbia, MD. She
is currently a member of the Environmental Matters Committee (housing
& real property subcommittee, natural resources & ethics
subcommittee, chair, local government & bi-county agencies
subcommittee), Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and
Agricultural Land Preservation, Joint Committee on Welfare Reform,
Maryland Green Caucus, Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, and
Maryland Consumer Caucus. From 1986 to 1990, she was the County
Executive of Howard County.<br>
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Nov. 20th – “Colloquy on Change” by Karen Elliott, President of the
Baltimore Ethical Society<br>
The colloquy is a formal program consisting of guided meditation on a
particular topic, with responses on a personal level as well as time
for silent reflection. It was developed by Arthur Dobrin, Ethical
Culture Leader, author, and teacher. In December, BES will have the
first of a series of colloquies once a month on the second Sunday
morning at 9:30 AM. To kick off the series, we replace the usual Sunday
program format with a colloquy on change, based on a section in
Dobrin's book "Spelling God with Two O's."<br>
<u>Karen Elliott</u> is a member of the Society's Ethical Humanist
Officiant team, and has served on the Board in various roles for over
10 years. She is preparing for a year of change in 2006 as her son
leaves for college and her "unofficial" stepson gets married. <br>
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Nov. 27th – “The Search for Truth” by Brian Solomon, Author<br>
What is Truth? Brian Solomon explores the search for truth as a
sequestered juror on a high profile murder trial in Madison,
Wisconsin. He provides details about the trial itself, testimony,
deliberations, and the verdict. But he also explores what it is like
to be sequestered, isolated from your family, friends, and support
structure, and forced to participate in a real-life drama of life and
death. The search for truth is a difficult one, and because the
victim's body was never recovered, it is even more pronounced in this
case. Brian will weave us through the journey -- leaving us with, as
one reviewer put it, "a fascinating glimpse into the judicial process
and into humanity itself." <br>
<u>Brian Solomon</u> was a member of the Baltimore Ethical Society
until he moved away for school. He now facilitates an Ethical
Discussion Group in Madison, Wisconsin, where he lives with his wife
and daughter. He has had numerous poems, articles, and essays
published, and is also a song writer who still dreams of rock stardom.
Sequestered is his first book.<br>
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