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<DIV>The weekend starts Saturday, May 22nd at 6:30 pm starting with a pot luck with Katharine Archibald, Executive Director of the American Ethical Union. <FONT size=3><FONT face="Californian FB"><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Coffee and tea will be provided; bring a dish to share. Microwaves are available for reheating.</FONT> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT>Following the food will be the <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>airing of a historic presentation of the History of Ethical Culture.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The “Centennial View of E
thical Culture” was filmed in commemoration of the founding of the American Ethical Union in 1889.</FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>As our Federation of Ethical Societies across the United States, locally, nationally and globally we share proud and historic traditions as a religious, educational, cultural and social justice organization.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our history is perhaps best expressed by those individuals who reflect the depth of collective thought which has evolved over nearly 135 years to make Ethical Culture the unique religion we all share today. </FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Cal
ifornian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>Join us to listen and learn from some of those individuals who were most influential in shaping the religious and organizational origins of Ethical Culture.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sunday, during the platform (starting at 10:30, as usual) Katharine will </FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold" lang=EN>inform us about recent developments relative to AEU Leadership Training, new materials on Societal membership development, the upcoming 2010 AEU Assembly, Lay Leadership Summer School and religious education for children, youth and young adults. Katharine is also informed by AEU coalition partners which the American Ethical Union shares through its multiple relationships with other nontheistic and interfaith organizations. </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>In extending the voice of Ethical Culture nationally and globally, her report will also provide an update on AEU representation at the World Parliament of Religions in Melbourne, Australia and the involvement of the National Service Conference of the AEU’s involvement in the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change and the NSC’s efforts to provide disaster recovery and emergency relief to Haiti.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN style="mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'"><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN style="mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'">I hope to see you at both events!</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN style="mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN style="mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'">Karen Elliott</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN style="mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'">President</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>