The Ethical Society Without Walls

Here's a link to the newly created Ethical Society Without Walls. According to an article about the site published in this month's Dialogue, the site was developed as a way of providing Ethical Culture community to people not associated with an Ethical Culture Society. It's a neat site containing discussion forums, platform addresses, resources for social action and ways for members to connect with each other. Check out the site, and if you know of anyone who might be interested in Ethical Culture, but doesn't live close to an Ethical Society, invite them to visit the site.

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We've got company..

...in the blogosphere. The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture now has an unofficial blog which you can visit here.

It would be terrific if we could find a way to use these blogs (and the internet, in general) to forge stronger connections and dialogues between ethical societies and other fellow humanists.

How Might We Use This Blog?

Here's a first stab at a list of the ways that we might use this blog:

1. Transcripts of Joe Chuman's Platform Addresses and Essays.

While the society website already posts transcripts of Joe's platform addresses, it might make sense to also post them on the blog as the comments section could be used as a way for members and friends to comment on and discuss the topic raised in the address. Here's an example.

2. Announcements of Upcoming Society Events.

This blog provides an easy online way for members to announce upcoming events without always having to go through the webmaster.

3. Announcements of Upcoming Local Events of Interest to Members and Friends.

This blog can also be used to announce upcoming local events that might be of interest to members and friends such as concerts, films, lectures, sit-ins, protests, etc.

4. Discussion of Issues Relevant to the Society.

Society members could use this blog as a venue to highlight issues that are relevant to the work of the Society in order to engage in a meaningful dialogue with members and friends.

5. Postmortems on Recent Society Events.

Another use of the blog might be for members to provide a recap of past events so that those who were unable to participate can find out what they missed. Here's an example.

Any other ideas or thoughts?