Sunday Morning Programs
Our Sunday morning programs alternate weekly between a guest speaker and one of our Community Days, which are designed to foster community engagement and social action. We’ll welcome a live audience in our auditorium, and also continue livestreaming our guest speakers to our YouTube channel. The Community Days will be in-person only.
Sunday, January 19, 10:30am
Ray Long
Chicago Tribune Investigative Reporter
“Exposing the Legendary Culture of Corruption in Illinois Politics”
What makes Illinois so corrupt? Four of the last 11 governors have gone to prison, and scores of judges, state lawmakers, Chicago aldermen, and other officials have been found guilty of persistent corruption. In the Chicago Tribune’s ongoing series “Culture of Corruption,” investigative reporter Ray Long explores decades of government and political corruption in Illinois and attempts to explain why corruption continues to poison virtually every level of government in our state.
Our Community Days are programs designed to bring us together to learn, grow, and volunteer. They are open to the public, in-person only, and will not be livestreamed.
Sunday, January 26, 10:30am
Community Day: Exploring Creativity
Where did Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata come from?
Creativity is our ability to use the imagination to form novel ideas or works. Products of creativity may be intangible, such as an idea, or a physical object, like a painting or sculpture. Creativity may also describe the ability to find new solutions to problems, or new methods of performing a task or reaching a goal. Or, is creativity something else or something more?
For this community day, we will explore the place of creativity in our lives and how it is inspired and expressed individually and communally. Through individual and small-group exercises and discussion, we will be invited to share our perspective and understanding of creativity. We will also have the opportunity to share ideas for creative expression as a community.
Sunday, February 2, 10:30am
Mark Jacob
Journalist and author
“Born in Chicago: The Roots of the Harlem Globetrotters”
The original Harlem Globetrotters weren’t from Harlem, and they didn’t start out as globetrotters. The talented all-Black team, started by Jewish immigrant Abe Saperstein, was from Chicago’s South Side and toured the Midwest in Saperstein’s model-T. But with Saperstein’s savvy and the players’ skills, the Globetrotters would become a worldwide sensation. Mark Jacob, co-author of Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports, will share the story of the tireless work and impressive achievements of a man and a basketball team that made millions of people laugh, gasp, and applaud at their astounding performances.
Mark is a former metro editor of the Chicago Tribune and Sunday editor of the Chicago Sun-Times. Mark writes the Stop the Presses newsletter about media and politics.
the views of our speakers do not necessarily represent those of the Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago.Â
   Covid Policy for Attendees
For our in-person audience, we will be adhering to the following policy:
- ALL attendees must be FULLY VACCINATED.
- A face mask completely covering the nose and mouth is required for all audience members during the program whenever the CDC rates Cook County at High Risk for Covid transmission.Â
- A mask-optional social hour will follow the program.
Have you missed some of our recent programs? You’re in luck!Â
Recordings of many of our programs from the last several years reside on our YouTube channel. Click this button to see a list of our broadcasts from the past year with links to the videos.Â
FAQ
Here are answers to some common questions, but feel free to contact us if you have any others!
We welcome you to join us for any Sunday morning program! No RSVP necessary–just drop in. There will be greeters at the door to direct you to our auditorium and answer any questions you may have.
If you can’t make it in person, we livestream most of our Speaker Series programs so you can watch live from home! Just hit the “Join the Livestream” button under any of the programs listed above at the appointed time, or go directly to our YouTube channel.
All our Sunday programs are free and open to the public. No reservations are needed.
Although attendance is free, we do offer an opportunity during the program for freewill donations. We suggest $5, or whatever you’re comfortable with.
Yes! Our Humanist Kids program runs concurrently with the adult program. Your children, from infants to 8th grade, can enjoy stories, discussions, crafts, and social action projects designed to encourage living life ethically and joyfully.Â
For more information see our Humanist Kids page, or contact the Humanist Kids Program Director. Â
Yes! See our Activities page for other ways that we get together, or our Social Action page (Coming Soon), for upcoming projects that you can help with.Â
