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, May 4, 10:30am
Miles Harvey
Professor and Director of DePaul Publishing Institute and founding editor of Big Shoulders Books
“Writing the Void: The Role of Absence in Storytelling”
Miles Harvey’s new book of short stories, The Registry of Forgotten Objects, has been called “compelling and surprising” by the Chicago Tribune. In this talk, he’ll examine the ways in which writers build stories out of things not there—missing people, lost dreams, misplaced memories and narrative gaps, as well as various other specters, shadows, hallucinations and dark holes. He’ll also discuss the mission of his nonprofit, social justice-focused press, Big Shoulders Books.
Sunday, May 18, 10:30am
Community Day: Living Our Values
As humanists, we value showing respect and care to others, but it seems that offensive or disparaging language, boorish behavior, and other examples of social toxicity have been elevated to “normal.” Less obvious, but just as damaging, are the microaggressions and more ambiguous erosion of civil social interactions.
In this discussion, we will share situations where we have experienced or witnessed this new reality and explore strategies to address these challenges and live our values. We will also share our experiences, successes, and shortcomings and discuss how we can respond ethically to future situations by drawing on our values and principles while accounting for our vulnerabilities. Through this conversation, we hope to begin a dialogue that helps us strengthen our ethical resolve through our shared wisdom and mutual support.
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.
the views of our speakers do not necessarily represent those of the Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago.
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.
- A mask-optional social hour will follow the program.
Have you missed some of our recent programs? You’re in luck!
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.
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.
For more information see our Humanist Kids page, or contact the Humanist Kids Program Director.
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.
