[BES Friends] March Program

[Steve Meskin]

Unless otherwise noted, all events are held on Sundays at the Society (306 W Franklin St, Suite 102, 21201) and the number to call for more information is 410-581-2322. Platforms begin at 10:30 am and end at noon followed by coffee, snacks and chats. Details about the platform topics and speakers follow the list of other activities.  

SPECIAL MULTI-MEDIA PROGRAM SAT EVENING MARCH 27 see details below.

Platform Titles (details below)
Mar.   7th – "Hope Now" by Fritz Williams, Leader, Baltimore Ethical Society
Mar. 14th – "Positivism and the Acquisition of Knowledge" by Rosemary Klein
Mar. 21st – "The Fabric of Ethical Community" by Bart Worden, Leader, Ethical Culture Soc. of Westchester
Mar. 28th – "Living Fully, Dying Well" by Barbara Blaylock, M.D. 

Other Activities
  Sun. March 14 & 28th at 9:30 AM - Poetry Group - Join us for a new format; reading and discussing poetry together.

  Sun. March 14th at 12:30 PM - Lunch (bring your own) and a Book - rescheduled from last month, we will discuss "Nickel and Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich. If you haven't yet read this account of life just getting by in America, you still have time!

  Sun. March 21st at 12:30 PM - Ethical Mindfulness Meditation - Guided meditations, helping us to be mindfully aware.

  Tue. Mar. 23rd at 7 PM - "The Next Industrial Revolution" shows at the Rotunda Cinematheque (film ticket cost unknown at 
  press time). A film by local filmmaker Shelley Morhaim, who spoke to BES about it last year, illustrates how industry can (and does) balance good ecological practices with cost effectiveness. Dessert and discussion afterwards at Karen Elliott's - reservations for dessert required - KarenSElliott at aol.com . For more about the film and tickets, as well as other "Baltimore Green Week" events, go to www.greenweek.org .

  Sat. March 27th at 7:30 PM - "Images for Wholeness" A multi-media program celebrating the beauty and magic of life - featuring gorgeous imagery, poetry, and live and recorded music. Presented by BES members Carol Mays and Gary Blanchard. 
Platform Details and Biographical Information about the speakers

March 7th – "Hope Now" by Fritz Williams, Leader of the Baltimore Ethical Society

Hope is an active involvement in anticipating and realizing the possibilities of the future - even a future we shall not live to see. It is caring about possibilities that lie within us and beyond us. Fritz Williams discusses the meaning of hope and explores how we need hope as individuals and as a society in order to find joy and purpose in the present moment.

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.

March 14th – "Positivism and the Acquisition of Knowledge" by Rosemary Klein

Join local poet and teacher Rosemary Klein as she explores positivism and the origins of knowledge. Find out how and why the social sciences were born, and why she thinks it was not for the best of humanity as a whole. 

Rosemary Klein became interested in positivism while a student at Antioch College, has since given talks on the subject at Goucher College and University of Wyoming, and has been developing the material into a book-length manuscript. She is executive director of the Maryland State Poetry & Literary Society and founding editor of Three Conditions Press, a small literary publishing concern. Currently, she edits art catalogs for the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery and teaches at UMBC. 

March 21st – "The Fabric of Ethical Community" by Bart Worden, Leader of the Ethical Culture Society of Westchester

Ethical Culture is a congregational movement whose ideals, commitments and practices reflect a dedication to both individual and group development. While it is true that it takes communities to grow individuals, there are often tensions between communal interests and the interests of the individuals within the community. Likewise, Ethical Culture ideals call us to build a community that is at once purposeful, interconnected and open to the world around us--no easy feat, even for the best and brightest. This address explores the characteristics of community in general and the elements of ethical community in particular, with an eye toward the continued development of Ethical Societies as ethical communities. 

Bart Worden’s professional background is in social work and psychotherapy. He is the current Leader of the Ethical Culture Society of Westchester. He holds a bachelor's degree in Philosophy of Religion and a masters degree in social work. Bart is a member of the American Ethical Union Religious Education Committee and is currently Vice President of the National Leaders Council of the AEU.

March 28th – "Living Fully, Dying Well" by Barbara Blaylock, M.D.

How can thinking about dying enhance the quality of our lives in the present moment? What steps can we take to make the last chapter of our lives as dignified and meaningful as possible?

Barbara Blaylock, M.D., is retired from the practice of primary care internal medicine in Montgomery County. She is currently involved in improving end-of-life care and promoting an integrated patient- and family-centered approach to health care throughout the life cycle. She is a member of the Washington Ethical Society.

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