Lillian wrote these inspirations, taking off from Algernon Black.
The Children's March -- Marching!
Miles and Sean at the March!
Marifer and Oberon at the March!
Marifer working on the collective poster!
Leaders of the march.
Note the new spelling of the President-Elect: CHROP
This young activist and I talked about Giraffe power!
Giraffe is the symbol for Compassionate Communication...
because it can think preventatively by seeing far and wide,
and has the largest mammal heart.
Children's March of Kindness: Poster Making!!!
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Let's play THE GIVING GAMES... and Stand Up for Human Rights
HI ETHICAL EXPLORERS!
It's TIME TO PLAY THE GIVING GAMES!
Visit www.compassiongames.org
This is the seasonal game of the ongoing year-round COOPETITIONS led by Compassion Games.
HAVE FUN DEEDING!!!
When you register at the website above, you'll get very cool daily emails to inspire good deeds and thoughtful care -- from there, you'll get to tell stories of your own good deeds -- with pictures! This leads up to Dec. 10th, Human Rights Day.
You are welcome to identify yourself as a member of Ethical Culture's Team, titled Ethical Earthlings.
You are also welcome to introduce it to your sphere's of influence make your own school-based team or neighborhood-team, and take leadership.
Make sure to sign up with your email AND/OR check their web sight each day -- they'll have inspiring offerings each day from now until Dec. 11th.
Also, the Compassion Game theme song is especially fun as well, full of phrases you want to have at the tip of a child's tongue -- so it's a great thing for us to learn together.
No matter if you are a long distance friend, a member of a different society, or a NYSEC youth .... all good deed doers are welcome to participate.
Any questions?
Audrey Kindred
NYSEC
Fall Fun!
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| Newest member family!!! Such special people! |
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| Writing her Tree Book, our elder-wise-one Lillian |
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| Tree Flower |
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| Bell Drum on Dia De Los Muertos |
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| Marigolds on men of all ages for Dia De Los Muertos |
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| Favio gets a special gentle face paint |
don't forget to do your Tree-Search
Children stood up for trees today by "giving them voice."  |
| Ethical spokeswoman speaks for the trees: "When you cut down a tree, I think it's important to plant another one."  Wise child shares her tree speech, standing as the voice of the tree: |
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| A new generation is growing their ETHICS at NYSEC. |
Happy Wangari Maathai Day! September 25th was Wangari's birthday!
"It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees."
"In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace."
"In Kenya women are the first victims of environmental degradation, because they are the ones who walk for hours looking for water, who fetch firewood, who provide food for their families. "
“We are called to assist the Earth to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own – indeed, to embrace the whole creation in all its diversity, beauty and wonder. This will happen if we see the need to revive our sense of belonging to a larger family of life, with which we have shared our evolutionary process.”
“Recognizing that sustainable development, democracy and
peace are indivisible is an idea whose time has come. “
JOIN ETHICAL! September 2016 Calendar
ETHICAL EXPLORERS FALL SEASON
PEACE MAKERS ON PLAYGROUNDS
PEACE MAKERS AT HOME
PEACE MAKERS AT HOME
PEACE MAKERS IN THE WORLD!
Send RSVPs or Inquiries to EthicsForChildren@NYSEC.org
For more information and ongoing stories of the season, and visit:
ARRIVE!!!! Sunday, September 11:
FAMILIES/CHILDREN
10am, 5th floor: All ages, Family OPEN HOUSE – followed by project, play & lunch.
- Ethics for Children and Teens Info Session for every kind of Family.
- Bagels will be served, while a song circle, info-talk and children’s activity are offered around Ethical Themes.
- Registration process and Ethical membership options will be guided.
- New comers will learn from veteran Ethical Explorers
11am, 4th floor: All join the ETHICAL community on the 4th floor.
After a community greeting and music:
- Children will go upstairs for an independent project of DEED(CompassionGames.org)
- Adults and teens may choose to experience the Morning Meeting.
- Meet After on Playground: (Weather permitting)
LUNCH
- Families are welcome to join the community for lunch
- Children always eat for free!
TEENS/YOUTH
- 1:00, Ethics for Youth Leaders meet in the Lunch Room at TEEN TABLE (teens are welcome to eat for free). Brainstorming the Season Ahead, and Launching Compassion Games Projects
September 11-21: DEEDS by Ethical Explorers
PARTICIPATION FOR ALL, even you who are FAR AND WIDE:
All ages are welcome to participate in the
ETHICAL TEAM of the Global Unity Compassion Games,
where “survival of the kindest “ create “Tomorrow Together!”
YOU SHARE THE STORIES AND PICTURES of
your own DEEDS of GOODNESS and COMPASSION --
as part of the ETHICAL TEAM on this sight:
www.CompassionGames.org
Sunday, September 18 at 11am -- a free family festival open to all children and their families!
Ethical Explorers Celebrate
INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY
"LET"S PLAY PEACE!"
This event is free and open to all children and their families.
It highlights 3 levels of Peace
Personal, Local, Global.
Children will learn peace strategies
to succeed in their year ahead with
peace-making and friendship building
in their schools and playgrounds.
These strategies will include
playing with movement and breathing games,
scenarios of interactive problem solving,
creation of a collective art work for global peace
and a playground peace parade.
Children will learn how their
"spheres of influence" work
to expand their own hopes.
1:00pm TEEN TABLE, in lunch room.
September 25
11am: Children’s group theme: “HOME – of heart, mind, and body”
1:00pm TEEN TABLE, in lunch room.
AS THE SEASON CONTINUES, we meet EACH Sunday, except for long weekends.
AS THE SEASON CONTINUES, we meet EACH Sunday, except for long weekends.
- Free Family Festivals throughout the season include:
- October 30 11am Happy Bones Festival
- 1:00 TEEN TABLE: Launching project of the Zombie Research Society
- November 20 Gratitude Festival
- 1:00 TEEN TABLE: Field Walk to IMAGINE CIRCLE.
Encampment for Citizenship: Favio
Encampment for Citizenship
Favio Apollon, transitioning from YES teens program to FES program for young adults, attended the Encampment, with the support of his NYSEC community. Here are some things he shares in reflection.
This summer, thanks to support from the community of Ethical Culture and the staff of the Encampment For Citizenship (EFC), I spent three weeks in workshops on building community in a democracy! My time at the Encampment was one of the best experiences I have ever had. I appreciate having met young people from all different backgrounds who want to build better communities where they live.
The Encampment was founded in 1946 after World War II, to insure that another event like the war would never happen again. Algernon Black, a Leader of the New York Society for Ethical Culture, and Alice K. Pollitzer, a prominent civic leader, wanted to bring youngsters from all different backgrounds together. Young men and women of of different races, religions, classes, genders, and sexual orientations gathered to have conversations about how to build a community, how to run the government, how youth can take action in their own communities. In those early years, Eleanor Roosevelt, who was on the EFC board of sponsors, not only supported the Encampment, but often hosted all the campers at her Hyde Park home.
This summer’s Encampment was at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Our first day began with creating a “River of Life” to introduce ourselves and get to know each other. Because I live in New York, I tend to think that I have seen and talked to people of every culture. But I was wrong! I had never talked with a Native American — someone whose family and ancestors had not immigrated to America. I enjoyed learning about my Native American friend’s tribe and her life, and realising I had many new wonders to discover about America.
We had to create a form of government together, so we chose to create a Quaker-style democracy. We had art, social justice, and theater workshops. We explored the state of Massachusetts to analyze aspects of government from city to district, from mayor to immigrants. We analyzed how to relate what a community needs to what a community wants. Also, we had discussions about where we live, comparing our communities and learning how to make them better.
My experience at the Encampment was such a privilege. It was grand getting to meet so many incredible young people from all around the country. I didn't have much hope about our generation’s future before. Because of the Encampment, I realize that so many social justice movements have been started by young people. Now I want to use the knowledge that I gained to empower my community and make it better.
F E L I X !!!
F: Felix planted a seed
E: Ethical Earthlings agreed
L: Lifting life up through deed
I: Stands for Ideals, not creed
X: Marks the spot where we meet,
to grow this Ethical seed,
planted so long ago.
At Ethical Culture
We gather today
To grow the tree of ethics
In our very own way!
F: We're Felix' family of friendship
E: Ethical Earthlings unite!
L: We're lifting life up with love
I: Each individual matters
X: This letter's out friend.
It stretches out in every direction
That's what I do with my energy!
High peace to YOU and ME!
American Ethical Union!
Hooo Rah!!!!
E: Ethical Earthlings agreed
L: Lifting life up through deed
I: Stands for Ideals, not creed
X: Marks the spot where we meet,
to grow this Ethical seed,
planted so long ago.
At Ethical Culture
We gather today
To grow the tree of ethics
In our very own way!
F: We're Felix' family of friendship
E: Ethical Earthlings unite!
L: We're lifting life up with love
I: Each individual matters
X: This letter's out friend.
It stretches out in every direction
That's what I do with my energy!
High peace to YOU and ME!
American Ethical Union!
Hooo Rah!!!!
Spring -- join us -- blossom ethically!
TEAM ETHICAL!
The spring season of Ethics For Children will focus on team-work and collaboration.
We'll be building our social skills toward collective action and interactive support.
We'll take on our projects -- all with this spirit of
TEAM ETHICAL!
April
Join "ETHICAL EARTHLINGS" TEAM for the Compassion Games
at www.compassiongames.org
April 24th No Session, due to Spring Break
Join "ETHICAL EARTHLINGS" TEAM for the Compassion Games
at www.compassiongames.org
April 24th No Session, due to Spring Break
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May 1 -- REUNITE! NEW AND OLD FRIENDS!
May 8 -- Nurture Fest
May 15 -- Founder's Day
"F.E.L.I.X. Helix TEAM" for 140th Anniversary of American Ethical Union
May 22
Getting to know Ethical History and Heroes
May 29
Compassionate Pen
May 8 -- Nurture Fest
May 15 -- Founder's Day
"F.E.L.I.X. Helix TEAM" for 140th Anniversary of American Ethical Union
May 22
Getting to know Ethical History and Heroes
Compassionate Pen
June 5, 12
June 19 -- Nurture Day #2.
June 26
Reflections and Hopes
June 19 -- Nurture Day #2.
June 26
Reflections and Hopes
All ages work together and collaborate.
Parents are invited to attend the Morning Meeting simultaneously,
Budding Green
Dear Earth Friends of ALL sorts, everywhere, all ages,
Please join our "Ethical Earthlings" Team!!!!
ETHICAL EARTHLINGS, one and all unite!!!!
to "play" the Compassion Games COOPetition for:
Earth Day,
Please join our "Ethical Earthlings" Team!!!!
ETHICAL EARTHLINGS, one and all unite!!!!
to "play" the Compassion Games COOPetition for:
Earth Day,
Earth Week,
Earth Month,
Earth Season.
Earth Time.....
Earth Time.....
Earth Time is ALL the time, as we all do know, but Spring really does speak vividly to inspire our Earth passions. It's a great time to dive your hands into the soil, and to indulge in some direct Earth Care.
If you have read this... Then you are officially invited to join the Ethical Earthlings Team for the Compassion Games' COOPETITION which is called: LOVE THIS PLACE!
How to play:
Do a good deed for the earth and its beings..
Visit www.compassiongames.org
Read about how to PLAY by creating service projects and acts of kindness toward Earth and her beings at www.compassiongames.org/play/
"Report" the story of your DEED, a reflection upon its values, and a picture to represent it on a world map called the Compassion Report Map.
Sign in either as a "guest" (i.e. "continue as guest") or via your social media identity.
Indicate that your TEAM is the "Ethical Earthlings"
Feel free to sign up to be a Secret Agent of Compassion to get daily emails during Earth Week.
Feel free to drop us a note at EthicsForChildren@NYSEC.org if you'd like us to know about you being a member of the team, Ethical Earthlings.
How to play:
Do a good deed for the earth and its beings..
Visit www.compassiongames.org
Read about how to PLAY by creating service projects and acts of kindness toward Earth and her beings at www.compassiongames.org/play/
"Report" the story of your DEED, a reflection upon its values, and a picture to represent it on a world map called the Compassion Report Map.
Sign in either as a "guest" (i.e. "continue as guest") or via your social media identity.
Indicate that your TEAM is the "Ethical Earthlings"
Feel free to sign up to be a Secret Agent of Compassion to get daily emails during Earth Week.
Feel free to drop us a note at EthicsForChildren@NYSEC.org if you'd like us to know about you being a member of the team, Ethical Earthlings.
Friendly Familial February
What does NORMAL mean to you? When do you use that word in relation to children? Sometimes it is used to coach parents in seeing whether their child lines up with the expectations our culture has for kids of a certain age. It helps problems become identified, at best, to be helped. But, the myth of A NORM often oppresses people -- including children-- invisibly and pervasively. It supports notions of uniformity that defy a value of the wide diversity of human expression and developmental pathways. It often, unintentionally perhaps, communicates a false deservedness and superiority, everywhere from the workplace to the playground. It makes people hold themselves and one another in comparison to some external standard, that is usually rife with cultural biases. It reifies prejudices and stereotypes by upholding singular values, and culling ideals around individual embodiment -- everything weight, height, skin color, accents, clothing... etc.
Individually, the internalizing of norms can propagate self-objectification and internalized oppression. On the playground, norms can create dynamics of popularity and conformity. Educationally, the negative repercussions of these normatizing pressures, may be addressed in anti-bully curriculums and skill building about mutual wonder, curiosity and individuality.
At NYSEC we are addressing the question of FAMILY from a norm-defying perspective. Together we are exploring what diverse processes and choices contribute to creating groups who consider themselves family? Children are learning about one another, and about the range of choices their families have made. They are asking their parents about decisions that formed their families. Families are sharing books to usher an understanding around their individual family formation. The conversation has ensued with an open and deep dialogue among children and families. This exploration in this day and age is an exciting one. The diversity of family structure is vast, and full of diverse choices.
Parents are welcome to attend in these upcoming weeks if they wish to. Please talk together at home to decide about your own familial sharing. We are compiling a range of books to support this exploration.
Individually, the internalizing of norms can propagate self-objectification and internalized oppression. On the playground, norms can create dynamics of popularity and conformity. Educationally, the negative repercussions of these normatizing pressures, may be addressed in anti-bully curriculums and skill building about mutual wonder, curiosity and individuality.
At NYSEC we are addressing the question of FAMILY from a norm-defying perspective. Together we are exploring what diverse processes and choices contribute to creating groups who consider themselves family? Children are learning about one another, and about the range of choices their families have made. They are asking their parents about decisions that formed their families. Families are sharing books to usher an understanding around their individual family formation. The conversation has ensued with an open and deep dialogue among children and families. This exploration in this day and age is an exciting one. The diversity of family structure is vast, and full of diverse choices.
Parents are welcome to attend in these upcoming weeks if they wish to. Please talk together at home to decide about your own familial sharing. We are compiling a range of books to support this exploration.
Nan's Donut Dilemma
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