To mitigate the spread of the Omicron variant The Ethical Society Mid Rivers will be holding all Platform Presentations and Living Ethics Discussions virtually until the end of February. Zoom Links will be provided for all events.

​​​1/30  •  W.E.B. DUBOIS: WILL THE TRUTH SET YOU FREE?

SUNDAY, JANUARY 30  |  10:00 AM  |  AEU ALL SOCIETY PLATFORM
The author of the address is Dr. W.E.B. Dubois, who spoke to a group at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on February 7, 1949.

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2/6  •  BLACK HISTORY MONTH REFLECTION: A HISTORY OF RACIAL SUPPRESSION

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6  |  10:30 AM  |  BILL FASICK
​Last Memorial Day marked the 100th anniversary of a tragic, violent event in American history, the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. ESMR member Bill Fasick will share details of this event and the historical context leading up to it, as well as his trip last summer to the location, Tulsa Oklahoma's historic Black Wall Street.

2/20  •  company, connection, and conversation 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20  |  10:30 AM   |  LIVING ETHICS DISCUSSION
Join us for company, connection, and conversation at our Living Ethics Discussion (LED). We will enjoy an informal conversation about the ongoing quest to live more ethical lives. What stands in your way? What are your triumphs? LED provides a monthly opportunity to explore these and other issues.

​2/27  •  Human Trafficking

Shima Rostami, Ed.D.
Executive Director
Gateway Human Trafficking
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27  |  10:30 AM   |  SHIMA ROSTAMI, ED.D.
Shima Rostami is a human rights activist who is involved in the prevention of human trafficking in the Greater St. Louis metroplex, the state of Missouri, the U.S., as well as international communities. She has a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and her doctoral study focused on ‘developing moral education to combat human trafficking’ by creating a Positive Youth Development  environment with an emphasis on Character Education. 

​She also studied Child Protection from violence, exploitation, and neglect at the Harvard  Center for Health and Human Rights. Currently, she serves as the Executive Director of Gateway Human Trafficking, a nonprofit agency that is located in St. Louis, MO. She is also a member of the U.S. Attorney’s Human Trafficking and Hate Crime Task Forces.