STAYING CONNECTED. ​ STAYING SAFE.  

The Ethical Society Mid Rivers continues to host weekly meetings. In accordance with CDC recommendations our meeting space is closed to the public, and we are presenting our platforms digitally. 

1/24  •  Forks in the Road

Tom Neilson
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021  |  10:30 AM  |  SONGER/SONGWRITER TOM NEILSON
We are thrilled to present a live, virtual Platform, with singer/songwriter/storyteller Tom Neilson.  He will share his journey to Humanism, which he calls “Forks in the Road,” interspersed with three of his original songs, to illustrate the story along the way. Tom is an award-winning performer who has led a fascinating life. Learn more about Tom here.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021  |  7:00 PM  |  ESMR BOOK CLUB
The ESMR Book Club will meet to discuss “Holidays on Ice” by David Sedaris. Start enjoying it now, for some levity in these dark times!
Visit "THIS WEEK" for event logon details for both events

1/31  •  Congressional Freethought Caucus

Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 |  10:00 AM  |  CONGRESSMAN JAMIE RASKIN

​THIS IS A NATIONAL PLATFORM, PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN THE START TIME.

The American Ethical Union (AEU) will host their second national Platform: “Replacing Magical Thinking with Rational Discourse: How the Congressional Freethought Caucus is Fighting to Restore the Intellectual Foundations of American Democracy” and will be delivered live by Congressman Jamie Raskin.  

Founded during the rise of the Free Religious Association in the 1870s, Ethical Culture is a religion centered on ethics open to all people committed to social justice and personal growth. There are 25 Ethical Culture Societies across the U.S. co-presenting this zoom conference with Representative Jamie Raskin.

Jamie Raskin is a Member of the United States House of Representatives (D-MD), a professor of constitutional law and an author. He was the sponsor of the Resolution adopted overwhelmingly by the House (386-3) in the first week of December in 2020 calling for release of all religious prisoners on earth and for repeal of all blasphemy, apostasy and heresy laws.  He was a key actor in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump and brought the House Judiciary Committee Impeachment Resolution before the House Rules Committee.  He defends the House action: “The fact that the Republican senators behaved like members of a religious cult does not render our decision a foolish one. We stood up for the Constitution."

Rep. Raskin is the co-chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus which he co-founded with Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA). "My hope for the CFC," explains Rep Huffman, "is to be identified ... as a counterweight to those pushing the country toward theocracy. Thankfully, my co-founder Jamie Raskin sees it the same way and brings remarkable legal expertise, credibility, a good sense of humor and boundless energy to our efforts.”

2/7  •  Moncure Conway

Jone Johnson Lewis, Ethical Culture Leader
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2021 |  10:30 AM  |  JONE JOHNSON LEWIS
Our guest speaker will be Jone Johnson Lewis, the Leader at the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture. She will talk about a little known figure in the free thought  movement’s history, Moncure Conway. ​

2/14  •  Missouri jobs with justice

Rev. Dr. Teresa Mithen Danieley
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2021 |  10:30 AM  |  REV. DR. TERESA MITHEN DANEILEY
​Our guest speaker will be The Rev. Dr. Teresa Mithen Danieley, an Episcopal priest for 17 years, who serves as the St. Louis Champions Organizer at Missouri Jobs with Justice. (MOJWJ) ​Rev. Danieley will speak to us about the work she is doing with Missouri Jobs with Justice.

Rev. Danieley has a Bachelor's of Arts from Yale University, a Master's in Public Policy from the University of Chicago, a Master's of Divinity from the General Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from Eden Theological Seminary.

Before joining the MOJWJ staff, she served on both the St. Louis Leadership Team and the St. Louis Workers' Rights Board for more than ten years and was the founding co-chair of the St. Louis Faith Labor Alliance. She and her husband, Jonathan, are raising three young children in the City.