Our Coffee & Conversation sessions are informal, inclusive, supportive gatherings. We just talk about things that are on our minds and in our hearts, things that make for, or detract from, a fulfilling human life in the real world for ourselves and for other people. We listen to each other, share our thoughts, and enjoy…
We provide 48 sack lunches to Grace Solutions every month, which we make on the first Sunday. Look at the great art on the lunch sacks, created by artists at a Grace Solutions Art Hangout! Please join us for lunch making and filling lunch sacks. We make PB&J sandwiches and assemble sack lunches, including snack…
Taking the long-term view, we will reflect on 9/11/2001 and how American culture and society have changed over the years. What lessons should we take away from that day and all that followed? Join us on the patio at Jack's Restaurant a bit before 10:30 to be settled when the meeting starts. Look for the…
What is the value of an elite University? Value, as in what kind of minds is it training and what good are they to human society? Have they created technologies to end homelessness, hunger, climate change or do students just make a buck by exploiting human needs and making their lives miserable? What were universities…
From a renowned psychiatrist comes the first book to explore the otrovert personality—someone who feels like an outsider in any group, regardless of its members—revealing all the advantages of being an otrovert and ways they contribute to the world. Otroverts are not natural born joiners. Unlike introverts, they are not shy or quiet, and do…
Click flyer to enlarge Hello Friends! Registration is now open for the Fall 2026 cohort of We Are Ethical Culture. I hope you’ll consider joining the cohort yourself and sharing the opportunity with others who may be interested. We Are Ethical Culture is an introductory course that explores the history, values, identity, and lived practice…
How has feminism changed the way we think about freedom, equality, power, and identity—and why do its debates remain so urgent today? Join Curt Collier, professor of philosophy at Fairleigh Dickinson University, for a lively and accessible journey through the evolution of feminist thought. We will begin with the “first wave” and the struggle for…
Join Ethical Culture Leader Curt Collier and AI entrepreneur Milan Lee at a popup discussion about AI ethics. We’ll start the conversation with tech-infused beverages at Yummy Future, and progress to a second location, TBA. What is AI doing to us? Can it be ethical? Is ethics itself intelligence? Join us! Please RSVP on Meetup.
Making Lunches for the Homeless What does it mean not merely to believe in ethical values, but to live them fully? As the Ethical Culture Society of Silicon Valley celebrates its 20th anniversary, we invite you to explore how ethical commitment can move from private conviction into public action. Through the stories of Paula Rochelle…
Our Coffee & Conversation sessions are informal, inclusive, supportive gatherings. We just talk about things that are on our minds and in our hearts, things that make for, or detract from, a fulfilling human life in the real world for ourselves and for other people. We listen to each other, share our thoughts, and enjoy…