Our platform speakers are selected based on their knowledge and expertise on a given subject, not necessarily on the degree to which they agree with the basic values and principles of Ethical Culture. We may invite speakers with dramatically opposing views in order to challenge the existing "politically correct" views.

Presentations are on Sundays at 1:30PM at Extraordinary Ventures in Chapel Hill, NC. Childcare is provided.

1. December 26
   No Platform Meeting Scheduled
   

2. December 12
   Chris H. Kaman, President, NC Society for Ethical Culture
   Where Do We Go From Here?
   

3. November 28
   Ethical Thanksgiving
   Presented by members and friends of the North Carolina Society for Ethical Culture
   

4. November 14
   Fall Festival -- a celebration by the students of our Ethics School
   

5. October 24
   William G. Lycan, PhD, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor of Philosophy, UNC
   What is Freedom of the Will?
   

6. October 10
   Dr. Helen M. Hacker, PhD, The New School for Social Research
   Female Voices in the Hebrew Bible: Challenging Patriarchy
   

7. September 26
   Dr. James P. Evans, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, UNC
   The Ethics of Human Cloning
   

8. September 12
   Chris Kaman, President, North Carolina Society for Ethical Culture
   Raising Ethical Children
   

9. August 22
   Stephen Dear, Executive Director, People of Faith Against the Death Penalty
   Hope and the Death Penalty
   

10. August 8
    Enid Handler, North Carolina Society for Ethical Culture
    Book Discussion -- "In A Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development" by Carol Gilligan
    

11. July 25
    Randy Best, Vice-President, NC Society for Ethical Culture
    The Reconstruction of the Spiritual Ideal: Felix Adler and Beyond
    

12. July 11
    Chris Kaman President, North Carolina Society for Ethical Culture
    Perspectives on Kosovo -- A Group Discussion
    

13. June 27
    Randy Best, Vice-President, NC Society for Ethical Culture
    You Can't Say, 'You Can't Play.' -- The Necessity of Inclusion
    

14. June 13
    Bart Worden Leader, Ethical Culture Society of Westchester
    Forgiveness
    

15. May 23
    James Coley, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Life and Death
    

16. May 9
    Chris Kaman President, North Carolina Society for Ethical Culture
    Ethical Culture, Motherhood, and Apple Pie
    

17. April 25
    Kevin Kresse and Sandy Chapman, Human Rights Workers
    Human Rights and Democracy in Chiapas, Mexico
    

18. April 11
    Professor Bereket Selassie, Department of African & Afro-American Studies, UNC
    Constitution Making in Africa: Case Studies in Eritrea and Ethiopia
    

19. March 28
    August Turak, Founder, Self Knowledge Symposium
    Extreme Spirituality
    

20. March 14
    Don Johnson, Leader Emeritus, New York Society for Ethical Culture
    Foundations for Ethical Living
    

21. February 28
    Professor Bill Balthrop, Department of Communication Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill
    Rhetoric, Myth, and Culture as Influences on International Conflict
    

22. February 14
    Professor Jeffrey M. Elliot, Dept. of Political Science, North Carolina Central University
    The Politics of Conflict Resolution
    

23. January 10
    Enid Handler, Health & Human Services Consultant
    U.S. Healthcare: An Ethical Dilemma