"If nothing exists independently of its relationship with something else, we can move away from our need to think of things as polar opposites."
Welcome!
This is The National Service Conference of The American Ethical Union, an affiliate organization of Ethical Culture.
Ethical Culture is a Humanist religion in which relational ethics, grounded on human experience, is central. We are activists who embrace utmost diversity that flourishes in unity of purpose. We hold that all life is sacred and attribute infinite worth and dignity for all persons. We promote a culture of peace through democratic principles. We are part of a collective voice advocating for those who have been marginalized - refugees, women, children, the poor and those who are unfairly treated for any reason.
We represent civil society at the United Nations through our association with their Department of Public Information and in collaboration with many non-governmental coalitions. Our specific focus includes integral approaches that maximize the contributions of all stakeholders in the global arena.
We are founding members of NGO coalitions at the United Nations, such as The CONGO Committee Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns, the subcommittee working against Racism on the Committee of Human Rights, the Earth Values Caucus, the United Religious Initiative at the UN, the Faith and Ethics Based Initiative for The International Criminal Court at the UN, and the Bergen Chapter of UNA-USA. We have participated in World Conferences including the Women’s Conference in Beijing, the World Conference Against Racism, Finance for Development, The World Summit for Sustainable Development, and the Parliament of World Religions in Barcelona. We have been on the planning team for The NGO/DPI World Conferences.
Members of our Executive Committee have co-founded important initiatives, such as The Student World Assembly, Coalition for One Voice, InterSpiritual Dialogue in Action, and the Human Agenda Vision.
You do not have to be an ethical culture member to join us, you need only be motivated to implement those spiritual principles of The United Nations especially as articulated in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Agenda 21 and The Millennium Summit.