The Baltimore Ethical Society Meetup

Mindfulness is a tool we can use in our daily lives to act in a more ethical way.

We practice mindfulness meditation so that it comes naturally in stressful times. Join us as we sit (on chairs) and breathe (just the way it comes naturally) and listen to the words of Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the world’s best-known teachers of mindfulness.

For more information on the Baltimore ethical society:

Website: http://bmorethical.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmorethical

Phone: 410-581-2322

A New Electoral System for Congress?
Dick Katz
BES Past President, Professor

This platform will be delivered in hybrid format, which means you can attend the platform via Zoom or in person at the Impact Hub Baltimore. Masks are optional.

The single member district system by which we elect members of the House of Representatives (and most members of state legislatures, city and county councils) has been hallowed by time, but is not required by the Constitution. While it may have made sense originally, once the Supreme Court rules that “Legislators represent people, not trees or acres” and insisted that that districts have approximately the same population, we have seen an endless stream of gerrymanders, racial, partisan, and personal. It is time to recognize that equal district populations cannot produce equitable representation of groups and opinions.

Bio: Dick Katz is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Johns Hopkins, and a past-president of the Baltimore Ethical Society. His books include Democracy and Elections and Political Institutions in the United States (both published by Oxford University Press)

Physical Location:
Impact Hub Baltimore
10 E. North Ave
Baltimore, MD 21202

Building STEPS – Propelling College & Career Success
Debra E. Hettleman
Building STEPS, Founder & CEO

I will provide an overview of Building STEPS history and mission, programming, student outcomes and next steps for the organization.

Bio: Debra Hettleman launched Building STEPS in 1999 with the purpose of creating a college pathway for underrepresented students to become STEM professionals. Today, she oversees all aspects of this Baltimore not for profit from developing and maintaining corporate and institutional partners to advising the Board on creating and implementing growth strategies. She is a graduate of the Greater Baltimore Committee’s The Leadership and has been honored by The Daily Record as Maryland’s Top 100 Women. She earned her Project Management Professional certification in 2020. Outside of work, Debra can be found hiking the trails of Maryland’s parks.