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“Racism and Runaway Inequality” will be presented by Les Leopold at the Sunday, September 20, 2020 meeting of the Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville, 2:30-4:00 PM by Zoom videoconference. Zoom connection info at EHSAsheville.org. All are welcome to attend.

Les will explore connections that bind the pandemic, police brutality, racism and the structures that are accelerating inequality in our society. Besides lots of data and compelling charts on rising inequality in our society, he will present the results of studies on who’s dying from the current pandemic and why. Les will also look more closely at the functions of prisons and the police in an era of rising inequality. There will be lots of connections for you to chew on.

Les Leopold is the author of “Runaway Inequality: An Activist’s Guide to Economic Justice”, 3rd edition, June, 2018. He not only explains where the U.S. economy went wrong, he provides a roadmap of how to get it back on track.

Les graduated from Oberlin College and Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs (MPA 1975) and co-founded the Labor Institute (1976), a non-profit organization focused on occupational safety and health, the environment and economics. He has authored several books. Since the publishing of his most recent book, Les has been speaking and conducting “Reversing Runaway Inequality” workshops and seminars. He states: “Either we wage a large-scale battle for economic, social and environmental justice, or we will witness the continued deterioration of the world we inhabit. The arc of capitalism does not bend towards justice. We must bend it.”

The Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville endeavors to nurture the capacity and responsibility of human beings to act in their personal relationships and in the larger community to help create a better world. We are inspired by the ideal of working to create a more humane society, recognizing each person’s worth and dignity, and helping to bring out the best in him or her. We are a member of the American Ethical Union and an affiliate of the American Humanist Association. We join together to assist each other in developing ethical ideas and ideals, to celebrate life’s joys, support each other through life’s crises, and to cultivate ethical behavior in our community.

For more information: call 828 687-7759, email EHSAsheville@gmail.com, visit our website at: http://EHSAsheville.org, or see us on MeetUp: www.meetup.com/Ethical-Society-of-Asheville.

Weddings and Ceremonies Officiated:
The Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville offers individualized, custom wedding services. Joy McConnell, Ethical Culture Leader (clergy/celebrant), and Jackie Simms, Ethical Culture Officiant and Humanist Celebrant, are available to perform wedding (and other significant life event) ceremonies. Joy contributes a portion of the officiating charge to the Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville. Honoraria for Jackie's officiating are direct contributions to the Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville, a 501(c)(3) organization. Both Joy and Jackie love officiating weddings, so please spread the word. For more information: contact Joy at 828-808-4710 or via her profile on www.meetup.com/Ethical-Society-of-Asheville, or contact Jackie at 828-687-7759 or email EHSAsheville@gmail.com.

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