Future of Ethical Societies (FES)

FES Members are: • 18-35 years old, Contact Us / Get Involved

Dedicated to ethical humanist • To become involved in FES and get more values and social , and information, contact • Supportive of FES and Ethical [email protected] Culture with 3+ hours of service annually. Visit our website: FES Members will: www.aeu.org/our- community/future-of-ethical- A community of pro-active young • Meet, connect, and network with societies adults who work to change the other young adults working to world and better themselves through Ethical Culture create a humane and sustainable Join our Facebook group: world, forming a safe and www.facebook.com/groups/ supportive community in person FutureofEthicalSocieties and online

• Share, learn, and collaborate in Like our Facebook page: our active Facebook and Google https://www.facebook.com/ Group for members EthicalFuture/ • Receive discounted rates to attend FES and AEU events Learn more about the Ethical Culture • Gain a voice (and possible formal Movement and the American Ethical roles) in FES, AEU, and IHEYO Union: www.aeu.org

An affiliate of the American Ethical Union OUR ORGANIZATION OUR BELIEFS

Future of Ethical Societies (FES) is an MEET SOME OF OUR MEMBERS FES is a safe and supportive organization created and run by What do our members enjoy about FES? community of young adults that Ethical Culture’s young adult promotes ethical action. We believe members. We seek to establish and “FES is full of inspirational people that the most central issue in our lives maintain ties between the Ethical who share their ideas, support, and involves creating a more humane Culture Movement as a whole and its energy with each other. I love joining environment through personal young members. FES members forces with them to make a more decisions and actions. We seek to bring connect online, through local humane and sustainable world.” out the best in each other through our gatherings, on various service projects, actions rather than through our -Emily Newman and during national conferences. in a prescriptive . , NY Established in 2004 as an affiliate of Members have the opportunity to share the AEU, FES maintains and builds concerns, compassion, and personal ties with the Ethical Culture “I am grateful for this group of compassionate individuals that care struggles with a group of peers through Movement despite time and discussions and collective action. geographical constraints. We are about the same issues I do. I am excited to get to know people who also very excited to be a part of FES FES is committed to the continued share interests and values, and to as it grows itself and joins the growth of the Ethical Culture learn how we can support each other. international .” Movement by maintaining contact -Julia Julstrom-Agoyo with past youth members who may , IL not regularly visit an Ethical Society and by providing a space for new members who are interested in the “FES is the only inlet of the global ideas of Ethical Culture. for me to be involved. I want to pursue Ethical ETHICAL CULTURE Culture, but at this point of my life, Ethical Culture is a humanistic, religious, FES is my only connection.” and educational movement inspired by the -Tyler Lurie-Spicer that the supreme aim of human life is Brooklyn, NY working to create a more humane society. In ABOUT IHEYO 1876, Dr. founded Ethical FES is now an official member of Culture to promote active moral engagement “I would tell you what makes FES IHEYO, the International Humanist in the world beyond traditional . great to me and it would be sweet, Ethical Youth Organization. IHEYO but what really makes FES great is is a non-profit umbrella of that YOU can shape it. If you have organizations connecting Humanist ideas, you want community, you organizations with young members want to live —come and in Africa, Asia, Europe, and now figure out with us how to do it.” America. Learn more about IHEYO: -Christian Hayden http://iheu.org/iheyo/iheyo-about/ , PA