AEU Mailing Lists:
Every Last One of Them!

The AEU sponsors many email lists to promote  communication among members of Ethical Societies and the AEU. Some are open lists, and some are closed lists -- some are general discussion lists, some are for working committees or groups, some are announcements-only.

Please read the expectations and guidelines before subscribing or posting to any of these lists.

> More on basic email lists -- of general interest or for people new to Ethical Culture

Full listing of AEU Email Lists, linked to information/subscription pages:

announce: An announcements-only list (no responses and discussions) of major AEU events and news of national interest.

board: A list for discussions about the movement for AEU Board members, chairs of major AEU committees, recent AEU Board members and officers, and AEU staff.

board-only: A list for discussion among the members of the AEU Board trustees.

celebrants:  A discussion list for ALAS (associate leaders for adjunct services) and professional leaders about weddings, funerals, memorial services, baby namings, and other life passage and creative ceremonies.

dialogue: The main discussion list for members and friends of the Ethical movement.  Subscriptions are open. The expectations and guidelines apply.

espirit: Coming soon! Subscriptions accepted from Ethical Society members who would like to explore positively the meaning of spirituality in an Ethical Culture / Ethical Humanist context.

ethicalaction: A discussion list for exploring AEU Ethical Action approaches. Please read the list charter at for information on the purpose and ground rules before subscribing to or writing to this list.

explore-l: Coming soon.

growth-l: A discussion list focused on issues of growth of the Ethical movement: Society growth, movement extension into new geographic areas, etc.

leadcomm: A discussion list for members of the AEU Leadership Committee.

leaders: A discussion list for professional leaders in the AEU.

leadtraining: A discussion list for members of the AEU Leadership Training Committee.

listmgrs: An announcement and discussion list for all individuals who are managers or moderators on AEU email lists.

llss: A discussion list for participants, faculty, and staff of the AEU Summer School in all years (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002).

llss3: A discussion list for participants, faculty, and staff of the AEU Summer School in the year 2000.

llss4: A discussion list for participants, faculty, and staff of the AEU Summer School in the year 2002.

manifold: A discussion list for authors who write for the Ethical Manifold Online.

memcomm: A discussion list for members of the AEU Membership Committee.

mentors: Coming soon!

new-start: For future use, among those involved in new society start-ups.

nleditors: An announcements and discussion list for AEU newsletter editors.

nsdt-l: For discussions among the members of the New Society Development Team.

pgmteam: No longer used.

presidents: For presidents of the local Ethical Societies or of other affiliate organizations of the AEU.

re-l: A discussion list for Ethical Society members and staff who are involved in religious education programs, especially for children though with some attention to adult education programming.  Directors of Religious Education, chairs of religious education committees, and members of the AEU religious education committee are especially urged to subscribe and participate.

share-l: coming soon!

smallsociety: Coming soon!  (Subscriptions are open now.) A discussion list for lay and professional leadership in smaller Ethical Societies (75 members and less), to share ideas and resources and to support each others' growth.

staffllss: For the staff of the AEU Lay Leadership Summer School, used for planning the upcoming summer school session.  Must be a member of the Summer School staff to subscribe.

web-consult: For individuals who are part of the team that consults about the AEU web site (this site). Must be a member of the team to subscribe.