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Redesign is an idea that we find both motivating and compelling at A2Ethics.org. Take our mission in offering you as many opportunities as you want to talk about new ways we can change our lives for the ethical better.

(Effective date: August 31, 2009 -- Last Updated: August 31, 2009)

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(Effective Date: August 11, 2009 -- Last Updated: August 28, 2009)   

Imagine players joining a game without giving the object, rules and equipment of the game some of their time, attention and care. At A2Ethics.org, we imagine this is exactly what happens with the attention given a website's Terms of Use.

Time to give a rest to the question: what's next? I have seen and heard it in various guises, most recently as a query of resignation over the state of the economy and the world, given that so much has happened in 2008. So, the unsaid inflection is really "What [could possibly happen] next?"

We will respond to this question and then be done with it. We need to let our small group of a2ethics.orgers (and orgies--can't you get enough of this site, if it is a soft g?) know what we are planning for 2009, based on what we have learned over the past year.

In 2008 for our series WORKING ETHICS, we traveled throughout this region and talked to a range of people from various professions. From members of government to dog groomers, we posed the question: What are the ethics you encounter at your job?

Listen here on our Podcasts page or Subscribe to our series using iTunes. Go to iTunes and search a2ethics.org in their Podcasts section. Enjoy this ongoing exploration of everyday ethics.

We are planning our events at a2ethics.org, our upcoming season for 2008-2009. We hope our season offers thinking opportunities and practical advice about living the life well-lived in a community where there are, thankfully, many ways to act on it. We aren't really very big on the One and Only Way.

What is a2ethics.org?

We are a web-based social network with a geographic center in Ann Arbor, Michigan and SE Michigan. Thus, the commonly used shorthand in our name: a2 for Ann Arbor. We are currently applying for formal 501c3 nonprofit status, which required that we fill out alot of forms for the IRS. These forms were actually quite helpful to us; they helped us think more clearly about what we are and what we fully intend to accomplish over the next few years.

At a2ethics.org, we are working with a new content management system. Some of the features are designed to make it a bit simpler for the a2ethics.org correspondents and cast of characters to contribute and write articles and original content. So, we are having to establish new ways of doing what we have enjoyed doing, and believe we will enjoy even more once we get the hang of it.