Forum
The Forum is a public discussion group in the round. We have been meeting for half a century, and all are welcome.
The topics are chosen about a month in advance by the attendees and are listed on this page. All of our meetings can be attended either in person at the church, or via Zoom.
- Date: Every Sunday
- Time: 8:30 to 10 AM
- 8:30 AM Check in (Attendance is optional)
- 9:00 AM Presentation of the topic
- 9:20 AM Group members provide additional perspectives, opinions, extensions, tangents, counter positions, and related experiences in turn. (See Forum guidelines below.) Audio enhancement provided.
- 10:00 AM Adjourn
- Location: In the Fireside Room on the second Sunday of each month, otherwise in the church library. (Always available online via Zoom.)
- Video conference details will be distributed via the forum-announce@uucpa.org email group. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info
- Request to join forum-announce@uucpa.org by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org
- Contact: Susan Owicki (forum-announce+owner@uucpa.org)
Forum Discussion Guidelines
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W5DCunnPytR7j6wb7O8UhuZnZJhcHVJI/view?usp=sharing
Upcoming Events in Forum
Forum Archive
Discussion Topic – The fishing industry and the status of fish in the world
Discussion Leaders – Katherine Pering and Cecil Bridges
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room (temporarily we are meeting in the church library) as well as online via Zoom. To learn more about attending in person, read this. Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. You can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
To attend via video conference, get the link via email. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Everyone is welcome.
Discussion Topic: Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, and International Interest, and Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for December
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room (temporarily we are meeting in the church library) as well as online via Zoom. To learn more about attending in person, read this. Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. You can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
To attend via video conference, get the link via email. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Everyone is welcome.
Discussion Topic – Why Empires Fail
Discussion Leader — Scott R. Pearson
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room (temporarily we are meeting in the church library) as well as online via Zoom. To learn more about attending in person, read this. Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. You can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
To attend via video conference, get the link via email. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Everyone is welcome.
Discussion Topic – Status report on the Ukraine Russian conflict
Discussion Leader – Bob Greene
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room (temporarily we are meeting in the church library) as well as online via Zoom. To learn more about attending in person, read this. Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. You can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
To attend via video conference, get the link via email. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Everyone is welcome.
Discussion Topic – Latest Marvels from Artificial Intelligence
Discussion Leader – Warren Schmidt
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room (temporarily we are meeting in the church library) as well as online via Zoom. To learn more about attending in person, read this. Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. You can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
To attend via video conference, get the link via email. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Everyone is welcome.
Discussion Topic – US Election 22
Discussion Leader – Dave Joki
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room as well as online via Zoom. To learn more about attending in person, read this. Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. You can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
To attend via video conference, get the link via email. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Everyone is welcome.
Discussion Topic – Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, and International Interest, and Selection of Forum Topics for November
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room as well as online via Zoom. To learn more about attending in person, read this. Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. You can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
To attend via video conference, get the link via email. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Everyone is welcome.
Discussion Topic – Updating and Improving the Forum!
Discussion Leaders – Bob Greene, Susan Owicki
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room as well as online via Zoom. To learn more about attending in person, read this. Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. You can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
To attend via video conference, get the link via email. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Everyone is welcome.
Discussion Topic – The Opportunities Services Center, providing drop-in services for single adults including food, clothing, laundry/shower facilities , and case management
Discussion Leader – Philip Dah, Program Director at the Opportunities Service Center
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room as well as online via Zoom. To learn more about attending in person, read this. Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. You can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
To attend via video conference, get the link via email. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Everyone is welcome.
Discussion Topic – California Ballot Measures: What to know
Discussion Leader – Bob Greene
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room as well as online via Zoom. To learn more about attending in person, read this. Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. You can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
To attend via video conference, get the link via email. The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Everyone is welcome.