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: 8:45 to 10:15 AM
- 8:45 AM Check in (Attendance is optional)
- 9:15 AM Presentation of the topic
- 9:35 AM Group members provide additional perspectives, opinions, extensions, tangents, counter positions, and related experiences in turn. (See Forum guidelines below.) Audio enhancement provided.
- 10:15 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 Contamination of Ethnic Lingo, Symbols, and Everyday Words: How the Interconnection of Politicalization and Propaganda Work Together, Creating Controversy and Sparking Public Outrage
Discussion Leader – Steven Mashin
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. 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 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
Discussion Topic –The New Telescope in Chile
Discussion Leader – Warren Schmidt
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. 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 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
Discussion Topic – The Future of NATO and European Security (Great Decisions)
Discussion Leader – Michael Abramson
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. 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 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
Discussion Topic: Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, & International Interest, & Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for October
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. 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 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
Discussion Topic: The impact of generative AI
Discussion Leader: Dick Duda
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. 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 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
Discussion Topic: Taking Action for Peace and Justice
Discussion Leader: Kristi Iverson
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. 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 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
Discussion Topic: Are we a part of a 1% group?
Discussion Leader: Warren Schmidt
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. 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 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
Discussion Topic: What is it we love so much about our pets?
Discussion Leader: Barbara Symons
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. 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 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
Discussion Topic: Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, & International Interest, & Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for September
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. 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 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.
Discussion Topic: Is Trump an “enemy, domestic”?
Discussion Leader: Bob Greene
The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of each month. On all other Sundays, it meets in the church library, as well as by Zoom. 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 6 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@
Everyone is welcome to come and participate in a stimulating discussion. There is nothing to “join”. If you are attending in person, you can just drop in. Topics are chosen by the group about one month ahead.