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

Forum Discussion Guidelines

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W5DCunnPytR7j6wb7O8UhuZnZJhcHVJI/view?usp=sharing

Upcoming Events in Forum

  • 04/21/2024Forum Water in the Western states , Location: Library
  • 04/28/2024Forum Topic Selection , Location: Library
  • 05/05/2024Forum Great Decisions – US-China trade rivalry , Location: Library
  • 05/19/2024Forum Unusual music that makes your lips smile, your spirits soar, and your heart sing! , Location: Fireside Room
  • 05/26/2024Forum TBA , Location: Library
  • 06/02/2024Forum TBA , Location: Library
  • 06/09/2024Forum TBA , Location: Library
  • 06/16/2024Forum TBA , Location: Library
  • 06/23/2024Forum TBA , Location: Library
  • 06/30/2024Forum TBA , Location: Library
  • Forum Archive

  • 03/06/2022 – Forum, Scientific Aspirations and Engineering Challenges of the James Webb Space Telescope

    Discussion Topic – Scientific Aspirations and Engineering Challenges of the James Webb Space Telescope
    Presenter – Chris Cassell
    If group gatherings are still not allowed, the Forum will meet via online video conference.  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.

  • 02/27/2022 – Forum, Topic - Selection of Forum Topics for April

    Topic – Discussion of Forum Topics for April
    If group gatherings are still not allowed, the Forum will meet via online video conference.  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.

  • 02/20/2022 – Forum, Topic - Who's afraid of Critical Race Theory?

    Topic – Who’s afraid of Critical Race Theory?
    Discussion Leader – Susan Owicki
    If group gatherings are still not allowed, the Forum will meet via online video conference.  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.

  • 02/13/2022 – Forum, Topic - The Capitol Riot: how big was it?

    Topic – The Capitol Riot: how big was it?
    Discussion Leader – Bob Greene
    If group gatherings are still not allowed, the Forum will meet via online video conference.  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.

  • 02/06/2022 – Forum, Topic: Pandemic

    Discussion Topic – Pandemic
    Discussion Leaders – Janet Buelow, Jai Cho, Trisha Suppes
    If group gatherings are still not allowed, the Forum will meet via online video conference.  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.

  • 01/30/2022 – Forum, Topic: Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for March

    Discussion Topic – Selection of Forum discussion topics for March
    If group gatherings are still not allowed, the Forum will meet via online video conference.  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.

  • 01/23/2022 – Forum, Topic: Sugar, salt, and other dangers hidden in our diets

    Discussion Topic – Sugar, salt, and other dangers hidden in our diets
    Discussion Leader – Susan Owicki
    If group gatherings are still not allowed, the Forum will meet via online video conference.  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.

  • 01/16/2022 – Forum, Topic: Books that changed my mind

    Discussion Topic – Books that changed my mind
    Discussion Leader – Warren Schmidt
    If group gatherings are still not allowed, the Forum will meet via online video conference.  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.

  • 01/09/2022 – Forum – What is the “Metaverse”?,

    Discussion leaders – Warren Schmidt and Sarah Doxiadis

    If group gatherings are still not allowed, the Forum will meet via online video conference.  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.

  • 01/02/2022 – Forum – What’s in Biden’s infrastructure packages?,

    Discussion Leader: Bob Greene
    If group gatherings are still not allowed, the Forum will meet via online video conference.  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.

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