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

05/19/2024 – Forum Implications of the war in Israel , Location: Library

05/26/2024 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

06/02/2024 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

06/09/2024 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

06/16/2024 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

06/23/2024 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

06/30/2024 – Forum TBA , Location: Library

Forum Archive

06/27/2021 – Forum – Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for August,

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.

06/20/2021 – Forum – Facebooks’s oversight board,

Discussion Leader: Jai Cho
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.

06/13/2021 – Forum – Improving mental health in society,

Discussion Leader: Dave Joki
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.

06/06/2021 – Forum – How Technology is Affecting Our Brains, Part II,

05/30/2021 – Forum – Selection of Forum discussion topics for July,

The Forum meets 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.

05/23/2021 – Forum – Regenerative Agriculture to address climate change,

Discussion Leader: Bill Hilton
The Forum meets 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.

05/16/2021 – Forum – Nuclear power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,

Discussion Leader: Bob Greene
The Forum meets 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.

05/09/2021 – Forum – What does it mean to be an American?,

Discussion Leader: Dick Duda
The Forum meets 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.

05/02/2021 – Forum – Blanket immunity for religious organizations,

Discussion Leader Bill Hilton
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.

04/25/2021 – Forum – Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for June,

The Forum is currently meeting 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.