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
Topic: What it Means to be Human
Discussion led by: John Cone
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: Making UUCPA Carbon-Free
Discussion led by: Fred Zeise
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: Whom Do You Trust for Your Information?
Discussion led by: Rudy Posch
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, and International Interest, and Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for November
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: Transforming Education – Ann Zeise
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: Divergence of the Electorate – Jim Basiji
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: How I Have Been Profoundly Stirred by Music, Art, and Literature – Martha Greene
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, and International Interest, and Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for October
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: How Will AI/Robots Transform Society? Bob Ohlmann
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.
Topic: How to Tax the Super-Rich – Cecil Bridges
The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. 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.
Everyone is welcome.