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 – Great Decisions: High Seas Treaty
Discussion Leader – Chris Cassel
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 November
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: Guide for US Senate campaign contributions
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.
Discussion Topic: Why Experts Should Answer to the Amateurs
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: Wrecking Crew: dismantling the government
General discussion
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: Great Decisions – Understanding Indonesia
Discussion Leader: Susan Owicki
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: How do you decide what is human or alive?
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 art of letting go
Discussion Leader: Susan Owicki
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: After Oppenheimer: Nuclear weapons in the news
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.