What does freedom from fear mean? And why is it important for democracy? In this four-part exploratory conversation series, Four Freedoms: The Spirit of Democracy Today and Tomorrow, we helped each other explore different aspects of freedom. To do this, we looked...
What does the freedom from want mean? And how does it relate to the spirit of democracy? In this four-part exploratory conversation series, Four Freedoms: The Spirit of Democracy Today and Tomorrow, we are helping each other explore different aspects of freedom. To...
In our third and final conversion exploring the Invasion of Ukraine & What it Means for Democracy, participants looked forward and explored different ideas of what an end to this war might entail, what some form of peace might look like, how we might get there,...
Freedom lies at the heart of democracy, but what does it mean? Please join us for this four-event discussion series, where we’ll help each other explore what freedom means to us today--and into the future. To start our discussions in each session, we’ll view one of Norman Rockwell’s iconic “Four Freedoms” paintings coupled with a modern interpretation by visual artist Maggie Meiners.
In the second of our three conversations exploring the Invasion of Ukraine & What it Means for Democracy, participants dug deeper into some of the major issues and concerns for this topic and focused on developing a sense of the core questions that we face....
The invasion of Ukraine is one of those horrific events that can force us to look up and consider, or reassess, what we thought we understood about the state of the world and its foundations. Basic questions and concerns about war and peace, human rights, foreign...
Join us online on March 17, 24, and 31 to discuss the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and what it means for democracy abroad and at home Our small-group conversations are designed for collaborative exploration. We will focus not on specific factual details, where...
Please join us for this 3-session series of short films that focus on conversations among the generations about LGBTQ+ experiences. For each session, we’ll watch a short film and then engage in facilitated, small-group conversations focusing on LGBTQ+-affirming...
There’s an old saying about the value of collaboration, “if you want to go fast, go alone—but if you want to go far, go together.” But what if you don’t know how to work well together? How can we get better at collaboration? Working as a group can help us tap into...
Sept. 3rd update (see below). Please join us on Zoom on Thursday afternoons this fall, from 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM (eastern time) for this 5-session community conversation series to watch short films and then participate in facilitated, generous, and exploratory...
