Events

This Sunday we will be having a roundtable discussion, focusing on current events and the ethics involved. There will be discussion points to get things started; however, your own topics are welcome, and of course everyone's perspectives and opinions are vital to a good discussion. Come ready to rumble (in a good way)! This program […]

Lisa Sorg, N.C. Reporter for Inside Climate News, will talk about climate challenges here in North Carolina.  She will also tell us about successful citizen mobilization regarding some of these challenges.  A journalist for 30 years, Sorg covers energy, climate environment and agriculture, as well as the social justice impacts of pollution and corporate malfeasance.  […]

Jim Buie will present us with an exploration of how the war in Vietnam may have turned out differently.  He writes on Substack (Slender Threads), and this presentation is based on his post back in May.  Here's an excerpt from that post: "The most convincing and disturbing thesis was by historian Max Boot’s “The Road […]

Today’s meeting will start with the first two (short) videos from Professor Sherman J. Clark, the Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, in his “Arguably Better” series. Here is the write-up that describes this series: In this six-part series, Professor Sherman Clark talks about efficacy, empathy, and ethics in argumentation. […]

In today’s world, with extreme polarization as well as wild conspiracy theories, it is often difficult to have civil discussions with people on the other side of the divide. Maura Breidt will give a short presentation on techniques to overcome differences in conversations (and when to walk away). This will be followed by (hopefully) vigorous […]