The Forum
Sunday Mornings 9:15 on Zoom and in the Reeb Room
contact: [email protected]
Presentations (by a church member or invited guest) are limited to 15 minutes followed by 30 minutes for questions or brief comments from attendees.
Topics and speakers, selected by the Forum Committee, addressed current political, social, economic,
health, cultural and philosophical subjects from a local, national, or international
viewpoint, generally within the framework of the seven principles of Unitarian
Universalism.
Presenters and topics included local college and university professors,
representatives of various organizations, public officials, medical doctors, and
poets. Racial justice topics and speakers from the
Black and Brown communities are important to Forum.
Sample presenters and topics:
Vickie Oldham Newtown Alive
John Stinespring Religious Liberty
Dale Anderson Update on HR1 to Protect Democracy
William Woodson Police/Community Relations
Rev. Budd Friend-Jones Experiences in Diversity and Multiculturalism
Louise Stinespring Poetry—An Art that Soothes the Soul
Beverly Newman Antisemitism in Sarasota and Manatee
The Sunday topic is shown on our Home page and in Contact, our weekly newsletter. Occasionally we post presentations on our Forum Archives page. This page is available on our Members' Corner. If you need a password, contact the office at 941-371-4974.