Protecting Constitutional Rights: A series of local discussions on national issues All talks at 7-8 pm, with 30 min. questions to follow. Social and light refreshments 630-7 pm.   Free and open to the public. Topic 1:  Civil Liberties and Democracy Date: April 28th.                 Location: Unitarian Universalist Church Dr. Michael Berkman, Director, The McCourtney Institute for Democracy, Penn State Restrictions on the media, universities, and law firms, along with the deportation of international college students, all raise concerns about the future of our civil liberties.  In this talk we’ll discuss the tension inherent in our democracy between government power and [...]

A Celebration of Life honoring UUFCC member Betty Walker, held in the Foxdale Auditorium.

Protecting Constitutional Rights: A series of local discussions on national issues All talks at 7-8 pm, with 30 min. questions to follow. Social and light refreshments 630-7 pm.   Free and open to the public. Topic 2:  Authoritarianism in Color: What Makes Autocracy Attractive and Durable? Date: May 5.              Locations: University Baptist and Brethren Church and via Zoom Prof. Aida Hozic, U. of Florida, https://polisci.ufl.edu/directory/aida-a-hozic/ How to understand how democracy dies in other countries with several examples.  What we can do in the US to protect our constitution, both as large organizations as well as individuals. What can we do [...]

Protecting Constitutional Rights: A series of local discussions on national issues All talks at 7-8 pm, with 30 min. questions to follow. Social and light refreshments 630-7 pm.   Free and open to the public. Topic 3:  Project 2025: Conservative mandate or manifesto? Date: May 12.              Locations: University Baptist and Brethren Church and via Zoom Dr. Kristy Ganoe, Penn State Project 2025 is the 900-page political strategy that seems to be guiding national executive orders and other policy decisions. Join us for a summary of the strategies proposed and an analysis of the rhetorical techniques that this document uses. Workshop [...]

Protecting Constitutional Rights: A series of local discussions on national issues All talks at 7-8 pm, with 30 min. questions to follow. Social and light refreshments 630-7 pm.   Free and open to the public. Topic 4:  Contemporary Threats to National Security and the Constitution Date: May 19               Location: University Baptist and Brethren Church and via Zoom Ray Bilger, Senior National Security Officer (ret.) What is happening with the intelligence agencies? People are being fired at both ends of their careers, and senior leaders are being fired and replaced with political appointees to agencies which are by design necessarily apolitical.  [...]