This has been a difficult year. We have experienced deep divisions in our political and cultural lives. These disturbing divisions seem to threaten our very democracy and our futures. We seem to have lost a unifying vision in our communities and in our public life. Is it possible to reclaim the value of the Common Good? The first three forums in December will concern Restoring the Common Good. They will be facilitated by Elizabeth Queen, an intern at NC Justice Center and a student completing degrees at Duke Divinity School and at UNC School of Social Work.
December 1 - What is the Common Good? How do we define it? Is it possible to find common ground on issues that bitterly divide us?
December 8 - The Role of Government and the Common Good. The role of government has always been debated but today differences have led to gridlock, dysfunction and unbending partisanship. Can we recreate a government that serves the public interest and rises above self-interest?
December 15 - The Role of Faith Communities in Restoring the Common Good.
What can faith communities offer to the public discourse and how do we do it?
The theme for the last two Forums in December is Hunger in America…
December 22 - A Place at the Table - One Nation. Underfed. (Part 1) 50 million Americans don't know where their next meal is coming from. This documentary tells the powerful story of three Americans who maintain their dignity even as they struggle just to eat. It may change forever how we think about the hungry.
December 29 - A Place at the Table (Part 2)
- submitted by the Forum Planning Committee
December 1 - What is the Common Good? How do we define it? Is it possible to find common ground on issues that bitterly divide us?
December 8 - The Role of Government and the Common Good. The role of government has always been debated but today differences have led to gridlock, dysfunction and unbending partisanship. Can we recreate a government that serves the public interest and rises above self-interest?
December 15 - The Role of Faith Communities in Restoring the Common Good.
What can faith communities offer to the public discourse and how do we do it?
December 22 - A Place at the Table - One Nation. Underfed. (Part 1) 50 million Americans don't know where their next meal is coming from. This documentary tells the powerful story of three Americans who maintain their dignity even as they struggle just to eat. It may change forever how we think about the hungry.
December 29 - A Place at the Table (Part 2)
- submitted by the Forum Planning Committee