Fall 2021
Inspiring Hope and Change: Making a Difference Now ONLINE VIA ZOOM!
On Thursdays from 16th September to 18th November inspiring speakers tell us their stories of bringing about change and making a difference now, in this unprecedented time.
Focus talk:
To set the issue a WomenExplore participant gives a short talk describing how the day's topic has intersected her life and affected her thinking.
Schedule of Events:
11:30 am
Focus talk
12 noon
Main Lecture and questions
1:00 pm
Participatory discussion
Note:
On 28th October the panel discussion will go from 11.30 am to 1 pm, when the discussion will open to include the audience. There is no focus lecture.
See printable program for Fall 2021.
Location:
Now online using Zoom!Go here to register.
Focus lecture: Lindsa Vallee
Change: The Pleasure and Horror of It
Ross Ellenhorn
sociologist, social worker, psychotherapist, author of How We Change (and Ten Reasons Why We Don’t)
SEPT
16
Focus lecture: Martha Nielsen
Recreating the Performing Arts: Transcending the Pandemic
A small panel discussion with
Josh Short
Artistic Director, The Wilbury Theatre Group, Providence, RI
and with
Patrick Aiken
Organist and Choir Director, Central Congregational Church, Providence, RI
SEPT
23
Focus lecture: Susan Nulsen
The Battle for Our Digital Rights
Josephine Wolff
associate professor of cybersecurity policy at Tufts University School of Engineering and the Fletcher School
SEPT
30
Focus lecture: Paula Chandoha
Fighting Fake News: Teaching Critical Thinking
Erin McNeill
founder of "Media Literacy Now", blogger Marketing Media & Childhood, journalist, mother
OCT
7
Focus lecture: A WomenExplore participant
Extending the Safety Net
Dinanyili Paulino
Chief Operating Officer of La Colaborativa which works on social change initiatives through coalition-building and community organizing
OCT
14
Focus lecture: A WomenExplore participant
Corporate Money Making a Difference
An expert invited speaker
will address how corporate entities support their communities
OCT
21
Bridging the Wealth Chasm
Jessica Bergeron
leader of Operation HOPE’s 1 Million Black Businesses initiative
Kristie Blevins
America’s Financial Wellbeing Program, from Hope Inside First Horizon Bank, Knoxville
Sue White
Financial Wellbeing Coach, from Hope Inside First Horizon Bank, Knoxville
OCT
28
Focus lecture: MaryMargaret Halsey
Farm to Table: Climate, Food Waste & Strategy
Emily Broad Leib
cofounder and director of Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic
NOV
4
Focus lecture: Mary Rose Muti
Reflections of a Street Doctor
Jim O'Connell
founding physician of Boston Health Care for the Homeless, author of Stories from the Shadows: Reflections of a Street Doctor
NOV
11
Focus lecture: Dorianne Low
Interfaith Collaboration for the Common Good
Marcia Hams
representative to Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, and Board President of Health Care for All
NOV
18
Spring 2021
Facing a World in Upheaval: Personal and Cultural Resilience
Focus lecture: Marcia Miller Boehlke
Exploring Personal and Cultural Resilience
Janet Cooper Nelson
chaplain at Brown University, supervising a ministry serving a multi-faith, multi-ethnic community
MAR
18
Focus lecture: Virginia Loftus
Life Review: Testing Our Values
Andrea DeSharone
Nationally Certified Counselor, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in MA
MAR
25
Focus lecture: Linda Legge
Grappling with Opposing Views
David S Ball
Massachusetts State Coordinator for Braver Angels, a bipartisan citizen’s movement to unify our divided nation
APR
1
Focus lecture: Penny Dunning
Taking Responsibility for Changing Systemic Racism
Ken Wagner
UU Allies for Racial Equity, and a founding member of GRACE, the New England Region’s Antiracism/Anti-oppression/Multicultural Transformation team
APR
8
Climate Emergency: Truth and Action
11:30 am: A panel of representatives from:
Extinction Rebellion
Citizens’ Climate Lobby
and Mothers Out Front
APR
15
Focus lecture: Lindsa Vallee
The Environmental Cost of Getting Dressed
Maria Valentino
New York-based fashion photojournalist, co-founder of MintModa.com a fashion trend forecasting service
APR
22
Focus lecture: Paula Chandoha
The Circular Economy
Mahek Modi
Partners Coordinator at the Circular Economy Institute which supports designing out waste. In a world with finite resources and a limited capacity to absorb our waste products, it is imperative that we develop a circular economy.
APR
29
Focus lecture: Karen Sheahan
From Crisis to Creating a New Normal
Timothy Patrick McCarthy
historian, educator, social activist at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government
MAY
6
Focus lecture: Barbara Villandry
Facing the Loss of Home
Introduced by Michael Oliver
Stories from Rosie’s Place, the first women's shelter in the US, founded in 1974 to provide a safe, nurturing environment for poor and homeless women.
MAY
13
Pandemic: Our Stories of Resilience and Healing
11.30 am: Open discussion facilitated by Lindsa Vallee
A ritual creating a Story Quilt from the personal reflections of audience members. Input is welcome from all participants. Share your story in a warm and welcoming environment!
MAY
20