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December 2019
December 29, 2019 | 10:10 am - 10:50 am
No Forum Today
No forum today due to the holidays. Sunday Forum is a Sunday morning lecture series at First Unitarian Society of… Get Details >
January 2020
January 5, 2020 | 10:10 am - 10:50 am
“Unlearning Racism: Coded Language, Bias and Microaggressions”
Presenter: Dynasty Ceasar, Racial Justice Trainer/YWCA Southeast Wisconsin. Have you ever discriminated against someone? Been accused of using a “microaggression”?… Get Details >
January 12, 2020 | 10:10 am - 10:50 am
“Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers: Patient Centered & Family Based”
Presenter: Chris Mambu-Rasch, Director of Government & Community Relations, Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers. Since 1969, Sixteenth Street Community Health… Get Details >
January 19, 2020 | 10:10 am - 10:50 am
“Sunday Forums: Join the 50th Anniversary Celebration”
Presenters: Members of the Sunday Forum Group, past and present. CELEBRATE 50 YEARS! The Sunday Forum Program at First Unitarian Society… Get Details >
January 26, 2020 | 10:10 am - 10:50 am
“Tricklebee Cafe: Cheerful Hearts, Continual Feast, Cozy Chapel”
Presenter: Rev. Christie Melby-Gibbons, Executive Director, Tricklebee Cafe. Did you know that our city is home to Wisconsin’s first pay-what-you-can community… Get Details >
February 2020
February 2, 2020 | 10:10 am - 10:50 am
“Immigration Reform and the DREAMERS”
Presenter: Ed Fallone, Associate Professor, Marquette University Law School. What is the current system for legal immigration in the United… Get Details >
February 9, 2020 | 10:10 am - 10:50 am
“Milwaukee’s Green New Deal”
Presenters: Supreme Moore Omokunde, Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, District 10 and Nik Kovac, Alderman 3rd District, Common Council of… Get Details >
February 16, 2020 | 10:10 am - 10:50 am
“Tiptoeing Through Minefields”
Presenter: Mike McCabe, Wisconsin Political Reform Activist, Wisconsin Democracy Campaign & Blue Jean Nation. Mike McCabe, a recent candidate for… Get Details >
February 23, 2020 | 10:10 am - 10:50 am
“Why the U.S. Needs a New Deal 3.0”
Presenter: David Riemer, Senior Fellow, Community Advocates Public Policy Institute. Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal (1933-1938) created four clusters of federal… Get Details >
March 2020
March 1, 2020 | 10:10 am - 10:50 am
“Get In Where You Fit In”
Presenter: Terry Wiggins, First Church member (2009), climate change awareness activist Today’s political climate builds concern for the future, hindering… Get Details >
March 8, 2020 | 10:10 am - 10:50 am
“Healing in the Aftermath of Hate”
Presenter: Pardeep Kaleka, Executive Director of Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee, Founder of Serve2Unite, Author of “The Gifts of our… Get Details >
March 15, 2020 | 10:10 am - 10:50 am
“Danger! Untreated Hearing Loss!”
Presenters: BJ (Elizabeth) Emenc, Co-Chair of Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)/Metro Milwaukee Chapter and Shirley Sharp, HLAA/Metro Milwaukee Chapter… Get Details >
March 22, 2020 | 10:10 am - 10:50 am
“The ACLU at 100 Years” – Postponed
Presenter: Jarrett English, Senior Field Organizer, ACLU of Wisconsin. The ACLU of today continues to fight government abuse and to… Get Details >
March 29, 2020 | 10:10 am - 10:50 am
Postponed: “What Does Airbnb Have to do With our First and Seventh Principles?”
Presenter: Elizabeth Martorell, First Church Member (2012), Airbnb Host (2018). Community member Elizabeth Martorell will share her experience as an… Get Details >
September 2020
September 13, 2020 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
“Every Voter, Every Election: Supermarket Legends in the Fight for Voter Empowerment”
Presenter: Linea Sundstrom, Co-founder, Supermarket Legends. Over the last decade, Wisconsin voters have faced nearly 40 changes to voting laws.… Get Details >
September 20, 2020 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
“From Pantry to Community Food Center”
Presenter: Vincent Noth, Executive Director, Riverwest Food Pantry. Food pantries present a unique opportunity to improve nutritional health and reduce… Get Details >
September 27, 2020 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
“The Maps Mess In Wisconsin”
Presenter: Carlene Bechen, Fair Maps Organizer, Wisconsin Voices. Carlene Bechen, will share the history of redistricting in Wisconsin, the impact… Get Details >
October 2020
October 4, 2020 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
“Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES!) at Voces de la Frontera”
Presenter: Alejandra Gonzalez (she/her/hers), Youth Organizing, Statewide Director A membership-based community organization led by low-wage workers, immigrants and youth, Voces… Get Details >
October 11, 2020 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
“Organic Gardening & Landscaping for Your Own Good!”
Presenter: Barbara Aho, Organic Landscaper, Teacher Interested in the urban garden space, Barbara visualizes how to maximize the natural beauty… Get Details >
October 18, 2020 | 10:30 am - 11:30 am
“A Discussion with Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes”
Note 10:30 start time this Sunday only. Presenter: Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes Elected in 2018, Mandela Barnes is the first… Get Details >