Our dialog series provides a forum for intellectual pursuit and rational thought as integral to our spiritual journeys at UUCMC. Dialogs are planned on the first and third Sundays of the month at 9 am from September to May.
We welcome suggestions for speakers and topics. Please email uucmc@uucmc.org.
Upcoming Sunday Dialogs, 9:00am, Community Room
October 19th: Primo Levi
Tim Geiselman
Primo Levi was an Italian/Jewish chemist, writer, and Holocaust survivor. Gifted with a writer’s keen eye to detail and memory, his story is illuminating. His most famous book, “If this is a Man”, chronicles 11 months as a prisoner in Auschwitz along with the questions he raises and answers he proposes. We will spend the dialog discussing his journey and the Holocaust in general.
Tim Geiselman has been a congregant at UUCMC since 2016. He lives in Middletown with his wife Rosane and has a lifelong interest in music, books and history.
November 2nd: Achieving Justice in a Toxic Environment
Amy Goldsmith, NJ State Director,
Clean Water Action & Clean Water Fund
Join Amy Goldsmith in dialogue about ways to build people power and environmental and public health safeguards when you didn’t think it was possible. Discussion will focus on different approaches and how working on issues that resonate and create new allyship is key.
Amy Goldsmith, a professional environmental activist since 1979, joined Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund in 1985, first in New England and since 1992 as NJ State Director. She has a BS in Land Use Planning from the University of Minnesota and expertise in numerous environmental justice issues and efforts to make democracy work to protect public health and the environment. Amy serves on many boards and has been a UUCMC member since 2003.
November 16th: The Value of Music for All
Jo Grazide
This presentation will include scientific evidence that music benefits us in many ways whether we sing, play an instrument, or simply enjoy listening! We will explore personal experiences and attitudes towards this activity versus self-defeating ideas as we look at new inspiration and communication – both personal and professional.