Come discuss Migrant Justice's history and current projects, as well as the organizing philosophies that inform our work: Worker-driven Social Responsibility, solidarity, grassroots organization, popular education, collective liberation, and more.

Prof Lorraine Besser will present her research on psychological richness and talk about how you can make your life better by making it more interesting.

Come to learn about Noyana Singers, a local group that sings to people in hospice care.

Where did we go wrong? In today's complex world, delving into Spinoza's timeless philosophical insights offers invaluable guidance in navigating the intricacies of many of our problems. Come to discuss and find out if his ideas might help.

Should kids visit their parents in prison? How do you explain prison to a young child? Why are kids with incarcerated parents more likely to become incarcerated themselves and how do we prevent this? Join us for a discussion around how parental incarceration affects children. Come with questions and an open mind.

What makes some conditions “illnesses”? What distinguishes “mental” illnesses from “physical” illnesses? Should mental illnesses be considered “brain disorders”? Join us for a discussion of these and other challenging and important questions in the philosophy of psychiatry.

Join John Pirone and Kristabel Stark for a conversation about deafness and special ed. We will open by sharing our insights and professional experiences related to special education in an informal manner. Following that, we'll encourage attendees to contribute their own perspectives. The session will then transition into a facilitated discussion focusing on two different question sets: one centered on theoretical and philosophical aspects and the other on practical applications.

Nikhil Goyal, sociologist and former senior policy advisor for Senator Bernie Sanders, joins Donald Tinney, a veteran high school English teacher and President of the Vermont branch of the National Education Association, to discuss Goyal's new book, "Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty," which was named A Best Book of 2023 by The New Yorker. Last year, child poverty more than doubled in the United States, the largest single-year increase on record. Goyal and Tinney will discuss the crisis of child poverty, the implications for public education, and what we can do to address these inequalities.

In the Climate Kitchen, we are comfortable with ideas and things and actions that might not ever work out. Or they just might. Delicious food emerges from unexpected sources – insects, invasive species - or with new techniques – dehydrators, Instapots. Or cool new ways to compost the less delicious food and then use the compost. Or experiments on new (hybrid mung beans?) or old (buckwheat?) foods are designed and tested. Or something that we have yet to imagine. What do you think are the kitchens of the future? What do you think should happen in them? We will talk and taste our way to some ideas, in collaboration and in conversation.