On Wednesday, June 3, the Forum will consider the last topic in the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions 2026 program, "The Future of Human Rights and International Law." Dina Butcher will lead the discussion. Participants are encouraged to bring their accumulated knowledge from our previous sessions and their own world views and up-close experiences for this discussion. In books like “Caste,” every society needs some “other” over whom to feel superior or more powerful. How in this uneasy clash of world powers struggles and religious and racial/tribal differences are we to find ways to mediate human rights? How do we pick the good guys to support in struggles?
Wednesday Forum
Wednesday, June 3, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. in Knatvold and via Zoom
The Future of Human Rights and International Law
We are following the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions 2026 booklet with chapters on different topics for background reading. The booklet is available to order at fpa.org for $35 plus shipping. Each session will be led by a Forum volunteer, and introduced by a video from the Foreign Policy Association.
Save the date for the last Forum meeting of this season on
June 17, when we will have a potluck and discuss ideas for Forum sessions in the fall. We will then break for the summer and resume September 16.
We meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Knatvold room and via Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. All are welcome to join. If you are not already on the Forum list and would like to be, to receive the Zoom link and regular notices, please contact the UUC office at office@uuchurch.org or (206) 525-8400.
Posted/updated on:
May 27, 2026