Join us for Peace Forum's 2nd in a 6-week series on "otherness." Earlham College professor Charles Watson will talk with us about why we need enemies, and how to love them. Charles will discuss the dangers of oppositional difference, and the opportunities of complimentary difference.

Come at 11:45am to help the lunch line go quickly. Peace Forum is from noon to 1pm in the Earlham School of Religion Dining Room. Free, delicious lunch is always provided.

Progressivism is, at its root, a political approach of contextual pragmatism grounded in a far-ranging vision for the good of the community. There are three basic components to this approach: vision, action and community. Additionally, it is non-ideological (nonpartisan), questioning, and emerging.
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