Since 1967, Cambridge Forum has invited guest speakers to inform, explore and challenge audience preconceptions on a range of current and timeless subjects, through salient civilized discussions.
The outcome is a community better equipped to understand and confront the issues we face today.
We’re on summer hiatus and will be back in September. While we’re planning the next season, enjoy our library of past programs, and please take our quick survey (10 questions) to help guide what comes next.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, AMERICAN HERO
How did Benjamin Frankin evolve from British loyalist to American colonist?
June 16
BEFORE 1776: KING PHILIP’s WAR AND THE MAKING OF AMERICA
What happens when we challenge the standard narrative of King Philip’s War? We’ve been taught that in Wampanoag country the war ended in total devastation: leaders killed, survivors enslaved. But is that the whole story?
May 30
CRISIS OF THE COMMON GOOD
Senator Chris Murphy discusses his latest book, Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America with Heather Cox Richardson.
From Our Library
Reimagining Equality
Anita Hill reflects on her experience as an African American woman in the late 20th century. How successful have the movements for racial and gender equality been in eliminating barriers to opportunity?