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• Book Discussion Group

  • Start
    May 09, 2024
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  • End
    October 10, 2024
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom only April through October

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  Book Discussion Group

  Meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month through Ocotober and then the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 2:30pm 

  Zoom only April through October

  The books we discuss which are recommended by group members may be on any subject, whether fiction or non-fiction. The discussions, led by a group member, will focus on the theme, character development and quality of writing.

  If you enjoy reading books of substance and discussing with peers, you will definitely enjoy this group.

  Books Selections

   June 13 -James, by Percival Everett. The reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from enslaved Jim's point of view.

  July 11- Age of Revolutions, Progress, and Backlash, 1600 to the Present by Fareed Zakaria. There have been turbulent times in the past. Globalization, technology, identity, and geopolitics are creating them again.

  August 8- The Wealth of Shadows by Graham Moore. A history based spy novel of economic warfare by the US prior to entering WW II

  For more information contact Howard Gilbert

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Israel Discussion Group

  • Start
    May 13, 2024
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  • End
    October 14, 2024
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Israel Discussion Group

  Lead by Colin Lewis and Allan Pilver

  Meets on the second Monday of the month at 10AM

  May through October via Zoom

  
  

  The current multi front crisis facing Israel weighs on us all.  The MCA Israel Discussion Group is an opportunity to share, listen and learn in these times of constant crisis and hopefully times of quiet.  
  

  This discussion group will be devoted to these current events. With a limited audience, participants will have an opportunity to dig into these pressing issues of the day and share opinions with fellow MCA members.  

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• Current Issues Discussion Group

  • Start
    June 20, 2024
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  • End
    October 17, 2024
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  • Schedule
    5 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom Only

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  Current Issues Discussion Group

  Lead by Ron Mutchnik

  Meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 1:00 PM

  
  

  Each month the group engages in an interesting, relevant and often controversial discussion.  A shared magazine article is used as a spur for the interaction.  If you enjoy stimulating conversations about current issues with a group of critical thinkers, please join us.

  
  

  For additional information, contact Ron Mutchnik

  
  

  Topics

  June 20 -  Why Liberals Struggle to Defend Liberalism

  July 18-  Academic Freedom Under Fire

  
  

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• A Brief History of Southwest Florida’s Indigenous People from a Western Perspective

  • When
    January 15, 2025
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    1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

  

  Registration opens on 11/15/24

  A Brief History of Southwest Florida’s Indigenous People from a Western Perspective

  
  

  Museum of the Everglades manager Thomas Lockyear will share the harrowing saga of our region’s native tribes and the hardships they endured as Florida’s population shifted, grew, and changed. He will discuss the impact of incoming European civilizations on the Calusa, Seminole, and Miccosukee Indians and address the evolution of the latter two tribes throughout the 20^th century. Mr. Lockyear will also share his experiences collaborating with elected officials from the Miccosukee Tribe to create a recent museum exhibit telling the Tribe’s history as they wish to have it told.

   

  
  

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