Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota, 3975 Fruitville Road, Sarasota FL 34232, Tel. 941-371-4974
  • Home
  • Visitors
    • Welcome Visitors
    • Who we are as a Faith
    • Who we are as a Church
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Virtual Guestbook
  • Sundays
    • Virtual Church 2022 >
      • Making of Virtual Church
    • Upcoming Services in Sarasota
    • Directions
    • Lakewood Ranch
    • Forum Archive
    • Potluck Sunday
    • Schedule of Musicians
    • Virtual Church 2021
    • Virtual Church 2020
    • Sermon Archive 2020
    • Sermon Archive 2019
    • Sermon blog 2019
    • Sermon Archive 2014-2018
    • Sermon Archive 2011-2013
    • Discovery and Discussion Archive
    • General Assembly 2021
    • General Assembly 2020
    • Annual Meeting
  • Our Church
    • Directions
    • Newsletter
    • We'll Carry On Together
    • Calendar
    • Minister and Staff
    • Rev. Dr. Doug Wadkins bio
    • Rev. Roger Fritts Minister Emeritus
    • Lakewood Ranch Congregation
    • Architecture
    • Archives - Church History
    • Art Gallery in Lexow Wing
    • Arts Council
    • Authors' Showcase
    • Board of Trustees
    • Board Minutes
    • Breeze Directory
    • Brief History
    • Church Documents
    • Community Ministers
    • Committees
    • Covid Updates
    • Flea Market >
      • Flea Market Bakers Sign up
    • From the Garden Gate
    • Giving
    • Korond Partner Church >
      • Korond Updates
      • The Village of Korond, Transylvania
      • Our Relationship with the Korond Congregation
      • The Ministers and Their Family
    • Members' Corner
    • Member Directory
    • Multimedia Guidelines
    • Scams
    • Serendipity Raffle
    • Thanksgiving Photos
    • UUs in the News
    • Valentines Luncheon
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Zoom
  • Minister Search
    • Rev. Jay Wolin
    • Timeline
    • Search Committee Updates
    • Our covenants
    • Congregational Survey and Focus Groups
  • Children
    • Religious Education Overview
    • RE News
    • RE Calendar
    • Family Events
    • Photo Gallery
    • Meet our Staff and Teachers
  • Music
    • Mindy Simmons
    • Music Program
    • Our Choir >
      • Videos for rehearsal
    • Gallery of Musicians
    • Love Stories of Our Musicians
    • Schedule of Musicians
    • Our hymns
  • Social Justice
    • Ukraine response
    • Welcome Justice Seekers
    • UUSC - UU Service Committee
    • Racial Justice Program >
      • RJ Get Educated
      • RJ Take Action
      • Racial Justice Reading Program
      • Manasota Anti-Racism Coalition
      • RJ Glossary
      • RJ Resources
      • The 8th Principle
    • GREEN TEAM PAGES >
      • Upcoming Events
      • Eating Sustainably
      • Veg Restaurants
      • Farmers Markets
    • Activist Corner >
      • FedStateLocalContacts
      • Gun Control Activism
    • Community Partners
    • Fair Trade Program >
      • What is Fair Trade?
    • Justice in Action >
      • Get out the vote rally
    • Volunteer
  • Adult Programs
    • Bridge for Fun
    • Chalice Groups >
      • Sample Session Outlines
    • Cinema Conversations
    • Chair Yoga
    • Death Cafe
    • Forum
    • Garden Crew
    • Getting to Know You
    • Great Decisions Group
    • LGBTQ
    • Men's Groups
    • Mindfulness
    • Spirituality
    • Tai Chi
    • Veterans Discussion Group
    • Women's Book Club
    • Women's Discussion Group
    • Zen Study Group
Picture

2019 FreeThinkers Lecture Series
(discontinued)
 Here’s what we presented in the past


.February 1st
“Setting Pro-Life on its Ear”

Author/Speakers: Rebecca Todd Peters, Professor of Religious Studies; Director, Poverty and Social Justice program at Elon University; Author of “A Progressive Christian Argument for Reproductive Justice” Stephanie Fraim, CEO of Planned Parenthood, SW & Central FL

​March 1st
“Transitioning: The Future is Ours to Save”
Three Main Objectives for Quality of Life in Sarasota.


Speaker: Don Hall, Co-Executive Director of Transition US, and Developer of the annual Eat Local Week and corresponding Eat Local Guide of over 250 related business and organizations.

May 15th 
“The Fifth Column in America”
Link to the Blog (click here)


Speaker: Steve Martin, History Buff & Political Wonk
Dornbusch’s Law states that, “A crisis can take longer to arrive than you can possibly imagine, but when they do come they happen faster than you can imagine.” This crisis, decades in the making, is an inside job and it’s here no
w.

​
April 5th
“Dangerous Earth: What We Wish We Knew”
Speaker: Ellen Prager, Oceanographer, author of “Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime” and the upcoming book, “Dangerous Earth: What We Wish We Knew.”

May 3rd
“The Power of a Trauma Informed Community” Overcoming the Adverse Impact of Childhood Trauma

Speaker: Carrie Seidman, Columnist for the Sarasota Herald Tribune since 2010, Former staff writer for the New York Times, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Albuquerque Journal and Albuquerque Tribune.

*Topics and speakers subject to change.

Carole Martin, Coordinator
FreeThinkers Speakers Series
​
​

​Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota
3975 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota, FL 34232 
​
Everyone is Welcome!    
​Admission is Free.    Donations are Welcome.
email: freethinkersuucs@gmail.com
   
Visitor's Page
​Members Corner

Weekly CONTACT Newsletter
Church Calendar
Music Schedule
Upcoming Services
Adult Programs
Serendipity Auction
​Religious Education for Children and Youth
Green Team Pages
Arts Council
Social Justice
Art Gallery in Lexow Wing
Our association: the UUA
Find other UU congregations
Copyright © 2022 All Rights Reserved. Links are encouraged. Contact Admin for permission to publish.
Contact info:
3975 Fruitville Road, Sarasota FL 34232
Tel. 941-371-4974
Office hours are 10am to 2pm Tuesday - Friday

Click here for more contact information...
Thank you to our many volunteers who contribute to this website.
Most have no prior web editing experience. Weebly makes this easy, which is why
​we recommend Weebly to non-profits dependent on volunteers. Read more at Introduction to Weebly...