Monday, January 27, 2020
Environment and Climate
Techno optimists meet techno pessimists. Are new technologies part of the solution or the problem?
Led by Claire Brunel, John R. Ehrenfeld, Jonathan Silver, and Andrea C. Simonelli
Arena Civil Dialogues
What is the Arena Civil Dialogues Series?
Arena Stage hosts community conversations at the Mead Center for American Theater that seek to provide an opportunity for members of the Washington, D.C. community to engage in civil discourse about social and political issues.
We hope to demonstrate that people of diverse viewpoints can have fruitful dialogues with one another. Each Arena Civil Dialogue will feature prominent Dialogue Starters from the community.
Upcoming Schedule
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2026/27 Dialogue Starters
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Past Panels
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Reforms or Revolution?
To achieve a “more perfect union,” will electoral politics do, or do we need more profound social changes?
Led by Paul Butler, Jonathan Cowan, David Duhalde, A'shanti F. Gholar, and Elaine C. Kamarck.
Sunday, February 17, 2019
How democracies are lost—and saved
Democracies are challenged from Poland to Venezuela to the U.S. What undermines them and how can they be shored up?
Led by Thomas Carothers, Ambassador James Dobbins, and Norman Ornstein
Monday, January 14, 2019
Must we be tribal?
The role of community in our personal and collective future.
Led by Amitai Etzioni, William A. Galston, Xolela Mangcu, and Isabel V. Sawhill
Monday, March 26, 2018
Exploring Modern Surveillance and Privacy
Exploring the thesis that surveillance is excessive and privacy is endangered both by the government and by private corporations.
Led by Matthew Olsen, Gabe Rottman, Jeffrey Rosen, Peter Swire, and Frank Torres
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Exploring the Future of Race Relations in America
Exploring the challenges, consequences and potential solutions to the issues of racism in the United States.
Led by Dr. Niambi M. Carter, Clarissa Martinez De Castro, Richard D Kahlenberg, Lisa Rice, and Janelle Wong