Date Session # Session Name Concepts Topics Invitees Format
Special Guest(s) in Stage STAGE I: IDENTITY, CULTURE & THE SEARCH FOR VALUES Values & Tools: Integrity & Concession 11 Stage Co-Leadership: TBD Mission: Defending the Indefensible Fellowship Welcome & Expectations Fellowship Overview: Awareness, Accounability, Agency 9/9/2018 1-A This I Believe I Values & Community Fellows Zoom Danny Personal & Group Identity Baseline of Convictions, Values, and Beliefs Fellowship Welcome & Expectations Fellowship Overview: Awareness, Accounability, Agency 9/10/2018 1-B This I Believe II Values & Community Fellows Zoom Danny Who Am I? Personal & Group Identity Baseline of Convictions, Values, and Beliefs Cosmic Context: Our Place in the Universe 9/11/2018 2 Our Pale Blue Dot Purpose & Perspective Humans in Time and Space Fellows Zoom Danny Finding Purpose & Personal Meaning The Diversity and Unity of the Human Family The World and Our Place in It 9/16/2018 3 Dreaming Upside Down History & Place Fellows Zoom Danny Geography, Population, and the Solipsism of Maps Empires, Borders, Historical Storytelling Evolution Misconceptions & Myths Humans in the Animal Kingdom 9/18/2018 4 If Only We Were Human Cruelty & Civilization Fellows Zoom Danny History of Human Violence The Three Revolutions-From Barbarians to Bureaucrats Civilization, Social Contracts & The Rule of Law Change, Modernity & Progress 9/23/2018 6 A Clockwork Orange Progress & Circularity Fellows Zoom Danny The Rapidly Changing Circumstances of Man Technology as Disease and Cure Nature & Nurture: The Influence of Biology Culture and Society Perception & Illusion: The Subjectivity of Reality 9/25/2018 5 There Is No Spoon Reality & Illusion Fellows Zoom Danny Projections, Hallucinations, and Dreams Language, Society, and Culture Moral Development and Socialization 9/30/2018 7 A Line Through Every Heart Good & Evil The Human Capacity for Good & Evil Fellows Zoom Danny The Bystander Effect & Mob Mentality Neuroscience, Moral Psychology & Human Decision-Making Choice, Circumstance & Free Will 10/2/2018 8 The Puppet Who Loved His Strings Choice & Indifference Fellows Zoom Danny Ignorance, Intentions & Consequences Ethics: Competing Conceptions of the Good Mission I Presentations Moral Relativism and Universal Human Values 10/7/2018 9 The Gentle Slope Moral Certainty & Ambiguity Fellows Zoom Mentors Ethical Quandaries & Gray Areas Laws, Moral Lines & Ethical Latitude Self, Performance & Community Judgment, Responsibility & Forgiveness 10/9/2018 10 What Lies Beneath Self-Reflection & Self-Delusion House Zoom or In-Person Mentor Self-Conceptualization & External Perception Compassion, Empathy, and Perspective-Taking STAGE II: HEALTH, WELLNESS & SUSTAINABILITY Tools & Values: 10 Stage Co-Leadership: Mission: School Pressure, Stress, and Anxiety Amibition, Expectation & Burnout 10/14/2018 11 Excellent Sheep Ambition & Expectation Fellows Zoom TBD Competing Notions of Success Happiness, Wholeness & Fulfillment Myths & Misconceptions About Depression Mental, Emotional & Physical Manifestations 10/16/2018 12 Night Falls Fast Sorrow & Survival Fellows Zoom TBD Managing Pain, Grief & Sorrow Coming to Terms with Self-Harm & Suicide The Addiction Pandemic & Causes of Substance Abuse Stigma and Shame: Addicts and Families 10/21/2018 13 Fallen to Pieces Addiction & Escape Fellows Zoom TBD Prohibition, Decriminalization, and Legalization Drug Culture: Promotion, Celebration, and Regulation Honesty, Openness, and Ownership 10/23/2018 14 The Things We Carry Burden & Buoyancy Letting Go of Our Burdens & Finding Peace Fellows Zoom Danny Methods for Managing The Weight of Our Lives The History and Proliferation of Gun Violence in the US The Culture of Guns in the US 10/28/2018 15 Cold Dead Hands Freedom & Constraint Fellows Zoom TBD Examining Factors that Lead to Mass Gun Violence in the US Gun Protections, Liberties & Pathways for Reform Desire, Romance & Love Coupling, Marriage & Monogamy 10/30/2018 16 What's Left Over Connection & Commitment Fellows & Parents Zoom Danny The Insitituion and Historical Adaptations of Marriage The Health & Toxicity of Relationships Sensuality, Sexuality & Sexual Expression Morality, Purity & Liberty 11/4/2018 17 Written on the Body Sexual Health & Fulfillment Fellows Zoom TBD Fetishization, Stigma, Judgment Sex Education and Contraception Availability The US Food Industry Vegetarianism and the Meat Industry 11/6/2018 18 And The Home of The Grave Food & Nutrition Fellows Zoom TBD Health, Illness, and Diet Obesity: The Acceptable Discrimination? Facilitator(s) # of Sessions Date Session # Session Name Concepts Topics Invitees Format Special Guest(s) in Stage US Health Problems & Inequity Western Medicine, Medication and Symptoms Treatment 11/11/2018 19 A Bitter Pill to Swallow Atomism & Holism Fellows Zoom TBD Holistic Medicine & Alternative Cures The American Healthcare Industry: Profiting On Pain The Science of Climate Change Consumption, Excess, and Waste 11/13/2018 20 Arguing For Our Lives Climate Change & Catastrophe House Zoom or In-Person Mentor Human Impact on the World Concerns, Crises, and Coming Conflicts STAGE III: POLITICS, SOCIOECONOMICS & POWER Tools & Values: 12 Stage Co-Leadership: Mission: Push & Pull: Immigration & Refugee Factors National Identity, Borders & Xenophobia 11/18/2018 21 A Lifelong Pregnancy Immigration & Nationalism Fellows Zoom TBD Immigrant Stories, Struggle & Resilience Immigration Rights, Laws & Opportunities for Reform The Complicated History of Thanksgiving American Indian Perspectives on the Holiday 11/20/2018 22 Give Thanks No More Tradition & Mythology Fellows Zoom TBD Traditions, Historical Hero Worship, and National Storytelling Fasting, Feasting, and Famiy Values Opinion-Driven News and Media Bias 11/25/2018 24 The Fourth Estate Objectivity & Bias The Business of News, Rise of Corporate Media Fellows Zoom TBD Journalism as Entertainment, as Pillar of Democracy Media Literacy in The Digital Age Fake News, Alternative Facts and What We Believe 11/27/2018 25 Meme Madness Media Literacy & Accountability Fellows Zoom Danny/Julie Nilsson Smith Social Media Engagement and Impact Research, Verification, and Truth-Seeking American Military History Revolutionaries, Terrorists, and Freedom Fighters 12/2/2018 26 910 Innocence & Culpability Fellows Zoom Danny Memory & Collective Trauma War Collateral vs. War Crimes The Military-Industrial Complex The Business and Profits of War 12/4/2018 27 Infinity Wars War & Profit Fellows Zoom Danny/Michael Smythers Patriotism, Loyalty & Propaganda The Weight of War on Soldiers & Families Rich & Poor Nations US & Global Wealth Distribution & Disparity 12/9/2018 28 First World Problems Wealth & Poverty Fellows Zoom TBD Security, Comfort, and Excess: What's Enough? Aspiration, Obsession & The Material Pursuit of Happiness Government Role in Anti-Poverty Measures Motivation, Competition & Fairness 12/11/2018 29 Beside The Golden Door Government & The Public Interest Fellows Zoom TBD Welfare & Social Safety Net Policy Universal Healthcare, Education & Rights of Citizens The American Dream & Economic Mobility Globalization & Privatization 12/16/2018 30 Nickeled and Dimed Mobility & Inequity Fellows Zoom TBD The Effects of Deindustrialization & Deunionization The Dwindling Middle Class and the Growing Working Poor Gerrymandering & Voting Curtailment Monopolies, Trusts, and Corporations as People 12/18/2018 23 The Liberty of Wolves Capitalism & Democracy Fellows Zoom TBD Dark Money In Politics: Lobbying & Corporate Interests The Economics of Politics: Campaign Finance Reform Locally-Owned Stores & The Rise of Big Business The Pros and Cons of Globalization 12/23/2018 31 The High Cost of Low Prices Privatization & Globalization Fellows Zoom TBD The Complexities of Sweatshop Labor Consumerism & Identity as Brand Affiliation The Future of Capital, Free Markets Capitalism, Socialism, and…What’s Next? 12/30/2018 32 First as Tragedy, Then As Farce Competition & Communalism House Zoom or In-Person Mentor Economic Cycles and Projections Trust, Collaboration & Compassion STAGE IV: RELIGION, FAITH & SPIRITUALITY Tools & Values: 10 Stage Co-Leadership: Mission: The History of Belief, Religion & Faith Religious Differences, Tensions & Conflicts 1/6/2019 33 Why We Believe Faith & Folkore Fellows Zoom TBD Personal Relationships with Faith Superstitions & The Science of Belief 1/8/2019 36 Topic TBD Concepts TBD Topics TBD Fellows Zoom TBD Islam's Core Beliefs, Tenets & Practices 1/13/2019 41 The Islamaphobia Industry Misrepresentation & Misunderstanding The Rise of Islamaphobia and Anti-Muslim Discrimination Fellows Zoom TBD Muslim American Perspectives and Experiences Free Will, God's Plan & Divine Intervention 1/15/2019 34 So Close to Never Happening Fate & Free Will Fellows Zoom TBD Self-Determinism vs. Pre-Determinism Judgment, Salvation, and Moral Implications Navigating Notions of the Afterlife 1/20/2019 35 Created Sick, Commanded to Be Sound Death & Divine Judgment Fellows Zoom TBD Religion as Moral Compass & Source of Confusion
Articulation of Diverse Religious & Spiritual Views, Beliefs
1/22/2019 37 The Fellow Faith FAQ Expression & Interrogation Fellows & UAT3 Alumni In-Person TBD Personal Questions & Doubts About Faith & Religion Facilitator(s) # of Sessions Date Session # Session Name Concepts Topics Invitees Format Special Guest(s) in Stage Naturalism, Secularism & Atheism 1/27/2019 38 Afairyists and Agoblinists Skepticism & Doubt Spiritual Longing & Searching Fellows Zoom Danny Ridicule, Elitism, & Humility The Separation of Church & State The Relationship Between Science & Religion 1/29/2019 39 One Nation Under Many Gods Church & State Fellows Zoom TBD Creationism, Intelligent Design & Public Education Fetal Rights, Women's Liberties & Conceptions of Life Literalism, Symbolism & Holy Book Interpretation Translations, Reworks & Historical Changes 2/3/2019 40 Not What God Intended Doctrine & Dissent Fellows Zoom TBD Interpretations and Competing Conceptions of God's Word Faith vs. Fanaticism Community Discussion on Religion, Faith, and Spirituality 2/5/2019 42 Religion Roundtable Diversity & Discourse Community In-Person Mentors Interfaith Understanding & perspective-Taking STAGE V: SEX, GENDER & ORIENTATION Tools & Values: 12 Stage Co-Leadership: Mission: Early Infant Gender Socialization Persistent and Pervasive Gender Stereotypes & Norms 2/10/2019 43 "Sugar and Spice" Roles & Expectations Fellows Zoom TBD Sources of Gender Messaging & Coercion Personal Gender Alignment & Incongruence Extreme Body-Consciousness & the Rise of Plastic Surgery Advertising, Social Media, and Body Dysmorphia 2/12/2019 44 "Killing Us Softly" Body Image & Dysmorphia Fellows Zoom TBD Disordered Eating & Depression The Paths & Obstacles to Self-Love Desire, Fantasy & Reality The Profitability and Pervasiveness of the Porn Industry 2/17/2019 45 "The Price of Pleasure" Pornography & Fantasy Fellows Zoom TBD The Psychological & Cultural Effects of Pornography The Sexualization of Violence Against Women The Language of Sexuality Violence 2/19/2019 46 "Beating the Bishop" Language & Violence Sexual Slang, Euphemism & Cultural Trasmission Fellows Zoom TBD Themes of Power, Dominance, and Submissiveness Sexual Harrassment, Coercison & Assault Communication, Consent & Mutual Desire 2/24/2019 47 "When The Party Ends" Communication & Consent Fellows & All UAT Alumni Zoom TBD Sexual Situations, Complications, and Blurred Lines Proactive Prevention of Sexual Violence Gender Double Standards & Inequality The Glass Ceiling in Politics and Professional Spaces 2/26/2019 48 "That Time of the Month" Access & Inequality Fellows Zoom TBD Having It All: Marriage, Children, Career, Happiness If Men Could Menstruate, Get Pregnant Long History of Gay Behavior & Identity 3/3/2019 49 "We're Here, We're Queer!" Pride & Fear Discrimination and Violence Toward LGBTQ Community Fellows Zoom TBD Legal Rights and Social Privileges of Being Straight Growing Up Gay: Childhood & Adolescence Lessons We Learn About Being Gay From a Young Age 3/5/2019 50 "Not My Poodle, I Swear" Innateness & Influence Fellows Zoom TBD Media Representations of the LGBTQ Community Family and Parent Exepectations, Responses, and Reactions The Spectrum of Sexuality Identity Fluidity of Definitions And Norms Over Time 3/10/2019 51 "The Beauty of Ambiguity" Fluidity & Consistency Fellows Zoom TBD Bisexuality, Pansexuality & Polyamory Asexuality & Disinterest in Romance & Sex Acceptance, Assimilation & Alienation Self-Love and Societal Approval 3/12/2019 54 "Who Else Could I Ever Be?" Authenticity & Accomodation Fellows Zoom TBD/Kathy F. LeMay Mainstreaming & The Quest for External Approval Authenticity, Boldness & Liberation Parent-Child Discussion About Gender Identity & Norms 3/17/2019 53 "Across the Gen(d)erations" Tradition & Change Fellows & Parents In-Person Danny/Mentors Changing Gender Roles and Ideals Across the Generations Trans Identity, Rights, and Controversy 3/19/2019 52 "Potty Politics" Rights & Protections House Zoom or In-Person Mentor Biology, Hormones, and The Mind STAGE VI: RACE, ETHNICITY & THE COLOR LINE Tools & Values: 13 Stage Co-Leadership: Mission: 3/24/2019 55 "The Mismeasure of Man" Racial Origins & Classifications Fellows Zoom Danny 3/31/2019 56 "Let America Be America Again" Oppression & Progress Fellows Zoom Danny 4/2/2019 57 "The New Jim Crow" Disenfrachisement & Dehumanization Fellows Zoom TBD 4/7/2019 58 "We Can't Breathe" Subjugation & Occupation Fellows Zoom TBD 4/9/2019 59 "The Debt That Remains Unpaid" Ownership & Appropriation Fellows Zoom TBD 4/14/2019 60 "Not Your Sidekick" Mockery & Marginalization Fellows Zoom TBD FLEX MAKEUP 4/16/2019 X FLEX MAKEUP SESSION FLEX MAKEUP SESSION FLEX MAKEUP SESSION FLEX MAKEUP SESSION FLEX MAKEUP SESSION SESSION 4/21/2019 63 Good to Be Bad Otherness & Belonging Fellows Zoom TBD 4/23/2019 64 "The Skin We're In" Colonialism & Colorism Fellows Zoom TBD 4/28/2019 61 "The Race" Fairness & Equity Fellows & UAT3 Alumni In-Person Danny 4/30/2019 62 "The Two of Diamonds" Reparation & Reconciliation Fellows In-Person Danny Facilitator(s) # of Sessions Date Session # Session Name Concepts Topics Invitees Format Special Guest(s) in Stage STAGE VII: AWARENESS, ACCOUNTABILITY & AGENCY Tools & Values: 8 Stage Co-Leadership: Mission: 5/5/2019 65 "Capstone Check-In and Reflection I" Activism & Organizing Fellows, Small Groups Zoom Danny/Mentors 5/7/2019 66 "Capstone Check-In and Reflection II" Activism & Organizing Fellows, Small Groups Zoom Danny/Mentors 5/12/2019 67 "Capstone Check-In and Reflection III" Activism & Organizing Fellows, Small Groups Zoom Danny/Mentors 5/14/2019 68 "Capstone Check-In and Reflection IV" Activism & Organizing Fellows, Small Groups Zoom Danny/Mentors 5/19/2019 69 Heavy Lies the Crown Conviction & Compromise Fellows Zoom TBD 5/21/2019 70 The Quickest Route to Misery Trauma Stewardship & Self-Care Fellows & All UAT Alumni Zoom TBD 5/29/2019 71 "This I Will Achieve" Hope & Persistence Fellows Zoom Danny 6/4/2019 72 "Expo/Commencement '18" Recognition & Celebration Community In-Person Danny 76