Saturday, March 5, 2016, 3:30 p.m at the First Parish Church, 50 Cochituate Road, Wayland, MA 01778. Join us for a Walden Forum discussion and film – “When Giants Fall”. Meet guest speakers Massachusetts Senator Jason Lewis and Activist, Tom Lang of Westerhoff Antique Dealers, join a discussion, and watch the newly released documentary, “When Giants […]
The New American Radicals – Building a Stronger Climate Justice Movement
Friday, October 23, 2015, 7:00 p.m., Wayland High School Auditorium, 264 Old Connecticut Path, Wayland, MA 01778. Join us and bring along a friend or two for a discussion with Guest Speaker: Wen Stephenson, climate activist and independent journalist and author of “What We’re Fighting For NOW is Each Other – Dispatches from the Front Lines of […]
The Jihad of Jesus – the Sacred Nonviolent Struggle for Justice
Wednesday, November 11, 2015, 7 pm, Islamic Center of Boston, 126 Boston Post Road, Walden Forum and the Islamic Center of Boston invite you to Dave Andrew’s Book Talk. About the book: Many Christians and Muslims have found Isa (Jesus) and the Bismillah (celebrating the mercy, grace, and compassion of God) as common ground upon […]
The ABCs of ZZZs: What Every Parent Needs to Know About the Importance of Sleep in Kids and Teens
Friday, September 25, 2015, 7:00 p.m., Wayland High School Auditorium, 264 Old Connecticut Path, Wayland, MA 01778. Join our September Walden Forum Discussion Guest Speaker: Judith Owens – MD, Director of Sleep Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and Internationally Acclaimed, Award Winning Researcher, Author and Educator, to talk about the importance of sleep for your children and teenagers. […]
Can We Prevent Lyme Disease?
Wednesday, May 27, 2014, 7:30 p.m., Wayland High School Auditorium, 264 Old Connecticut Path, Wayland, MA 01778. Join the Walden Forum for a discussion with Sam Telford, Epidemiologist, Educator, Researcher, and Professor of Infectious Disease and Global Health at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Telford has been studying tick-borne illnesses since 1984 and is a […]
Local History: A Window to View Larger Themes of the American Experience
Friday, November 21, 2014, 7:30 p.m., Wayland High School Auditorium. Join speaker, Kevin Delaney, Educator & Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year 2014, as he features examples of student work as he shares his insights about how, in close collaboration with the Wayland Historical Society, local history can serve as a window to view larger themes of the American […]
A Muslim’s View from the Middle Path of Islam
October 30, 2014 @ 7:30 p.m, First Parish, 50 Cochituate Road, Wayland. Speaker: Mary Johnson – Attorney, Educator and a Member of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center and the Boston Chapter of the Muslim American Society. Join the Walden Forum for “A Sister’s Perspective: A Muslim’s View from the Middle Path of Islam”, a […]
Women Healers of the World: The Tradition, History and Geography of Herbal Medicine
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 @ 7:30 p.m, First Parish Meeting House, 50 Cochituate Road, Wayland. Speaker: Holly Bellebuono, award-winning herbalist and author, will take an insightful look at today’s women scientists, healers and researchers who are pulling from a core heritage of experience and sharing their knowledge with their communities. Their commonality is that they work […]
America’s Food and the Reality of Sustainable Food Systems
Tuesday, April 29, 7:30 p.m., Wayland Middle School. Join speaker, Guy Crosby, Ph.D., CFS – Professor, Educator, Author, Scientist and Certified Foodie – who has more than 40 years in the food business for “America’s Food – from Farm to Fork – and the Reality of Sustainable Food Systems”. As a scientist and student of food production, he is […]