Dec 9: Christmas and Consumerism

Money and gifts and stress and expectations. . . Is this the meaning of Christmas?

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Links and articles to begin the conversation:
Buy Nothing Christmas
Advent Conspiracy
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April 19th Rally: Humanity Working to End Genocide

While this is not a ThinkTank Bradenton sponsored rally, we do want to make our friends and participants aware of this upcoming gathering.

Show your support for the people of Darfur . . . by participating the Rally for Darfur on April 19th, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church, 104 Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, presented by [...]

The religion thread!

During our last meeting, we decided to make “religion” an upcoming discussion topic. Rather than hammering out the details at the meeting, we agreed to work them out here at the blog.
So. . .
What are some of the ways we could approach the subject of religion? What issues would you like [...]

Origins ‘09

Origins: Celebrating the Birth and Life of Beginnings
For two weeks in March, the Tallahassee community will have the rare opportunity to see and hear renowned scholars discuss how fundamental discoveries in science, religion, philosophy, history and the arts have shaped our understanding of life, civilization and our grasp of what lies ahead. Please make [...]

Florida 2009 Pre-Legislative Session Survey

ThinkTank isn’t about politics — or at least, not primarily about politics. Sometimes the Great Conversation does intertwine with politics, and we’ll follow where the conversation leads, respecting one another along the way.
That said, at least some of us do especially value political involvement at the local level and so I’m sharing this opportunity [...]

Upcoming Topics. . .

Tonight’s discussion was interesting. . . went in directions that I wasn’t necessarily expecting. As a group we discussed ideas for the next couple of meetings. Though if you couldn’t make it tonight and you have an idea for an upcoming meeting — either one you’d like to discuss or one you’d like [...]