Led By David Ponet

On Zoom

What does it mean to speak truth to power? What is the relationship between freedom and dissidence? We live in a screen-based world beset by climate change, disinformation, social isolation, and rising oligarchy. In this context it behooves us to probe the relationship between freedom and dissidence. This chevruta will explore how individuals can express truths, or offer voices of dissent - sometimes against overwhelming forces of oppression. The textual basis will include Arendt's "Truth and Politics," Vaclav Havel's "The Power of the Powerless," and the Book of Job.