Freedom of Speech, Norman Rockwell. 1943.Story illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, February 20, 1943
From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum
©1943 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN

This series of Town Hall conversations inspired by Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms paintings will explore aspects of our democracy in a rapidly changing and increasingly global world. Noted commentators will offer observations and inspire community discourse, with a reception to follow. Free.

9/24/2015 Aging in America: Attitudes and Access.

4/9/2015 The Pen and the Sword: Visual Imagery and Freedom of Expression

1/23/2014 A Nation Divided: Getting Past the Impasse

11/14/2013 Social Media: Agent for Change or Flash in the Pan?

7/25/2013 Youth, Identity, and the Media: A Four Freedoms Forums

4/25/2013 The Gun Violence Debate

1/26/2013 The Tenor of our Times: Is Civil Discourse Possible

4/26/2012 Our Town: Can the Local Economy Flourish Despite the National Downturn?

3/29/2012 21st Century Teens: Resources for Challenging Times

5/5/2011 A Community Dialogue About Renewable Energy

Freedom From Want: Food, Farmers and Families: 2/17/2011 – video below