Spring Conversations

Save the Dates

On Monday, February 2, Penny U at Town Hall will begin a new three-part series of conversations about the changing nature of work. In general terms, the conversations ask: How are the concepts of jobs and work changing or being redefined? What does our own work experience tell us? What does this mean for the future?

Join us for conversations about these and related questions.

Penny U schedule

5:30 to 7:00 p.m., Town Hall’s downstairs cafe

Doors open at 5:00. Come early for drinks and snacks.

•    Monday, February 2 – Inequality, capital, and democracy

•    Tuesday, March 10 – Climate change and jobs

•    Tuesday, April 7 – Work and the commons

What’s happened so far?  Is there more?

Penny U conversations draw from Town Hall speakers and always begin with questions. Last fall, the first three Penny U sessions asked, in sequence: What kind of work is valued? What is the impact of technology on work? and What’s the state of wages, income, and equality? The third session’s conversation led to another question, What is the fundamental problem underneath our current inequality?

The posts in the Penny U archive include an introduction to each conversation (“Next Up:…”), a report on what happened at each one (“Notes:…”), and a few other related pieces. Notes can’t capture the real energy of the discussion, but they’ll give you a general sense of what we talked about.

Check it out!