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Since 1980, The Westminster Town Hall Forum engages the public in reflection and dialogue on the critical issues of our day from an ethical perspective.

Forums are held at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Nicollet Mall & 12th St. Since it began in 1980, more than 200 speakers have addressed the Forum, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Elie Wiesel, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Shirley Chisholm, Arthur Schlesinger, Ellen Goodman, Cornel West, Thomas Friedman, Walter Mondale, Marian Wright Edelman, Edward Albee, Elaine Pagels, Salman Rushdie, David Brooks, Barbara Brown Taylor, and Bryan Stevenson.

09/24/2026

Today is the day! Join us as TONIGHT as we consider the work of "We the People" and hear from Dr. Sam Wang on "Gerrymandering and Election Integrity." And catch this glimpse into why we continue to affirm that: Ethics Matter!

Details for Tonight's Forum:
4pm | Free Public Reception Begins
5pm | Seating Opens
5:30pm | Music with anni xo
6pm | Forum with Sam Wang, Moderator Kaomi Lee

With thanks to all who made this video possible: Justice Alan Page of Page Education Foundation, R.T. Rybak of The Minneapolis Foundation, photographer Doug Knutson, Wenda Weekes Moore, Jessica Patchett of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, and our media partners Sahan Journal, MinnPost, and Minnesota Public Radio.

09/18/2026

How did you observe Constitution Day? Today marks the 250th anniversary of its signing! Join us this fall as we reflect on the ideals, possibilities, and promise of this document.

08/07/2026

This fall the Westminster Town Hall Forum will return to the words that open the U.S. Constitution's Preamble: “We the people…”

Throughout the history of our nation, these words and this document have served as a touchstone for civil and political rights…even as the question of who exactly is included in “the people” has been contested.

Join us as we considering key ethical issues at play in taking up the promise and possibility of a democracy grounded in, committed to, and sustained by "We the People."

*Sam Wang | Sept. 24 @ 6 pm
*Kica Matos | Oct. 1 @ Noon
*Timothy Snyder | Oct. 29 @ Noon
*Senator Tina Smith | Dec. 3 @ 6 pm

More on our website (links to Forums in comments).

Special thanks to our Media Sponsors: Minnesota Public Radio, Sahan Journal, and MinnPost.

06/19/2026

Happy Juneteenth! If you missed the re-broadcasts on MPR News of our spring Forums with Nikia Robert, Ph.D. of Abolitionist Sanctuary and Justice Alan Page of the Page Education Foundation, you can still find them or listen to them on our website or YouTube Page (links in the comments). On this Juneteenth we affirm the call and the ongoing work of freedom!

06/01/2026

We had a wonderful final Forum of our Spring 45th Anniversary Season "Ethics Still Matter!" featuring the music of Ginger Commodore, highlighting the exhibit and art of Art From The Inside Minnesota, and rounding out with an inspirational "Arc toward Justice" Forum with Dr. Nikia Smith Robert of Abolitionist Sanctuary as she challenged us to build abolitionist sanctuaries. Link to the Forum is in the comments. Thank you all for helping us to celebrate 45 years and together affirm that "Ethics Still Matter!"

Photo Credit: Knutson Photography, Inc.

05/26/2026

Tune in TODAY at noon and for the rest of the week to hear rebroadcasts of our Spring Forums on MPR News! On deck for today: Nina Totenberg. More forums in the next couple of days as well. And then, be sure to join us in person or online for our final Forum of the Spring at NOON on Thursday! Link in comments.

05/18/2026

If you missed our Forum last week on "Ethics & Story: Why We Remember," we invite you to click on the link in the comments to experience the story and hear the invitations to remember. The ethics of memory is that which animates and shapes our call to defend the human rights and human dignity of all in our time. With special thanks to the presenter of Violins of Hope, Minnesota JCC.

photo credits: Tom Northenscold and Doug Kuntson

04/21/2026

Celebrating 45 years of Voices of Conscience...and celebrate we did! With special thanks to our amazing musical and other guests including Justice Alan Page of the Page Education Foundation, R.T. Rybak of The Minneapolis Foundation, The Rev. Dr. Tim Hart-Andersen, Wenda Weeks Moore, The Rev. Dr. Jessica Renee Patchett of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, and our musicians Kenneth Qian Vigne and Robert Graham. What a wonderful day. Here’s to what has been and all that will be as we affirm together: Ethics STILL matter! Also, if you missed it, a link to the forum is in the links.

p.c.- Tom Northenscold and Doug Knutson

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1200 Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
55403

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(612) 332-3421

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http://westminsterforum.org/

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