Upcoming Events

Philosophy Study Group
Leader: Curt Hillstrom
When: August 12 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Meeting Link: Join Meeting
We will begin a study of a classic – many say the most important – 20th century book on philosophy, Philosophical Investigations by Ludwig Wittgenstein. Originally published posthumously in 1953, it has undergone four editions. Any of these editions is acceptable, but, like usual, the later ones are better. New paperbacks run from about $20 and up, and, unusually, ebooks are more expensive, starting at around $30. However, used copies of the books should be easy to find, and there are copies of the complete book online for free. There are also plenty of commentaries and study guides, which you may find useful. For our first meeting, we will cover §1- §133.

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Annual Picnic
Leader: Curt Hillstrom
When: August 29 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Where: Cherokee Park Picnic Shelter
Chippewa and Winona Streets
St. Paul, MN,

This is our annual summer picnic. MISF will provide the drinks, plasticware, and grills, and St. Paul Parks & Rec the electricity and more grills. You provide a dish to share and your best topics for good conversations.

Surviving a Massacre
Leader: Teresa Ortiz
When: September 26 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where: Bethlehem Lutheran Church – Commons Room
41st and Lyndale, Minneapolis

A massacre is the killing of several people at one time. Sometimes, these horrendous events follow civil rights movements. Why do massacres happen? What happens to the survivors? How do they recover and live with the trauma? How does a society recover from these horrendous events? In Teresa Ortiz’s presentation, she will share her experience as a survivor of a massacre when she was a young student activist, in Mexico City, in 1968. She will also talk about how in 1997 she listened to and reproduced the testimonials of the survivors of a 1997 massacre of indigenous Maya people in southern Mexico, while she was doing research for a book on the Zapatista movement in Chiapas.

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Bulletin Board

New Editor needed for the MISF Journal! 

Evelyn Klein, long-serving Board member and Editor of the semi-annual MISF journal, The Minnesota Scholar, is stepping back as journal Editor after nine years of volunteering, and we are sorry to see her go. Anyone having interest in filling this volunteer position (with Evelyn's help and advice), please respond via the "Contact Us" link on the left-hand column of this page.