IWC Study Circle and Discussion – March 2026
**Events may have been canceled or postponed. Please contact the venue to confirm the event.
Date & Time
Wed, Mar 04 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Address (map)
Institute of World Culture, 1407 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Venue (website)
Institute of World Culture, Concord Hall
Institute of World Culture (IWC) Study Circle and Discussion
The IWC is a non-profit Institute dedicated to the principles of life-long learning and the promotion of universal brotherhood.
It offers an on-going Study Circle that meets every Tuesday evenings, September through May, from 7:30–9:00 pm in the Seminar Room, Concord House, 1407 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, CA.
All activities of the IWC are free and open to all.
You may join at any time in-person or via Zoom.
Contact donna@worldculture.org to be added to our mailing list.
You will receive a weekly email with a short article to read to help you prepare for the meeting, as well as a Zoom link if you are unable to attend in person.
Themes for each meeting reflect the aims and purposes of the Institute found at: https://worldculture.org › aims and are related to current issues in our daily lives, communities, and world.
MARCH PROGRAM 2026
GOOD & EVIL|
“Good and evil. Reality. That which gives more reality to beings and things is good, that which takes it from them is evil.” – Simone Weil
March 3, 2026
Good and Evil – Simone Weil
“We experience good only by doing it. We experience evil only by refusing to allow ourselves to do it or, if we do it, by repenting of it.”
March 10, 2026
How do you stand up to a dictator? – Maria Ressa.
“And people will always surprise you. If you believe in the best of people, they will give you the best.”
March 17, 2026
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
Why was the myth of Demeter and Persephone central to the Eleusinian Mysteries?
March 24, 2026
A Credo – Margaret Fuller, Transcendentalist
“Life enough is lived through a man to justify the great difficulties and obstructions attendant on the existence of mankind.”
March 31, 2026
Tough Love, “Bridging the Divide” – Susan Rice
“At Stanford, he (Susan’s son Jake) would grow more active and vocal, eventually becoming the high-profile president of Stanford College Republicans and, as my son, a darling of right-wing media.”
