IWC Study Circle – October 2026 Program
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Lecture/Discussion/Panel/Talk/Q&A/Seminar
Political
Institute of World Culture, Concord Hall
**Events may have been canceled or postponed. Please contact the venue to confirm the event.
Date & Time
Tue, Oct 13 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Address (map)
1407 Chapala Street
Venue (website)
Institute of World Culture, Concord Hall
IWC STUDY CIRCLE
Tuesdays, 7:30–9:00 pm (Sept through May)
Institute of World Culture, Concord House
1407 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, CA
In-person and via ZOOM*
“There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience.” – Mahatma Gandhi
OCTOBER PROGRAM
Exploration of the Concept of Justice
There are many formulations of the concept of justice. We will explore some of them. For example: “Justice, according to Plato, is about balance and harmony. It represents the right relationship between conflicting aspects within an individual or a community.”
October 13, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court
Garrett Riegg and Judy Saltzman will give a presentation on the historical predecessors of the Court, and the seminal cases that have shaped it. “In one stroke, Chief Justice Marshall managed to establish the power of the Court as the ultimate arbiter of the U.S. Constitution to chastise the Jefferson administration for its failure to obey the law, and to avoid having the Court’s authority challenged by the administration.”
October 20, 2026
The Commons & Relational Law
We will discuss selections of Jeremy Lent’s book Eco Civilization. “It is a position not to be controverted that the earth, in its natural uncultivated state was, and ever would have continued to be, the common property of the human race.”
October 27, 2026
Nomad Century – Climate Migration
“A great upheaval is coming. It will change us, and our planet.” – Gaia Vince
*Contact robert@worldculture.org for a link to join via Zoom
For more information: http://www.worldculture.org
