JVL Member Seminars
Monthly Sunday evening seminars
Our seminars are held about eight times a year, usually on the last Sunday of the month in the early evening. They are open to JVL members [apply to join here] and members’ invited guests and are always on Zoom.
They are on an eclectic range of topics that we think will be of interest to members and their friends, particularly in the UK. We often invite speakers with expertise on the topic. Recent examples are: Zack Polanski on ‘Why socialists should join the Green Party’; Ilan Pappe on ‘Lobbying for Zionism on both sides of the Atlantic’; and Suresh Grover and David Rosenberg who spoke about the rise of the far right.
The normal format is two or three speakers and then discussion/Q&A. Depending on the topic and numbers involved, we sometimes use breakout rooms so that everyone has a chance to speak. Our aim is to make the seminars an interactive experience rather than a passive one. We record the speakers for each seminar and sometimes the discussion too.
Members are informed about the seminars by email, usually a few weeks in advance of the event, and asked to register. We welcome ideas for future topics.