About Walden Forum

Walden Forum is a lecture series on topical issues that engage the MetroWest community and beyond. Launched February 15, 2011, it follows a New England tradition of innovative thinking and creative endeavor.  We are inviting top experts in their fields to present ideas that affect us all in one way or another, in ways that are engaging and thought-provoking. Headed by Tom Liszewski (tom@waldenforum.org).

Forum presentations are captured on video and presented on public access television network channels in towns throughout the area, and in the near future we hope to make a video of each forum and make it available on the Web for a world-wide audience in streaming video or as a download using commonly available plug-ins.

WALDEN FORUM MISSION: To contribute to the intellectual vitality of our greater community and beyond by bringing us together to listen, learn and engage with some of the most inspiring and knowledgable people of our time as well as from each other.

WALDEN FORUM PRESENTS: Live public discussions in the arts, humanities, social sciences and interpretive sciences as well as other areas of general interest.  We feature innovators, thinkers, expert authors, artists, scholars, professors, politicians, Musician,  and scientists in dialog with a public audience.  The program fosters civic engagement and thoughtful consideration of vital social issues. Discussions expand our knowledge and are enlightening, provocative, informative, moving, funny, lively, and above all, educational.

PRESENTING PHILOSOPHY: Walden Forum programs/topics and events reflect a non-exclusive theme but come from a range of disciplines that serve as a lens through which the selected discussion can be viewed. Speakers are chosen for their expertise, presenting abilities, relevance to the topic or theme, and the timeliness of their topic. 

If you have ideas or would like to be involved in any way, please be in touch with us through our contact page.