10:10am – Adult Forum: Don’t Shoot, Just Listen: Music as Activism for Social Change

Forums take place at 10:10 AM every Sunday morning from September to June in the St. Hilda’s Room of St. Paul’s on the Green (unless otherwise noted).

Download an Adult Forum Brochure – Fall 2017 regular or pick one up in the Welcome Center. (You’ll also find information about Theology Tuesdays, Race & Social Justice on Wednesdays and St. Paul’s Faith in a New Millenium series)

Is music just something pretty and enjoyable, of no real use when the world is in pain? Or can music ever lead to tangible change in the world? Choral conductor Knox Sutterfield is the co- founder and associateartistic director of Inspire, a New York-based choir that seeks to promote action on social issues through its singing. Inspire’s first concert will be presented in partnership with Sandy Hook Promise, an organization of families affected by the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that seeks to promote change around the issue of gun violence prevention. On
the eve of that concert, Knox articulates his vision for the choir and explains why he believes belief that music can serve as a vehicle for social transformation.