Opportunities to Gather and Learn
Our league offers opportunities to engage with other league and community members throughout the year in different ways. Learning opportunities such as the Great Decisions series inform us about global/national events. (see below for more info).You can also register for seminars in person and webinars online that keep us informed on the latest status of voting rights in our state. Or, be a part of democracy by volunteering to help at voter registration events throughout Delaware County.
Great Decisions 2026
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A GREAT afternoon to you, GREAT DECISIONS friends:
Erinn Nicley here, Great Decisions of Delaware. I hope the season finds you all well! The Great Decisions committee and I wanted to INVITE YOU to participate in the 2026 Great Decisions season. We kick off our 2026 Great Decisions series on Friday, March 6, at 12:00 pm at William Street United Methodist Church (basement). This year, we have a blend of speaker-led sessions and a few video / group discussion-led sessions. Last year, we experimented with this and had a lot of fun. We decided on the video/discussion for our first session. The topic (U.S. foreign policy in the Trump era) seemed like a good topic for discussion.
NEED TO KNOW:
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I am attaching our latest Great Decisions 2026 marketing poster so you can keep track of all 8 sessions this spring.
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The Great Decisions booklet is now available both in-person ($35) and via an online digital edition in multiple formats ($25).
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While we encourage you to read the Great Decisions booklet, we WANT YOU TO JOIN US for our weekly discussions even if you don't have the opportunity to read first.
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HELP US GROW: Please tell your friends and family about Great Decisions and ask them to come with you! We want to grow this year back to our pre-COVID levels.
What is Great Decisions: Great Decisions is a nationwide program coordinated by the Foreign Policy Association. Each year the FPA chooses eight international affairs topics for discussion and generates Great Decisions booklets with background essays about those topics. Local volunteer, non-profit Great Decisions chapters then host local presenter series events for eight weeks to bring these vital topics to “Main Street.”
The Delaware, OH Great Decisions series: Our Great Decisions events are very casual, informal opportunities for community engagement and public scholarship in the heart of our community. We offer open, free, one-hour lectures and/or video/discussion group sessions on Fridays at 12:00 pm at the William Street United Methodist Church in downtown Delaware. Our 2026 Great Decisions programs run from March 6-May 8, 2026 (with two short breaks on March 20 and April 3). We usually have 30-35 guests in attendance (in the past, we have reached over 100). Many are retired citizens, active members of the downtown community, business owners, and Ohio Wesleyan University faculty, staff, and students. EVERYONE is welcome and respected in our non-partisan discussions. Come with questions and curiosity - education is 90% listening, 10% quietly discussing and reflecting!
Great Decisions and the Cultural Fabric of Downtown Delaware: Most importantly, the Great Decisions events are a wonderful opportunity to spotlight Downtown Delaware as a vibrant, intellectual space -- our very own Chautauqua-style experience to bring diverse community members together for respectful, non-partisan exploration of major global topics affecting the United States, Ohio, and our community.
Warm regards to you. Please contact us with any follow-up questions!
Erinn Nicley
Erinn Patrick Nicley, Ph.D.
Great Decisions of Delaware, Ohio
25 Forest Avenue
Delaware, Ohio 43015
Tel. 740.816.9317
Email: GreatDecisionsofDelaware@gmail.com
Volunteer to help at a voter registration event. Talk with passersby about voting rights and get to know other league members too!
As a member of our league you can volunteer at one of our many voter information booths throughout Delaware County. You also have the opportunity to attend and participate in events such as the 2025 Teach In, sponsored by the LWVO. You also have access to monthly talks online that will help keep you updated on the current status of voting laws and rights in our state.
