{"id":5585,"date":"2016-09-24T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/stoicismtoday\/?p=5585"},"modified":"2016-09-24T10:00:44","modified_gmt":"2016-09-24T09:00:44","slug":"stoic-week-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/msbackup\/stoic-week-is-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Stoic Week Is Coming!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Stoic Week Is Coming!<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">by Greg Sadler<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/msbackup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cropped-socrates-v1-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5546 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/msbackup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cropped-socrates-v1-1-1024x239.png\" alt=\"cropped-socrates-v1\" width=\"625\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/msbackup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cropped-socrates-v1-1-1024x239.png 1024w, https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/msbackup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cropped-socrates-v1-1-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/msbackup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cropped-socrates-v1-1-768x179.png 768w, https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/msbackup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cropped-socrates-v1-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of the high points to the year in the growing modern Stoic movement is\u00a0International Stoic Week. \u00a0This year, Stoic Week runs from Monday, October 17 to Sunday, October 23, preceded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/stoicon-2016-tickets-25027211062\">STOICON conference in New York City<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday, October 15. Each year has seen growing participation worldwide in the free online Stoic Week class. \u00a0There are also a number of events and other ways in which people and institutions will be marking this international celebration of all things Stoic.<\/p>\n<p>As more information about additional events, activities, and online resources related to Stoic Week becomes available, we will add them to our list and publicize them here in a second post that will appear just before Stoic Week begins. If you are hosting something Stoicism-related, and would like to let us know about it, <a href=\"https:\/\/gregsadler.typeform.com\/to\/LW4uSw\">here is the place to enter the information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here below is a not-yet-comprehensive list for Stoic Week 2016. Hopefully everyone interested in modern Stoicism can find at least one event near them or online in which they can participate, meet up with others who share their interests, and learn more about Stoic thought and practice!<\/p>\n<h2>The Stoic Week Class<\/h2>\n<p><strong>17-23 October:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/msbackup\/\">Stoic Week Online Class<\/a> \u2013 This is the one that got Stoic Week itself started! A free, online, week-long class hosted and developed by Donald Robertson (with contributions from Stoicism Today project members and many others), updated and improved each year. \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/colabstaging.co.uk\/msbackup\/\">Click here to find out more or to register<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Institutions or Organizations Engaging In the Class (so far)<\/h2>\n<p>The Stoic Week online class offers opportunities to meet, learn, and interact with people all over the world. \u00a0In some places there is also another great opportunity, provided by local organizations or institutions, to work through the class together. \u00a0At present, here are the ones we know of (if your institution or organization is doing this, and not on the list, <a href=\"mailto:greg@reasonio.com\">contact me<\/a> and I&#8217;ll make sure you get into the list).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grand Valley State University Classics Department<\/strong> &#8211; the contact person is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gvsu.edu\/classics\/peter-anderson-77.htm\">Peter Anderson<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marist College Honors Program<\/strong> &#8211; the contact person is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marist.edu\/liberalarts\/facviewer.html?uid=324\">James Snyder<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester Stoics Meetup<\/strong> &#8211; the contact person is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Manchester-Stoics-Meetup\/\">Brenda Lanigan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brisbane Stoics Meetup<\/strong> &#8211; the contact person is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Brisbane-Stoics\/\">Alex Magee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>In-Person Events (so far)<\/h2>\n<p>There are several public events scheduled during Stoic Week itself to commemorate, celebrate, and continue building community. \u00a0 Here are the ones we&#8217;ve been able to find out about:<\/p>\n<p><strong>16 October, 2 PM<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/New-York-City-Stoics\/events\/230756799\/\">Post-STOICON\/Pre-Stoic Week Meetup<\/a> (New York City, USA). To celebrate the end of STOICON &#8217;16 and the beginning of Stoic Week &#8217;16, the New York City Stoics Meetup will host a Stoic Walking tour through parts of NYC, with wha promise to be some engaging thematic conversations held along the route. &#8211; the organizer\/contact person is Greg Lopez.<\/p>\n<p><strong>18 October, 6 PM:<\/strong> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/struggling-with-anger-useful-stoic-perspectives-and-practices-tickets-28058393410\">Struggling With Anger? Useful Stoic Perspectives and Practices<\/a> (Milwaukee, WI, USA). \u00a0For local residents of my home city (a place where it&#8217;s clearly needed), I&#8217;ll be providing the same workshop I&#8217;m leading out at STOICON &#8211;\u00a0the organizer\/contact person is me, Greg Sadler.<\/p>\n<p><strong>20 October, 6:30 PM<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Manchester-Stoics-Meetup\/events\/234193604\/\">Discussing Stoic Daily Habits<\/a>\u00a0(Manchester, UK). The Manchester Stoic Meetup will be holding its monthly discussion, discussing precisely that, daily habits that help one live the Stoic life &#8211; the organizer\/contact person is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Manchester-Stoics-Meetup\/events\/234193604\/\">Brenda Lanigan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>22 October, 2 PM-7:30 PM<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philosophyforlife.org\/stoicon2016\/\">Stoic Guidance for Troubled Times<\/a>\u00a0(London, UK). A smaller, but looking-to-be-excellent STOICON conference at Queen Mary University, with presentations by Jules Evans, Christopher Gill, Tim LeBon, Donald Robertson, and Gabrielle Galuzzo &#8211; the organizer\/contact person is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philosophyforlife.org\/\">Jules Evans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Several Other Events Before Stoic Week<\/h2>\n<p>There are also some other Stoicism-connected events scheduled prior to Stoic Week that might be of interest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>30 September 7:30 PM<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.schooleconomicscience.org\/events\/epictetus-cambridge\/\">Untroubled by Adversity: Epictetus<\/a>\u00a0(Cambridge, UK).\u00a0The\u00a0Cambridge Annual Lecture, The School of Economic Science, a lecture by\u00a0Christine Lambie<\/p>\n<p><strong>10 October, 3:00 PM<\/strong>: <span class=\"style_4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/academic.mu.edu\/taylorr\/Midwest-Seminar\/Greg_Sadler_10_October_2016.html\">Prohairesis in Epicetus&#8217; Stoic Moral Theory<\/a><\/span><span class=\"style_3\">\u00a0(Milwaukee, WI, USA). \u00a0I&#8217;ll be giving a close reading workshop at Marquette University as part of the Midwest Seminar in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>10 October, 6:30 PM:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Orlando-Stoics\/events\/234140790\/\">The Obstacle Is The Way, part 3<\/a>\u00a0(Orlando, FL, USA). Orlando Stoic Meetup will be continuing their ongoing discussion of Ryan Holiday&#8217;s work, The Obstacle Is The Way &#8211;\u00a0the organizer\/contact person is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Orlando-Stoics\/events\/234140790\/\">Dan Lampert<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stoic Week Is Coming! by Greg Sadler &nbsp; One of the high points to the year in the growing modern Stoic movement is\u00a0International Stoic Week. \u00a0This year, Stoic Week runs from Monday, October 17 to Sunday, October 23, preceded by the STOICON conference in New York City\u00a0on Saturday, October 15. 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