Friendly Philosopher’s Group: As part of CGO’s commitment to fostering dialogue, CGO hosts the Friendly Philosophers group, a weekly gathering of 15-40 individuals who join in person or virtually to discuss life questions, the challenges of society today, recent news events, racial trauma, and related topics. People from numerous disciplines and schools of thought – teachers, writers, artists, scientists, ministers and secularists- discuss the human situation and the condition of the earth and its myriad life forms. By providing space for various perspectives comes empathy and an invigorated commitment to social, political, and environmental justice.