Past CHA Events

Difficult Dialogue: The First Amendment

📅 Tuesday, January 20, 2026 | 11:15 AM–12:30 PM
📍 CBIS Room, Norlin Library, CU ý
🍽️ Lunch provided
ʦ️ Free & open to the public

Registration:

🤝 Co-sponsored by: Keller Center

It has been a year since the second Trump administration took office, and during this time we have seen increasing challenges to rights and protections that many have taken for granted—especially those guaranteed by the First Amendment.

This event will bring together faculty experts from journalism, political science, and law to examine contemporary threats to freedoms of speech, religion, assembly, the press, and the right to petition the government. Panelists will share scholarly insights and discuss what individuals and institutions can do to protect First Amendment rights in today’s political climate.

Audience participation is central, with time dedicated to both pre-submitted and live questions.

Normalization: Is Denial a River in Egypt?

Wednesday, December 10, 6:00–7:30 PM at Colorado Chautauqua's Community House

📍 Colorado Chautauqua's Community House
Part of the Difficult Dialogues: Community Conversations series (with Colorado Chautauqua and Voices at Chautauqua).

Normalization is the process of accepting—sometimes quickly—new ways of doing things or experiences as the “new normal.” What are the dangers of this all-too-human approach? How can we avoid this pitfall when it matters most? Join us as we discuss the implications normalization has on ourselves and our society.

Israel. Gaza. ý. A Very Difficult Dialogue.

Thursday, November 13, 6:00–7:30 PM at Colorado Chautauqua's Community House

📍 Colorado Chautauqua's Community House
Part of the Difficult Dialogues: Community Conversations series (with Colorado Chautauqua and Voices at Chautauqua).

The Israel–Gaza conflict has surfaced in ý through heated City Council meetings and even violent acts such as the Pearl Street Mall firebombing.

This dialogue will:

  • Address how we can lower tensions.
  • Create space where all sides are heard.

Immigration: Is This Who We Are?
Thursday, October 9, 6:00–7:30 PM at Colorado Chautauqua's Community House
Difficult Dialogues: Community Conversations series (partnered withand theirseries).

You hear it time and again: the United States is a nation of immigrants. Yet, as ICE’s aggressive tactics continue to escalate, this adage has become increasingly politicized. Is this who we are as a country—and who we want to be?

Join us for a conversation on the implications that current immigration policy and enforcement have on American identity, led by Dr. Jennifer Ho of CU ý.

Immigration: Caring for Others in Times of Need
Monday, September 29, 6:30pm - 8pm at Grace Commons Church
(in partnership with Grace Commons)

Immigration to the US has been a hot button issue over the last few decades. Since January 2025 under the second Trump administration, Homeland Security has deployed ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and CBP (Custom and Border Protection) officers who have detained and deported people who are extra legal (people without proper documentation to remain in the US), visa holders, and green card holders. This panel will talk about the recent uptick in aggressive and violent detentions and deportations, which have even swept up US citizens. How can we talk about immigration and a path to citizenship during a time when ICE and CBP are racially targeting those they believe do not “look” like they belong in the US?

there may be some parking in the church lot available, but you may need to utilize street and garage parking.