A Hudson Valley Community Forum

The Gillespie Forum was founded in 1988 by June Gillespie in memory of her husband Aaron Gillespie. Its mission is to inform and engage the Hudson Valley community by presenting viewpoints, programs, and speakers on significant issues. The Gillespie Forum cooperates with local colleges and organizations to host events, lectures, and film screenings on diverse topics. Recent lectures have ranged from our local history, public health, the crisis in contemporary media to the Holocaust, and from Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt to terrorism. All events are free to the public.