Coffee & Questions

Many people feel we should focus first on helping our neighbors, our city, or our country. Others argue we have equal moral obligations to people everywhere, no matter where they live. How should we balance local against global needs?

Join us for this intimate, small-group discussion over complimentary drinks! After a 5-minute presentation on some recommended background readings, we'll have an open and free-flowing conversation on local and global charity. Bring your own perspective — whether it’s local, global, or somewhere in between.

Recommended readings:

Uses global income inequality to argue for donating overseas and promoting global economic growth (20 min read).
https://ourworldindata.org/global-economic-inequality-introduction

Summary of global health causes and charities supported by effective altruists (15 min read).
https://80000hours.org/problem-profiles/health-in-poor-countries/