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Portland’s Homeless Crisis
04/02/2023
Anna Kemper

Anna Kemper reports on the 2023 Roadmap of “HereTogether” -- a coalition of businesses and community leaders working together to address homelessness in the Metro region. Anna is the Communications Manager at HereTogether. She believes that housing is a human right.

The Limits and Possibilities of Dialogue
03/26/2023
Steinar Bryn

Presentation at Friendly House by Steinar Bryn, a man who is recognized as one of the most experienced dialogue facilitators in Europe. He has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Minnesota. In 1996 he took charge of Nansen Dialog, a reconciliation project directed toward the Western Balkans. He has facilitated several hundred dialogue meetings between people in deep conflict.

The World Economy
03/19/2023
Mark Blyth

Mark Blyth discusses what the world economy says about us — and why it ultimately reveals our accomplishments, advances, fears, and mistakes. Blyth is a Scottish-American political economist, currently the William R. Rhodes Professor of International Economics and Professor of International and Public Affairs at Brown University.

Environmental Justice & “Beyond Toxics”
03/12/2023
Paige Hopkins & Meet Panchal

Presentation by Paige Hopkins & Meet Panchal about air quality projects with “Beyond Toxics”, a statewide environmental justice organization. The speakers will cover Oregon’s Medical Waste Incineration Act.. Ms. Hopkins has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies. Mr. Panchal’s academic fieldwork focuses on economic and environmental justice with an emphasis on water equity projects.

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