Suzanne Thornton organizes an event in which three HGP members share meaningful stories of significant events in their lives. Today we hear from Dave Gray, Margie Adams, and Jules Elias.
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History of Comics
11/12/2023
Steve Duin
Presentation at Friendly House by Steve Duin. He writes: “I've put in my 10,000 hours, more than enough to introduce the medium's most colorful storytellers and unforgettable images … Comic books have provided an unflinching, often unsettling perspective on our heroes, our prejudices, and our desperate relationships with war and romance.” Steve Duin is the long-time lead columnist for The Oregonian. He has written several books,including a history of comics.
Thinking About Inequality
11/05/2023
Jeff Seward
Presentation at Friendly House by Jeff Seward. If inequality is a growing problem in the U.S. and yet few, if any, want to eliminate it altogether, how do we think about inequality in order to arrive at a reasonable and acceptable level of inequality? And in what forms? Seward offers some ideas about how to deal with these questions. Jeff has a Ph.D from Stanford. He has had a career in public television as a political reporter, news anchor, andfilm producer. Before his retirement, he was a professor in the Department of Politics and Government at Pacific University.He has presented to us many times in the past.
Los Alamos: The Manhattan Project
10/29/2023
Stephen Kral
Presentation by Stephen Kral. The film “Oppenheimer” shows stylized scenes of people hard at work. This talk addresses the problems that participants in the Manhatten Project dealt with. Kral earned his Ph.D. in physics at the University of Minnesota. He was recognized with an Outstanding Physics Teaching Award at the University of Utah. In addition to physics, he has also taught interdisciplinary studies in the history and philosophy of science.
Housing Instability in Washington County
10/22/2023
Bridget Calfee
“HomePlate” began in 2005 to answer a community need. No services existed in Washington County for youth experiencing housing instability. HomePlate has built programs to meet their needs. Bridget Calfee, Founding Executive Director, tells us about HomePlate’s journey of building programs and the joys and challenges seen along the way. Ms. Calfee holds a Masters of Social Work from Portland State University.