Presentation by Jessie Braverman & Cody Urban at Friendly House about the invisible migrant workers at sea who carry the weight of the world economy on their backs. They discuss how to support their fight for dignity, rights, and welfare.Jessie is chairperson of the Pacific Coast Coalition for Seafarers. Cody is also a member of the Pacific Coast Coalition for Seafarers.
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Natural Resource Communities
05/01/2022
Katie Murray
Katie Murray tells of her experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mongolia in the early 2000s, and how that shaped her career supporting natural resource communities in Oregon. Murray is the Executive Director of Oregonians for Food and Shelter.
Ukraine and U.S. China Relations
04/24/2022
Mel Gurtov
Presentation by Mel Gurtov. China has given limited support to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Beijing is missing an opportunity to show international leadership -- playing a peacemaking role. The Biden administration also missed an opportunity to get China’s cooperation on Ukraine. Gurtov is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at PSU. He is author of 30 books on China and U.S. foreign policy.
Secular Rescue and the Plight of the Blasphemous
04/17/2022
Matt Cravatta
Matt Cravatta provides a short account of his time at the Center for Inquiry (CFI) and discusses the history of the Secular Rescue program which addresses how blasphemy laws endanger freethought rights activists. Cravatta is the Coordinator of the Center for Inquiry’s Secular Rescue program and director of mail operations for Free Inquiry and Skeptical Inquirer magazines.
Educational Gag Orders
04/03/2022
Jennifer Ruth
Jennifer Ruth tells us about legislative attempts to restrict discussion of so-called “divisive concepts” in higher education and what is currently being done to defend academic freedom. Ruth is professor of film studies at Portland State University. She is the author of a book titled It’s Not Free Speech: Race, Democracy, and the Future of Academic Freedom. She has written for Ms. Magazine, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and The New Republic.