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Bloodworks Northwest
02/09/2025
Lauren Reagan

Presentation at Friendly House by Lauren Reagan focusing on the critical importance of blood donation and its life-saving impact on healthcare and in emergency situations, surgeries, and cancer treatments. Lauren Reagan is a passionate Community Engagement Liaison with Bloodworks Northwest.

Cultivating Resilience in an Age of Overwhelm
02/02/2025
Ryan Kenny

Presentation at Friendly House by Ryan Kenny about a science-based approach to building resilience through brief, powerful moments of awareness.. In our rapidly accelerating world, we face unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety. Kenny discusses “The Pause Method” which draws from neuroscience, psychology, and mindfulness research. This presentation is followed by live music, a group game, and a guided meditation. Ryan Kenny is the co-founder of Pause Meditation, where he combines his background in neuroscience and mental health with practical mindfulness techniques to help individuals and organizations build resilience.

Science and Religion
01/26/2025
Laurent Beauregard

Presentation at Friendly House by Laurent Beauregard. Laurent traces some of the interaction between science and religion over the centuries focusing on key philosophical differences. Laurent was born the same year that Cheerios was invented. He was raised Roman Catholic but abandoned the faith early in life as a result of reading Bertrand Russell. He holds a Ph.D. in the history and philosophy of science. He has taught at U.C.L.A. and at Reed College. He is a member of the HGP Web Committee and he edits the videos that you find on our website.

The Reality of Child Marriage in Oregon
01/19/2025
Fraidy Reiss

Presentation over Zoom by Fraidy Reiss, a forced-marriage survivor and founder of “Unchained At Last”, an organization seeking to end child marriage. Outdated laws have allowed child marriage at an alarming rate: Thousads of minors were entered into marriage in Oregon over the last two decades -- mostly girls wed to adult men, with an age difference that would be considered a sex crime outside of marriage. Fraidy Reiss was 19 when she was forced to marry a stranger who turned out to be violent. Her research and writing on forced marriage and child marriage have been published extensively.

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