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Portland’s Historic Neighborhoods
09/03/2017
Jim Heuer & Robert Mercer

Presentation by architectural history researchers Jim Heuer and Robert Mercer. West coast cities boomed in the early 20th century and Portland was no exception. The rapid growth of electric streetcars led to the rise of "suburban" developments. Heuer and Mercer have been studying the evolution of Portland architecture for the last 17 years. As both life partners and research partners they found common ground in a fascination for the ways our buildings and places are shaped by cultural and technological change.

Sustainability in the City
08/27/2017
Carey Booth

Presentation by Carey Booth about ways, big and small, to go green at home, and outdoors. Her house has been on the city’s Build It Green tour. She has a solar hot water system, photovoltaic panels, an electric car, a rainwater collection system, a rain garden, composting, food garden, and Backyard Habitat. Ms. Booth studied ecology ecology in college and graduate school. She became a Master Recycler in 2013. She makes going green seem fun and not a chore or a guilt trip.

Public Mental Health Services
08/20/2017
Kevin Fitts

Kevin Fitts provides an overview of the mental health consumer movement. Mr. Fitts is the Executive Director of the Oregon Mental Health Consumers Association. His first experience of the mental health field occurred when he was a patient involuntarily committed to Damasch State Hospital at the age of 19. After a few years of instability including hospitalizations, homelessness, trauma, and substance use problems, he found peer support and he developed ways to cope.

Why Poetry?
08/06/2017
Robert Sanford

Presentation by Robert Sanford. There's a world packed inside quality poems, but it's pretty crowded in there. Sanford provides tools to open up some poems (crack the concentration code) and discover their truths and pleasures. This is the ninth of his poetry programs; the first eight were very well received. Sanford taught poetry in his first real job: High School English Teacher. Since then he’s been a police officer, professional speaker and trainer, human resources manager, and technical writer. He joined HGP in 1998 where he originated the emcee position, having served as emcee for seven years.

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