This is the annual meeting for HGP members. This year it is held both at Friendly House and on ZOOM.
We have elections and hear committee reports.
Video of Programs (search and sort)
Personal Stories
04/16/2023
Cathy Humble, Sharon Joy, Dick Mase
Suzanne Thornton organized an event in which three HGP members share meaningful stories of significant events in their lives.
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.