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Freedom From Religion Foundation
06/05/2016
Cheryl Kolbe

Presentation by Cheryl Kolbe, president of the Portland chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, an organization that works as an umbrella for those who are free from religion and are committed to the principle of separation of state and church. How does FFRF differ from other secular organizations? How does it take action and with what success? Cheryl Kolbe is retired from Portland Community College where she was Student Systems Support Manager.

Nineteenth Century Medicine
05/29/2016
Dave Collamer

Dave Collamer discusses the work of three nineteenth century scientists, working in biology, who have made our lives unbelievably better today. Dave has worked on the surgical floor, in operating rooms, and in recovery rooms of a hospital as an orderly. Later, he was part of a smallpox vaccination team immunizing Ethiopian villagers. After graduate school in public health, Dave also worked as a health educator.

Child Sex Trafficking
05/22/2016
Ketzel Levine

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has written about a website called “backpage.com” which has been used as a tool used to arrange child rape. Here in Portland, rarely a day goes by when a child is not sold for sex, both online and on the street. Ketzel Levine discusses the effort to distrupt the cycle of demand and supply in child sex trafficking. Ms. Levine is a former NPR correspondent and a member of Multnomah County’s Speakers Bureau on issues related to the commercial sexual exploitation of children.

Humanist Perspective on Religion
05/15/2016
Steve Jacobs

This is a presentation by Steve Jacobs concerning the possibility of adopting a Humanist “Perspective on Religion” intended to help HGP pursue its stated mission. Steve provides an update on grass-roots efforts to generate a position statement. Anyone who, in the end, does not support taking a position will have an opportunity to make his or her arguments to the Board.

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