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Critical Thinking
06/28/2015
Alexander Sager

Presentation by Alex Sager. Advocates of critical thinking often ignore is that there is no consensus among scholars about what critical thinking is. Moreover, we have very little idea of how to teach critical thinking so that it applies to the real world. Sager explores some of the complications surrounding critical thinking by focusing on science and its applications. He suggests that we should explore how social processes promote or distort the ability to think critically. Sager is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Portland State University. He regularly teaches courses on science and society. Last year he directed the first Oregon High School Ethics Bowl.

Youth Climate Action Now
06/21/2015
Nicholas Caleb

Nicholas Caleb describes the lawsuits of Our Children's Trust and his grassroots organizing activities. He promotes the Youth Climate Action Now! program, which is aimed at helping communities design and pass climate recovery ordinances. The aim is to spread this type of thinking and organizing to municipalities in the region. Caleb is a 31-year old attorney, professor at Concordia University in NE Portland, and climate law fellow at Our Children's Trust.

Existential Dilemmas
06/14/2015
Tom Needham

Tom Needham explores four human dilemmas: death, meaning, freedom, and isolation. If we acknowledge these dilemmas, and formulate our own way of dealing with them, we are likely to live happier lives. Tom is a fifth generation Oregonian and graduate of MIT. He is a long-time member of West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship where, for the last two years, he has facilitated a group discussion which explores how humanist values can help in building a good life.

Driving While Black
06/07/2015
Mariann Hyland

Mariann Hyland is the co-creator of Driving While Black - The App, a mobile phone application that promotes safety, accountability, and justice during traffic stops for Black people and others. Mariann will discuss what inspired the App's creation, why the App is needed, and what she hopes it will accomplish.

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