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Water Witching and Dowsing
05/24/2015
Todd Jarvis

Presentation by Todd Jarvis. While Oregon is famous for its diverse water landscapes, Oregonians have a rich history in dowsing and locating water and water channels. Folklore describes the diverse tools used by Oregon water witches dating back to the early 1900s. Nearly every means imaginable has been used to “divine” water -- from pitchforks, car keys hung as a pendulum, bibles, to the classic “forked” stick. Todd Jarvis is the Interim Director of the Institute for Water & Watersheds and an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University. He has over 30 years of experience in the groundwater engineering industry and is a certified engineering geologist, and water right examiner. (HGP does not take responsibility for material presented by our speakers.)

Oregon Climate Declaration Campaign
05/10/2015
Mark Darienzo

Mark Darienzo speaks about fossil fuel divestment and about a campaign asking state and local governments to divest from fossil fuels and to invest in energy efficiency anclean alternative energies.
 Mark has worked as an earthquake and tsunami program coordinator for the State Office of Emergency Management. (HGP does not take responsibility for material presented by our speakers.)

Oregon Historical Society
04/26/2015
Scott Calhoun

Scott Calhoun of the Oregon Historical Society provides an overview of Oregon history beginning with the varying lifestyles of the Native Americans prior to Euro-American contact, and then proceeds through the eras of maritime explorers, fur traders, missionaries, and finally the pioneers of the Oregon Trail. He concludes with a brief presentation of the Historical Society itself -- its history, organization, functions, and funding. (HGP does not take responsibility for material presented by our speakers.)

Artists & Writers Response to Nietzsche
04/19/2015
Dave Collamer

Presentation by Dave Collamer. After Darwin's "Origin of Species" in 1859, a later shock for Judeo-Christian beliefs struck in 1882 when philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche declared "God is dead." With a seeming lack of purpose, and unclear morality in the universe, artists, writers, and philosophers attempted to fill the void with alternative purposes and moralities that still draw the interests of humanists today. (HGP does not take responsibility for material presented by our speakers.)

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