Members share their research on influential women of science, politics, exploration and entertainment. Presentations include women who have changed the world but are not well known. Presenters were Anne Henderson, Joyce Lackie, Marsha Abelman, Lenora Warren, Arnie Panitch, Laurent Beauregard, and Carolyn Tomei.
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Notable Women
03/26/2017
Helen Christians
The Mind of Theodore Roszak
03/05/2017
Dave Collamer
Presentation by Dave Collamer about Theodore Roszak who was a history professor at California State University and a social critic for over 40 years. Roszak’s view is that people in developed countries have bought into the techno-industrial scheme of life so much that they have lost contact with their inner sources of transcendent vision, and thus are out of balance. Roszak is the author of The Making of a Counter Culture. Dave Collamer is a member of HGP. He retired from teaching high school science and moved from to Portland in 2010. Dave has always been interested in philosophy and history.
Jobs for the Future
02/26/2017
Del Allen
Donald Trump has promised to return jobs to the U.S. workforce. Del Allen discusses how the job market is changing. Many of the jobs Trump talks about have been, or will be, replaced with no humans or with humans from outside the U.S. How is the job market affected as a result of "the cloud"? How should we advise our grandchildren about going to college and obtaining employment? Del Allen is chair of HGP’s program committee.
Humanists at the Oregon Prison
01/29/2017
Bernie Dehler
Thanks to the efforts of Humanists of Greater Portland and the American Humanist Association, Humanism is now one of the observed religious categories in the federal prison system. Bernie Dehler explains why this was needed, and who the major parties were, to make it all happen. Bernie is a registered Humanist Celebrant. He recently retired from Intel Corporation after working there for 32 years. He also served as Chairman of Sunday Assembly Portland.