JANUARY CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Tu., Jan. 7: Stripping Away the Narrative: How to Tell a Story with Wide Open Eyes
Presented by Paul Haeder (1:00 pm, CLIMB)
I'll read something from my new story collection, Wide Open Eyes: Surfacing from Vietnam. I will discuss how my life, my old man's life in US Army in Vietnam, my own anti-war resistance, my own travels to Vietnam, and more, have worked like a nematode into some of our brains which has impregnated fiction with deep wellsprings of fact. Just what is fiction, and where do we go from here in a society that doesn't read anymore? Climate warming, great first extermination event, and just how can we make fiction more accessible and more connected to emerging life challenges?
W., Jan. 8: They Really are Watching You: Facial Recognition and Other Government Tools
Presented by Art LaFlamme (10:00 am, Neighborhood House)
Art returns with insight into the progress of population surveillance including the use of facial recognition. He will cover the activities underway in the US, India, Venezuela and China.
Th., Jan. 9: Sailing the Inside Passage from Anacortes, Washington, to Glacier Bay, Alaska
Presented by Erleen Whitney (10:00 am, Neighborhood House)
Husband and wife go alone ...together... on a 44 foot ketch to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Both are biologists, and will talk about the wildlife on the trip and the challenges they faced at sea.
M., Jan. 13: Legal and Financial Planning for a Loved One with Dementia
Presented by Garvin Reiter (10:00 am, SMILE)
Attorney Garvin Reiter will cover the legal and financial topics a caregiver benefits from knowing when caring for a loved one with dementia. Topics range from basic estate planning documents such as trusts, power of attorney and advance directives for healthcare, to more complex issues such as long-term care cost planning, Medicaid eligibility rules, and asset protection options.
Tu., Jan. 14: Following Graven’s Trail: Mid-Century Portland through the Eyes of a Multnomah County Criminal Detective
Presented by Joshua Fisher (1:00 pm, CLIMB)
Looking at the police notebooks, scrapbooks, and other materials of Walter E. Graven, a Multnomah County criminal detective active in the 1940s-60s, we can learn a lot about largely forgotten crime and corruption in mid-twentieth century Portland. Among other cases, we will examine the 1958 disappearance of Portland's Ken Martin family in the Columbia River Gorge.
W., Jan. 15: The Oregon Country: The Great Game of the Pacific Northwest, 1750-1850.
Presented by Mark Eifler (10:00 am, Neighborhood House)
As a possible location for the Northwest Passage, Oregon was an arena of intense competition between Russia, Spain, Britain, and the United States. How this developed, and how it was resolved, involved events both threatening and theatrical, sublime and silly. Oregon, it seems, was "weird" long before Portlandia!
Th., Jan. 16: Culturally Mindful Communication
Presented by Masami Nishishiba (10:00 am, Neighborhood House)
Professor Nishishiba of the Mark Hatfield School of Government at PSU will provide useful strategies to improve intercultural communication skills drawn on research in intercultural communication, psychology, and public and nonprofit administration.
Tu., Jan. 21: Science in Our Lives: Good or Bad?
Presented by David Lonsdale (1:00 pm, CLIMB)
A Look at the evolution of scientific method & consideration of the once proud but, some now consider tainted, scientific legacy of the USA. In the second hour: Humans Aren’t Exempt From The Rules Of Ecology!
W., Jan. 22: The Future of Animal Law Protection and Education
Presented by Pam Frasch – (10:00 am, Neighborhood House)
Dean and Professor of Animal Law at Lewis & Clark Law School, Pamela Frasch, will explore the growth of animal law, animal rights, and animal law education. Over the past several decades, we have learned substantially more about the cognitive, social, physical, and psychological capabilities of many species of animals. With this knowledge has come increasing demands for laws that adequately protect animals from cruelty and unnecessary suffering. In more recent years, the field has exploded with hundreds of new state and federal laws on the books, more and more students entering law school to focus on an animal law practice, and more businesses making strategic decisions to change practices that harm animals. Learn more about why animals and animal protection matters; the latest developments in the field; and what the future holds for those concerned about animals.
Th., Jan. 23: Zeppelin! The History of Lighter Than Air Travel, 1908-1937
Presented by Donald Steury (10:00 am, Neighborhood House)
The age of the giant airships spanned the early years of flight until just before World War II. Nowadays known only for the tragic explosion of the airship Hindenburg, for 30 years zeppelins were the ultimate in luxury travel and long-distance flight. Zeppelins served as weapons of war, passenger ships, mail carriers and explorers and flew around the world. Learn the whys and wherefores of these giant gas bags.
M., Jan. 27: Portland Crow Roost: The Gathering of Thousands
Presented by Gary & Rebecca Granger (10:00 am, SMILE)
Find out about the history of crow roosts, persecution and transition to urban areas, details about this community science project, urban ecology and bird activism, data on the Portland crow roost and more.
Tu., Jan. 28: Lessons from the Irish Potato Famine
Presented by Kathy Jackson (1:00 pm, CLIMB)
From 1845-52 roughly one million Irish starved to death because of a fungus that caused the potato crop to rot in the fields. Another million left their native land in a desperate effort to survive. Among those fleeing Ireland were numerous orphaned children traveling alone. 65 per cent of those leaving Ireland came to the U.S. What are the lessons that can be learned from this mass influx of immigrants and are there any parallels to today?
W., Jan. 29: A Look Back at Oregon History
Presented by Bob Setterberg (10:00 am, Neighborhood House)
Get up close and personal with Oregon History as Bob brings along many historical objects, beaver pelts, powder horn, thunder eggs, even a woolly mammoth tooth and more, many that will be passed around so you can “feel” some of the unique parts of Oregon’s history. Bob shows colorful slides as he talks about how these objects fit into Oregon’s past. Learn about key stages in Oregon history, starting 33 million years ago to about 1870, including Oregon geology, early Indian activity, Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery, trappers and traders and the Oregon Trail Migration.
Th., Jan. 30: A Trip to the Portland Art Museum from Neighborhood House
10:00 am - Docent guided tour of the Art Museum with transportation provided by Neighborhood House. Maximum number of attendees is 19.
Tu., Jan. 7: Stripping Away the Narrative: How to Tell a Story with Wide Open Eyes
Presented by Paul Haeder (1:00 pm, CLIMB)
I'll read something from my new story collection, Wide Open Eyes: Surfacing from Vietnam. I will discuss how my life, my old man's life in US Army in Vietnam, my own anti-war resistance, my own travels to Vietnam, and more, have worked like a nematode into some of our brains which has impregnated fiction with deep wellsprings of fact. Just what is fiction, and where do we go from here in a society that doesn't read anymore? Climate warming, great first extermination event, and just how can we make fiction more accessible and more connected to emerging life challenges?
W., Jan. 8: They Really are Watching You: Facial Recognition and Other Government Tools
Presented by Art LaFlamme (10:00 am, Neighborhood House)
Art returns with insight into the progress of population surveillance including the use of facial recognition. He will cover the activities underway in the US, India, Venezuela and China.
Th., Jan. 9: Sailing the Inside Passage from Anacortes, Washington, to Glacier Bay, Alaska
Presented by Erleen Whitney (10:00 am, Neighborhood House)
Husband and wife go alone ...together... on a 44 foot ketch to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Both are biologists, and will talk about the wildlife on the trip and the challenges they faced at sea.
M., Jan. 13: Legal and Financial Planning for a Loved One with Dementia
Presented by Garvin Reiter (10:00 am, SMILE)
Attorney Garvin Reiter will cover the legal and financial topics a caregiver benefits from knowing when caring for a loved one with dementia. Topics range from basic estate planning documents such as trusts, power of attorney and advance directives for healthcare, to more complex issues such as long-term care cost planning, Medicaid eligibility rules, and asset protection options.
Tu., Jan. 14: Following Graven’s Trail: Mid-Century Portland through the Eyes of a Multnomah County Criminal Detective
Presented by Joshua Fisher (1:00 pm, CLIMB)
Looking at the police notebooks, scrapbooks, and other materials of Walter E. Graven, a Multnomah County criminal detective active in the 1940s-60s, we can learn a lot about largely forgotten crime and corruption in mid-twentieth century Portland. Among other cases, we will examine the 1958 disappearance of Portland's Ken Martin family in the Columbia River Gorge.
W., Jan. 15: The Oregon Country: The Great Game of the Pacific Northwest, 1750-1850.
Presented by Mark Eifler (10:00 am, Neighborhood House)
As a possible location for the Northwest Passage, Oregon was an arena of intense competition between Russia, Spain, Britain, and the United States. How this developed, and how it was resolved, involved events both threatening and theatrical, sublime and silly. Oregon, it seems, was "weird" long before Portlandia!
Th., Jan. 16: Culturally Mindful Communication
Presented by Masami Nishishiba (10:00 am, Neighborhood House)
Professor Nishishiba of the Mark Hatfield School of Government at PSU will provide useful strategies to improve intercultural communication skills drawn on research in intercultural communication, psychology, and public and nonprofit administration.
Tu., Jan. 21: Science in Our Lives: Good or Bad?
Presented by David Lonsdale (1:00 pm, CLIMB)
A Look at the evolution of scientific method & consideration of the once proud but, some now consider tainted, scientific legacy of the USA. In the second hour: Humans Aren’t Exempt From The Rules Of Ecology!
W., Jan. 22: The Future of Animal Law Protection and Education
Presented by Pam Frasch – (10:00 am, Neighborhood House)
Dean and Professor of Animal Law at Lewis & Clark Law School, Pamela Frasch, will explore the growth of animal law, animal rights, and animal law education. Over the past several decades, we have learned substantially more about the cognitive, social, physical, and psychological capabilities of many species of animals. With this knowledge has come increasing demands for laws that adequately protect animals from cruelty and unnecessary suffering. In more recent years, the field has exploded with hundreds of new state and federal laws on the books, more and more students entering law school to focus on an animal law practice, and more businesses making strategic decisions to change practices that harm animals. Learn more about why animals and animal protection matters; the latest developments in the field; and what the future holds for those concerned about animals.
Th., Jan. 23: Zeppelin! The History of Lighter Than Air Travel, 1908-1937
Presented by Donald Steury (10:00 am, Neighborhood House)
The age of the giant airships spanned the early years of flight until just before World War II. Nowadays known only for the tragic explosion of the airship Hindenburg, for 30 years zeppelins were the ultimate in luxury travel and long-distance flight. Zeppelins served as weapons of war, passenger ships, mail carriers and explorers and flew around the world. Learn the whys and wherefores of these giant gas bags.
M., Jan. 27: Portland Crow Roost: The Gathering of Thousands
Presented by Gary & Rebecca Granger (10:00 am, SMILE)
Find out about the history of crow roosts, persecution and transition to urban areas, details about this community science project, urban ecology and bird activism, data on the Portland crow roost and more.
Tu., Jan. 28: Lessons from the Irish Potato Famine
Presented by Kathy Jackson (1:00 pm, CLIMB)
From 1845-52 roughly one million Irish starved to death because of a fungus that caused the potato crop to rot in the fields. Another million left their native land in a desperate effort to survive. Among those fleeing Ireland were numerous orphaned children traveling alone. 65 per cent of those leaving Ireland came to the U.S. What are the lessons that can be learned from this mass influx of immigrants and are there any parallels to today?
W., Jan. 29: A Look Back at Oregon History
Presented by Bob Setterberg (10:00 am, Neighborhood House)
Get up close and personal with Oregon History as Bob brings along many historical objects, beaver pelts, powder horn, thunder eggs, even a woolly mammoth tooth and more, many that will be passed around so you can “feel” some of the unique parts of Oregon’s history. Bob shows colorful slides as he talks about how these objects fit into Oregon’s past. Learn about key stages in Oregon history, starting 33 million years ago to about 1870, including Oregon geology, early Indian activity, Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery, trappers and traders and the Oregon Trail Migration.
Th., Jan. 30: A Trip to the Portland Art Museum from Neighborhood House
10:00 am - Docent guided tour of the Art Museum with transportation provided by Neighborhood House. Maximum number of attendees is 19.