October

Joan Robinson (2014) will discuss a few cases decided in the 2019-2020 term. Joan worked as a lawyer for the Oregon Legislative Assembly for more than 30 years, primarily in the Office of Legislative Counsel. The office is the non-partisan legal office for the legislature, responsible for drafting bills, issuing legal opinions to legislators and legislative committees, and editing, compiling and publishing the Oregon Revised Statutes.

Joan holds a JD from Rutgers University School of Law, and MA (Philosophy) from Columbia University and a BA (Philosophy) from Wellesley College.

Hop aboard the Zoom Express tomorrow at 10:00 sharp for a journey
    into the woods ... a park ... your back yard to discover early Fall.

    It's time for our first ICL Coffee of the semester, "Welcoming Autumn."

With special guest appearances by our poets laureate, Betty and Vernelle.

Here are some ideas of what to bring along for the journey:
      -- a mug of coffee, tea, or favorite beverage (hot chocolate for me)
                and a munchie
     -- thoughts to share with your table mates
               remembrances of autumns past ... Halloween tricks ...
                     what you're looking forward to
               experiences from the past month
                     surviving the wildfires and great smokey skies
               whatever tickles your fancy!

Dr. Holmquist majored in voice and organ at St. Olaf College in Minnesota, singing with the renowned St. Olaf Choir. She holds a Master's Degree in Music Education from Western Oregon University, and a DMA in Music Education and Choral Conducting from the University of Oregon. She has been an ICL member since 2012 and she currently serves on the Curriculum Committee.

Angela Hazeltine Pozzi is an artist, an educator, and the creative force behind the Washed Ashore Project. She and a team of volunteers create art from plastics washed ashore, collected primarily in the Bandon area. The larger than life sculptures are exhibited from coast to coast with the intent to educate the public to the threat plastics have on ocean life. These works have been featured at the Smithsonian and at the United Nations.

Judy Gram (2019) is a Co-Director of Curriculum Services. Judy has a B.S.Ed. in Library Science from the University of North Dakota and a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from St. Scholastica.

We invite you to view the DVD before our session on the Foreign Policy Association website (https://www.fpa.org/great_decisions/). The website will also provide additional information on Chapter 5 of the text resource. As the Trump administration continues to withdraw from the world stage, China is looking to fill the void. Until recently, China had little interest in Latin America. Now it is transforming the region. Great Decisions investigates this new alignment and the prospect of direct competition with the U.S. How does Latin America fit into China's "One Belt, One Road" plan? How will the relationship with China affect the region? Should the U.S. be concerned about China's growing "sphere of influence"? Please be prepared for discussion. You may select something that seems of particular interest to you, share a question, etc.

Doug Lusk (2018).

We invite you to view the DVD before this session on the Foreign Policy Association's website (https://www.fpa.org/great_decisions/). The website will also provide additional information for the text resource on Chapter 6. Combating illegal immigration has become a priority of the Trump administration. The Northern Triangle of Central America, made up of the fractured societies of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, is a special target of the administration, which holds the nations responsible for the large flow of migrants from Latin America to the U.S. With funds from the U.S. cut, how can the Northern Triangle countries curtail migration? Please be prepared for discussion. You may select something that seems of particular interest to you, share a question, etc.

Jeanette Flaming (2000).