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Reforming Oregon’s Property Tax Scheme
06/11/2023
Jeff Strang

Presentation by Jeff Strang. Oregon has gone 25 years under a property tax scheme that lets the rich get richer with unearned wealth and that prices the average family out of the market. What if we tax land values enough to keep them low and stable, so more residents can afford to own, and pay them a dividend to help make housing more affordable?

Toward A New World Society, Part 4: “Coming Together”
06/04/2023
Robert Schmidt

Presentation by Robert Schmidt. World Transitions are tough. The best way to deal with the coming crises is to move from loyalty to one’s community to loyalty to the world society. While we do not all have access to hard power, we can exercise soft power. Robert Schmidt has a Ph.D. in Political Science. He has taught in various countries. Before his retirement he was a professor of Theology and Political Science at Concordia University in Portland.

Homer Davenport: No Honest Man Need Fear Cartoons
05/28/2023
Gus Frederick

Presentation at Friendly House by Gus Frederick about Homer Davenport (1867-1912), a man who was Oregon’s first media super-star. Yet, few are aware of the impact that this “country boy” had on society. He arrived on the scene during a perfect storm of technology and public sentiment, between the end of the "Gilded Age" and the beginning of the "Progressive Era."Third Generation Freethinker Gus Frederick is a native Oregonian filmmaker,and photographer,

Toward A New World Society, Part 3: “Paths For the Future"
05/21/2023
Robert Schmidt

Presentation by Robert Schmidt. Dealing with the climate crises, world-wide refugees, the possibility of world war, and the failure of capitalism to meet the world’s needs, we need to choose between coercion or consensus to address these crises. Robert Schmidt has a Ph.D. in Political Science. He has taught in various countries. Before his retirement he was a professor of Theology and Political Science at Concordia University in Portland.

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