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Baha’i Faith and Its Relevance Today
12/13/2020
Todd Khozein

Todd Khozein discusses “Baha’i Faith and Its Relevance Today”. There is no clergy in the Baha’i Faith. The leadership is democratically elected at various levels. Mr. Khozein was born into a Bahá’i family and fled Iran as an infant during the Islamic Revolution as a religious refugee. He has been a Bahá’í all his life. He is Founder of SecondMuse, an impact and innovation company building resilient economies by supporting entrepreneurs and the ecosystems around them.

U.A.E. / Israel Peace Agreement
11/29/2020
Joel Benin

Presentation by Joel Beinin. Why would two countries who have never been at war with each other sign a peace agreement? Does this maneuver have anything to do with advancing peace between Israel and the Palestinian people? Or is this an expression of the decade-long effort to construct a regional anti-Iranian coalition? Joel Beinin is Professor of History emeritus at Stanford University. His research focuses on the social and cultural history of the Middle East. He taught at Stanford from 1983 to 2019. He is the author of a number books and scholarly articles on the Middle East.

Report on the Almeda Fires
11/22/2020
Deon Strommer

Deon Strommer presents a talk on the recent Almeda Fires. Mr. Strommer is a Funeral Director and owner of First Call Mortuary Services in Portland.

The 2020 Election: Are We Still a Democracy?
11/15/2020
Jeff Seward

Jeff Seward provides us with a review of what happened in the 2020 election and its implications for the future quality of democracy in the U.S. Jeff has a Ph.D from Stanford. He has had a career in public television as a political reporter, news anchor, and film producer. He is currently a professor in the Department of Politics and Government at Pacific University. He gave his first presentation for HGP in 2007. This is his 15th appearance at HGP.

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