The Sky Did not Fall: Life After the Repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell Ty Walrod, co-founder OutServe Col. Stewart Borhoft, US Army (Ret.)Capt. M. Matthew Phelps, USMC
American military personnel have continued their professional defense of America with no disruption after the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell. Active duty troops report that the situation is normal now that there is open service for lesbians and gays in the military. Read more »
David Callahan: Cheating to Get AheadRescheduled from Tuesday, February 14, 2012Senior Fellow, Demos; Editor, CheatingCulture.com; Author, Fortune of Change and The Cheating Culture David DeCosse, Director of Campus Ethics, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Santa Clara University – moderatorCheating has become more common in nearly every sector of our society: business, education and sports. Read more »
The Future of Tradition: Weavers of Oaxaca, Mexico Connect Their Future with Their Past Federico Chavez Sosa, Master Weaver in the Zapotec traditionEric Chavez Santiago, Coordinator of the Education Department, Textile Museum of OaxacaJanet Chavez Santiago, Coordinator of Education, San Pablo Center for Academics and Culture, Oaxaca.
The Chavez Santiago family of the famed weaving village of Teotitlan de Valle presents its story of this ancient art form, a family, a culture and preserving a way of life Read more »
Saving San FranciscoAndrea Rees Davies, Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Northridge; Author, Saving San FranciscoMonday Night Philosophy dips into social history, near the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake, as historian and former firefighter Davies challenges the long-lived myth that the earthquake erased social differences as it leveled the city. Read more »
Lighting up Lives with Solar PowerLaura Stachel, M.D., M.P.H., Co-Founder and Executive Director, We Care SolarNed Tozun, Co-Founder and President, d.lightTwo award-winning social entrepreneurs discuss their solar projects that help save lives in developing nations. d.light is an affordable solar light that replaces kerosene lamps that have badly burned bodies and homes. We Care’s solar suitcase provides hospitals light at night, replacing surgery by flashlight. Read more »
Humanities West Book Discussion: The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost & Found, by Mary Beard Join us to discuss historian Mary Beard's account of the destruction of Pompeii in A.D. 79. Vesuvius' eruption preserved for millennia our best evidence of daily life in the Roman Empire. The discussion will be led by Lynn Harris.MLF: HumanitiesLocation: SF Club OfficeTime: 5:30 p.m.Read more »
