What’s Happening to Public Schooling in the U.S.? Roberta Ahlquist Roberta Ahlquist has been a Professor in the College of Education at San Jose State for over 35 years. She has taught a variety of courses including Multicultural Foundations of Education, Educational Sociology, Educational Psychology, History of Education, Educational Philosophy and Critical Issues in…
A New Foundation for Civilization: Humanism? Arthur Jackson Can humanism truly provide a foundation for a society? If not what would it take to do so? Arthur Jackson will lay out his best thinking on this topic. Arthur is current President of HCSV and Secretary for Humanist Society, AHA (the body that certifies…
Nonviolent Peaceforce in the Philippines Gilda Bettencourt Gilda Bettencourt of the Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) will provide this program. She has been involved for the past 8 years, with people from around the globe who are working to protect vulnerable communities through nonviolent peacekeeping. Nonviolent Peaceforce teams are currently working in the Philippines , South Sudan, …
Death Care Options: Your Rights, Your Choices, Their Impacts Deborah Meckler, President, Funeral Consumers Alliance Deborah Meckler is President of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. The Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people find meaningful, dignified and affordable death care for themselves and their loved ones. Besides…
