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Hidden Heroines: The Women Who Shaped Us (Without the Spotlight)
05/31/2026
April Pereira

 

This work illuminates the lives of lesser-known women whose influence has quietly shaped culture, community, and movements for justice. Through a curated series of narrative spotlights, the talk explores figures such as Jovita Idár, Zitkála-Šá, Grace Lee Boggs, and Jessie Redmon Fauset, women whose contributions were foundational, yet often overlooked. Blending storytelling with cultural reflection, April Pereira (ile/they/she), Founding Director of StorySpark Collective, examines how historical narratives are shaped, why certain voices are marginalized, and what we lose when stories of care, creativity, and community leadership go unrecognized.

 

Democracy and Rule of Law: "Unnatural Acts" Among Consenting Adults
05/24/2026
Jeff Seward

 

Democracy and the rule of law as we know them, although highly desirable, are highly artificial arrangements of habits and complex institutions designed to avoid social arrangements that are often tyrannical or corrupt. They are not automatically maintained and can come undone if systematically neglected or assaulted, and it may be a long and complicated task to reestablish them, with no guarantees. The Trump era may be doing damage that will be extremely difficult to fix. Jeff Seward has been a University Professor at Pacific University and UT San Antonio, as well as prize-winning documentary producer and reporter.

 

Wildlife and the US-Mexican Border Wall
05/10/2026
Eamon Harrity

 

Border walls are spreading around the world, including right here in the US. Sky Island Alliance has studied the impacts of border barriers on wildlife movements since 2020. Join Eamon Harrity to learn about these monitoring efforts, how different species respond to border barriers, and the options that exist to improve connectivity for wildlife. Eamon is the wildlife program manager at Sky Island Alliance, a conservation nonprofit based in Tucson, Arizona. Eamon completed his Bachelor's degree at the University of Vermont and his Master's degree at the University of Idaho.

 

Healthy Aging in the LGBTQ+ Community: Friendly House Elder Pride Services
04/26/2026
Alex Maresca

 

In recent years, the LGBTQ+ community has faced hostile legislation and harmful rhetoric, with the current political climate specifically impacting LGBTQ+ older adults. Alex Maresca of Friendly House (FH) explains how FH Elder Pride Services works to address the impacts of this historic and on-going discrimination of this population, including the history of anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination, barriers to healthy aging, and how FH Elder Pride Services works to address these challenges. Alex (she/they), PhD Sociology from UC Irvine, is the program's Training, Advocacy, and Outreach Specialist. She also researched challenges to conversion therapy, and serves as Secretary for the Oregon Queer History Collective.

 

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