Friday, September 5, 2008
So Many Things To Do Yet: The Saga of Thea Foss
Presenter: Karen Haas Portrays Thea Foss
Location: Working Waterfront Maritime Museum 705 Dock St. /Tacoma (down from Glass Museum)
Time: 10:00 am--12:00
Class Fee: $10.00--includes admission to the museum
Class Coordinator: Margie Hoffman , 253-588-4589; mteach65@runbox.com
Born in Norway, Thea Foss and her husband, Andrew, arrived in Tacoma in 1889. Starting with a used rowboat, they built a maritime empire. Karen portrays Thea in 1912, the year of the first Foss tugboat. She reflects back on her life and looks forward to the future. At a time when few women could, Thea Foss took her place in a "man’s world", always believing "we are members of one great body...we were born for the good of the whole." Like other immigrants, she brought her humanities and added them to the rich blend that is now Washington.
Karen Haas. Storyteller, musician and historian, Karen enjoys telling in "modern times" and bringing the past to life with living history presentations. Her effervescent style engages emotions, from the sublime to the ridiculous, in audiences both young and old. An experienced teacher and museum educator, Karen is active in reenactments at northwest historic sites such as Fort Nisqually, Whitman Mission National Historic Site and San Juan Islands National Historic Park. Karen feels especially rewarded when telling the tales of those whose voices are usually silent in history--the women.
World Philanthropy
from Great Decisions Topic
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Philanthropy: Foreign Aid with New Players and New Goals (a discussion)
Where: Lakewood Library Facilitator of Discussion: Gene Giannobile and others
Time: 10:00
Cost: Free
Contact Person: Gene Giannobile, 253-531-9037; dgg2504@comcast.net
Participants in this class will be given an article from Great Decisions/Foreign Policy Association that will be used as the basis for discussion. This article was one of eight discussion topics used for 2008 Great Decisions. Great Decisions is a nationwide discussion program with the motto "An informed public is an educated public." The purpose of this class is to look at the changes taking place to help the poor.
There are new players in the field known as "foreign aid"—philanthropies, celebrity fund raisers, socially conscious corporations, and thousands of nongovernmental groups (NGOs). Some circumvent government and others are intergovernmental agencies such as the World Bank. How has trade (WTO, G-8) impacted poorer nations?
The emphasis for this class will be to encourage your input on the topic. Each person has perceptions of how the poor can best be helped.
