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2010 Lecture Series
For the 10th consecutive year, Panorama is pleased to present a series of Learning in Retirement Lectures. The 2010 series will be presented in the new Panorama Auditorium. The following is an outline of this very exciting roster of lectures! These lectures are free and open to the public. All Learning in Retirement lectures begin at 3:00pm, except when otherwise noted.
Washington State Government: Is it really as crazy and different as it sounds?
February 11 Ralph Munro, Former Washington Secretary of State
Ralph Munro went to work in our State Capitol Building 44 years ago this month. And he is still working there. Come and hear Ralph’s perspective on our unique and different system of state government.
Ralph Munro serves as Director of Prepared Response. Mr. Munro was a Washington Secretary of State, Chairman of the Washington State Task Force on International Education and Cultural Exchanges; and Co-Chairman of the International Task Force of the Council of State Governments. Mr. Munro has a long and distinguished record of public service in Washington State and the nation. From 1980 through 2001, Mr. Munro served as Washington's Secretary of State, a job to which he was elected five times before leaving for opportunities in the private sector.
Changing Global Climate
February 25 Dr. Richard Gammon, Professor of Oceanography, University of Washington presents
Dr. Gammon will summarize the most recent scientific findings on global climate change. He will devote particular attention to refuting the arguments of the climate change “denialists” and false claims that global warming is not occurring or that global warming 'theory' has been 'disproven'.
Dr. Richard H. Gammon is Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Oceanography, and Adjunct Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington. He is a Senior Fellow of the Joint Institute for Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO). He received a BA in Chemistry from Princeton University (1965), and MA and PhD in Physical Chemistry from Harvard University (1970). Dr Gammon was a co-author of the 1990 Scientific Assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). He served as Chief of the Carbon Dioxide Program, Geophysical Monitoring for Climate Change, directing the US program to globally monitor the atmospheric concentration of CO2 (NOAA Environmental Research Laboratories, Boulder, 1982-84. Through outreach presentations, he remains actively engaged in improving the public understanding of the climate change challenge.
Piracy on the High Seas
March 11 LCDR Charles Swift, USN (Ret.) J.D.
Do you know the difference between Pirates, Privateers and Buccaneers? Mr. Swift will differentiate between the lore and myths of these high seas characters and villains, versus the realities of who they were and what they actually did. Come and hear how the deeds of Pirates in the Americas played an important role in the establishment of modern day Maritime Law and International Law. Charles loves the history and lore of pirates and sees definite parallels in pirates of yesteryear and of modern day terrorists. He believes the history of piracy and how America dealt with piracy in the 1700 and 1800s sets important precedents in how we can and should deal with terrorism today.
LCDR Charles Swift, USN (Ret.) graduated from the US Naval Academy with a major in History. He served seven years as a surface warfare officer before obtaining his law degree and serving as a Navy JAG for 13 years in the primary capacity as a criminal defense attorney. He represented Salid Hamden, a detainee at Guantanamo Bay and former driver for Osama Bin Laden, a case that went all the way to the US Supreme Court. After retiring from the Navy, Charles spent a year as a visiting Law Professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2008, he moved to Seattle, Washington where he now lives and practices law as a founding partner of Swift & McDonald, P.S., specializing in State, Federal and Military criminal defense cases.
A Visit Home to Lebanon and on to Iran: A Personal Perspective on Iran & Lebanon
March 25 Curtis Bell, PhD. and Linda McKim-Bell
Linda McKim-Bell and Curt Bell will highlight the rich cultural tapestry of the Persian civilization in their presentation. They will “paint with a broad brush just a few strokes" to give some of the common elements that have survived and are shared by those who live in Lebanon & Iran. They will talk and show slides about these two ancient countries. The talk will concentrate on culture, but will also touch on recent history and politics.
Curt Bell is a retired Neuroscientist and the brother of Panorama resident Mary Murphy. Curt grew up in the Middle East, and went to high school in Beirut, Lebanon. Curt and his wife, Linda McKim-Bell, went back to Lebanon last fall and then travelled on to Iran.
How Do Your Genes Fit You?
May 13 Ann Heitkemper, Biology, South Puget Sound Community College,
This presentation will cover some basics in genetics including an explanation of DNA, genes, and inheritance. How the genes we inherit can cause disease will also be discussed.
Ann Heitkemper has been teaching microbiology and biology for over 10 years. She holds a Master Degree in Public Health from the University of Washington and a Master Degree in Applied Microbiology from Northern Arizona University. Ms. Heitkemper is also a researcher, who has worked on cancer immunology and the fungal infection, Cryptococcosis.
Reconciliation after Genocide: Zawadi’s Story
1:30pm May 27 Zawadi Nikuze
How does one go about healing and rebuilding communities after the horror of genocide? How does one foster peace and trust? Following the genocide in 1994 in Rwanda-Burundi, rape became a policy of war. It was estimated that between 250,000 and 500,000 Rwandese women and girls had been systematically raped as part of this war policy; "rape was the rule and its absence the exception." Ms. Nikuze will discuss her work facilitating both support groups and listening sessions with these survivors of the genocide.
Zawadi Nikuze is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). She has been active in peace work for years. She received a degree from Eveylne College in Kenya, and then moved to Kigali, Rwanda in 1999 to begin work with "Mwananshuti," an outreach program for street children. She then became a facilitator in the peace-building program and Assistant Coordinator of the Friends Peace House in 2000. She worked with the Change Agents for Peace Program, World Relief, and others, first in Kenya and in Goma. She is now the Coordinator of the African Great Lakes Initiative working in North Kivu. In this capacity she plans and facilitates Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities workshops on trauma healing and reconciliation with citizens of Goma and displaced persons who fled violence to camps outside Goma. Ms. Nikuze serves on the committee of Goma Relief, is a member of the Religious Society of Friends in DNC, and speaks fluent Swahili, Kinyarawanda, Kirundi, French and English.
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