Thursdays 1-3 PM
January 15 through February 19, 2004
Location TBD
How many of us share a sense of anomie and culture shock? What has happened to our hopes and dreams for a fast and vigorous American society? We shall explore the problems and perils that democracy imposes on its citizenry. In six sessions we will discuss education, religion, the press, censorship and voting. Our goal is the exchange of ideas with both serenity and passion required.
Class is limited to 20 members.
Vida Ginsberg Deming has always been aware of the responsibilities and the excitements of participating in a democracy. She's petitioned, marched and demonstrated off and on for more than half a century. Since writing for the Office of War Information in World War II, she has edited, run theatre departments, written and expressed her opinions.
Mark Lewis BA, MA Brooklyn College. Mark taught high school in NYC for over 30 years, and taught 10 years at Kingsborough Community College plus the Community College of Vermont. He was teacher leader at Williams College (summer '66) Workshop Institute for the Teaching of Intellectual History, and spent 4 years as Teacher Trainer at Pratt Institute. He has lived in the Upper Valley for the last 10 years, participating in volunteer work for most of that time. He feels that a functioning democracy must have an informed and involved citizenry.
