January 2008 Humanist Community Sunday Forums
Here are the descriptions of the January 2008 Humanist Community Sunday Forums. These Forums are held every Sunday from 11 a.m. until noon at the Mitchell Park Community Center, 3800 Middlefield Road (between Charleston and Meadow), Palo Alto, CA. A lunch from noon until 1 p.m. ($7-$10 suggested donation) immediately follows the Forum.
Jan. 6: Forgive for Love
Dr. Frederic Luskin (director of the Stanford
Forgiveness Project and author of “Forgive for Good”,
copyright 2002, and “Forgive for Love”, published
December 2007) will discuss how forgiveness helps
enhance and heal committed relationships. Dr. Luskin
will explore recent research demonstrating that
forgiveness can reduce anger and depression as well as
enhance hopefulness and self-efficacy, looking
especially to how this relates to love relationships.Jan. 13: Your Own Individual Psychotherapy Session
Dr. Michael R. Edelstein will present the principles
of his Three Minute Therapy (TMT), which is based on
Albert Ellis‘ Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
(REBT). Then he will take each of you through the
process of identifying and overcoming a psychological
problem you would like help with. You will learn how
to conquer anxiety, depression, relationship problems,
addictions, and more.Jan. 20: Hospice: To live until you die
Most people have heard of hospice, but many do not
know what hospice actually does and does not do.
Carol David (a retired registered nurse who has used
hospice services for family members and volunteered
for a local hospice) will discuss hospice from both a
personal and organizational viewpoint.Jan. 27: Recruiting ‘Intelligence’: Expanding Links
between US Intelligence Agencies and Universities
Roberto Gonzalez (associate professor of anthropology
at San Jose State University) will review the
processes by which US intelligence agencies are
stepping up efforts to recruit young people for “IC”
(intelligence community”) careers. In particular, he
will examine the genesis and development of the
multimillion dollar IC-CAE (Intelligence
Community-Centers of Academic Excellence) program
which has been introduced on 10 university campuses in
recent years by the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence. The presentation will critically
examine such programs from a cultural and historical
perspective.
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