Blog archive
June 2023
Bridget Brewster Discovers Village Benefits
06/04/2023
Rumor of Humor #16
06/04/2023
Communications Project with Cal State LA
06/02/2023
Creative Aging
06/01/2023
May 2023
One Villager's Story
05/31/2023
Pasadena Area Liberal Arts Center
05/31/2023
Pasadena Village Responds to Rainbow Flag Burning at Pasadena Buddhist Temple
05/31/2023
Plan Ahead - And Be Prepared
05/31/2023
Tuesday, May 23 Pasadena Celebrated Older Americans
05/31/2023
Reparations, Social Justice Activity
05/24/2023
Rumor of Humor #14
05/19/2023
Rumor of Humor #13
05/12/2023
Issue #12
05/09/2023
Science Monday - Review of Meeting on April 10, 2023
05/09/2023
Conversations Re African American Artists Before 1920
05/08/2023
Beyond the Village – Suzi and Phil Hoge
05/01/2023
Congratulations Wayne April! Honored at UNH
05/01/2023
Table Topics
05/01/2023
Volunteer Appreciation at the Village
05/01/2023
“ACCIDENTAL HOST—The Story of Rat Lungworm Disease”
05/01/2023
April 2023
Jumbo Joy
04/24/2023
Pasadenans Recent Experience With Racism
04/23/2023
Recent Events Reflecting Racism
04/23/2023
Fig and Goat Cheese Bruschetta
04/18/2023
Photography for Social Justice
04/11/2023
Issue #8
04/07/2023
BEYOND THE VILLAGE - Catherine Deely
04/06/2023
Creative Writing in Older Adults
04/06/2023
Gifts of Love
04/06/2023
March 2023
Issue #7
03/31/2023
Issue #6
03/26/2023
Great Decisions update
03/14/2023
Dominion Lawsuit, South Africa and 710 Stub
03/08/2023
February 2023
2023 DEI Progress
02/27/2023
BEYOND THE VILLAGE - Doug Colliflower
02/26/2023
CONVERSATIONS WITH ART
02/26/2023
GREAT DECISIONS
02/26/2023
OLDER ADULTS RESOURCE FAIR
02/26/2023
The Important, Influential Books in our Lives - Revisited
02/26/2023
History, Resolution of the 710 Freeway
02/19/2023
Eminent Domain, 710 Highway
02/13/2023
Bernard Garrett, 710 Freeway
02/06/2023
Men's Times Gatherings
02/03/2023
January 2023
Pasadena's Senior Commission
01/30/2023
BEYOND THE VILLAGE - JIM HENDRICK
01/27/2023
GRATITUDE - IT'S GOOD FOR YOU!
01/27/2023
JEFF GUTSTADT - FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST
01/27/2023
Bernard Garrett, Incredible Black Entrepreneur
01/17/2023
What is the "Spirit Talk" Group About?
01/16/2023
Same Ol’ New Year, Brand New Me
01/12/2023
Review of 2022, Consideration of 2023
01/06/2023
BEYOND THE VILLAGE - PATTI LA MARR
01/03/2023
FROM THE CHAIR
01/03/2023
WALK WITH EASE
01/03/2023
GREAT DECISIONS
By Susan KujawaPosted: 02/26/2023
GREAT DECISIONS
Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs. The Foreign Policy Association sponsors this program which includes reading from the Great Decisions Briefing Book, watching a related video, and discussing a designated topic. The topics include the most critical global issues facing America today. A panel chooses eight topics each year.
The mission of the Foreign Policy Association is to serve as a catalyst for developing awareness, understanding, and informed opinions on U.S. foreign policy and global issues. Through its balanced, nonpartisan programs and publications, the FPA encourages citizens to participate in the foreign policy process.
The grassroots, face-to-face model adopted by Great Decisions more than 60 years ago continues today. Each year tens of thousands of participants take part in discussions nationwide.
Pasadena Village held a Great Decisions series the year before the Covid pandemic. The discussions were a hit with Village members. And so it was with great anticipation that the 25 participants gathered at the Village to begin the 2023 series.
The first topic was Energy Geopolitics. Participants first watched an informative video. Then Village member Bob Wilson led a discussion on what they had seen and read. Bob is uniquely qualified to lead this particular discussion, because he was “brought up in the energy industry” as an employee of Aramco stationed in Saudi Arabia. Several other participants shared their work experience in balancing energy needs, national security, and environmental issues.
Village member Al Miller remarked that “To me the most interesting component of the presented material was their relating the issues to four different political movements in this country. I tend to think of our politics as just liberal vs conservative but there’s more to it than that.”
The series continues next month with a focus on War Crimes. As usual, the group will read an article from the Foreign Policy Association guidebook, view a video, and share their thoughts and questions.
Participation in the Great Decisions series is limited to Pasadena Village members. For more information on all that the Village has to offer, including how to become a member, visit our website.