Blog archive
March 2024
Addressing The Needs of Older Adults Through Pasadena Village
03/25/2024
Coming Soon: More Resources for Older Americans, Online and in Person
03/25/2024
Community Building Locally and Nationally
03/25/2024
Preparing for the Future with Ready or Not
03/25/2024
Volunteering is at The Heart of the Village
03/25/2024
Women's Liberation: Then and Now
03/25/2024
Writing Memoirs Together
03/25/2024
Current Views on Current Events
03/20/2024
Unchained
03/18/2024
Rumr of Humor issue # 2409
03/10/2024
Blacks Portrayed by European Artists
03/03/2024
Rumor of Humor #2408
03/03/2024
February 2024
Caring for Ourselves and Each Other
02/27/2024
Doug Colliflower Honored
02/27/2024
Great Decisions Connects Us to the Worldwide Community
02/27/2024
Letter from the President
02/27/2024
Pasadena Village's Impact
02/27/2024
The Power of Touch
02/27/2024
Villages as a New Approach to Aging
02/27/2024
Addressing Gang Violence in Pasadena-Altadena
02/21/2024
Rumor of Humor Issue 2407
02/19/2024
Thank You For Caring.
02/12/2024
Rumor of Humor 2405
02/11/2024
Curve Balls
02/10/2024
Sylvan Lane
02/10/2024
Rumor of Humor 2404
02/09/2024
Larry Duplechan, Blacks in Film
02/03/2024
January 2024
Pasadena Village Joins Community Partners in Vaccination Campaign
01/29/2024
Rumor of Humor #2403
01/28/2024
Pasadena Village Joins Two Healthy Aging Resource Projects
01/25/2024
Decluttering: Do It Now
01/24/2024
Village Volunteers Contribute to the Huntington Magic
01/24/2024
Villagers Creating Community
01/24/2024
Villagers Reflect on Black History Month
01/24/2024
Walk With Ease, 2024
01/24/2024
Wide Ranging Discussion on Current Issues
01/22/2024
Wide Ranging Discussion on Current Issues
01/22/2024
Rumor of Humor # 2402
01/21/2024
Rumor of Humor # 2401
01/15/2024
Re- Entry Programs, a Personal Experience
01/08/2024
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.