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
Deeper thinking resulting from discussions…
By Blog MasterPosted: 08/23/2020
- Dick Myers -
Wide ranging as usual but characterized by more than usual references to books and a podcast of interest. We started with mention of a new podcast offered through the NY Times, “Nice white parents”. A report on a school issue taking place in Brooklyn that pits a group of white parents against the PTA of an ethnically diverse school regarding a language enrichment program. This podcast illustrates some of the difficulties that we face in trying to workout solutions in a complicated society.
The books mentioned during our discussion included:
- Blue Bias- An Ex-Cop Turned Philosopher Examines the Learning and Resolve Necessary to End Hidden Prejudice in Policing
- Educated - The author recounts overcoming her survivalist Mormon family in order to go to college, and emphasizes the importance of education to enlarging her world.
- Just Mercy - A Story of Justice and Redemption
- The Warmth of Other Suns - he Epic Story of America's Great Migration
- Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents - The author s examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.
The group also made references to a New York Times recent supplement on women's right to vote.
A good part of time in this session was spent discussing a recent Pasadena shooting, where the officer’s body cam was not on, bringing these issues in very close to home. Following the meeting, I received a note from one of the participants, making the following statement:
“I realize how my thinking is deepening about interactions between police and Black people because of these discussions. The discussion became local today. The recent police shooting in Pasadena immediately raised questions in my mind: What if I were the one driving around the corner with a missing front license plate? If I were stopped and I showed the officer the plate which rested on my dashboard explaining that it had fallen off right after I recently purchased the car, would I be asked to get out of the car? Would my passenger be asked to get out of the car? Or would I just be given a ticket and sent on my way ending any further communication?”
These discussions do make a difference!
Join us for our next discussion on first Friday, September 7 at 10:00 am PST.