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Speaker: Cynthia Levinson
Between 1969 and 1972, twelve Americans walked on the Moon. Then, lunar landings ended so we could focus on other missions, especially the International Space Station. But now, America is heading back to the Moon. And we aren’t alone. Chinese taikonauts as well as private corporations are also engaged in the quest. And, everyone has their eye on the same small piece of real estate—the lunar south pole. What is so appealing about this region? How will everyone get along there? Are there laws governing behavior? Cynthia will address some of the technologies, history, laws, and policies involved in off-Earth travel.
Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Medal and many other accolades, Cynthia Levinson writes nonfiction books for young readers, including Fault Lines in the Constitution with her husband, Sanford, and The Youngest Marcher. A former educator, she is drawn to topics in history, law and policy with an emphasis on social justice. Who Owns the Moon? grew out of her curiosity about space law and international cooperation. She divides her time between Austin and Boston. More about Cynthia on her website - cynthialevinson.com/.
Host Village: Northwest Neighbors Village
Limited to 100.
Registration is required by February 6th.
Zoom link will be sent to registrants after registration.
Wyngate & Maplewood Neighbors Helping Neighbors invite you to learn about Climate Diet’s mission to educate and inspire individuals about the profound effects of their food choices on the planet’s climate. Jane DeMarines will inform us about how we hold the power to make a difference by embracing a sustainable, and greater plant-based diets, and how we can positively impact our health, the environment, and the future of our planet. Climate Diet does not promote veganism—but promotes reduced meat consumption as a way to lessen the load on our environment from our human’s most impactful activity: daily eating!
20-year vegetarian, and award-winning executive, fundraiser, advocate, builder of partnerships and memberships, Jane M. DeMarines is dedicated to advancing causes related to environmental conservation and green community development. She has eight years of federal agency experience, including with the Dept. of Homeland Security, addressing climate change-related disasters. Her lengthy career includes managerial and executive positions for banking, housing, and community development. She has served on the boards of several advocacy and volunteer organizations. A resident of the Maryland suburbs of Washington D.C., she developed a Green Party for the Glen Echo Heights Citizens’ Association, with an environmental platform; co-managed a conservation coalition focused on urban forest preservation; testified on tree legislation at Montgomery County Council hearing, certified by “Casey Trees,” and participated in Potomac River conservancy through two coalitions. DeMarines launched Sustainable Earth Eating, now Climate Diet, in 2021, as she retired from the Inspector General for Dept. of Homeland Security.
Join the Village to Village Network for this upcoming virtual workshop! Putting together a competitive, comprehensive insurance program can be difficult. Some of the terms and policy coverages are not as clear as they should be and trying to read policies and understand policy forms is a challenge. An experienced broker familiar with Villages can be a great help with identifying exposures and coverage which should be in place. In this session, we will try to point out the issues and allow time for questions.
Josiah Henson: The Man and the Myth via Zoom
A Focus on Montgomery County History
Speaker: Diana Klein
Thursday, February 13, 2:00 pm
Free and Open to Everyone
Reverend Josiah Henson was enslaved in Montgomery County for about 25 years before he self-emancipated with his family to Canada and became a conductor on the Underground Railroad, eventually freeing 118 people. He wrote his life story, which inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” the second best-selling book (after the Bible) of the 19th century. In his lifetime, Henson was a well-known abolitionist who met with Queen Victoria, President Hayes, Frederick Douglass and other movers and shakers of the era. So why has his story slipped into obscurity? In this presentation, Diana Klein will delve into Henson, his life, and the social forces that shape how we view history. This is a Montgomery County History Presentation.
Registration
This Zoom presentation is part of collaboration between FHNN and Little Falls Village and is open to everyone. Please use the Register Now button. The link will be sent close to the event. FHNN members and volunteers who need help registering can email information.fhnn@gmail.com with Henson in the subject line.
Congressman Jamie Raskin proudly represents Maryland’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Raskin was chosen by the Democratic Caucus to be the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability in the 118th Congress. During his prior terms in Congress, Rep. Raskin served on the House Judiciary Committee, the Committee on House Administration, the Rules Committee and the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. Rep. Raskin was appointed as the lead impeachment manager in the second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump in 2021 and later served on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Prior to his service in Congress, Rep. Raskin was a three-term State Senator in Maryland, where he also served as the Senate Majority Whip. He was also a professor of constitutional law at American University’s Washington College of Law for more than 25 years. He has authored several books, including the Washington Post best-seller Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court versus the American People, the highly acclaimed We the Students: Supreme Court Cases for and About America’s Students, and the New York Times #1 best-seller Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth and the Trials of American Democracy.
This month, we‘re celebrating Valentine‘s Day with a live-on-Zoom docent from the National Gallery of Art, with an interactive talk on "love stories," as seen in works in the National Gallery‘s permanent collection.
Financial Planner and Founder of Capital Squared Financial (CSF), Alex Seleznev will present the fundamentals of financial planning for retirement, such as various retirement accounts, tax implications and other important considerations. The speaker welcomes you to send any questions in advance of this event to info@chevychaseathome.org and he will address the topics in his presentation.
Estate planning is different for all individuals. here are important questions that will be discussed in Gary‘s presentation:
1) how do you plan your estate if you want your children to be together for holidays celebrations in the future
2) how do you plan your estate if a child has special needs or requires special handling
3) how do you plan your estate if you want to protect your children’s inheritance from bad things, like divorce, bad marriages, creditors, lawsuits, nursing homes
4) how do you plan your estate if you do not have children or close relatives
5) who should you appoint to make medical or financial decisions for you
6) what are trusts and should a trust be part of my estate plan
Ralph Buglass of the Montgomery County Speakers Bureau will speak this month on Thurgood Marshall. He will bring us back to the 1930s, when segregation was still the rule here in Montgomery County. In the legal case we‘ll learn about, Marshall delivered an early blow to school segregation right here in our county —gaining equal pay for the county’s African American teachers in 1937.
Columbia Air Center, also known as Riverside Airfield, was the first licensed Black-owned and operated airport in the United States. Located in Croom, Prince George’s County, Maryland, it operated from 1940–1962. Columbia Air Center was more than an airfield, it was a home for the Black community, an expression of self-determination. Its history and legacy have been largely overlooked. Since 2022, College Park Aviation Museum has been honored to work with four Columbia Air Center’s descendant families and pilots to create the exhibition “Columbia Air Center – Determined to Fly.” This exhibit will be located in one of the museum’s three 800 sq ft. galleries and is scheduled to open to the public in the fall of 2025. Please join Museum Director Dr. Nadine Boksmati-Fattouh and Collections Curator and project lead Luke Perez as they talk about the curatorial approach and implementation of this groundbreaking interactive exhibition.
Host Villages: Hyattsville Aging in Place, Helping Hands University Park, Neighbors Helping Neighbors of College Park, and Explorations on Aging
Registration: RSVP via the "Register Now" button by February 20th.
Access: Zoom link will be sent 24 hours before the event
Wearable Technologies: the health applications of the Apple Watch and other wearables. Do you need smart underwear?
Speaker: Debbie J. Goldman
Many people grit their teeth when they have to reach out to a call center. They are frustrated by the automated response systems, long wait times, multiple transfers, pressure to buy more services, and all too frequently, a customer service representative who lacks the authority to address their issue. Why has customer service gotten so bad?
Disconnected: Call Center Workers Fight for Good Jobs in the Digital Age answers this question by taking the reader behind the scenes to the world of the call center worker, tracing the transformation of customer service operations in two leading telecommunications companies, AT&T and Verizon. Disconnected describes how management, operating in a deregulated, highly competitive market, adopted cost-saving practices that put strict time limits on customer interactions, imposed unreasonable sales quotas, required adherence to proscribed scripts, and deployed digital surveillance systems to track compliance. The result: unhealthy, stressful conditions for workers, poor service for customers, and a race to the bottom in labor standards.
Debbie J. Goldman is the former Research Director and Telecommunications Policy Director of the Communications Workers of America. She holds a PhD from the University of Maryland in Labor History.
Host Village: Northwest Neighbors Village
Limited to 100.
Registration is required by 2/25/2025
Zoom link will be sent to registrants after registration.
Wednesday, February 26, 7:30 p.m. via Zoom - Join us for a special presentation exploring the basics of Generative AI, its current applications, and its future potential, presented by Sheldon Hochberg. By special request, this is a repeat of the December presentation by Mr. Hochberg.
Mary McLeod Bethune‘s Life and Work
A Presentation of the National Park Service via Zoom
Friday, February 28, 10:30-11:30 am
Free & Open to Everyone
Presentation Includes the significance of the Council House (located in DC) which is a National Historic Site
On Friday, February 28, we will learn more about Mary McLeod Bethune life and work with an emphasis on her founding and leading the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) and their purchase of the Council House and its importance in our nation‘s history.
Bethune used the power of education, political activism, and civil service to advance racial and gender equality throughout the United States and the world. The first person in her family born free and the first person in her family afforded a formal education, Bethune emerged from abject poverty and oppression of the Reconstruction South to achieve greatness, establishing a school for African American girls, known today as Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida; founder and first president of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW); advisor to four United States presidents, and an internationally recognized leader in struggle for civil, women‘s, and human rights.
Registration
This Zoom presentation is organized by FHNN and is open to everyone. Please use the Register Now button. The link will be sent close to the event. Those who need help registering can email information.fhnn@gmail.com with Bethune in the subject line.
Our speaker is Ife Calhoun, Park Guide, National Park Service. Calhoun is a graduate of Florida A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She is a proud native Washingtonian with a deep interest in history as well as the sciences. She believes that history can deepen an understanding for different cultures and societies. She worked at the historic homes of National Capital Parks East as an intern for a year and has recently transitioned to a full-time park guide position.