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battle site. Doug will also reflect on the process of how he researched, wrote, published and marketed hisbook for those interested in the process of how a nonfiction book is created by a novice. Presenter: Anative of Pittsburgh, Pa., Doug Smock is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.He joined the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as a staff writer in 1969, and later became chief editor of magazinespublished by McGraw-Hill and Reed Elsevier in New York City and Boston. He co-wrote two books on supplychain management: Straight to the Bottom Line and On-Demand Supply Management under the banner ofJ. Ross Publishing. After retiring in 2012, he toured battlefields with his brother Bob and began writingstories that evolved into Forgotten Battles and American Memory. Part of Doug’s research was done duringCovid at Weymouth libraries. He is a member of the Blue and Gray Education Society and was abackground news editor/actor in the 2022 remake of the Boston Strangler movie.Cryptocurrencies and the Future of MoneyTuesday, July 19, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 noon (online via Zoom)This talk will provide a glimpse into the world of cryptocurrenciesand “FinTech.” Bitcoin is the earliest and largest crypto currency,and the speaker will describe how it came to be, what it is andwhat its broader implications might be. The innovationsunderlying Bitcoin have shaken up the world of finance and raiseimportant public policy questions such as: 1) Why do we need (orwant) cryptocurrencies? 2) Do we want Facebook to run ourpayment system and 3) What role does or should government regulation and the Fed have in the evolvingworld of cryptocurrency and online finance? Presenter: Geoffrey Woglom is Professor of Economicsemeritus at Amherst College where he taught for over 40 years. During his career he has been a consultantat the Federal Reserve Board and the International Monetary fund and held visiting positions at Harvard,Cambridge, LSE and Nanjing universities.Observational Drawing: Learning by Drawing from Other DrawingsWednesday, July 20, 10 a.m.–12:00 noon (online via Zoom)This workshop is for anyone interested in improving his or her observational drawing skills. Artists candevelop their observational drawing skills in a number of different ways including observing and drawingfrom other artists’ drawings. Using pencil and pen, we will develop our hand-eye coordination by copyingwhat we see onto our own paper. We will draw a few different subjects ranging from animals to still life. Noprior drawing experience is necessary. This workshop is taught entirely online via the Zoom platform.Presenter: Kate Nordstrom is an artist and teacher based in Barrington, Rhode Island. Her true love of artstarted when she was a young child. She considers herself a lifelong learner who seeks out opportunities tobe a student whenever and wherever she can. Subjects of interest in her own work continue to be theCalifornia landscape and architecture, the ruggedness of the New England coastline, and the concepts oflight and space. She is thrilled to be teaching at OLLI.The Day After Yesterday: Portraits of DementiaWednesday, July 20, 2–3:00 p.m. (online via Zoom)Event is co-sponsored with Beacon Hill Village. For more information on BHV,please click here.Trained as journalist, Joe Wallace has been a portrait photographer andstoryteller for 20 years. Joe has a deeply personal connection with dementia,which affected the lives of his grandfather, grandmother, and mother. Joe willshare the story of his book and traveling exhibit, “Portraits of Dementia,” which

was created to destigmatize those living with dementia. Presenter: Joe Wallace has been a portraitphotographer and storyteller for twenty years. Like many, Joe has a deeply personal connection withdementia. Joe was frustrated by the common, one-dimensional narrative of dementia—futility, despair,and loss. These are real and important elements of the dementia journey, but by focusing only on thenarrowest of views, does very little to change the stigma of those living with the disease. Joe feels stronglythat to give the audience courage to act in ways large and small, you must to show the whole story.Redefining the Meaning of Race in the 21st CenturyThursday, July 21, 9–11:30 a.m. (OLLI at Dartmouth Summer Lecture Series via Zoom)Registration closes at 8:00 a.m. July 18 for this lecture.This talk explores how racial differences are used to preserve white supremacy. Inthis lecture, Carter demonstrates not only the way race conditions the way nondominant groups, particularly Black Americans experience citizenship, but illuminatesour nation’s commitment to white supremacy as an organizing principle in ways thatthreaten the long-term health of our democracy. Presenter: Dr. Niambi Carter is anAssociate Professor of Political Science at Howard University. She is the author of theaward-winning book American While Black: African Americans, Immigration, and the Limits on Citizenship(2019, Oxford University Press) which offers a critical examination of African American public opinion onimmigration. She is a 2021-2022 Woodrow Wilson Fellow and working on a new project examining U.S.Haitian refugee policy (1973-2021). She is an expert on African American politics, with an emphasis onpublic opinion and political behavior. Her work appears in numerous publications such as Journal of Politics,National Review of Black Politics, Political Psychology, The DuBois Review, and The Washington Post.Tips and Hints for Successful DownsizingTuesday, July 26, 1:00–2:00 p.m. (in-person)Shurtleff Room, Turner Free Library, 2 N Main St,Randolph, MA 02368In this presentation, you will receive advice on the processof downsizing that will include: How and when to get started. How to determine what to keep and what to let go. How to decide what “stuff” gets sold or donated or thrown out or gifted or recycled. Who can help you to do the work? How to choose professionals if needed. How to deal with the emotions. Where do I go to once I sell my house?There will be a time for questions and answers at the end the presentation. Presenter: Janet LaBerge ishappily retired and divides her time between Dennis Port and St Thomas, USVI. She had a twenty yearcareer as a social worker for the Department of Mental Health. She left in 2004 to start her own business.She is the founder and former owner of “Dirty Deeds”, a full service clean out company in Pembroke. Shealso owned “Good Deeds”, a thrift store selling all the items that come in from Dirty Deeds. She ran thebusinesses from 2004-2018 and has seen her share of overwhelmed home owners at the start of theirdownsizing process. Moving from a 5 bedroom home that is full of memories, old furniture, paperwork, andall the other things that can take up 3000 square feet of space is a daunting task. Janet will share with youthe things that she has learned to make the process a little easier.

OLLI Summer Open HouseWednesday, July 27, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 noon (online via Zoom and in-person)Interested in learning more about the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) atUMass Boston? Our Summer Open House will give you the chance to becomefamiliar with OLLI as a community, and what we have to offer our members. You willhear from current members, course presenters, and office staff about theirexperiences with OLLI! This will be a hybrid event, with the program occurring inperson at the UMass Boston campus and accessible to watch live via Zoom. Whensigning up, please be sure to specify if you plan to attend in-person or online viaZoom. Free parking passes will be available for those attending in-person on the UMass Boston campus.Warning: American Media May be Detrimental to DemocracyThursday, July 28, 9–11:30 a.m. (OLLI at Dartmouth Summer Lecture Series via Zoom)Registration closes at 8:00 a.m. July 25 for this lecture.As the American public is confronted daily by a flood of disinformation – contentintended to mislead – some people may be surprised to learn that mainstream newsmedia are contributors to this problem. Not only do digital newsrooms disguise paidcontent to look like news articles, but new research from Dr. Michelle Amazeensuggests that this modern form of advertising influences the real journalism thatappears next to it. Amazeen’s talk will inform attendees about the origins andevolution of this media practice, how it affects audiences and the industry, andwhat the implications are for an accurately informed democracy. By better understanding the role of newsorganizations in perpetuating disinformation, the public can more critically consider the news content theyconsume. Presenter: Michelle A. Amazeen (Ph.D., Temple University) is Director of the CommunicationResearch Center and an Associate Professor in the Department of Mass Communication, Advertising, andPublic Relations at Boston University. Amazeen’s research program examines mediated persuasion andmisinformation, exploring the nature and persuasive effects of misinformation and efforts to correctmisperceptions. She employs a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods to yield results withpractical applications for journalists, educators, policymakers, and consumers who strive to fosterrecognition of and resistance to persuasion and misinformation in media.Author Talk with Judith Kirwan Kelley: Dorchester GirlWednesday, August 3, 6:30–7:30 p.m. (in-person)Patricia O’Neill Community Room, Adams Street Library, 690 Adams Street,Dorchester, MA 02122Dorchester Girl is a memoir written with humor and pathos based on the KirwanKelley’s experiences, backed up by a comprehensive investigation of writtensources which explore the complex history of mandatory school desegregation inBoston, and other cultural phenomena occurring at the time. Kirwan Kelley’sdetailed elaborations of family, neighborhood, and complex cultural dynamics arereflective of both the consistency and unpredictability of life. Presenter: JudithKirwan Kelley was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1954, and lived there untilthe family joined in suburban migration, otherwise known as “white flight,” in 1969. One of seven childrenin a typical Irish Catholic family, her relatives included, among others, Boston police officers, laborers, andhousewives. Kirwan Kelley, a scholar with a Brown University PhD in Sociology, considers herself a lifetimecreative writer. However, Kirwan Kelley’s most valuable roles are as a socially conscious, married mother ofthree adult daughters, and Mimi to her six grandchildren. Storytelling has always been part of her life.

The Decline of DemocracyThursday, August 4, 9–11:30 a.m.(OLLI at Dartmouth Summer Lecture Series via Zoom)Registration closes at 8:00 a.m. August 1 for this lecture.Democracy is under attack around the world. According to Freedom House, globaldemocracy has been on the decline for 15 years - even longer in Europe and Eurasia.Mike Smeltzer will explore how the Kremlin’s recent invasion of a sovereign,democratic Ukraine painfully demonstrates that the global expansion ofauthoritarian rule and the proliferation of antidemocratic “alternatives” to liberaldemocracy pose an existential threat not just to Ukraine, but to democracy and freedom around the globe.Presenter: Mike Smeltzer is Freedom House’s Senior Research Analyst for Europe and Eurasia and theproject lead for Nations in Transit, the democracy watchdog’s annual survey of democratic governancefrom Central Europe to Eurasia. His commentary and writing on Russia’s domestic political developments,rising authoritarianism in Eurasia, and democratic decline in Eastern Europe have appeared in the LA Times,Foreign Policy, US News and World Report, NPR, and Radio Free Europe. He holds a Master’s degree inRussian, East European, and Central Asian Studies from Harvard University and a BA in Russian languageand philosophy from St. Olaf College.PowerwalkingWednesday, August 10, 12–1:00 p.m. (in-person)Location: Forest Hills Cemetery (95 Forest Hills Ave, Jamaica Plain). Members must provide their owntransportation. 10-minute walk from Forest Hills Station. Parking available. Meet at the main gate.The art and science of moving through space efficiently, effectively, and powerfully. In this class you willlearn and practice techniques of walking that are designed to benefit your health and overall well-being.Please wear comfortable clothing and well-designed running, athletic, or exercise shoes. Come prepared towalk, talk, and laugh. All levels of fitness and walking abilities are welcome. Presenter: Myrna Finn has beena walking aficionado for decades. She started a powerwalking group in Newton, was on TV teachingpowerwalking, written up in a Walking magazine, taught powerwalking at health spas, and haspowerwalked five marathons including the Boston Marathon twice. She feels that powerwalking enhancesone’s ability to experience the “well-lived life.”Can America Govern Itself?Thursday, August 11, 9–11:30 a.m.(OLLI at Dartmouth Summer Lecture Series via Zoom)Registration closes at 8:00 a.m. August 8 for this lecture.Over the past several decades, the United States has faced a growing list of challenges.In previous challenges that our country has faced, we were helped by the governingcapacities of our democratic institutions. But over the last twenty years, Americanvoters have lost confidence in democratic institutions to provide efficient andequitable governance and to solve social problems. This loss of democratic confidencehas occurred largely in conjunction with increasingly high levels of ideological polarization and partisananimosity. This lecture will explore the rise of polarized politics, its profound impact on our governingcapacities, and what we can do to once again make progress on common challenges. Presenter: NolanMcCarty is the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics and Public Affairs and Interim Dean of the PrincetonSchool of Public and International Affairs. His research interests include U.S. politics, democratic politicalinstitutions, and political game theory. He has authored or co-authored four books: Political Game Theory,

Polarized America: The Dance of Ideology and Unequal Riches, Political Bubbles: Financial Crises and theFailure of American Democracy and Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know. In 2010, he was elected afellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He earned his AB from the University of Chicago andhis PhD from Carnegie Mellon University.Paris’s Notre Dame: Why Does It Matter?Thursday, August 11, 1:30–3:00 p.m. (online via Zoom)In this presentation, the presenter and participants will discuss the importance of this iconic cathedral toarchitectural history, French culture, religious tradition, and to all of us who have ever stood in herpresence or wept at the flames that engulfed the church in 2020. Presenter: Nancy McAfee is an arthistorian who spent 18 years at the Cleveland Museum of Art as an educator and community outreachdirector. She has an AB from Cornell and an MA in art history from Case Western Reserve University. She isactive in the Rochester Women’s Giving Circle, the MAG Gallery Council, and the Rochester Garden Club.Reaching Across the Racial DivideTuesday, August 16, 1:30–3:00 p.m. (online via Zoom)Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream that “the sons offormer slaves and the sons of former slave owners willbe able to sit down together at the table ofbrotherhood.” As daughters, Betty Kilby Baldwin andPhoebe Kilby found a way to live Dr. King’s dream. Theywill tell you their story of discovering their familyconnections and embarking on a path towardreconciliation and reparation. You will learn about waysthat you too can reach across the racial divide and worktoward racial reconciliation, whether or not your family has connections to slavery. The class will draw onlessons from their 2021 book Cousins: Connected Through Slavery, A Black woman and a White womandiscover their past and each other. Presenters: Dr. Betty Kilby Fisher Baldwin grew up in rural Virginia.Thanks to her father’s determination, she entered and graduated from WarrenCounty High School after suing the school board, based on the landmarkSupreme Court Brown vs. Board of Education decision of 1954. Later in life, shedocumented her experiences and published her autobiography, Wit, Will &Walls. Betty has an MBA and an Honorary Doctorate from ShenandoahUniversity. Phoebe Kilby grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, knowing nothing ofBetty. After obtaining a B.S. in Botany and Master of EnvironmentalManagement from Duke University, she had a long career as an urban andenvironmental planner. Later, Phoebe went back to school to obtain a degree inConflict Transformation from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, EasternMennonite University. There in 2006, she discovered the Coming to the Tablemovement and was inspired to research her family’s participation in slavery.Through this research, she discovered Betty.

OLLI at Dartmouth Summer Lecture Series – Overview and registration informationOverview. Never, since 1860, has there been a more necessary time to address the challenges to ourdemocracy. As the United States lurched toward the Civil War, we were confronted with many of the issuesthat once again rear their heads; a country hopelessly polarized; newspapers filled with untruths; theElectoral College, giving extra power to small, rural states; and possibly most significant, slavery, oftencalled "America's Original Sin" about to bring the nation to war with itself and make race an issue that wewould have to contend with up to this very day.We are grateful to OLLI at Dartmouth for making this series available to other OLLIs. The format for eachsession will be a Zoom webinar (not a regular Zoom meeting). OLLI members and nonmembers will registerthrough OLLI at UMass Boston as they would for any other summer program. Registration closes at 8:00a.m. the Monday before each Thursday lecture. Webinar links will be emailed 24 hours prior to eachsession to the email you have registered with OLLI at UMass Boston. Please note that the Zoom link will besent from OLLI at Dartmouth. PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM/JUNK FOLDERS! Every webinar link is uniqueand is intended for use on one device; after that device successfully utilizes a link, any additional devicesattempting to use the same link will be unable to join the webinar. If you sign up for more than one lecture,you will receive a different link for each one.Learning For The Love Of It! – About OLLI at UMass BostonThe Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UMass Boston is an inclusive, member-poweredorganization that offers educational and cultural programs to inspire adult learners ages50 . Our non-credit courses are taught by volunteers, and there is no homework, tests,or grades. The organization is funded by The Bernard Osher Foundation and is part of anationwide network of 125 OLLI programs. At UMass Boston, OLLI is housed in theGerontology Institute, a part of the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and GlobalStudies. For more information, please visit our website (www.umb.edu/olli) or contact our office via email(ollireg@gmail.com).

OLLI at UMass Boston . Thursday, July 14, 9-11:30 a.m. (OLLI at Dartmouth Summer Lecture Series online via Zoom) America's electoral system is a global outlier. No other democracy uses primaries to . received his MBA from Harvard Business School and MPP from Harvard Kennedy School where he was a Fellow