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The Shedd Institute www.theshedd.org - 541.434.7000 The 25th annual Oregon Festival of American Music g.i.jive Good Cheer From Home, 1939-45 August 9-13 The Shedd Institute Mike & Nancy Oft Rose Between the World and Me; Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow; unsung activists in every town, city and state. How many more centuries do African- Americans have to wait for whites to “pay their respects” to dignity, fairness and decency? Sean S. Doyle Corvallis DREAM OF A FUTURE It is true that we Americans have it better than people in many places in the world. There is a place for patriotism and celebration. However, the founding principles of this country, those such as democracy, liberty and equality, are not being well cared for and could be lost. These ideals have been eroding due to the agendas of greedy corporate interest and power-hungry politicians as much as from public disinterest and neglect. The habit of ignoring problems with superficial solutions has become the norm in American society. Coping is the currency of capitalism. But understand that democracy, liberty and equality are living things. They cannot be protected only by a piece of paper or law. Rights like these are protected when people are active in practicing and developing them further. Until we as a society mature to this truth, we may as well expect to be taken advantage of by others who are more cunning and greedy. So let’s dream of a future to believe in. And not just dream, but also act, embody, practice, investigate, encourage. Get educated and involved with local political or activist groups, and aspire and support each other to be our best possible selves. Luke Grossmiller Eugene A DREAMING CULTURE Your dreams are your soul speaking to you. Dreams are guaranteed to everyone every night for recording. Drink a tall glass of water before sleeping and you will awaken in the night to relieve yourself, but you will awaken from a dream. Record it first. Dreams are incredibly fragile; wisps of memory visions are quickly lost unless you record as much as you can before they fade away. And they will, guaranteed. Now relieve yourself; this is the discipline of dream recording. Your soul is speaking to you. Recording your dreams welcomes the wisdom of your numinous essence into your daily life. All you have to do is to chronicle each visitation. It is with this method for 38 years that I amassed over 18,600 dreams. Did it work for you? Email drinkwaterdreams@gmail.com. One dream at a time. Glug, glug. Dennis R. Archambault Eugene somewhere in the south pacific Bob “Mosquito Net” Hope & The USO Thursday, August 11 - 8:00 pm Karen Warren GENERATION GAP When I was born (1936) there was no TV, internet, artificial intelligence, computers, Medicare, DNA, stem cell, freeways, jet engines, air conditioning, digital printing, digital music, automatic transmissions and a very long list of other things. I wonder — will the trend continue for another 80 years? Will people born today want to advance/change society? What do young people want today? Is the age of the “Brave New World" over? Another thought — for young people — should old people be allowed to determine the future? Old people are certainly not going to be around for the next 50 years to pay for or put up with the laws, court decisions and policies put in place today. When one reaches a certain age, should the right (power) to vote, hold elected office or sit in judgment be terminated? If so, perhaps certain qualified old people should have a “formal” way of providing advice and counsel to the younger generation. Frank Skipton Springfield keep the home fires burning Command Performance...until it’s over, over there Friday, August 12 - 7:00 pm cabaret ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby in World War II Saturday, August 13 - 8:00 pm eugeneweekly.com • A ugust 11, 2016 5
