[inaudible conversations] c i didnt even have to say anything. You are a welltrained bunch. Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Good afternoon and welcome to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and education center. My name is lillian and im the director public programs. I get the privilege under regular basis. We thank you so much for being here with us today. We hope you overturn on other occasions. Usually i play a game with the audience and i will do it very quickly. Is this your first visit . Please raise your hand. Raise it higher so i can see it they thank you, thank you, thank you. Over here too. Thank you. In the interest so the rest of you can exercise one of your arms if you are a regular and if you attend programs all the time and if you are one of our members please raise your hand. Thank you so much. Thank you. The folks who raised her hands the first time around these dont take my word for it alone. Ask anyone elset around you whoe hand went up a second time why they support
Industry, americas Cable Television company, as a public and brought to you today i your television provider. Good evening. My name is leslie kavasch and im here to introduce our guest, clyde ford. Client is former assistant engineer with ibm. He graduated from university of Western State here in portland as a doctor of chiropractic, and he is a trained psychotherapist. He the awardwinning author of 12 works of fiction and nonfiction. Clive is recipient of the rate award, in African American literature as well as numerous other awards for his books. Hes been a guest on the oprah show, npr, and radio and tv programs across the nation. Clyde is here tonight to speak about his latest book think black which was just released shortlisted for the 2019 book prize in social justice. Wed you please join me in welcoming to the planetarium at the Oregon Museum of science and industry clyde ford. [applause] thank you leslie and thank you all for being here. I cant tell you how special it is to bee
Here in portland as a doctor of chiropractic and hes a trained psychotherapist. Hes also the Award Winning author of 12 works of fiction and nonfiction. Hes the recipient of the award of africanamerican literature and numerous awards for his books. Hes been a guest on the oprah show, npr and radio and tv programs across the nation. Clyde is here tonight to talk about his latest book think black which was just short listed for the 2019 goddard resso book prize. Would you welcome him at the science and industry, clyde w. Ford. [applause]. Thank you, leslie and this you all for beinger hoo being here. And i cant tell you how it is to be here again and reliving my First Experience here over 40 years ago when it was up at Washington Park and i was a volunteer and working with a group at omsi with software. Id gone to Chiropractic College and i needed to do that, and i was able to get computer time exchanging my work for the omsi compiler, and anyone who knows how it is dates yourself. And i
Distinguish ladies and gentlemen, i would like to welcome you to this commemoration. Former inmates of the campaign holocaust survivors. Mayor welcome your highness, is president s, prime ministers, and all the heads of parliament and heads of state delegations. May i welcome representatives of the polish parliament and parliamentarians from europe and the world. May i welcome members of governments from poland, europe and the world. I welcome representatives of the diplomatic corps for their support pillars of, memories Action Foundation and fund. I welcome representatives from the churches and religious communities and the communities of the Jewish Society and also the representatives. Representative of regional and foreign governments. Representatives of institutions and organizations and all the people whove arrived at this commemoration. May i requests the address of the president of poland. [applause] honorable survivors, witnesses of the holocaust. Royal highnesses, your excelle
Tonight, we are featuring aid journalists and near times bestselling author, Janice Kaplan and her fascinating book the genius of women from overlook to changing the world. Janice will be in conversation with the ceo of the womens fund of central ohio and this is going to be an illuminating evening. I will say that right now. Eni want to thank our venue partners and our fantastic friends and our Wonderful Community partners and all of these organizations have helped us get the word out. I want to fully introduce janice and kelly in a moments, but first i just want to ask you to silencer t phones, or any other noisemakers you might have with youou tonight. So we can just hear everything. I hope many of you have visited the books we are right down three, two blocks down we invite any of you who have not been there before to come and browse. We have been open for just three years and have promoted over 300 books during that period. [applause] besides being a fullservice independent bookst