Learning Before Lunch
Archiving Disasters:
the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank
September 11th at the UNO Alumni Center
A speaker series offering thought-provoking programs and a chance to meet new friends
Are you an active adult interested in lifelong learning... a retiree eager to expand your social network... a student of life looking to expand your horizons?
Learning Before Lunch is a monthly series of talks designed to spark meaningful conversations about the local community of New Orleans. Come together with friends and neighbors to hear entertaining and well-informed speakers discuss their passions: captivating explorations of the people and places that make New Orleans one of the world's most interesting cities.
Join us on the second Thursday of each month. Meetings are presented Live and via Zoom for an entertaining hour with our featured speaker.
Speakers begin at 10:00 Central Time; end at 11:00
September 11
Archiving Disasters: The Hurricane Digital Memory Bank
Mary Mitchell & Jessica Dauterive
Launched in November 2005 by a team led by late UNO History Professor Michael Mizell-Nelson, the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank captured the stories of survivors and witnesses to Katrina. This talk will discuss the creation, content, and legacy of the HDMB, and its use in 20th anniversary commemorations.
October 9
New Orleans Goes to War, 1917-18
Brian Altobello
Author & Educator
Under its powerful political boss, Mayor Martin Behrman, the city mobilized both black and white troops a la Jim Crow, fought to preserve its red light district, endured fistfights over prohibition and women's suffrage, struggled with its' budding jazz scene, and witnessed anti-German outrages sanctioned by the government.
November 13
Medical and Legal Aspects of Dementia
Randy Rosenberg & Jason Frank
The speakers will discuss elder law, highlighting the functional impairments of patients and legal aspects of care for these individuals.
Second
Thursday of
each month
UNO Alumni and Visitors Center
Doors open at 9:30
Lecture ends at 11:00
Come early to have coffee, pastry, and chat with other attendees.
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