PORT HADLOCK — Great Decisions 2016 discussions will be offered at 6 p.m. on eight consecutive Thursday evenings beginning March 3 at the Jefferson County Library.
Facilitated by Joyce Francis at the library at 620 Cedar Ave., each weekly discussion focuses on the importance of the topic to Americans.
Each discussion will be accompanied by a short video. Participants can attend the entire series of discussions or one lecture.
Admission is free. No previous registration is required, and limited seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
“Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans use Great Decisions, America’s largest civic discussion program on world affairs, to gain a better understanding of global topics affecting American’s role in the world — and their policymakers’ responses,” said Brwyn Griffin, the library’s administrative services manager.
The series is produced by the Foreign Policy Association.
Francis, who holds a doctorate; taught international relations at George Mason, Tulane and American universities; and, prior to using the Great Decisions curriculum, used her own online curriculum, Literacy for Globalists, for civic education in international affairs.
The 2016 discussion topics will be:
■ March 3 — Middle East alliances.
■ March 10 — The Rise of ISIS.
■ March 17 — The Future of Kurdistan.
■ March 24 — Migration.
■ March 31 — The Koreas.
■ April 7 — The United Nations.
■ April 14 — Climate change.
■ April 21 — Cuba and the U.S.
Available for purchase at the library and online is the optional text, Great Decisions 2016, which provides an overview of each topic.
The text is also on reserve for in-library use.
The series is co-sponsored by Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s Adult Learning Program.
For more information, visit www.jclibrary.info or call 360-385-6544.
