PLATO Weekly Update

 June 20, 2023

 

CURRICULUM

SUMMER COURSES
Have a question about a Summer course? Find answers on the Courses webpage.  

HYBRID DEMO FOR COURSE COORDINATORS
Many PLATO members would like to attend in-person courses but are limited to online offerings, while others favor interacting face-to-face. Could you accommodate both by providing access for in-person and online participants? Possibly! Explore hybrid options at an information session and demonstration on Friday, July 7 at 2:00pm at Bethany United Methodist Church. Experienced coordinators will demo equipment configurations, discuss procedural issues, and share best practices. In true hybrid fashion, join us in person or online! Learn more by clicking the Courses Page button below.

SPECIAL EVENTS

FIELD TRIP
TOMORROW! Wednesday, June 21 is our trip to Historic Dubuque, Iowa, and the Mississippi River Museum. Registration has closed. View photos and review trip details here.  

BREAKFAST GATHERING
THIS WEEK! Fourth Friday Breakfast – new venue! On June 23 at  9:30am we will meet in a new location: Rotunda Cafe in Lake Ridge Bank (formerly Monona Bank) at 1965 Atwood Avenue. View photos, learn about parking options, and RSVP here.

LECTURES
TODAY ONLY – PLATO members are invited to watch Nuclear Now, an Oliver Stone film, from the convenience of home today by clicking this link to register and using this case-sensitive passcode: roco323. This is the last day this film is available using this link and passcode. Email Richard Steeves if you have questions about registration or if you would like to participate in a group discussion of this important documentary via Zoom in the near future.

Enjoy recorded PLATO Lectures on a range of fascinating subjects.

BIKE RIDES
Celebrate Summer in Madison with these self-guided bicycling routes.

THE AGORA
A juried literary magazine published by PLATO 
celebrates members’ creativity and diversity of thought.

Visit The Agora Features webpage for highlights from this past season, created and curated by fellow PLATO members for your enjoyment. 

SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS & READINGS
Select from a range of topics and formats 
for your late Spring reading, viewing, or listening, 
curated by PLATO's Diversity Awareness Committee.

DID YOU KNOW? for June 13 – 26, 2023 

Zitkala-Ša, Lakota for Red Bird, aka Gertrude Simmons Bonnin (February 22, 1876 – January 26, 1938) was a political activist who found work wearing many hats – as a Yankton Dakota writer, editor, translator, musician, and educator. Zitkala-Ša recounted her struggles with cultural identity, emphasizing the friction between the majority culture in which she was educated and the Dakota culture into which she was born and initially raised. Her work helped bring traditional Native stories to a mainstream audience and influenced Congress to pass the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.

Visit the Social Justice page for more about Zitkala-Ša 
or past DID YOU KNOW? features.

DID YOU KNOW? – spotlighting notable historic events and contributions made by non-mainstream individuals you might not have learned or read about. Suggestions for inclusions are welcome (send to Kathy at: ksmichaelis@gmail.com).