PLATO Weekly Update

November 21, 2023

CURRICULUM

MANY THANKS
PLEASE JOIN US in expressing our gratitude to our 60 PLATO course coordinators for contributing their time and energy to fellow PLATO members by offering courses during this past year. You have truly helped make PLATO a space where the love of learning never gets old!

WINTER COURSES
The Winter 2024 Course Schedule will be available on the Courses webpage on Tuesday, December 12 and registration will open the same day. Most Winter Courses will begin the week of January 8.

SPECIAL EVENTS

LECTURES

NEXT MONTH! From the Holocaust to Civil Rights – Film and Lecture. Tuesday, December 5, @ 1:30pm. Registration is not required. Learn more here.

Stay in the know about with recorded PLATO Lectures offered by PLATO members and their special guest presenters who share their knowledge and expertise.

THEATER TRIP
Scrooge The Musical! There may still be tickets left to attend this festive lunch and performance on Friday, December 8. Learn more and register here.

BREAKFAST GATHERING
NEXT MONTH! Second Friday Breakfast – enjoy coffee, breakfast snacks, and conversation on Friday, December 8 from 9:30 – 11:30am at Lakeside St. Coffee House. Seating is on both the main floor and downstairs levels. You will need to climb a flight of steps in order to be seated on the downstairs level. Feel free to bring a guest! Learn more and RSVP here.

NOTE: Fourth Friday Breakfasts are on hiatus until January 26, 2024.

THE AGORA
PLATO's Literary & Fine Arts Journal,
celebrating members’ creativity and diversity of thought

Published biannually, The Agora is created by PLATO members and published for members and the community through a juried selection process. The Agora, Volume 8, is available for download on The Agora webpage.

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

DID YOU KNOW? for November 14 – 27, 2023

10 Million People. 10 Million Stories. 10 Million Names.

10 Million Names is dedicated to recovering the names of the estimated ten million men, women, and children of African descent who were enslaved in pre- and post-colonial America. Engaging a network of genealogists, cultural organizations, and community-based family historians, 10 Million Names connects researchers and data partners with people seeking answers to family history questions and expands access to data, resources, and information about enslaved African Americans.

Visit the Social Justice page for more about 10 Million Names
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).