This month we’ll be reading and discussing This Land Was Saved for You and Me by Jeffry Ryan. We’ll be meeting in the gazebo at Fort Allen Park to discuss the early campaign to protect America’s public lands. The author will be joining us for the conversation so come out for a great talk!
Join us to discuss The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein. The Color of Law is an exploration of the struggles faced by American cities today that can be traced directly back to the official housing policies put in place in the 1930s.
Join us to discuss Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn by Thomas Hubka. Many of New England’s most iconic farm houses fit this architectural category and Hubka provides historical context and engineering details, while remaining accessible.
Join us to discuss Palaces for the People Eric Klinenberg. Social infrastructure has long played a huge role in how communities function and engage. Klinenberg lays out a framework for how we can use them to overcome the polarization and alienation facing us today.
Join us to discuss Meet Me by the Fountain by Alexandra Lange. Love them or hate them, everyone has feelings about malls. We’ll talk about how our downtowns and suburbs have changed due to malls, and how malls have changed due to online shopping.
Join us for discussion of The Yellow House. A memoir of a home and community in New Orleans that were completely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, The Yellow House speaks to issues that Portland has faced—the decimation of entire neighborhoods—and issues that it will face even more in the future—the threat of extreme weather and rising sea levels.
