Speakers Bureau : Upcoming Speakers (beginning January 1)

Science and Technology

A.I., Civil Rights, and the Fight for a Just Future

Shankar Narayan

A.I., Civil Rights, and the Fight for a Just Future

Being Human in the Age of A.I.

Being Human in the Age of A.I.

Permanent Ink: Why We Still Love Print in the Digital Age

Geoffrey Turnovsky

Permanent Ink: Why We Still Love Print in the Digital Age

Doomscrolling Detox: Finding Your Balance in the Digital Age

Doomscrolling Detox: Finding Your Balance in the Digital Age

Art

Art, Creativity, and Immigrant Youth

Art, Creativity, and Immigrant Youth

Heart of Glass: Art and Innovation at 2100 Degrees

Katie Buckingham

Heart of Glass: Art and Innovation at 2100 Degrees

A Life in Sticky Notes

A Life in Sticky Notes

Paul Hayden Kirk and Midcentury Modern NW Architecture

Paul Hayden Kirk and Midcentury Modern NW Architecture

Nepantla: Exploring Chicano Art

Jake Prendez and Judy Avitia-Gonzalez

Nepantla: Exploring Chicano Art

Literature

Finding Yourself in Art, A Creative Writing Workshop

Finding Yourself in Art, A Creative Writing Workshop

Green Expectations, A Poetry Workshop/Ilusiones Verdes, Un Taller de Poesía

Claudia Castro Luna

Green Expectations, A Poetry Workshop/Ilusiones Verdes, Un Taller de Poesía

Facing Turmoil with Integrity: What Gandhi and MLK Learned from an Ancient Masterpiece

Thomas Pruiksma

Facing Turmoil with Integrity: What Gandhi and MLK Learned from an Ancient Masterpiece

Society

The Strange Link Between Shark Attacks and Voting Behavior

The Strange Link Between Shark Attacks and Voting Behavior

Power and Politics in the Age of A.I.

Power and Politics in the Age of A.I.

Platforms for Protest: When Black Athletes Speak Up

LaToya Brackett

Platforms for Protest: When Black Athletes Speak Up

The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Adoption Rights

Lisa Brodoff and Lynn Grotsky

The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Adoption Rights

Women Who Step Up, Not Aside

Women Who Step Up, Not Aside

The Squatters Dilemma: Global Housing Lessons for Local Housing Problems

The Squatters Dilemma: Global Housing Lessons for Local Housing Problems

Relentless: The Little-known Stories of Four Olympic Heroes

Relentless: The Little-known Stories of Four Olympic Heroes

Why Trust is Essential to Democracy

Why Trust is Essential to Democracy

How Women Won the Marathon and Changed Our View of Gender

How Women Won the Marathon and Changed Our View of Gender

Together: The Promise of Democracy

Together: The Promise of Democracy

History

Pavement and Plucky Girls: 1920s Tales from Washington’s First Highway

Pavement and Plucky Girls: 1920s Tales from Washington’s First Highway

The Vanguard Generation: African American Artists, 1880-1918

Daniel Atkinson

The Vanguard Generation: African American Artists, 1880-1918

All Over The Map: Stories Behind the Names of Washington Places and Things

All Over The Map: Stories Behind the Names of Washington Places and Things

How Whiskey Won Washington

How Whiskey Won Washington

The American Revolution's End and an Empire’s Beginning

Lawrence Hatter

The American Revolution's End and an Empire’s Beginning

Hidden Layers: Women's Undergarments and How They've Shaped Ladies’ Liberties

Hidden Layers: Women's Undergarments and How They've Shaped Ladies’ Liberties

How America Talks (Differently) About Slavery

R. Charles Weller

How America Talks (Differently) About Slavery

The Spokane Olympian Who Shot Off His Hand and Transformed the American Army

William Woodward

The Spokane Olympian Who Shot Off His Hand and Transformed the American Army

Culture

Really Old Food, A Love Story

Really Old Food, A Love Story

Beyond Treaties: Native Stories of Survival and Strength

Beyond Treaties: Native Stories of Survival and Strength

Dollhouses and the Mighty Power of Miniatures

Dollhouses and the Mighty Power of Miniatures

Philosophy

Philosophy with Young People (an Educators' Workshop)

Philosophy with Young People (an Educators' Workshop)

The Big Idea, Philosophy for Youth

The Big Idea, Philosophy for Youth

I Play Therefore I Am: Video Games and Philosophy

I Play Therefore I Am: Video Games and Philosophy