The Vital Role of the Environmental Justice Community in Addressing the Climate Crisis

Long Trail School 1045 Kirby Hollow Road, Dorset, VT, United States

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Kate Sinding Daly to talk about the role of environmental justice in addressing the climate crisis. Recent devastating events have made clear what experts have been warning for decades: climate change is not only real, it is here. Much of the time, the worst impacts fall disproportionately […]

$18 – $24

Cryptocurrency Unraveled

Long Trail School 1045 Kirby Hollow Road, Dorset, VT, United States

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes economist Peter Radford to help us unravel cryptocurrency. Hardly a day goes by without some reference to cryptocurrency. Bitcoin prices fluctuate. Binance is under investigation. Blockchains proliferate. China has its own digital currency. Other central banks are thinking of following suit. So, what is a cryptocurrency? Where […]

$18 – $24

State of the Climate 2021

Long Trail School 1045 Kirby Hollow Road, Dorset, VT, United States

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Edward Cameron to talk about the current state of the climate. 2021 is a landmark year for efforts to address the climate crisis and build a low-carbon, resilient and inclusive economy. In August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded seven years of research with […]

$18 – $24

The Shakespeare Nobody Knows

Long Trail School 1045 Kirby Hollow Road, Dorset, VT, United States

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Philip McKnight to talk about the Shakespeare that nobody knows. The first half of this talk will present the many facts and assumptions that are not known about William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon. For instance, what day he was born, the day he died, and how he spelled his […]

$18 – $24

The Anthropology of Conspiracy Theories

Long Trail School 1045 Kirby Hollow Road, Dorset, VT, United States

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Phillips Stevens, Associate Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, to talk about the anthropology of conspiracy theories. “Conspiracy Theory” is a common phrase in the news these days; what does it mean? Is it something to fear? This talk discusses some of the standard elements in public narratives […]

$18 – $24

Rousseau: The Father of Romanticism and Totalitarian Democracy

Long Trail School 1045 Kirby Hollow Road, Dorset, VT, United States

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Michael A. Soupios, a professor of political science and philosophy, to talk about Jean Jacques Rousseau. The counter-cultural voice of the Enlightenment Era, Rousseau was the father of both the Romantic Movement and the French Revolution. An object of derision among philosophes, Rousseau was apotheosized by […]

$18 – $24

Archaeological Boots on the Ground

Long Trail School 1045 Kirby Hollow Road, Dorset, VT, United States

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Rita Wright, Professor Emerita of Anthropology, to talk about archaeology in Afghanistan. The catalyst for this talk is a comment made by an acquaintance of the presenter who asked, “Why do you study Afghanistan’s history? They have always been a country of hunters and gatherers.” Where to […]

$18 – $24

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