Buckle Up: How Democracies Unravel: Lessons from the Past, Warnings for Today

Name: Buckle Up: How Democracies Unravel: Lessons from the Past, Warnings for Today
Start: 2025-09-08T11:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-08T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Eastside High School

Schedule

Mon Sep 08 2025 at 11:30 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Eastside High School | Gainesville, FL

Please register by Monday, Sept 1st.
“Buckle Up,” a PowerPoint presentation by Paul Licata, PhD, retired Professor of Communications at Valencia College in Orlando. Dr. Licata will take attendees on a ride as he explores the historic similarities and differences between the personal, economic, and social characteristics that led to the rise of Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump.

SPEAKER BIO
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Dr. Licata taught undergraduate classes in communications, humanities, and interdisciplinary studies and Holocaust multimedia literature for over 30 years. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Holocaust Memorial Research and Education Center from 2003 to 2009.

LOCATION & FORMAT
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Institute of Culinary Arts at Eastside High School
11:30 – Lunch
12:00 – Presentation begins
Registration deadline – Monday, Sept 1st
Please register on our website if you would like to attend.