When Good Intentions Meet Hard Realities: Why Doing Good Is Harder Than It Looks

(Note - this is a Humanists of Greater Portland event being shared on the former Portland Sunday Assembly Meetup page)

When Good Intentions Meet Hard Realities: Why Doing Good Is Harder Than It Looks

At Friendly House. From Wall Street to rural Malawi, HGP member Anand Atre reveals why changing the world can be surprisingly messy, hard, and complex. Case studies from special needs education projects across three continents illustrate the dilemmas when good intentions meet organizational politics, cultural differences, and unintended consequences—and why the work's still worth pursuing. Atre grew up in British colonial Hong Kong, came to the US for undergraduate studies, then spent 16 years working in investment banking, private equity, and
co-founding a hedge fund, subsequently transitioning to hands-on altruistic volunteer projects supporting young people with special needs. (First Sundays have childcare options, and music starts at 9:30.)

HGP First Sunday - Topic TBA

Note - Music begins at 9:30AM

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Programs are presented in four broad areas relevant to Humanism:
• Human Well-Being
• Science and Reason
• Secularism
• Humanities, Culture, and Morality
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http://www.portlandhumanists.org/