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Dementia Friends Minnesota

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Join a growing movement of people like you who are helping fellow community members living with dementia. A little support can make a big difference in their lives. Be a Dementia Friend!

 

What happens at the information session?
The one-hour session is a discussion led by a Dementia Friends Champion. It is not a training session. You’ll learn what dementia is, what it’s like to live with the disease, and some tips for communicating with people who have dementia. Everyone who attends is asked to turn their new understanding of dementia into a practical action that can help someone living in your community. The action can be as big or as small as you choose–every action counts!

Bukola Oriola: Author Talk & Book-Signing

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Bukola Oriola is a speaker, author, mentor, advocate, entrepreneur, and member of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. Appointed by President Barack Obama in December 2015 and re-appointed by President Trump in 2017, Oriola is also an award-winning journalist and a survivor of labor trafficking, who has dedicated her life to sharing her story and offering practical solutions on how to rescue victims of human trafficking. Oriola is a consultant for Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVCTTAC).

This program is sponsored by Douglas County Library and Viking Library System.
This project was funded in part or in whole with monies from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.

Frank Weber: Author Talk & Book Signing

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As a 21+ year veteran of the psychological profession, Frank Weber has spent a large portion of his life in service to those in need. As the Clinic Director at CORE Professional Services, P.A, his work involves outpatient services and forensic psychology.  His work has ranged from assessing murderers chained to the cement floor in the basement of a prison and assessing psychopaths to providing therapy for wealthy professionals who’ve engaged in multiple affairs. Weber has testified as an expert witness in numerous sexual assault and homicide cases and has received the President’s Award from the Minnesota Correctional Association for his forensic work.

As a veteran of the forensic psychology profession, Weber has used his unique understanding of how predator’s think, knowledge of victim trauma, actual court cases, and passion for a writing true crime thrillers. His newest novel, The I-94 Murders, is the follow up to his highly-acclaimed novel, Murder Book.

Raised in Pierz, Minnesota, Weber has been blessed to share his life with wife, Brenda, the couple’s three grown children, and three beautiful grandchildren.