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DESCRIPTION:NOV. 5\, 2026 -  MARK GERZON:  “AMERICAN PTSD--DIAGNOSIS & 
 PRESCRIPTION” TOPIC:  American PTSD: Diagnosis & Prescription -- In thi
 s discussion\, Mark Gerzon invites Rotary members to explore what is under
 neath the  political dysfunction and culture wars that  currently plague
  America. Informed by his forthcoming book American PTSD: Healing Our Coll
 ective Traumas and Reclaiming Our Future\, Mark will examine the American 
 Psychological Association's assertion that Americans today are "suffering 
 from the symptoms of collective trauma." Using his own and the audience's 
 life histories\, he will show that trauma is an underlying cause of our cu
 rrent cultural crisis and identify several healing practices that can rest
 ore our civic health.  BIO:  Mark Gerzon is the founder and now board ch
 air of Mediators Foundation\, a 40-year old incubator for social action pr
 ojects that bridge divides and strengthen democracy. His career includes d
 esigning bipartisan retreats for the US Congress and working in conflict z
 ones with the United Nations Development Program. Over the past thirty yea
 rs\, he released several books on the challenges facing American democracy
 \, including A House Divided (1966)\, Leading Through Conflict (2006)\, an
 d The Reunited States of America (2016).   
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SUMMARY:NOV. 5\, 2026 - MARK GERZON - AMERICAN PTSD
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>NOV. 5\, 2026 - &nbsp\;MARK GERZON:
 &nbsp\; &ldquo\;AMERICAN PTSD--DIAGNOSIS &amp\; PRESCRIPTION&rdquo\;</stro
 ng></p>\n\n<p><strong>TOPIC:</strong>&nbsp\; <strong>American PTSD: Diagno
 sis &amp\; Prescription</strong> -- In this discussion\, Mark Gerzon invit
 es Rotary members to explore what is <em>underneath</em> the&nbsp\; politi
 cal dysfunction and culture wars that&nbsp\; currently plague America. Inf
 ormed by his forthcoming book <em>American PTSD: Healing Our Collective Tr
 aumas and Reclaiming Our Future\,</em> Mark will examine the American Psyc
 hological Association&#39\;s assertion that Americans today are &quot\;suf
 fering from the symptoms of collective trauma.&quot\; Using his own and th
 e audience&#39\;s life histories\, he will show that trauma is an underlyi
 ng cause of our current cultural crisis and identify several healing pract
 ices that can restore our civic health.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><strong>BIO:&nbsp
 \; </strong>Mark Gerzon is the founder and now board chair of Mediators Fo
 undation\, a 40-year old incubator for social action projects that bridge 
 divides and strengthen democracy. His career includes designing bipartisan
  retreats for the US Congress and working in conflict zones with the Unite
 d Nations Development Program. Over the past thirty years\, he released se
 veral books on the challenges facing American democracy\, including<em> A 
 House Divided </em>(1966)\, <em>Leading Through Conflict (</em>2006)\, and
  <em>The Reunited States of America </em>(2016).&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n
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