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Upcoming Brainstorming Topics

August 1 | Elizabeth Day and Jonathan Olshefski – Without Arrows – Elizabeth Day and Jonathan Olshefski, Co-Directors of Without Arrows, join SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs to explore the story of a Lakota man torn between his ancestral home and a career in the big city.

August 8  Don Carr – Midnight Rambler – Don Carr, former Senior Communications and Policy Advisor for the Environmental Working Group and Senior Communications Manager at the Environmental Defense Fund and 2024 Festival of Books presenter, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs for a conversation about his thriller that highlights themes of environmental pollution, powerful cartels, and one woman’s fight for justice.

August 15  | Valeria Wicker – Youth Media Camp – Valeria Wicker of the Lutheran Social Services Multi-Cultural Center in Sioux Falls joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs to share about the summer Youth Media Camp that teaches high school students about the power of poetry in cultural expression, media representation, and community-building.

NOTE: SDHC expects program participants to behave respectfully. Any questionable conduct may be considered grounds for removal from program participation.

Brainstorming: The Human Connection


SDHC, in cooperation with longtime SDHC scholar and educator, Lawrence Diggs, has developed a program to unite people during divisive times through genuine conversation.

Brainstorming: The Human Connection is a weekly discussion series led by Diggs with a focus on forging human relationships. This program is inspired by the guiding question, “How can we remove the invisible barriers that lead to misunderstandings and even tragedy?”

Audience participation is encouraged. Please note that meetings are recorded – If you would prefer not to be on the recording, you can attend and listen with your video and/or microphone turned off. Previously recorded videos are available on YouTube.

Lawrence Diggs

“I get a deep and ecstatic satisfaction from people learning even one little thing about themselves or overcoming some block that was keeping them from progress in their lives. I believe these brainstorming discussions can lead to better understandings between people.” – L. Diggs