C13 the Bill of Rights: What Rights Are Actually Guaranteed?

C13 The Bill of Rights: What Rights Are Actually Guaranteed? Instructor: Shari Tarbet $28/4 sessions Thu, Oct 26-Nov 16, 10 am-12 noon The Rio Grande

The Bill of Rights seems to be more cited and debated these days than at any time in modern American history. Why were these first ten amendments added to the Constitution? Why are they considered to be among the most important sections of the Constitution to this day? What are these Amendments actually intended to provide and protect? To answer these and other questions, the primary focus will be the history of the Bill of Rights. Additionally, we will include key Supreme Court cases that have defined or defied these Rights. What does the Bill of Rights mean to us as citizens of these United States?

Shari Tarbet, an educator for 30+ years, holds degrees in Mythological Studies and Depth Psychology, English/History Education, and Broadcast Journalism. Her poetry has appeared in PGI’s literary magazine Beginning, and The Southwest Women’s Poetry Exchange. "Bal de Korai", a dance production she coproduced, was based around her poems on each of 12 goddesses. Her papers include the “Trickster in Cinema” and “The Demonization of the Sacred Feminine in Language, History, and Myth”. Currently, Shari teaches at Diné College, lectures on myth topics at the OSHER Institute and LLL, and works on her book.