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The Forum is a platform for the discussion of significant issues. Guest speakers typically focus on issues of political, social justice, moral, educational and artistic significance. Each presentation is followed by questions and discussion.
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Unmentionable Histories: Looking at the Past Queerly (opens the original)
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History is often presented as a collection of settled facts, but the stories we tell about the past are shaped by the questions we ask. What happens when we stop asking whether queer people existed in history and start asking how they lived, loved, performed, and imagined their futures? In this interactive lecture, artist and historian Joseph Germain Keehn II explores what it means to view history through a queer lens — examining the people, relationships, performances and possibilities that tra
The Underground Railroad (opens the original)
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Gary Jenkins, local hisorian, author, and documentarian will discuss the history of the Underground Railroad in Kansas ans Missouri. The Underground Railroad was anetwork of abolitionists who worked to help escaped slaves to freedom in the period leading up to the Civil War. Musical Guest: Izzy Heller
Mental Health First Aid (opens the original)
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Nicoya Helm is our featured speaker this week. She unites expertise in education and modern mindfulness to help people look deeper, dream bigger and live better. She’s also passionate about reducing stigma around mental health challenges. Her presentation is entitled “Mental Health First Aid.” Also this week,, we are presenting a community moment presentation from Kansas City Oasis. Aidan Ready will speak to us about the Flying Scotsman, the famous railway locomotive that went around the world.
ACLU Update with Micah Kubic (opens the original)
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Dr. Micah W. Kubic, Executive Director, America Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, will discuss the amendment on the upcoming ballot to amend the Kansas Constitution to authorize the election of state Supreme Court justices and abolish the existing state Supreme Court nominating commission. With more than 20 years of experience in civil rights and racial justice work, Micah leads one of the largest advocacy organizations in the state, defending and strengthening the rights that belong to everyone
Poetry, Storytelling and Classical Music (opens the original)
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The episode contains two presentations from the Unitaraian Universalist Congregation in Lawrence, KS. The first one is by Annette Hope Billings - a reading of her poetry with some story telling thrown in. This will be followed by a conceret by award winning pianist, Melane Hadley Lina.
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