Oscar Sunday diversity quiz, forums, ally training
Dave
All Forums are at 10 am. Speaker for 15-30 min, with Q & A until 11 am. Forum is followed by yet deeper discussions and coffee with the speaker, in the library down the hall.
The Forum’s mission (since 1943) is to afford a platform for the discussion of significant issues, especially those which involve ethical values in the contemporary world.
You are invited and welcomed to add your voice to KC’s longest running conversation.
http://allsoulskc.org/sunday-forum/uu-forum-february-22-1000-am/
9:50 am for pre-Forum Quiz, with forum at 10 am
Oscar Sunday” with Bob Butler
Come at 9:50 a.m. and take the Oscars Diversity Quiz! The Academy is under fire for not having any black directors or actors in its nominations this year, as well as having a dearth of women. How have they fared historically? Test your knowledge by taking the quiz. The questions (and answers) will be shown on the big screen.
Films are meant to entertain, educate, and examine as well as to provide escape from reality for a little while. A Forum favorite, Bob Butler is a movie editor at the Kansas City Star. He will discuss highlights, fads and directions in the movies of 2014 and canvass the audience for their ideas and choices.
http://allsoulskc.org/sunday-forum/uu-forum-march-1-1000-am/
“Fast Food Workers Fight for $15″ with Terrance Wise Kansas City workers have helped build and lead the national fast food workers’ movement for wages of $15 an hour and the right to form a union. Local leader, Terrance Wise, recently profiled in the New York Times, will speak about the difficulties of workers providing for their families at current wage levels and why they are organizing.
http://allsoulskc.org/sunday-forum/uu-forum-march-8-1000-am/
“Public Art / Civic Catalyst” with Porter Arneill
Community participation in public art contributes to the identity of a city. A varied public art collection inspires dialogue, provides visual appeal and symbolizes the vitality of its city. Porter Arneill, director/public art administrator for the Kansas City Municipal Art Commission, discusses the complex, beneficial, and sometimes contentious role that art plays in the public realm.
http://allsoulskc.org/sunday-forum/uu-forum-march-15-1000-am/
“Antitrust Law and Policy at a Crossroads” with Ann Marie Marciarille
Can a firm be “too big” in a culture that values efficiency and scale? Has Antitrust Law Policy lost the necessary vocabulary even to consider the issue? Ann Marie Marciarille, who teaches Antitrust and Fair Competition Law at UMKC School of Law, will discuss the implications of this dilemma for the republic and our common good.
http://allsoulskc.org/sunday-forum/uu-forum-march-22-1000-am/
“Privatizing Government Services” with John Sharp
Cities across the country are laying off municipal workers to contract with private, for-profit firms to furnish municipal services, encouraged by the American Legislative Exchange Council and others such as the Heritage Foundation. Water service, ambulance billing, jails, and building and event security are examples. Kansas City Councilman John Sharp, a frequent critic of privatization, explains the issue.
http://allsoulskc.org/sunday-forum/uu-forum-march-29-1000-am/
“Trauma Sensitive Schools: Resilience for Teaching and Learning” with Beth Sarver
Trauma and adversity exposure disrupts most urban school systems. Trauma Sensitive Schooling prepares an entire school to counter the disruption. Beth, who coordinates Truman Medical Center’s Resilience Incubator, describes the trauma spectrum and how mindful teaching and learning harness the native resilience in all of us.
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Subject: [SRBofAS] ALLY TRAINING 5-7pm SUNDAY, MARCH 1
Whether or not you were able to attend the first Ally training session held at All Souls, you are invited to session 2. Training will specifically address being an effective and respectful white ally for black/brown people in our daily lives and at events/direct actions. The session is 5-7pm Sunday, Mar 1 at Vacant Farm, 3333 Roanoke Rd, KCMO. It is tricky to find, so study a map or ask someone who has been there.
C
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