February Forums and Events
Dave
Check http://allsoulskc.org/category/sunday-forum/ or KKFI for reruns of last Sunday’s forum: State of the City with Mayor Sly James.
Upcoming February Forums:
Longest running forum in KC is Sundays at 10 am in Bragg Auditorium.
February 5: Update on Occupy KC with a Panel
The Occupy Movement has spread around the country since September, 2011. Occupy KC describes itself as “a movement of citizens who have come together to reclaim our democracy from the 1% who have hijacked it.” A panel of active participants in Occupy KC will discuss their involvement and share their thoughts and hopes for the movement.
February 12: Equity at the Table with Representative Bob Nance
At present, Missourians with past drug convictions are unable to access food stamps, regardless of their ability to meet the usual requirements for doing so. Thirty-sixth District, Missouri Rep. Bob Nance is sponsoring a Modification of Food Stamp Eligibility for Felons bill which, if passed, will rectify the regulation that punishes for life even reformed drug offenders.
February 19: Promised Land, Poverty and Television Reality with Lewis Diuguid
Lewis Diuguid, writer, public speaker for local groups and controversial columnist and editorial board member for the Kansas City Star, will speak to the contrasts between successes and disappointments, promised and disillusionment and expectations and realities of Black History in the United States.
February 26: “The Oscars—Maybe” with Bob Butler
Bob Butler’s movie reviews are now found on his website, “Butler’s Cinema Scene.” It’s mostly about movies but with an extra dollop of straight-forwardness. Like the past 25 years, Mr. Butler will be at the All Souls Forum this morning of Oscar night. We can probably expect some extra fun.
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February events at All Souls:
Ann Wright: “Striking Out Abroad: Drones & the Risks of U.S. Foreign Policy”
Monday, February 20, 7:30 pm, Bragg
Ann Wright spent 29 years in the U.S. Army, retiring at the rank of colonel. She then worked for the State Department for 16 years, winning an award for heroism in 1997 for her work evacuating civilians from the civil war in Sierra Leone. In 2001 she helped oversee the reopening of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. Two years later, she resigned from the State Department to protest the impending U.S. invasion of Iraq. She was arrested for nonviolently blocking the entrance at New York Air Guard’s Hancock Field to urge the grounding of drones flown from there for assassinations and bombing runs in central Asia. She is the co-author of the book Dissent: Voices of Conscience.
Food Ethics, Politics, Culture: Thurs., Feb. 23, Mar. 22, & Apr. 26: 6:00 pm, Meeting Rm
Sponsored by Green Sanctuary. Contact: Tracy
Find out how to make choices in purchasing food that are in tune with our values. Exploration topics include: Biotech Food, The Sovereign Food Movement, U.S. food labeling laws, Heirloom Cultivars, the relationship between the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), immigration, and meat packing in the Midwest, and the Missouri Sharecropper Roadside Protest. Course materials include visual (film), print (book excerpts), and audio (radio broadcasts) texts. Course participants will be asked to present their own Food Ethnographies at an optional fourth session (April 26th).
Gnawing for Knowledge: Every Wednesday, starting Feb. 2, 12-1pm, Meeting Room
Facilitator: Larry. The brown bag lunch sessions return each Wed for the noon hour. Bring your lunch, sit back and watch a 30 minute video each week from The Great Courses Series--Meaning of Life: Perspectives from the World’s Great Intellectual Traditions. More information: http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=4320
Talk about Movies: 2nd Wed of month, Feb. 8, 7pm, Meeting Rm
Go see the movies at the theaters and come for a lively discussion. February movies: “The Iron Lady,” “Alfred Knobs,” and “The Artist.” Facilitators: Susan and Bonnie
Humanist Book Club: Thurs, Feb. 16: 6:30pm, Library
Faith without Certainty by Paul Rasor, first four chapters.