The Forum

This November, Missouri voters will decide on Amendment 6, which would require Missouri  voters to show a state or federal issued ID card for the purpose of voting.  Ron Berry is coordinating the NO campaign against Amendment 6 and has been organizing around this issue for years.             The post Missouri Voter ID Referendum appeared first on KKFI .

Brian Steed is a military historian and Mideast specialist at the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. On this 15th anniversary of 9‐11, Brian will posit that to defeat ISIS, we need to be?er understand …

Brian Steed is a military historian and Mideast specialist at the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. On this 15th anniversary of 9‐11, Brian will […] The post Understanding ISIS in Context appeared first on KKFI .

George Frazier is author of The Last Wild Places of Kansas. He’ll discuss his journeys across Kansas by car, canoe, and on foot in search of the state’s remaining wild places – tenacious stretches of unplowed prairie, ancient springs, centuries …

George Frazier is author of The Last Wild Places of Kansas. He’ll discuss his journeys across Kansas by car, canoe, and on foot in search of the state’s remaining wild […] The post The Last Wild Places of Kansas appeared first on KKFI .

Dr. Amber Watts is an Assistant Professor in the University of Kansas’ College of Liberal Arts o Sciences who investigates health behaviors, prevention strategies, and bio-behavioral processes associated with cognitive decline & dementia. My current research projects focus on the …

Dr. Amber Watts is an Assistant Professor in the University of Kansas' College of Liberal Arts o Sciences who investigates health behaviors, prevention strategies, and bio-behavioral processes associated with cognitive […] The post Dementia with Dr. Amber Watts appeared first on KKFI .

Hamsa Stainton, Assistant Professor, Religious Studies at the University of Kansas discusses the Hindu epic, The Mahabharata. Hamsa Stainton’s research interests include Hinduism; Sanskrit poetry, literature and aesthetics; devotion and prayer; Shaivism and Tantric traditions (especially from Kashmir); historiography; the …

Hamsa Stainton, Assistant Professor, Religious Studies at the University of Kansas discusses the Hindu epic, The Mahabharata. Hamsa Stainton's research interests include Hinduism; Sanskrit poetry, literature and aesthetics; devotion and […] The post The Mahabharata appeared first on KKFI .

KU Professor William Lindsey’s primary research interest lies in analyzing how individuals and groups in Tokugawa Japan (1600-1867) constructed and contested social identity and power along lines of ritual and symbol made available through the bricolage of Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism, kami …

KU Professor William Lindsey's primary research interest lies in analyzing how individuals and groups in Tokugawa Japan (1600-1867) constructed and contested social identity and power along lines of ritual and […] The post New Rituals of Death & Dying in Contemporary Japan appeared first on KKFI .

The annual Hiroshima/Nagasaki Remembrance will, this year, feature a time to apologize for the US nuclear attacks in 1945 and will suggest taking immediate steps toward a nuclear weapon-free world, a nonviolent world. Recorded on Saturday, Aug. 6, at the …

The annual Hiroshima/Nagasaki Remembrance will, this year, feature a time to apologize for the US nuclear attacks in 1945 and will suggest taking immediate steps toward a nuclear weapon-free world, […] The post Annual Hiroshima/Nagasaki Remembrance appeared first on KKFI .

The second part of Amy Goodman’s talk from her visit to Kansas City on the Spring. You can hear part one here.

The second part of Amy Goodman's talk from her visit to Kansas City on the Spring. You can hear part one here. The post Amy Goodman Part 2 appeared first on KKFI .

Our first part of Amy Goodman’s April Kansas City appearance. Amy is preceded by her co-author, Denis Moynihan, as well as Kansas City poet, Joseph Davis.

Our first part of Amy Goodman's April Kansas City appearance. Amy is preceded by her co-author, Denis Moynihan, as well as Kansas City poet, Joseph Davis. The post Amy Goodman in Kansas City appeared first on KKFI .

Recorded on Sunday, July 10th at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church. John Fish Kurmann, Josh King, and Craig Wolfe presented “The Climate Mobilization: The Case for Immediate Action.” KC Climate Coalition sponsored the event, with Heartland Renewable Energy Society as …

Recorded on Sunday, July 10th at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church. John Fish Kurmann, Josh King, and Craig Wolfe presented "The Climate Mobilization: The Case for Immediate Action." KC Climate […] The post "The Climate Mobilization: The Case for Immediate Action." appeared first on KKFI .

On this special addition of The Forum, we present two eloquent speakers: First we’ll hear First Lady Michelle Obama’s Commencement Address to City College of New York. Then, we’ll hear Chris Hedges talk at the Left Forum, also in NYC. …

On this special addition of The Forum, we present two eloquent speakers: First we'll hear First Lady Michelle Obama's Commencement Address to City College of New York. Then, we'll hear […] The post Doubleheader appeared first on KKFI .

In April, area peace activists gathered at Whiteman Air Force Base to witness against the drones operated out of there. In this special forum, we will air remarks from many of the participants.

In April, area peace activists gathered at Whiteman Air Force Base to witness against the drones operated out of there. In this special forum, we will air remarks from many […] The post Fly Kites, Not Drones appeared first on KKFI .

Recorded on May 19th at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library. Newspaper and TV coverage of the Syrian / Iraqi refugee crisis and the threat of extremist violence generates great fear and concern. Unfortunately this fear does …

Recorded on May 19th at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library. Newspaper and TV coverage of the Syrian / Iraqi refugee crisis and the threat of extremist […] The post Confronting Extremist Violence, the Refugee Crisis, and Fear: Faith Responses appeared first on KKFI .