The Forum

The process of normalizing relations between the United States and Cuba is ongoing. Lewis W. Diuguid, Kansas City Star journalist, and Bette Tate-Beaver, Executive Director of the National Association for […] The post “Cuba/United States Opening Doors” with Lewis Diuguid and Bette Tate-Beaver appeared first on KKFI .

Congress will likely vote this year on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement among twelve Pacific Rim nations. Judy Ancel is Director of Worker Education and Labor Studies at UMKC.  Jim […] The post “The Real Skinny on the TPP” with Judy Ancel & James Turner appeared first on KKFI .

On Wednesday, March 9, 2016.at All Souls UU Church, . Authors Jeff Clement and Derek Cressman (When Money Talks) The post Two Authors on Money and Politics appeared first on KKFI .

After years of suburban Kansas City living, Kathy and David Winn fulfilled their dream of owning land with the purchase of a 105-acre tract in Cass County, Missouri.  The rare […] The post “Prairie Preserve” with Rita Norton appeared first on KKFI .

Can we teach hungry people to fish . . . or perhaps grow their own fruits, berries and nuts?  In just three years, 85 community orchards have been installed as […] The post “Building Community Resilience–One Tree at a Time” with Rob Reiman appeared first on KKFI .

Academic libraries have dramatically evolved to embrace collaborative and interactive learning that incorporates rich technologies and a wide variety of information formats.  Bonnie Postlethwaite, Dean of Libraries, University of Missouri–Kansas […] The post “The Next Chapter for Academic Libraries” with Bonnie Postlethwaite appeared first on KKFI .

Kansas City, MO is acting to move steadily toward social, economic and environmental resilience. Jerry Shechter, Sustainability Coordinator in K.C.’s Office of Environmental Quality, will discuss strategies and best practices […] The post “Progress Toward a Sustainable, Resilient K.C.” with Gerald Shechter appeared first on KKFI .

Advanced medical technologies can be exorbitantly costly. However, it is not human inventiveness and inventions in medical science that are responsible for the U.S. per capita health care expenditures that […] The post “Medical Technology: The Driver of Health Care Costs?” with David E. Kingsley, Ph. D. appeared first on KKFI .

Families of the dying are often caught between the hope of not “giving up too soon” and the hope of not prolonging the suffering. Dr. Allegre will offer her experience in […] The post “Making Medical Decisions Near the End of Life” with Ann Allegre, M.D. appeared first on KKFI .

MARC, KCATA and other partners are updating the Smart Moves plan. RideKC will provide better transit access to jobs, support development in activity centers and corridors, and provide intra-city mobility—suburbs […] The post Forum: “Where is Public Transportation Headed in Greater Kansas City?” with Ron Achelpohl appeared first on KKFI .

Craig Volland is Agriculture Chair of the Kansas Sierra Club. He will discuss how the Post WWII “Feed the World” political and economic paradigm transformed America’s food system from diversified […] The post “The Origins of Industrial Agriculture in the US” with Craig Volland appeared first on KKFI .

Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Sly James will speak on The State of the City at the U.U. Forum at All Souls. This continues a long-standing tradition of a Forum presentation […] The post “State of the City—Kansas City, Missouri” with Mayor Sly James appeared first on KKFI .

John Kurmann is lead coordinator for 350KC, part of at the 350.org global climate action movement. He will report the good, bad, and ugly results of the recent meeting of […] The post “What Happened at the Paris Climate Conference?” with John Kurmann appeared first on KKFI .

Bruce Proctor’s journey—from top secret Pentagon war-policy insider to American deserter— was harrowing. Bruce’s brother, All Souls member Alan Proctor, compiled his brother’s correspondence and recollections of his exile. Set […] The post “The Sweden File: Memoir of an American Expatriate” with Alan Proctor appeared first on KKFI .

Megan Crigger is the inaugural Director of Creative Services for Kansas City, Mo. Megan came to Kansas City just one year ago from a comparable position with the City of […] The post “KCMO Culture & Creative Services: One Year In” with Megan Crigger appeared first on KKFI .

Kansas City City Manager since 2011, Troy Schulte is responsible for making city government run efficiently and economically—advising and serving the City Council and the KC Mayor. Mr. Schulte has […] The post “Managing Kansas City, Missouri” with Troy Schulte appeared first on KKFI .

Wilder, who works in internet security and peoples’ networks, asks the question: How can one live a good life in a society that’s so bad? Is the hour already too […] The post “Seriously Ironic” with Isaac Wilder appeared first on KKFI .

Join the celebration of a gift of an original Sadako peace crane to the library. Guest speakers: Sadako’s brother, Masahiro Sasaki, and President Truman’s grandson Clifton Truman Daniels. You may […] The post Peace Crane Presentation at the Truman Library appeared first on KKFI .

Cynthia Short, with Investigating Innocence, has spent years as a public defender with much effort devoted to death penalty cases.  She will discuss the state of the death penalty in […] The post “The Missouri Death Penalty” with Cynthia Short, J.D. appeared first on KKFI .

Ron Jones is KCUR Director of Community Engagement.  He will discuss how the partitions of Troost, State Line, the Wyandotte-Johnson County line and the Missouri River affect the KC experience. The post “Beyond Our Borders: Four Kansas City Partitions” with Ron Jones appeared first on KKFI .

Paul Johnson is a lobbyist for the Kansas Rural Center and reports to the Kansas League of Women Voters. He will discuss state budget issues and problems of Agriculture, water […] The post “Crunch Time in Kansas Politics” with Paul Johnson appeared first on KKFI .

Newly elected to the KC City Council, former Missouri State Senator Jolie Justus, will discuss issues of criminal justice reforms for our nation which jails citizens at the highest rate […] The post “Reforming the Criminal Justice System” with Jolie Justus appeared first on KKFI .

Since its fur trading and livestock days, animals have been central to KC’s identity and landscape. Formerly a professor of geosciences at UMKC, Dr. Urbanik will examine the past and […] The post “Kansas City: Metropolis or Zoopolis” with Julie Urbanik, PhD appeared first on KKFI .

As American society changes, so do American families. So why does the image of the white picket fence with breadwinner father and homemaker mother persist? Prof. Smith, Dir. UMKC’s Family […] The post “Changing American Families” with Deborah B. Smith appeared first on KKFI .

Evie Craig is president and CEO for reStart, an organization with which All Souls has been involved for over twenty years. Ms. Craig, having received contracts from the Veterans’ Administration […] The post Forum: “Homelessness Task Force” with Evelyn Craig appeared first on KKFI .