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The All Souls Unitarian Universalist Forum, Kansas City’s longest ongoing conversation, has offered a platform for the discussion of significant issues since 1943. Guest speakers typically focus on issues of political, social justice, moral, educational and artistic significance. Each presentation i…

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    The ABLE Account

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 55:56


    Jude Lane will explain the ABLE account, a free savings option for people with disabilities — what the account is, how it works and how to set one up. An […] The post The ABLE Account appeared first on KKFI.

    The ABLE Account

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 55:57


    Jude Lane will explain the ABLE account, a free savings option for people with disabilities — what the account is, how it works and how to set one up. An […] The post The ABLE Account appeared first on KKFI.

    PeaceWorks Symposium 11/22/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 58:00


    Crises looming with the Trump election include deportation of immigrants, ongoing war in Gaza, and threats to groups such as gay and trans persons. A meeting on Nov. 22, 2024, […] The post PeaceWorks Symposium 11/22/24 appeared first on KKFI.

    PeaceWorks Symposium 11/22/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 58:00


    Crises looming with the Trump election include deportation of immigrants, ongoing war in Gaza, and threats to groups such as gay and trans persons. A meeting on Nov. 22, 2024, […] The post PeaceWorks Symposium 11/22/24 appeared first on KKFI.

    The Transformative Power of Pain (Rebroadcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 58:00


    SuEllen Fried leads the second part of All Souls' series of events spotlighting youth suicide prevention. Fried is the author of four books on bullying, founder of BullySafeUSA and the […] The post The Transformative Power of Pain (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KKFI.

    The Transformative Power of Pain (Rebroadcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 58:00


    SuEllen Fried leads the second part of All Souls’ series of events spotlighting youth suicide prevention. Fried is the author of four books on bullying, founder of BullySafeUSA and the […] The post The Transformative Power of Pain (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KKFI.

    The Road to Hope for Jackson County Children (rebroadcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 58:00


    Jackson County Children's Services Fund board members Ann Mesle and Judy Morgan will talk about how the fund and its partners combine care, connections and creativity to provide hope against […] The post The Road to Hope for Jackson County Children (rebroadcast) appeared first on KKFI.

    The Road to Hope for Jackson County Children (rebroadcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 58:00


    Jackson County Children's Services Fund board members Ann Mesle and Judy Morgan will talk about how the fund and its partners combine care, connections and creativity to provide hope against […] The post The Road to Hope for Jackson County Children (rebroadcast) appeared first on KKFI.

    Suicide: What to Say and Not Say to a Loss Survivor (Rebroadcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 58:00


    A death by suicide is like no other. Mickey and Bonnie Swade, founders of Suicide Awareness Survivors Support (SASS-MoKan), and Marcia Epstein, survivor of suicide losses, will talk about the […] The post Suicide: What to Say and Not Say to a Loss Survivor (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KKFI.

    Suicide: What to Say and Not Say to a Loss Survivor (Rebroadcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 58:00


    A death by suicide is like no other. Mickey and Bonnie Swade, founders of Suicide Awareness Survivors Support (SASS-MoKan), and Marcia Epstein, survivor of suicide losses, will talk about the […] The post Suicide: What to Say and Not Say to a Loss Survivor (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KKFI.

    Signs of Suicide: Gatekeeper Training (Rebroadcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 58:00


    Michelle Irwin, Community Outreach Specialist with First Call Kansas City discusses how to provide tools to help identify the signs and symptoms of depression and suicide in youth.  (Rebroadcast from […] The post Signs of Suicide: Gatekeeper Training (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KKFI.

    Signs of Suicide: Gatekeeper Training (Rebroadcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 58:00


    Michelle Irwin, Community Outreach Specialist with First Call Kansas City discusses how to provide tools to help identify the signs and symptoms of depression and suicide in youth.  (Rebroadcast from […] The post Signs of Suicide: Gatekeeper Training (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KKFI.

    Conversations that Count: Finding Power and Peace in Charting Your End-of-life Journey (Rebroadcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 58:00


    Angela Schultz and Ben Griffiths of Compassion and Choices will discuss end-of-life options and the importance of documenting your wishes, having conversations with your loved ones, and your healthcare provider. […] The post Conversations that Count: Finding Power and Peace in Charting Your End-of-life Journey (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KKFI.

    Conversations that Count: Finding Power and Peace in Charting Your End-of-life Journey (Rebroadcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 58:00


    Angela Schultz and Ben Griffiths of Compassion and Choices will discuss end-of-life options and the importance of documenting your wishes, having conversations with your loved ones, and your healthcare provider. […] The post Conversations that Count: Finding Power and Peace in Charting Your End-of-life Journey (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KKFI.

    Pawsperity: Unleashing Human Potential (Rebroadcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 58:00


    Natasha Herdman created Pawsperity because she believes in a two-generation, “all-in” approach to breaking the cycle of poverty. Basic needs for food and shelter must be met before a parent […] The post Pawsperity: Unleashing Human Potential (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KKFI.

    Pawsperity: Unleashing Human Potential (Rebroadcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 58:00


    Natasha Herdman created Pawsperity because she believes in a two-generation, “all-in” approach to breaking the cycle of poverty. Basic needs for food and shelter must be met before a parent […] The post Pawsperity: Unleashing Human Potential (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KKFI.

    Demanding Gun Sense in America (Rebroadcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 58:00


    Stephanie Godfroy, the local leader of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, discusses recent issues in gun control and the passion behind the Moms' demands.  She will discuss […] The post Demanding Gun Sense in America (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KKFI.

    Demanding Gun Sense in America (Rebroadcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 58:00


    Stephanie Godfroy, the local leader of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, discusses recent issues in gun control and the passion behind the Moms’ demands.  She will discuss […] The post Demanding Gun Sense in America (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KKFI.

    40 Years of Fighting Fascism and What the Future Holds (rebroadcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024


    Devin Burghart is president of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights and coordinates the Seattle office. He has researched, written, and organized on virtually all facets of […] The post 40 Years of Fighting Fascism and What the Future Holds (rebroadcast) appeared first on KKFI.

    Immigration, labor and the 2024 election

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 58:00


    Itzel Vargas-Valenzuela, program director at Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation (AIRR) and Judy Ancel, president of the Cross Border Network, will talk about the current crisis at the U.S./Mexico […] The post Immigration, labor and the 2024 election appeared first on KKFI.

    Immigration, labor and the 2024 election

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 58:00


    Itzel Vargas-Valenzuela, program director at Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation (AIRR) and Judy Ancel, president of the Cross Border Network, will talk about the current crisis at the U.S./Mexico […] The post Immigration, labor and the 2024 election appeared first on KKFI.

    Demanding Gun Sense in America

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 58:00


    Stephanie Godfroy, the local leader of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, discusses recent issues in gun control and the passion behind the Moms' demands.  She will discuss […] The post Demanding Gun Sense in America appeared first on KKFI.

    Demanding Gun Sense in America

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 58:00


    Stephanie Godfroy, the local leader of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, discusses recent issues in gun control and the passion behind the Moms’ demands.  She will discuss […] The post Demanding Gun Sense in America appeared first on KKFI.

    Seven steps to ending the cycle of violence in Israel-Palestine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 58:00


    Dr. Mubarak Awad discusses “Seven steps to ending the cycle of violence in Israel-Palestine”. Awad may be the world’s leading expert on the nonviolence of the First Intifada. He is Palestinian, […] The post Seven steps to ending the cycle of violence in Israel-Palestine appeared first on KKFI.

    Seven steps to ending the cycle of violence in Israel-Palestine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 58:00


    Dr. Mubarak Awad discusses “Seven steps to ending the cycle of violence in Israel-Palestine”. Awad may be the world's leading expert on the nonviolence of the First Intifada. He is Palestinian, […] The post Seven steps to ending the cycle of violence in Israel-Palestine appeared first on KKFI.

    State of the City with Mayor Quinton Lucas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 58:00


    Continuing an annual tradition, the Forum welcomes Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas to share an address on the state of the city, in All Souls' Bragg Auditorium. The post State of the City with Mayor Quinton Lucas appeared first on KKFI.

    State of the City with Mayor Quinton Lucas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 58:00


    Continuing an annual tradition, the Forum welcomes Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas to share an address on the state of the city, in All Souls’ Bragg Auditorium. The post State of the City with Mayor Quinton Lucas appeared first on KKFI.

    The Role of Media in Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 58:00


    Mark Hull discusses “The Role of Media in Conflict”. Hull is a Professor of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He holds […] The post The Role of Media in Conflict appeared first on KKFI.

    The Role of Media in Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 58:00


    Mark Hull discusses “The Role of Media in Conflict”. Hull is a Professor of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He holds […] The post The Role of Media in Conflict appeared first on KKFI.

    How China derailed its peaceful rise to power

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 58:00


    For decades, China’s rise to power came with the reassurance that this rise would be peaceful. Tragically, this direction has changed under the leadership of Xi Jinping, the current head […] The post How China derailed its peaceful rise to power appeared first on KKFI.

    How China derailed its peaceful rise to power

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 58:00


    For decades, China's rise to power came with the reassurance that this rise would be peaceful. Tragically, this direction has changed under the leadership of Xi Jinping, the current head […] The post How China derailed its peaceful rise to power appeared first on KKFI.

    The Critical Need for Connecting Access to Health and Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 58:00


    Emily Penrose-McLaughlin serves as Executive Director of HealthEd Connect, a KC-based nonprofit, empowering women and children through evidence-based health, education, and advocacy. Penrose-McLaughlin will share about the organization's partnership with […] The post The Critical Need for Connecting Access to Health and Education appeared first on KKFI.

    The Critical Need for Connecting Access to Health and Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 58:00


    Emily Penrose-McLaughlin serves as Executive Director of HealthEd Connect, a KC-based nonprofit, empowering women and children through evidence-based health, education, and advocacy. Penrose-McLaughlin will share about the organization's partnership with […] The post The Critical Need for Connecting Access to Health and Education appeared first on KKFI.

    Deterrence, its failures, and relations between the US and China

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 58:00


    Richard Ned Lebow speaks on deterrence, its failures, and relations between the US and China. Lebow is Professor Emeritus of International Political Theory in the Department of War Studies, King’s […] The post Deterrence, its failures, and relations between the US and China appeared first on KKFI.

    Deterrence, its failures, and relations between the US and China

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 58:00


    Richard Ned Lebow speaks on deterrence, its failures, and relations between the US and China. Lebow is Professor Emeritus of International Political Theory in the Department of War Studies, King's […] The post Deterrence, its failures, and relations between the US and China appeared first on KKFI.

    The Road to Hope for Jackson County Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 60:06


    Due to issue encountered during recording of this podcast, the presentation described below will not be available.  The description is left in place to preserve the links to resources referenced […] The post The Road to Hope for Jackson County Children appeared first on KKFI.

    The Road to Hope for Jackson County Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 60:06


    Due to issue encountered during recording of this podcast, the presentation described below will not be available.  The description is left in place to preserve the links to resources referenced […] The post The Road to Hope for Jackson County Children appeared first on KKFI.

    Conversations that Count: Finding Power and Peace in Charting Your End-of-life Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 58:00


    Angela Schultz and Ben Griffiths of Compassion and Choices will discuss end-of-life options and the importance of documenting your wishes, having conversations with your loved ones, and your healthcare provider. […] The post Conversations that Count: Finding Power and Peace in Charting Your End-of-life Journey appeared first on KKFI.

    Conversations that Count: Finding Power and Peace in Charting Your End-of-life Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 58:00


    Angela Schultz and Ben Griffiths of Compassion and Choices will discuss end-of-life options and the importance of documenting your wishes, having conversations with your loved ones, and your healthcare provider. […] The post Conversations that Count: Finding Power and Peace in Charting Your End-of-life Journey appeared first on KKFI.

    The Intersection of Race and Disability

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 58:00


    Rev. Letiah Fraser, an activist and organizer connected with the Kansas Poor People's Campaign, disability rights advocate and hospital chaplain shares her passion around the intersections of faith, race and […] The post The Intersection of Race and Disability appeared first on KKFI.

    The Intersection of Race and Disability

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 58:00


    Rev. Letiah Fraser, an activist and organizer connected with the Kansas Poor People’s Campaign, disability rights advocate and hospital chaplain shares her passion around the intersections of faith, race and […] The post The Intersection of Race and Disability appeared first on KKFI.

    Living with Alzheimers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 58:00


    Kelly G. Loeb, Community Engagement Coordinator for the KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, brings more than 20 years of personal and professional experience to the area of aging and brain […] The post Living with Alzheimers appeared first on KKFI.

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