All Souls

“The Political Season” with Linwood Tauheed
The “political season” encompasses upcoming and crucial elections, the determination of a community to make changing Kansas City schools educate, and the aspiration to compel community economic development. Dr. Linwood Tauheed, assistant professor of economics at UMKC, brings academic           economics to urban education and community building.

“Keeping Food out of the Landfill” with Steve Fishman

Steve is a waste management specialist in the Air and Waste Management Division of EPA Region 7 in KCK. He will describe an interesting new program they are working on to salvage food that normally goes to a landfill. US EPA has initiated a Food Recovery Challenge. They are recruiting partners to minimize loss, increase donations, and find ways to recover the energy in organics.

“Ethical Eating” with Tracy Van Quaethem

The UUA calls for ethical eating–“to choose foods that minimize harm and are protective of the environment, consumers, farmers, and all those involved in food production and distribution.” As we’ve become separated from the production of our food, we’ve sometimes assumed that the F.D.A. protects food and its production. It’s not that simple. Tracy Van Quaethem—an “urban vegetable cultivator,” a teacher using food ethics as a research focus, and All Souls Green Sanctuary Committee chair—will discuss some of the practical applications of ethical eating.

“Freedom Seekers and Quindaro” with Gary Jenkins and Jimmy Johnson

The former town of Quindaro, located in what now is Kansas City, Kansas, was established by abolitionists in 1856. Local filmmaker Gary Jenkins will show the Quindaro section of his latest documentary, Freedom Seekers: Stories from the Western Underground Railroad. Archaeologist Jimmy Johnson, whose great grandfather escaped from a Platte County farm through Quindaro, will talk about the archaeology of the site. The full length documentary: Tuesday, May 15, 7 p.m., Bragg.