Main photo: “The Death of Socrates” by Jacques-Louis David, public domain
We are a community of persons, based in the Kansas City Metro Area, who are lovers of truth, reason, and people.
“The solution has to start with the real story” Raoul Peck
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Program for Sunday, July 28, 2024
Folding Paper Cranes: An Atomic Memoir
Ken Schmitz: Folding Paper Cranes: An Atomic Memoir. This book[1] was written by Leonard Bird – a first hand account of the “military experiment” using about 18,000 soldiers to see how solders would react on actual situation of a nuclear war. Ken will also have a tribute to Rita as she was helping him on this talk.
(Gordon will fold a flapping Origami paper crane for each person who comes in person. Bring some colorful paper.)
[1] Book: Folding Paper Cranes: An Atomic Memoir, by Leonard Bird, University of Utah Press, 2005. Utah Press: https://uofupress.com/books/folding-paper-cranes/. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Folding-Paper-Cranes-Atomic-Memoir/dp/0874808243.
[2] Image Attribution: Folding Paper Cranes[1], promotional materials Amazon, fair use assertion.
Future Programs
- August 4: Gordon Elliott: On Diet — discussion of new research on diet and the gut, and several modern diets or general diet plans which intentionally or unintentionally take this research into account.
- August 11: Remembering Mike Caddell, producer of the daily Radio Free Kansas and the Fightin’ Cock Flyer news blog. (https://www.mscnews.net/announcements/view.cfm?ak=23243)
- TBD: Ranked Choice Voting.
There are two ways to join our meeting (2:00 to 4:00 PM)
1. In Person: 312 Haag Hall, UMKC:
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Our Sunday CoR meetings are now held in Haag Hall, 312, on the UMKC Campus. Free parking is plentiful on Sundays. It is strongly advised (because of the extreme convenience provided) that the parking building be used. Drive to level 4 of the parking building at the corner of 52nd and Rockhill Road. (The entrances are a little south-west on Charlotte street.) After parking, walk across the aerial skywalk to Haag and Royall Halls. The skywalk dead-ends in a hallway on the 3rd floor. After the reaching the hallway, turn to your right. Walk a few steps, turn to your right. Enter Haag 312.
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/b3XtZV2LaBh8diM97
Google and Apple Maps give accurate parking garage directions for “5211 Charlotte St., Kansas City, MO.” Spiral up the garage to level 4 on the west side, and use the east side to descend to the street level. (If on the way you wind up on Holmes, drive east on 53rd to Charlotte, as 52nd is one-way westbound, but to exit to Holmes use 52nd. Most will exit directly to Rockhill, and must use 53rd.)
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2. Zoom meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84206282809?pwd=THdkQlNBNENjZ3Bpbit5Z1grN3hEZz09 (NEW–Click here for web browser or Zoom enabled cell phone.)
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For past programs, please check out our Monthly schedules page.