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Speakers Forum

Readings, debates, lectures from around Seattle, and so much more. Hear fascinating talks by authors, intellectuals, officials and regular folks with important stories recorded live.

  1. Local journalists reflect on racist media legacies, and paths forward

    05/26/2022

    Local journalists reflect on racist media legacies, and paths forward

    ‘I got an email being called the N-word just last week as a matter of fact for some of our coverage. I think at the end of the day what we can do is just truly speak the truth.’ -Marcus Harrison Green

    54 min
  2. A wild literary ride from rural Vancouver Island to Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility

    05/19/2022

    A wild literary ride from rural Vancouver Island to Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility

    ‘All anybody wanted to talk about was the pandemic, which I resisted for about a week, and then I realized we all need to talk about the pandemic. It's not even like it was the elephant in the room. It's like it was the room. It was unavoidable.’

    53 min
  3. ‘What will I carry forward?’ A journey through wilderness, dementia, and memory

    05/12/2022

    ‘What will I carry forward?’ A journey through wilderness, dementia, and memory

    ‘It took her some time to find her voice, but when she did she said three careful words, it’s so beautiful.’

    58 min
  4. One man’s story of the scourge of child sexual abuse

    05/05/2022

    One man’s story of the scourge of child sexual abuse

    ‘In the equation of institutional sexual abuse, the constant is the abuser. There's always going to be a certain percentage of child sex abusers in the population.’

    1h 11m
  5. Poet reflects on the intersection of Black art and a new generation of racial trauma

    04/20/2022

    Poet reflects on the intersection of Black art and a new generation of racial trauma

    ‘If black children belong to us, and we need not be mothers or fathers or even black for black children to belong to us, a part of us is always vigilant, and always exhausted.’

    57 min
  6. Mayor Bruce Harrell looks back on his first 100 days and details his plans moving forward

    04/19/2022

    Mayor Bruce Harrell looks back on his first 100 days and details his plans moving forward

    ‘When I talk about public safety, when I talk about I need more officers, I always lead with, but not in a racialized or militarized fashion.’

    1 hr
  7. In honor of women: poetry and music of struggle and joy

    04/14/2022

    In honor of women: poetry and music of struggle and joy

    One poet asks, ‘Will you not open this door for me? My hand is exhausted from knocking at your door.’

    1h 15m
  8. DEI ’R’ US: Setbacks and progress on the road to belonging at work

    04/06/2022

    DEI ’R’ US: Setbacks and progress on the road to belonging at work

    ‘It’s not going to happen in my lifetime. We are working to a future that we will not live to see. That’s what this work is about, and the healing is knowing that we’re doing it together.’

    1h 21m
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Readings, debates, lectures from around Seattle, and so much more. Hear fascinating talks by authors, intellectuals, officials and regular folks with important stories recorded live.

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    KUOW News and Information
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