For many, 2017 was a year of shocks. We saw some of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history. We witnessed a president with little political experience take office and operate far outside the traditional norms of American leadership. We saw the voices of thousands of women take down some of the most powerful men in media and politics. We saw the country become increasingly divided — politically, economically and socially.
As we look forward through 2018, KQED will present a six-part series of live conversations across the Bay Area exploring some of the most polarizing topics of our time: politics, race, gender, immigration, extremism and more. We’ll ask the questions that divide us and look for the answers that unite us. Audience members will have an opportunity to talk about solutions to our growing polarity as they meet and mix during a post-conversation reception.
Tuesday, April 10, 7 p.m.
Extremism
Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, San Francisco
Author Ijeoma Oluo ("So You Want To Talk About Race"), UC Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies professor Lawrence Rosenthal, and the Anti-Defamation League's director of Technology and Society, Brittan Heller, explore polarized politics, emboldened white nationalists, and how we can move forward in a time of intense division.
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Thursday, April 12, 7 p.m.
Gender Equality
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View
Panelists discuss what comes next after #MeToo, before audience members tackle some of the most biting questions surrounding the issue in an interactive conversation with each other.
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Wednesday, April 25, 12:30 p.m.
Majority Minority
Ohlone College, Fremont
Audience members will get to join a panel of experts as they discuss the social and political implications of shifting demographics at the national, state and local levels, and explore what happens when the minority becomes the majority.
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