KMUW and The Wichita Public Library are pa rtnering to present a special edition of Wichitalks as part of the 2025 NE A Big Read: Wichita at 7 pm on Friday\, April 18th \;at the Advanced L earning Library.
\nWichitalks is an eclectic and insightful event se ries featuring lightning-fast\, 5-minute talks with 20 slides auto-advanci ng every 15 seconds. We bring together passionate individuals and an activ e audience for an evening of diverse presentations.
\nFor the latest special NEA Big Read Edition of Wichitalks\, we invite presentations on t he theme of breaking barriers. This year's NEA Big Read selection is \ ;Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body \;b y Rebekah Taussig.
\nWe don't always notice it\, but the world can o ften pose significant challenges if you don't fit societal norms or cultur al expectations. Maybe it's a disability\, as it is with the author of thi s year's book. Or maybe it's how you look\, how you talk\, your cultural h eritage\, a neurodivergence\, or something else. While these differences d on't always define us\, they can significantly affect how we make our way in the world. How have your differences shaped your own identity and how o thers see you? How have they shaped your lived experience in the world\, a nd how have you broken through barriers so that you can live fully and aut hentically? Can you make us laugh? Can you make us cry? Can you inspire us ?
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