TEDxOMAHA Salons returns to KANEKO for a regular Third Monday of the Month Salon, starting at 6:00 PM. Our first Salon is based around the current exhibition Carne Y Arena (Virtually present, Physically Invisible) by renowned film director Alejandro G. Inarritu. This innovative immersive virtual reality experience explores the human condition of immigrants and refugees. U.S. and T.H.E.M. enables us to catch a glimmer of what refugees and immigrants experience.

In her 2018 TEDxOMAHA talk “Meet One: The Power of Welcoming Refugees” Lacey Studnicka talks about the experiences and challenges often faced by refugees. “No one chooses to be a refugee, to leave your home in the middle of the night, with nothing, fearing for your life..” The events throughout the world have shown us this, as people and communities are ripped apart, forced to flee from life as they know it and everything they hold dear.

Join us on Monday, August, 29th from 6:00-7:30 PM for conversation and thought-provoking ideas worth spreading on immigration and refugees. This Salon will be in two parts. The Carne y Arena (Virtually present, Physically Invisible) exhibit at KANEKO which you can visit in the three days prior to the Salon. We will then come together on Monday, August, 29th at KANEKO and TEDx speaker Lacey Studnicka will lead a discussion with a panel of experts from 6:00 to 7:30.

KANEKO has kindly offered 50% discounted tickets to the exhibit. Please visit the exhibition, between Friday, August, 26th and Sunday, August, 28th. Then come prepared to engage in discussion as we continue to explore the human condition of immigration and refugees. Once you have registered for the Salon, we will send you the information for the exhibit.

KANEKO is located at 1111 Jones Street in Downtown Omaha.