On November 21, 2015, Dr. Kirsten Sadeghi-Yekta of the Theatre Department will participate in a day-long TedX event at the McPherson Theatre.   She explains that her presentation “will talk about the power of the arts in the wake of war and (post)-conflict. It will also discuss the strength and compassion of local artists that are working in these spaces.  I hope that the talk will bring this knowledge closer to home – How can we work towards social change in our community? What can we learn from practitioners working in these difficult and contentious spaces? And how can we implement that in our lives?”