Sports & Cross-Cultural Understanding

You are warmly invited to join the International Relations Council next Wednesday, March 13, to learn more about this subject with an all-star panel as we present “Sports & Cross-Cultural Understanding” at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center.

This star-studded panel includes one of the MLS veterans who the league asked to be a facilitator for Playing as One, a local expert on baseball as a tool for community integration, and an Executive Fellow with KC2026, the organization putting the preparations in place for our hosting of the World Cup.

. Please see below for complete details. We'd love to see you take part!

Event Details
Date/Time: March 13, 6:00 – 7:30
Location: Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center
Price: $10 for IRC Members, $15 for non-members
Tickets Available: Sports & Cross-Cultural Understanding

About The Panelists
Adam Lewis comes to Kansas City with vast experience using soccer as a tool for community integration in the Pacific Northwest, and brings that experience into his role with KC2026 as the Executive Fellow on Human Rights and Sustainability.

Dr. Diego Gutierrez is a former professional soccer player, winning honors such as the 2007 MLS Humanitarian Of The Year. He now works as a professor of Sport Management at Rockhurst University, and in February 2024 worked as a facilitator for Major League Soccer’s new Inter-Cultural Awareness Training, Playing As One.

Gene Chavez, Ed. D. is an expert on the history of Mexican-American baseball and fast pitch softball in Kansas City. His work has been exhibited as part of a traveling Smithsonian SITES Exhibition called Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues, at the Kansas City Museum, and more.