Welcomefest keynote speaker: Bree Newsome Welcomefest keynote speaker: Bree Newsome

Welcomefest speaker Bree Newsome will present "Tearing Hate From the Sky," at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, in the RSC Beggs Ballroom.

Newsome was arrested at the South Carolina State Capitol after scaling the 30-foot flagpole, unhooking the Confederate flag and stating "this flag comes down today!" Newsome is an award-winning filmmaker known for "WAKE," writer, composer, singer, community activist and organizer.

The event is presented by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and co-sponsored with SAC Talks & Topics, Office of Student Success, RSC and the Ulrich Museum of Art.

Ticket information:

- Free for WSU students with WSU ID; must pick up ticket from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion
- $3 for faculty and staff from the University Bookstore
- $5 for community members from the University Bookstore
- $1 for those 12 years old and under and high school students with student IDs from the University Bookstore
- Tickets for purchase are also available online; taxes and fees do apply. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?4912
- Tickets are nonrefundable