Mónica Guzmán

How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times

UNUM

I Never Thought of it That Way

How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
Date and TimeThursday, October 27, 2022 @ 7:00 pm
‘The way you show people that they matter is aiming your curiosity at them. Ask yourself “what kinds of people do I talk about, but never with?” Whoever is underrepresented in your life will be overrepresented in your imagination.’
—Mónica Guzmán

Ready to fight back against the confusion, heartbreak, and madness of our dangerously divided times? Find the answers you need by talking with people—rather than about them—and asking the questions you want across the divides you want, curiously. Seeing where people are coming from isn’t just possible. It’s easier than you think. Mónica Guzmán is a bridge builder, journalist, and author who lives for great conversations sparked by curious questions. Her new book, “I Never Thought of it That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times,” was featured on the Glenn Beck Podcast and named a New York Times recommended read. Learn more about Mónica by clicking ‘MORE.’

The program will be facilitated by Village Square friend and Executive Director of Bridge USA, Manu Meel.

 

 

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This important programming is offered in partnership with Florida Humanities as a part of our multi-year series “UNUM: Democracy Reignited.”* Meet our extraordinary streaming partners below.

We hope you’ll pick up a copy of Mónica’s book at one of our partners (see features below): Midtown Reader in Tallahassee, Tombolo Books in St. Petersburg and Books & Books across Miami (and just a click away from wherever you are).

Mónica is Senior Fellow for Public Practice at Braver Angels, the nation’s largest cross-partisan grassroots organization working to depolarize America; founder and CEO of Reclaim Curiosity, an organization working to build a more curious world; host of a live interview series at Crosscut; and cofounder of the award-winning Seattle newsletter The Evergrey. She was a 2019 fellow at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, where she studied social and political division, and a 2016 fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, where she researched how journalists can rethink their roles to better meet the needs of a participatory public. She was named one of the 50 most influential women in Seattle, served twice as a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes, and plays a barbarian named Shadrack in her besties’ Dungeons & Dragons campaign. A Mexican immigrant, Latina, and dual US/Mexico citizen, she lives in Seattle with her husband and two kids and is the proud liberal daughter of conservative parents.

We’re delighted to welcome streaming partners Braver Angels, National Institute for Civil Discourse, BridgeUSA, Listen First Project, USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future, Common Ground Committee, Civic Health Project, YOUnify, Citizen Connect, Center for the Humanities at University of Miami, Tallahassee Democrat, WFSU Public Media, and Network for Responsible Public Policy.

 

 

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Guest Speaker

Mónica Guzmán

Braver Angels Senior Fellow for Public Practice
Facilitator

Manu Meel

BridgeUSA CEO
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UNUM is presented in partnership with Florida Humanities

We are proud to offer “UNUM: Democracy Reignited” programming in partnership with Florida Humanities. We hope you’ll take a moment to learn more about their excellent programming.

Mónica Guzmán: I Never Thought of It That Way

Seeing where people are coming from isn’t just possible—it’s how we ought to be living our lives. “The barriers between us are lower than we think.” Find the answers you need by talking with people—rather than about them—with curiousity.

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