Joan Blades THURSDAY | JANUARY 7, 2021 | 7:30-9:00 pm MST Political, generational, ideological, economic and religious differences are a huge problem in families, communities, and our nation. What can be done to get us to be “fellow” citizens again? Explore a simple and successful process you can follow to be part of the solution. GATHERING AT: Your home or hang out of choice via Zoom. Thanks to Jana Spangler…
Jeff and Doug Christensen MONDAY | OCTOBER 26 2020 | 7:30-9:00 pm Explore with me how two well educated, thoughtful, good hearted brothers navigate their political differences. GATHERING AT: Your home or hang out of choice via Zoom. Thanks to Jana Spangler hosting us via Zoom. Below is some helpful info for being part of a Zoom convo. I will note below the Zoom address so that you can connect.…
Sheriff Rosie Rivera THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 3 2020 | 7:30-9:00 pm What does policing look like from the vantage point of the Salt Lake County Sheriff, who is a race and gender minority? GATHERING AT: Your home or hang out of choice via Zoom. Thanks to Jana Spangler hosting us via Zoom. Below is some helpful info for being part of a Zoom convo. Close to the event date I…
Jeanetta Williams, President of NAACP Utah Chapter and Shawn Newell, Vice President of NAACP Utah Chapter TUESDAY | JUNE 30 2020 | 7:00-8:30 pm In times of stress and upheaval it can be very helpful to get curious and listen. Jeanette and Shawn will share their thoughts and experiences living as Black people in a very White world. GATHERING AT: Your home or hang out of choice via Zoom. Jana…
Deeda Seed FRIDAY | MAY 1, 2020 | 7:30-9:30 pm MT We (the earth and us) are all in this together. Come join us for a conversation about how we and others are connecting to the natural world. GATHERING AT: Your home or hang out of choice via Zoom. Jana Spangler has offered to host again. Below is info for making a Zoom convo a great experience for all. I…
Jim Bennett THURSDAY | MARCH 5, 2020 | 7:00-9:00 pm Explore what Jim Bennett's political journey from a Republican hack to one of the founders of the United Utah Party taught him about the destructive nature of tribalism in public discourse. GATHERING AT: Home of Ed and Kristen Iversen 3582 Oak Rim Way Salt Lake City, UT 84109 Please don't arrive more than 15 minutes early. Thank you. If there is…
Warner Woodworth FRIDAY | JANUARY 10, 2020 | 7:30-9:30 pm Warner is well known among humanitarian practitioners across the globe. Few have inspired, instructed, and instigated as much on how to alleviate suffering in scalable practical ways. Warner contends that to change the world, we must not merely think differently, we must do different things. GATHERING AT: Home of Ed and Kristen Iversen 3582 Oak Rim Way Salt Lake City,…
Erika Munson Thursday | Nov 7, 2019 | 7:00-9:00 pm Join us for an evening of deep listening across the political divide. GATHERING AT: Home of Ed and Kristen Iversen 3582 Oak Rim Way Salt Lake City, UT 84109 This is one of those times where it would be helpful to bring a light folding chair. Thank you. If there is no parking to be found near the home you…
Jacob Hess, PhD Thursday | Sept 5, 2019 | 7:00-9:00 pm Anyone else ready to give up on civility and dialogue in America today? It’s easy to look around and think, “you kidding me?” Join us for an evening of honest exploration together about whether reweaving the social fabric is possible, and if so—what that would look like. GATHERING AT: Home of Ed and Kristen Iversen 3582 Oak Rim Way…
Lynn de Freitas Thursday | June 13, 2019 | 7:00-9:00 pm The largest natural body of water west of the Mississippi. The largest salt water lake in the Western Hemisphere. Critical habitat for local and migrating fowl. A unique ecology for profitable brine shrimp and mineral evaporation extraction. A rare and surreal landscape full of otherworldly beauty and mystery. Will we let it die a slow death? GATHERING AT: Home…