Reaching Across America's Deepest Divide
Salt Lake Acting Company
168 W 500 N
UT
40.780509
-111.895807
Description
On Thursday, June 18th, Village Square Salt Lake City will host our inaugural event, "Reaching Across America's Deepest Divide: Former Adversaries Tell Their Story of Coming Together to Explore Sexual Orientation-Faith Conflicts." This dinner event, open to the public, will be held at the Salt Lake Acting Company (168 W, 500 N) - with dinner starting at 6:30 and the program beginning at 7:15. The program will be co-moderated by Jacob Hess, Director of Village Square SLC, and Jay Jacobsen, Director of Circling the Wagons.Co-sponsored by Living Room Conversations and the Salt Lake Civil Network, this event will offer a chance to participants to 'listen in' to the story of members of the Reconciliation and Growth Project - a collaborative effort to deepen understanding across the LGBT/religious divide, including: Jerry Buie (Pride Counseling), Lee Beckstead & Jim Struve (The LGBTQ-Affirmative Psychotherapist Guild of Utah), Shirley Cox (Brigham Young University instructor), David Matheson (Journey into Manhood), David Pruden (Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity) and Marybeth Raynes (Crossroads Psychotherapy). Unlike an information-based "panel discussion," this event will prioritize relationship building and FUN - with cabaret-style tables and dessert served to punctuate the conversation. Unique mobile-phone-based methods will be used to solicit questions and prompt interaction throughout, with two civility bells held by left and right-leaning audience members. In a time when increasing political animosities continue to be documented nationally, it is time for communities to take more proactive measures to nurture and bolster our collective capacity for productive disagreement. Like the preservation of our precious natural and environmental resources in the state, we believe this civic space in our communities also deserves careful protection - indeed, as a national heritage dating back to the colonial "village square" where a diverse people came together to explore the future of this country. For more information or to reserve your seat, go to www.villagesquareutah.org.
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Start:
2015-06-18T18:30:00-06:00
End:
2015-06-18T21:00:00-06:00
Category
Social
Tickets
RSVP Comp Ticket - Excited, but can't afford it right now?
0.0
USD
40
RSVP Basic Ticket - Excited and able to cover my part of the event cost!
12.0
USD
100
RSVP Supporter Ticket - Excited and able to contribute a little something to help Village Square SLC grow!
25.0
USD
70