May 15, 2015
Dr. John Siburt, CitySquare President and COO, speaks at
first ACU TEDx Event
Dr. John Siburt speaking at Abilene Christian University TEDx event
Dr.John Siburt, President and COO of CitySquare, spoke last month at Abilene Christian
University’s first ever TEDx event. The ACU grad returned to his alma mater as one of twelve
speakers to participate in the one day conference entitled (re)think, calling attendees to question
the status quo and consider how a single individual’s idea might radically alter an entire
community.
In his role at CitySquare, the Dallas-based nonprofit that has been dedicated to fighting the
causes and effects of poverty for more than 25 years, Dr. Siburt has identified a major empathy
gap in contemporary culture. His TEDxACU talk challenged audience members to rethink
relationships and community, considering how we might focus on these as tools in the war
against poverty that help people “move away from intolerance, beyond tolerance, and into true
community.”
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks. The
TEDx Program is designed to help communities, organizations and individuals to spark
conversation and connection through local TED-like experiences.
You can listen to Dr. Siburt’s talk by going to http://larryjamesurbandaily.blogspot.com/ and to
find out more about CitySquare’s work fighting the causes and effects of poverty, go to
www.CitySquare.org .