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Confessional and often hilarious, in Normal Sucks a neuro-diverse writer, advocate, and father meditates on his life, offering the radical message that we should stop trying to fix people and start empowering them to succeed.
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The Paris Hotel, 3655 S LasVegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Contact: Karin Buckner, KBuckner@csea.com
18700 West Wisconsin Avenue Brookfield, WI 53045
Contact: Jill McDonald,
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Syracuse University 900 South Crouse Ave Syracuse, NY 13244
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1585 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 02138
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Platt Middle School 6096 Baseline Road Boulder, CO 80303
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Aire Commune 5705 De Gaspé - Montréal, Qc
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Aire Commune 5705 De Gaspé - Montréal, QC
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Phoenix Convention Center, 100 N 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
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New York Area
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SUNY FREDONIA, Steel Hall, 287 Central Avenue Fredonia, NY 14063
Contact: Jen Osborne-Coy, JOsborne-coy@e2ccb.org
7:00pm - 8:30pm; Darien Library 1441 Post Road Darien, CT 06820
Contact: Jamie Zionic, Jamie@zionic.net
3:00 pm, 83 Windham St, Willimantic, CT 06226; Student Center Theatre
Contact: Stacey Close, CLOSES@easternct.edu
Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater FL 33759
Contact: Mary Daddio, MDaddio@jwbpinellas.org
7:00pm – 8:30pm; Center for the Arts Auditorium
Miami Country Day School, 601 NE 107th St, Miami, FL 33161
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Contact: Paule Ebrahimi, Ebrahimip@miamicountryday.org
6:30pm – 8:30pm; Denver Academy James E. Loan Athletic Center, 4400 E Iliff Ave. Denver, CO 80222
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Contact: Philippe Ernewein, PErnewein@denveracademy.org
7:30-9:00pm; 4759 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007
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Contact: Karen Duncan, Karen.Duncan@labschool.org
7:00pm, Friendship Foundation 2850 Artesia Blvd., Redondo Beach, CA 90278
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Contact: Hildy, Hildy@creatingconversations.org
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm, Lux Hotel 11461 Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90066
To purchase tickets or Sponsor a Teacher to attend: DyslexiaLA.org
Contact: Nikki Young, nikkiryoung@gmail.com
7:00pm – 8:30pm; Groves Academy 3200 Highway 100 South St. Louis Park, MN 55416
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Contact: Joanna Lackram, lackramj@grovesacademy.org
6:00 – 8:00pm 106 East Church StreetOrlando, FL 32801
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Contact: Julie Chan, 407-694-2854, aplaisance@thechristschool.org
1:00pm - 3:30pm, George Watts Hill Alumni Center in the Carolina Club
UNC Campus – 550 Stadium Dr., Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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Watch Live Stream: https://alumni.unc.edu/events/2019-annual-burnett-seminar/
Contact: Lara Edwards, LGerrard@email.unc.edu
7:00pm – 8:30pm, Stroum Jewish Community Center3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA 98040
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Contact: Mallory Dehbod, Mallory@parentmap.com, Megan Reinmann, Megan
@hallowelltodarocenter.org
6:30pm – 8:00pm, the Haymarket Theater at High School, 50 Embarcadero Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Contact: Cindy Lopez, clopez@chconline.org
6:00pm – 7:30pm; Park City High School Lecture Hall, 1750 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060
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6:30pm – 8:30pm, Capital Factory, “Arcade” Room 3102 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, TX 75219
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6:30pm – 8:30pm; Capital Factory, “Voltron” 701 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701
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6:00pm – 7:00pm; Clark High School 4291 Pennwood Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89102
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Contact: Karen Taycher, KTaycher@nvpep.org
7:00pm – 8:30pm; New Roads School, 3131 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
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Contact: Mark Vickers-Wills, mvickers@newroads.org
Jonathan Mooney has been a professional public speaker for over 15 years and has spoken in 49 states (Mississippi why don’t you call?) and five countries. Over the years he has spoken to kids in kindergarten, corporate execs, high school students, Ivy League professors, social workers, librarians, inmates, designers, parents, teachers, and everyone in-between about re-imaging education for the 21st century, inclusion, neurodiversty, the myth of normalcy, youth empowerment and much more. While he tailors each presentation to his clients needs, all of Jonathan’s presentations are delivered without notes or power point slides with humor, heart, and tremendous passion.
Jonathan Mooney was one of “those kids”: One of those Kids who couldn’t sit still and spent elementary school chilling out with the janitor in the hallway.
My Talks
A biology lesson in a museum, surrounded by paintings. Classes on happiness instead of the quadratic equation. Getting an “A” for being the best student at handling failure.
My TalksJonathan Mooney knows first hand the transformative power of after school programs.
My Talks
Outside of my speaking and writing, I've done nothing in my professional career other than work for social change and justice.
"What makes this journey so inspiring is Mooney's transcendent humor; the self he has become does not turn away from old pain but can laugh at it, make fun of it, make it into something beautiful." ―Los Angeles Times
Jonathan is a widely sought after speaker whose work has been featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, HBO, NPR, ABC News, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe.
He lives in Los Angeles and is highly active in the Social Impact community.
I'm keenly interested in any opportunity to share my experience with you. Please fill out the form and I'll be in touch shortly.
- Jonathan
Santa Monica, California
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