Ana Navarro: Listening to one’s lived experience is why this local series is tops!

When we set out to create a list of distinct events to consider attending this next week, GRCC Diversity Lecture Series’ guest speaker tweeted, “A US Permanent Resident was turned into mince-meat by the Saudis. Thousands of Floridians lost their homes, thousands more are without power. And the President of the United States is on Twitter calling one woman, ‘Pocahontas’, and another one, ‘horse-face’. It must be Tuesday.”  

Now before your eyes roll your eyes back in your head, this is a tweet from Ana Navarro who is coming to Grand Rapids and is unabashedly a proud GOP member who is addressing a concern many in the GOP have raised for some time but have not been heard over the noise of our current political climate. 

That is why the GRCC Diversity Lecture Series reminds us of the power of dialogue, but also of giving pause to listen to each other in our communities.

According to the series organizers, “Ana Navarro is a Republican Strategist and a Political Analyst for CNN and CNN en Español. She also is a political contributor on ABC’s ‘The View.’ The Miami New Times named her a ‘Republican power-consultant,’ and the Tampa Bay Times called her ‘a sought-after voice in Republican politics and an adviser for any presidential hopeful.’”

Navarro has served as Ambassador to the United Nations’ Human Rights Commission and has also worked in the private sector, representing private and public clients on federal issues, particularly related to immigration, trade, and policy affecting Central America. 

As always, this popular local speaker series is free to students and the public and is sure to inspire dialogue that can spill over into the various watering holes within walking distance of the lecture series location. 

If you would like to follow Navarro on twitter, follow her at @ananavarro.