Thinking Out Loud Together: Civil Discourse in Action with Randy Boyagoda

Forward Thinking Speaker Series

Randy Boyagoda is a novelist, professor of English and the University of Toronto’s Advisor on Civil Discourse, the first such position in Canada. In this talk, he explores the state of civil discourse in our personal, professional, and shared public lives, the stakes for getting it right. Civil discourse advances knowledge, serves the common good, and aids in the pursuit of truth. But it only works if people are willing to trust each other, be curious about other viewpoints, admit they might be wrong about something, and want to learn more. This is thinking out loud together, this is civil discourse in action.   

• $19.75 inc $4.00 fee
• February 24, 2026
• 90 minutes
• 19:00
• Fringe Theatre Arts Barns
• Westbury Theatre
• General (G)