Respect and Rebellion -

Bring respect + rebellion speakers to your campus
and “Let friendship redeem the Republic”
Divergent Speaker Pairs
MEET THE PAIRS
In divided times like ours and through history, brave and
unlikely friendships have endured, inspired and redeemed
Subversive Friendships
READ STORIES
Tell us about your Subversive Friendship.
Or start one and then tell us about it.
Take the Dare.
TAKE THE DARE
If only every major were this much fun.
Respect + Rebellion on Campus
GET SCHOOLED
(yin + yang, back + forth, chocolate + peanut butter)
The best things happen when differences collide.
Straining Ideas

SEE THE IDEAS

Bring respect + rebellion speakers to your campus
and “Let friendship redeem the Republic”
Divergent Speaker Pairs
MEET THE PAIRS
In divided times like ours and through history, brave and
unlikely friendships have endured, inspired and redeemed
Subversive Friendships
READ STORIES
Tell us about your Subversive Friendship.
Or start one and then tell us about it.
Take the Dare.
TAKE THE DARE
If only every major were this much fun.
Respect + Rebellion on Campus
GET SCHOOLED
(yin + yang, back + forth, chocolate + peanut butter)
The best things happen when differences collide.
Straining Ideas

SEE THE IDEAS

meet our disagreeing
speaker pairs

Bring two people (and more than one opinion) to your campus.
If you dare.

MEET THE PAIRS

our stories of treasonous friendships

People who disagree have changed history for the better (and can change the future)

READ STORIES

The Power of And:
Straining Ideas fuel + inspire

The most interesting conversations have more than one idea in them.

SEE THE IDEAS

Respect + Rebellion

America isn't about a people who look and think alike, we're a country about big ideas and the embrace of clashing opinions to make the big ideas better ideas. We thought higher education deserved a better speaker series if we're going to keep doing all that.