A Conversation with Mathieu Lefevre

"For a more just world, let us unite our forces": A protester during the December mass strikes and protests in France over pension reform. (Flickr/jmenj)
"For a more just world, let us unite our forces": A protester during the December mass strikes and protests in France over pension reform. (Flickr/jmenj)

From the American Library in Paris, writer Thomas Chatterton Williams talks with other Parisians, both American and not, about the ideas that enliven French society and the joys and tribulations of everyday life in the City of Light. This week, his guest is Mathieu Lefevre, the co-founder of More in Common, a project to build inclusive societies that value and respect diversity. Tune in on the first Thursday of every month to meet journalists, writers, artists, activists, and the occasional boulevardier.

This episode was recorded at the American Library in Paris by Elliot Rambach and produced by Padmini Parthasarathy. Logo designed by Stephanie Bastek. Our theme music is “Clowns” by Dee Yan Key.

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Thomas Chatterton Williams is the author of a memoir, Losing My Cool: Love, Literature, and a Black Man’s Escape from the Crowd. He lives in Paris with his wife and daughter.

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