Evening of Choice:
Shifting the narrative
Friday, September 26, 2025
6:00 - 9:00pm
Federal Way Performing Arts Center
(31510 Pete von Reichbauer Way S, Federal Way, WA 98003)
This year’s theme, Shifting the Narrative, is a deep dive into harmful narratives, their impact on young people, and how we can work together to shift narratives to be more honest, supportive, and accepting.
Join us to hear a powerful keynote speaker, Shannon Ross. Shannon is the CEO/Founder of The Community, which he founded with invaluable outside support in 2014 while serving a 17-year prison sentence. The Community addresses the effects of the criminal legal system with two arms: Pre-entry and Correcting the Narrative. Since his release September 2020, Shannon is also a founding partner of the Multidimensional Justice Solutions firm Paradigm Shyft, an Ed Trust and Rockwood alumn, a Represent Justice ambassador, a consultant with Marquette University’s Higher Education in Prison program, a keynote speaker, and a graduate of the Masters in Sustainable Peacebuilding program at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Register now and enjoy a fun evening of powerful stories, delicious food, music, a 360 photo booth, and more. Enter to win a fabulous raffle prize and support our mission. Invite your friends and make new connections on the journey toward justice.
Meal options:
Braised short rib with mashed potatoes
Chicken stuffed with goat cheese and spinach with herbed potatoes
Quinoa-stuffed bell pepper with veggies (vegetarian)
Are you interested in sponsoring 2025 Evening of Choice?
Email Nneka Payne, Executive Director, at npayne@choose180.org.
Thank you to 2025 Evening of Choice Partners:
