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Mon 19

July 19, 2021 @ 8:00 amJuly 24, 2021 @ 2:00 am CDT

Power Of Strangers Sweepstakes

Urban Confessional: A Free Listening Project

Location: Online

We are so excited to share this beautiful book with you from Random House, Joe Keohane’s The Power of Strangers. With an entire chapter dedicated to Urban Confessional’s Free Listening Movement, this warm, witty, erudite, and profound, equal parts sweeping history and self-help journey and deeply researched book will inspire readers to see everything in an entirely new light, showing them that talking to strangers isn’t just a way to live; it’s a way to survive.

Enter our sweepstakes for a chance to win your own copy of The Power of Strangers. See the sweepstakes rule below and enter today!

  • Enter between July 9, 2021 at 12:01am PST to July 23, 2021 at 11:59pm PST.
  • Only open to US residents, 18 and older.
  • Post a photo of yourself with your Free Listening sign on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter with #FreeListeningMovement and #ThePowerOfStrangers, tagging Urban Confessional. (FB: @UrbanConfessional / Instagram: @urbanconfessional / Twitter: @UCFreeListening)
  • One (1) photo and you’re eligible for a chance to win. The deadline for entries is Friday, July 23, 2021 at 11:59pm PST.
  • Photos must include the proper tags and hashtags to be considered as an entry.
  • The prize will consist of a copy of the book The Power of Strangers, written by Joe Keohane and published by Random House.
  • Five (5) winners will be selected at random on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 by 8pm PST. Winners will be notified via e-mail or direct message on social media within five (5) calendar days following the winner selection.
  • If participants decide to engage in Free Listening, they must read through the Urban Confessional Partner Guide and watch the Urban Confessional How To Do Free Listening Instructional Video before engaging in Free Listening.

See Official Rules at urbanconfessional.org/power-of-strangers.

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