On this episode of Take This Down, Ty Stimpson sits down with Carlos Gonzalez-Jaime, Executive Director of Transform 1012, to explore a powerful story of identity, resilience, and community healing.
Carlos shares what it was like growing up in Mexico as the only son among five sisters, navigating identity in a deeply traditional culture, and how his early life shaped his drive to create spaces of belonging. He reflects on a successful corporate career that ultimately gave way to a calling in nonprofit leadership—and how that journey led him to Fort Worth.
The conversation dives deep into the mission behind Transform 1012: reimagining a former Klan auditorium into the Fred Rouse Center for Arts and Community Healing. Carlos explains how community-led design, historical truth-telling, and inclusive collaboration are guiding the project toward its planned 2028 opening.
This episode is a candid, thoughtful look at how confronting difficult history can create connection, understanding, and hope for the future.
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