The People's Supper
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We use shared meals to build trust and connection among people of different identities and perspectives. Join us!
Joined January 2017
We’re hiring for a new Community Director! We’re on the lookout for a leader to move us into the next phase of our work, with a focus on building and stewarding partnerships to share our tools with new communities. Details here:
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[6/6] We’ll be working w her to update all materials & will let you know when they’re live. A link to our full statement, which includes an image of Beth’s original words & a link to Micky’s apology, is here:
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Yesterday, we received a message from Beth Strano, who shared that many of the words in "An Invitation to Brave Space" were originally hers. The poem is one we have used as an opening ritual in...
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[5/6] We recognize that Beth Strano’s words have been deeply meaningful to our community, & to the communities in which you all operate. Beth has asked that those who wish to share it simply use her version of the poem.
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[4/6] We’ve removed "An Invitation to Brave Space" from our website, along w all resources that contain it, until they can be properly updated.
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[3/6] Micky confirmed that she had plagiarized the lines, & for the last week, we and the team @faithmattersnetwork have been working to understand what happened and how, & to correct the record accordingly.
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[2/6] Last Thursday, we received a message from Beth Strano, who shared that many of the words in "An Invitation to Brave Space" were originally hers. We’ve previously attributed these words to our friend & longtime collaborator, Micky ScottBey Jones.
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[1/6] Oops! Hey everyone - we stepped away from Twitter for awhile & kind of forgot it was a thing. Wanted to come back and update you on something that’s happening in The People’s Supper world this week.
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Updated resources for healing & support in the wake of violent trauma: includes helplines, articles, orgs & even Spotify playlists for Black communities & others on the frontlines in the fight for racial justice. Compiled by our cofounders @faithmattersnet
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Check out our new virtual care guidebook! Conversation-starters, updated guidelines, creative ideas to gather + more! The People’s Supper in the Age of Physical Distancing: A Story-Sharing & Listening Guidebook for Virtual Gatherings
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The inspiration goes both ways! Best of luck w the rest of the series and can’t wait to hear what emerges!
To begin our conversation, we recited an agreement of mutual understanding. Thanks to @peoplessupper for inspiring this gathering.
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Looking for a constructive diversity program that brings people together to positively engage their differences - host a People’s Supper. Created by @revjenbailey and @lennonflowers My new piece via @insidehighered
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“If we are gonna do the work of what it means to grow into being fully human, to grow into the promise of America … then we have to be teachable. We have to be moldable. We have to be willing to engage one another and be wrong sometimes.” — @revjenbailey
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The co-founders of The People’s Supper on how relationships move at the speed of trust — and why we need to be willing to be wrong to move forward.
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The People's Supper has an essay about empathy, and designing dinners to create connection, in the forthcoming book "Designing for Empathy" edited by Elif M. Gokcigdem. Look for it on shelves in early May! #PeoplesSupper
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Where is your favorite place to gather? If it's not around the table, where is it? Let us know in the comments! #PeoplesSupper
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