"...build longer tables, not higher walls." 
-José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen

A Dinner Series to Foster Communication and Understanding in our Community

"Table Talks: Get to Know Your Neighbor Dinners" is the passion project of a small group of volunteers that want to grow positive relationships and interactions. There is no better way to foster relationships than by sharing a meal. 

RSVPs Required

RSVPs are required for each event. Please use the links below to let us know you will attend.

Our panel discussion on the complexities of homelessness in the Silicon Valley feature representatives from:
Amigos de Guadelupe Center for Justice and Empowerment
West Valley Community Services 
Midtown Family Services

RSVP for October 4

Structure

Participants will gather in our Fellowship Hall at 6:00pm. Children will be offered a meal followed by supervised play time.

​Participants hear a short (approximately 20 minute) presentation from the featured speaker or panel of speakers.

The presentation will be bookended with a provided meal (vegetarian option) and facilitated discussions at each table.

Get Involved

This series is all about building relationships in our area. We welcome participation and suggestions!

Volunteer to help with a meal or event

Suggest a speaker or topic

Past Events

What would make you flee your homeland? 

This powerful panel discussion featured political refugees from Turkey that have resettled in our area. 

Terrance Howard was raised in a fatherless home and has personally suffered the effects of fatherlessness. He founded Empowering The Fatherless to embrace, support and empower the fatherless by equipping them with life skills, effective communication/speaking skills, and financial skills, so that they may real the benefits of living a well-rounded and fulfilling life. 

Photo courtesy of Japanese American Museum of San Jose jamsj.org

Yoshiko (Nakahiro) Kanazawa was in the first grade when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Her family lived in Pasadena where her father, a gardener, could not believe Japan would do such a thing. A few months later the whole family was relocated to a camp in Arizona for the duration of the war. Yoshi's parents  didn’t blame the American government. Hear how one family navigated this tragic period in American history.