CARBONDALE “AT THE TABLE” DINNER & DIALOGUE SERIES
Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/16/2024
5:00 pm
Location
Carbondale Civic Center
Categories
CARBONDALE – The City of Carbondale, Southern Illinois Collaborative Kitchen, and the Carbondale
Branch of NAACP invite members of the community to attend the Carbondale “At the Table” Dinner &
Dialogue series on Tuesday, April 16th at the Carbondale Civic Center.
The Southern Illinois Collaborative Kitchen will help to lead the dialogue, which will center on food
insecurity awareness and what community members can do to help. The Carbondale “At the Table”
Dinner & Dialogue Series will occur on the third Tuesday of the month through June. The Carbondale “At
the Table” Dinner & Dialogue Series brings an intersection of topics ranging from culture, racism,
history, and racial healing to the table through facilitated conversations so that community members
from diverse backgrounds can engage in dialogue while enjoying a community meal served by
Cristaudo’s Café, Bakery, & Catering.
This event is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 5pm and the Dinner & Dialogue will begin at
5:30pm. Seating is limited and registration required. To register, please click
https://form.jotform.com/240635489967070here. For more information, please contact Dianah
McGreehan at dmcgreehan@explorecarbondale.com or call 618-457-3282.
The “At the Table” Dinner & Dialogue Series is supported by Healing Illinois. Healing Illinois is a racial
healing initiative of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) in partnership with The Field
Foundation of Illinois and the Southern Illinois Community Foundation. To learn more about the Healing
Illinois initiative click here.
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of edge and ease. It’s a cultural town, yet free of pretense, embracing the great outdoors as readily as
urban sophistication. Here, we are open to new ideas, experiences and cultures, so you are encouraged
to both express yourself and be yourself, in all ways. That’s Carbondale…All Ways Open…for family, fun,
business, new ideas and a bright tomorrow.”