Marnita's Table

GenConnect! IZI
2018-09-20 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Wilder Foundation, 451 Lexington Parkway North, St Paul, MN, 55104, United States
Did you miss our GenConnect Kick-off on May 8th?
Don’t worry! We have another opportunity to learn about becoming a GenConnect home host! Please join us on Thursday, September 20th from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. for a community feast and conversation! Connect with GenConnect Dinner Party Hosts and learn how you can get involved!

Thursday, September 20th 2018
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
451 Lexington Pkwy North
St. Paul, MN 55104

About GenConnect
GenConnect! is an initiative to connect people across differences who may never have met before but who share similar interests and concerns in order to facilitate deeper conversations and build capacity for collaborative undertakings.

RSVP for all events via e-mail at lauren@marnitastable.org
You may also call us at 612.928.7744

Day of Event Contact:
Lauren | 612.750.1267

What to Expect
If you are receiving this invitation you have been identified as someone who will add and receive extraordinary value through your participation. We are specifically seeking a vibrant cross-cultural mix of hosts and cohosts. If you know someone across race, class, culture or age who might be an excellent host or cohost we highly encourage you to invite them to join you!

A delicious feast appropriate for all dietary needs from vegan to carnivore will be served in abundance using the Marnita’s Table model of Intentional Social Interaction. Please dress comfortably. You are our guest for the day! This community supper and dialogue has been made possible thanks to the generosity of the Itasca Project and the Bush Foundation.

Yes! Children and teens are welcome!
Yes! This event is open to the public and free to participate!

About the Itasca Project
The Itasca Project is a virtual organization dedicated to collaborative efforts toward regional economic vitality, quality of life, and prosperity for all. For more information, please visit our website at www.theitascaproject.com.

About Marnita’s Table
Marnita’s Table seeks to measurably increase social capital across race, class, culture, gender and other means of self-identity in order to catalyze transformational change where racial and cultural differences are not viewed as deficits or merely tolerated, but instead viewed as assets. Experts at social capital building, in the past twelve years we’ve welcomed over 46,000 people from around the world and the around the way to find common ground while breaking bread. Check out our website www.marnitastable.org for more information.

Building Resilience: Preventing Diseases of Despair
2018-09-18 10:00 - 16:00 | St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, 3450 Irving Avenue South, Minneaposli , MN, 55408, United States
The Catalyst Initiative of the Minneapolis Foundation invites you to join us on Tuesday, September 18th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for the 2018 unConference Building Resilience: Preventing Diseases of Despair. Please join us as we explore strategies for primary prevention of addiction and suicide. Building Resilience is an all-day event centering community voices, emergent research, and trauma responsive approaches to supporting individual and collective resilience, hosted in the model of Intentional Social Interaction. Professional development certificates are available upon request.
If you are receiving this invitation you have been identified as someone who should receive a scholarship to participate in this critical unConference. You have also been identified as an individual who might know someone who could use a scholarship or might like to invite someone to attend. Attendance is $125 per person if you do not have a scholarship. Since you have been identified as a scholarship candidate, there is no charge to participate. We will make every effort to provide scholarships to those you believe should be in the room as well. Scholarships are generously being provided by the Catalyst Initiative of the Minneapolis Foundation to ensure that there are no barriers to attendance by any participant.
Date
Tuesday, September 18th 2018
Time
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location
St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church
3450 Irving Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
RSVP via email to elexis@marnitastable.org
You may also call us at 612.928.7744
What to Expect:
Expect to be enlivened, engaged and to expand your understanding and commitment to fostering primary prevention, consumer education and use of non-pharmacological approaches to pain management. The morning will focus on “Naming the Issue,” while later in the day, facilitators will guide a focused luncheon conversation to “Harvest the Connections” and a collaborative afternoon strategy session designed to “Catalyze Action.”
Join us for one segment of the day or for the duration of the event! Together we will capitalize on existing energy, make new connections and build momentum as we share an abundant feast. If you are receiving this invitation you have been identified as someone who will add and receive extraordinary value through your participation in this critical conversation.
We are specifically seeking a vibrant cross-cultural mix of participants from every sector. If you know someone who will add and/or receive extraordinary value through their participation feel free to reach out to someone across race, class, culture, professional affiliation or age and invite them to join you!
A complete feast is served with abundance to allay any dietary concern from vegan to halal to carnivore using the Marnita’s Table model (www.marnitastable.org) of a resource abundant environment. You are the guest of the Catalyst Initiative of The Minneapolis Foundation and there is no charge to participate because you have received a scholarship. Please dress comfortably. Children, elders and other community members of all ages welcome!
We look forward to welcoming you. If you have any questions you may call Marnita’s Table at 612.928.7744.
About the Catalyst Initiative of The Minneapolis Foundation: Catalyst is a field of interest fund of The Minneapolis Foundation designed to build integrative health and healing in Minnesota.
Our Purpose: To honor and foster culturally authentic self-care practices to advance health and well-being. Catalyst taps into our innate power to heal and be well through two primary approaches: Self-care as primary care and culturally meaningful trauma healing practices.
About Marnita’s Table: Marnita’s Table seeks to measurably increase social capital across race, class, culture, gender and other means of self-identity in order to catalyze transformational change where racial and cultural differences are not viewed as deficits or merely tolerated, but instead viewed as assets. Experts at social capital building, over the past thirteen years we’ve welcomed more than 47,000 people from around the world and the around the way to find common ground while breaking bread.

Building Bridges and Breaking Bread
2018-08-16 16:00 - 20:00 | 38th St E, Minneapolis, MN 55409, United States
Our communities celebrate the reopening of the 38th Street Bridge with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) on Thursday, August 16, from 4-8pm. Join us for a sit-down dinner on the bridge (served at 5:45 PM), kid friendly activities, live music and more! This is an opportunity for neighbors to meet and have a conversation around our unique stories and shared future – where all members of the community are empowered!
The conversation, facilitated by Marnita’s Table, will furnish space for open dialogue and healing. A collective dinner will be catered by Eat for Equity Minneapolis and will include halal, vegan and gluten free options.
Gather with family, friends and neighbors and help us celebrate the reopening of this cornerstone bridge that connects our vibrant cultures, neighborhoods and community.
Please RSVP here if you plan on attending. If you have questions call 612-823-5980.
Thank you to our co-hosts:
Bryant Neighborhood Organization (BNO)
Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization (CANDO)
Council Member Andrea Jenkins – Eighth Ward Council Office
Eat for Equity Minneapolis
Lyndale Neighborhood Association (LNA)
Kente Circle
Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA)
Marnita’s Table
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Sabathani Community Center
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder News
Thank you to our sponsors:
Xcel Energy
Litin Eco
Seward Community Co-op Friendship Store
Blackeye Roasting Co
Baker’s Field Flour & Bread
Southside Community Health Services
Center for Performing Arts
Click here to link to Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1901481466821843/

Healing from Trauma
2018-08-09 11:00 - 14:00 | St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, 3450 Irving Avenue South, Minneaposli , MN, 55408, United States
Please join the Catalyst Initiative of The Minneapolis Foundation and Marnita’s Table on Thursday, August 9th 2018 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for our 10th feast and exploration of Healing from Trauma: Tips & Techniques for Resilience.
During our time together, we will explore holistic, integrative practices for collaboratively and individually addressing trauma and developing resilience. Breakout sessions will include meditation and mindfulness tips alongside culturally inclusive strategies and practices for addressing intergenerational, primary and secondary trauma, and institutional challenges to healing and wellness.
Location:
St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church
3450 Irving Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55408
RSVP via e-mail to elexis@marnitastable.org
You may also call us at 612.928.7744
Day-of Contact:
Elexis | 401.871.5641
What to Expect:
Expect to be enlivened, engaged and to expand your understanding of integrative healing from trauma. Together we will capitalize on existing energy, make new connections and build momentum as we share an abundant feast. If you are receiving this invitation you have been identified as someone who will add and receive extraordinary value through your participation in this critical conversation.
We are specifically seeking a vibrant cross-cultural mix of participants. If you know someone who will add and/or receive extraordinary value through their participation feel free to reach out to someone across race, class, culture or age and invite them to join you! If you have attended Healing from Trauma before, please consider inviting one or two people who have never been that you believe would value this experience.
A complete feast is served with abundance to allay any dietary concern from vegan to halal to carnivore using the Marnita’s Table model (www.marnitastable.org) of a resource abundant environment where all can eat their fill! You are the guest of the Catalyst Initiative of The Minneapolis Foundation and there is no charge to participate. Please dress comfortably. Children, elders and other community members of all ages welcome!
About the Catalyst Initiative of The Minneapolis Foundation:
Catalyst is a field of interest fund of The Minneapolis Foundation designed to build integrative health and healing in Minnesota.
Our Purpose: To honor and foster culturally authentic self-care practices to advance health and well-being.
Catalyst taps into our innate power to heal and be well through two primary approaches: Self-care as primary care and culturally meaningful trauma healing practices.
About Marnita’s Table:
Marnita’s Table seeks to measurably increase social capital across race, class, culture, gender and other means of self-identity in order to catalyze transformational change where racial and cultural differences are not viewed as deficits or merely tolerated, but instead viewed as assets. Experts at social capital building, over the past thirteen years we’ve welcomed more than 43,000 people from around the world and the around the way to find common ground while breaking bread.
About Healing from Trauma:
The Marnita’s Table model of Intentional Social Interaction is an inclusive forum to exchange ideas and build relationships across age, ethnicity and other means of self-identity in order to catalyze positive action toward building community resilience.
Originally designed and developed in 2015 through collaborative and participatory stakeholder input in partnership with the Catalyst Initiative, this dialogue series, now on its 10th iteration, focuses on the emergent, community-driven development of actionable ideas about how to improve health outcomes and opportunities to explore the latest research on mind/body techniques in a collaborative and collegial environment.
With so many members of our communities currently grappling with historic and secondary trauma, this event is a timely prevention and healing strategy that recognizes the need for healing in the context of communal support and collaboration. In our work across the state, Healing from Trauma emerges as our most-requested dialogue, so to deepen and expand the experience, we have added new practitioners and sessions to speak to the needs emerging directly from community members and healthcare practitioners across the Greater Twin Cities and elsewhere in Minnesota.
Healing from Trauma recognizes that healing and building resilience in any community requires many stakeholders who willingly work together at all levels of decision-making impact.
We look forward to welcoming you. If you have any questions you may call Marnita’s Table at 612.928.7744.

Tea at the Table
2018-08-07 09:00 - 11:00 | Marnita’s Table Office, 2136 Penn Avenue South , Minneapolis, MN, 55419, United States
Have you been to a Marnita’s Table event and left wanting to know more about Marnita’s Table? Is your community, organization, church, or school in need of Intentional Social Interaction? We invite you to join us for Tea at the Table on Tuesday, August 7th, 2018 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. – a fun and informative session to get your questions answered!Location:Marnita’s Table Office2136 Penn Avenue SouthMinneapolis, Minnesota 55405
Yes! This event is free to participants.Yes! This session is open to the public.
Yes! There will be delicious food.
Please RSVP via email to Lauren@marnitastable.org or give us a call at 612.928.7744

GenConnect Host/Co-Host Training
2018-07-14 09:00 - 12:00 | First Universalist Church, 3400 Dupont Ave #2, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
Did you miss our GenConnect Kick-off on May 8th?
Don’t worry! We have another opportunity to learn about becoming a GenConnect home host! Please join us on Thursday, September 20th from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. for a community feast and conversation! Connect with GenConnect Dinner Party Hosts and learn how you can get involved!
Thursday, September 20th 2018
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Wilder Foundation
451 Lexington Pkwy North
St. Paul, MN 55104
If you are unable to attend in September or you want to join the first cohort of hosts, please consider joining us for training. Learn more about GenConnect below!
GenConnect Host/Co-Host Trainings
Thursday, June 21st, 2018
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sunrise Bank Corporate Office
2525 Wabash Ave
St. Paul, MN 55114
Saturday, July 14th, 2018
9:00 a.m. – 12-noon
First Universalist Church
3400 Dupont Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
About GenConnect
GenConnect! is an initiative to connect people across differences, who may never have met before, but who share similar interests and concerns, in order to facilitate deeper conversations and build capacity for collaborative undertakings.
RSVP for all events via e-mail at lauren@marnitastable.org
You may also call us at 612.928.7744
Day of Event Contact:
Lauren | 612.750.1267
What to Expect
If you are receiving this invitation you have been identified as someone who will add and receive extraordinary value through your participation. We are specifically seeking a vibrant cross-cultural mix of hosts and cohosts. If you know someone across race, class, culture or age who might be an excellent host or cohost we highly encourage you to invite them to join you!
A delicious feast from vegan to carnivore will be served in abundance using the Marnita’s Table model of Intentional Social Interaction. Please dress comfortably. You are our guest for the day! This community supper and dialogue has been made possible thanks to the generosity of the Itasca Project.
Yes! Children and teens are welcome!
Yes! This event is open to the public and free to participate!
About the Itasca Project
The Itasca Project is a virtual organization dedicated to collaborative efforts toward regional economic vitality, quality of life, and prosperity for all. For more information, please visit our website at www.theitascaproject.com.
About Marnita’s Table
Marnita’s Table seeks to measurably increase social capital across race, class, culture, gender and other means of self-identity in order to catalyze transformational change where racial and cultural differences are not viewed as deficits or merely tolerated, but instead viewed as assets. Experts at social capital building, in the past ten years we’ve welcomed over 43,000 people from around the world and the around the way to find common ground while breaking bread. Check out our website www.marnitastable.org for more information.

GenConnect Host/Co-Host Training
2018-06-21 16:00 - 19:00 | Sunrise Banks Corporate Headquarters, 2525 Wabash Ave, St. Paul, MN, 55114, United States

GenConnect! Kick-off
2018-05-08 18:00 - 21:00 | First Universalist Church, 3400 Dupont Ave #2, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
The Itasca Project and Marnita’s Table invite you to join us on Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. as we kick-off GenConnect!

Have you ever wanted to throw a great dinner party? Have you wanted to deepen connections across difference and have a good time while doing it? We are seeking people who want to learn how to host alone or with others! We need you!
GenConnect is an initiative to connect diverse people who may never have met before but who share similar interests and concerns to facilitate deeper conversations and build capacity for collaborative undertakings.
Join us for a cross-cultural, intergenerational community conversation on authentic welcome and collective belonging! Together we’ll collaboratively uncover conversation topics and ways to lower barriers and increase participation for a wide variety of hosts. Come to connect and feast as we build community.
Location
First Universalist Church
3400 Dupont Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
RSVP via e-mail to elexis@marnitastable.org
You may also call us at 612.928.7744
Day of Contact:
Lauren | 612.750.1267
What to Expect
If you are receiving this invitation you have been identified as someone who will add and receive extraordinary value through your participation. We are specifically seeking a vibrant cross-cultural mix of hosts and cohosts. If you know someone across race, class, culture or age who might be an excellent host or cohost we highly encourage you to invite them to join you!
A delicious feast from vegan to carnivore will be served in abundance using the Marnita’s Table model of Intentional Social Interaction. Please dress comfortably. You are our guest for the day! This community supper and dialogue has been made possible thanks to the generosity of the Itasca Project.
Yes! Children and teens are welcome!
Yes! This event is open to the public and free to participate!
About the Itasca Project
The Itasca Project is a virtual organization dedicated to collaborative efforts toward regional economic vitality, quality of life, and prosperity for all. For more information, please visit our website at www.theitascaproject.com.
About Marnita’s Table:
Marnita’s Table seeks to measurably increase social capital across race, class, culture, gender and other means of self-identity in order to catalyze transformational change where racial and cultural differences are not viewed as deficits or merely tolerated, but instead viewed as assets. Experts at social capital building, in the past ten years we’ve welcomed over 43,000 people from around the world and the around the way to find common ground while breaking bread. Check out our website www.marnitastable.org for more information.

Tea at the Table Informational
2018-05-03 09:00 - 11:00 | Marnita’s Table Office, 2136 Penn Avenue South , Minneapolis, MN, 55419, United States
It’s that time again! Marnita’s Table is having our “Tea Time at the Table” informational.
Have you been to an IZI or the Building Resilience conference and left wanting to know more about Marnita’s Table? Is your community, organization, church, or school in need of Intentional Social Interaction? We invite you to join us for Tea at the Table on Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. – a fun and informative session to get your questions answered!
Location:
Marnita’s Table Office
2136 Penn Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405
Yes! This event is free to participants.
Yes! This session is open to the public.
Please RSVP via email to Lauren@marnitastable.org or give us a call at 612.928.7744

Seed Grantee Convening 2018
2018-04-25 10:00 - 15:00 | First Universalist Church, 3400 Dupont Ave #2, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
The Catalyst Initiative of the Minneapolis Foundation and Marnita’s Table invite you to join us on Wednesday, April 25th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for the 2018 Seed Grantee Convening honoring and expanding the work of all of Catalyst’s seed grant recipients over the past three years. Please plan to be with us as we lift up the great work that was begun by the George Family Foundation, and celebrate the passing of the torch to our new home at the Minneapolis Foundation, where we seek to widen the scope and impact of our work through fostering new relationships and enduring connections in integrative health and wellbeing.
If you are a current or past seed grantee, we ask that you prepare a 5-minute description/summary of your program and project and be ready to share with the group. This can take the format of a poster or laptop slideshow. We look forward to welcoming you.
Location
First Universalist Church of Minneapolis
3400 Dupont Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
RSVP via e-mail to elexis@marnitastable.org
You may also call us at 612.928.7744
Day of Contact:
Elexis | 401.871.5641
What to Expect
A light breakfast, lunch and snacks will be served in abundance to allay any dietary concern from vegan to carnivore using the Marnita’s Table model of Intentional Social Interaction. Dress comfortably. You are our guest for the day. This all-day feast and workshop has been made possible thanks by the generosity of the Catalyst Initiative of the Minneapolis Foundation.

About the Catalyst Initiative of the Minneapolis Foundation:
Catalyst is a field of interest fund of the Minneapolis Foundation designed to build integrative health and healing in Minnesota for a healthier population. Catalyst provides training and technical assistance, hosts convenings, connects for impact, and provides small, short-term seed grants to reach our goal of a healthier Minnesota.
Our Mission: to make Minnesota the healthiest state by improving overall health and wellbeing through proactive means, by empowering people and communities to incorporate meaningful lifestyle changes for maximum wellbeing, and promote widespread access to integrative healing modalities.
Our Vision: To transform the consciousness of Minnesotans about their health and wellbeing to a) enable self-care to become true primary care; b) lead to an understanding of the connectedness of mind, body, and spirit and the immense self-healing capacity of human beings; and c) build acceptance that the best medicine combines proven medical treatments with a full range of healing modalities.

LaunchHERE
2018-04-19 09:00 - 10:30 | St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, 3450 Irving Avenue South, Minneaposli , MN, 55408, United States
Please join the Catalyst Initiative of the Minneapolis Foundation, Here Global Relief and Marnita’s Table on Thursday, April 19th, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for a breakfast and dialogue to launch an exciting new neuroscience-based mobile app designed to help you connect with the present and practice meditation throughout the day.
We hope you will be with us as we introduce the beta testing phase of HERE, an application designed for iPhone and iPad that assists in quickly attaining high states of meditation through simple gamification to quell trauma, stress, anxiety, panic and more. For those who struggle to remain present and sit still in quietude, HERE seamlessly and actively integrates several methods of meditation: staring, breathing, and swiping. Meditations accompanied by some movement or designated activity can lift us more promptly to the capability of our high brain, endowing us with enhanced capacity to problem solve and smooth our course. Join us at LaunchHERE to learn more!
Please let us know if you plan to be with us by sending an RSVP via e-mail to elexis@marnitastable.org.
What to Expect:
Expect to be enlivened, engaged and to expand your understanding of healing practices in support of wellness and resilience. Together we will capitalize on existing energy, make new connections and build momentum as we share an abundant cross-cultural and intergenerational feast.
If you are receiving this invitation you have been identified as someone who will add and receive extraordinary value through your participation. We are seeking a vibrant cross-cultural mix of participants. We highly encourage you to reach out to someone across race, class, culture or age and invite them to join you!
Our Intentional Social Interaction is an inclusive forum to exchange ideas and build relationships across age, ethnicity and other means of self-identity in order to catalyze positive action toward building community resilience and centering the voices of the amazing youth in our community.
A complete feast is served with abundance to allay any dietary concern from vegan to carnivore in the Marnita’s Table model (www.marnitastable.org). You are our guest and there is no charge to participate. Please dress comfortably.
We look forward to welcoming you! If you have any questions, you may call the Marnita’s Table team at 612.928.7744.
Interested in HERE already? Sign up or learn more at the link below! http://hereglobalrelief.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=02bdde0f42c10799a9d07972d&id=da891ab27e Note: Sign-up is at the bottom of the full website.
Check out the website HEREGLOBALRELIEF.ORG to understand more as well.
More about HERE, from the app’s creators:
We are HERE because trauma is universal. Some form of mental, emotional, and physical anguish or stress touches everyone. This trauma inevitably hijacks our high functioning brain, enabling that primitive part of our brain to take command as we defensively respond with the urge to Flee, Fight or Freeze. For our survival, we are wired to connect. When we descend into difficult internal, mental or emotional states, we might discharge these feelings to those around us, or even isolate ourselves. When we meditate, whether passively or actively, we may find our serenity, our composure. It is HERE we employ our High brain to heal ourselves, as well as spread our newfound composure to brighten our world!
Meditation rewires destructive brain patterns and helps reduce trauma cycles. Just a few minutes of meditation a day can be markedly beneficial to your overall outlook and secured wellness.
Users include: first responders, staff, and afflicted in hospitals, schools, refugees, shelters, in- and outpatient treatment centers, children, parents, family members, partners together, the compromised and the very healthy. (5 years and up) Those who want to learn to meditate and those who meditate through life.

GenConnect! Kick-off IZI
2018-04-17 08:00 - 17:00 | MN

Let's Work! ¡Trabajemos Juntos! for Scott County
2018-04-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Aspen Academy, 14825 Zinran Ave, Savage, MN, 55378, United States
Please join us on April 10th from 6-9pm for a community feast and conversation about workforce development (developing job skills and opportunities in the community) in Scott County.
Yes! This event is free.
Yes! Dinner is provided.
Yes! Children and youth are welcome.
FREE door-to-door transportation available through SmartLink.
Call 952-496-8341 ext. 2 by April 6th to reserve your ride.
What to Expect
A meal served in abundance to accommodate dietary needs from vegan to carnivore using the Marnita’s Table model of Intentional Social Interaction. You are our guest for the day. Come for a minute or stay for the whole time. Dress comfortably, no uniforms or name tags please!

About the Live, Learn, Earn Initiative
Live, Learn, Earn is a SCALE (Scott County Association for Leadership and Efficiency) sponsored collaborative of government, business, schools and non-profit organizations working together to ensure that all Scott County residents are stable, connected, educated and contributing.
About Marnita’s Table
Marnita’s Table seeks to measurably increase social capital across race, class, culture, gender and other means of self-identity in order to catalyze transformational change where racial and cultural differences are not viewed as deficits or merely tolerated, but instead viewed as assets. Experts at social capital building, in the past ten years we’ve welcomed over 30,000 people from around the world and the around the way to find common ground while breaking bread.

Home!
2018-03-20 18:00 - 21:00 | Shakopee Community Center, 1255 Fuller St S, Shakopee, MN, 55379, United States
Please join the Scott County’s Live, Learn, Earn Initiative on Tuesday, March 20th from 6pm-9pm for Home! a community feast and conversation on safe, stable, connected and affordable housing for all.
Yes! This event is free.
Yes! Dinner is provided.
Yes! Children and youth are welcome.
FREE door-to-door transportation available through SmartLink.
Call 952-496-8341 ext. 2 by March 16th to reserve your ride.
Community Location:
Shakopee Community Center
Community Room
1255 Fuller Street South
Shakopee, MN 55379
RSVP via e-mail to sammie@marnitastable.org or call us at 612-928-7744 to let us know you are coming!
Day-of Event Contact: 612-875-3215
What to Expect
A meal served in abundance to accommodate dietary needs from vegan to carnivore using the Marnita’s Table model of Intentional Social Interaction. You are our guest for the day. Come for a minute or stay for the whole time. Dress comfortably, no uniforms or name tags please!
Many community allies and partners are inviting people to this conversation. As a result, you may receive more than one invitation. We will try to accommodate as many participants as possible, so please let us know if you plan to be with us by sending an RSVP via e-mail to sammie@marnitastable.org.
About the Live, Learn, Earn Initiative
Live, Learn, Earn is a SCALE (Scott County Association for Leadership and Efficiency) sponsored collaborative of government, business, schools and non-profit organizations working together to ensure that all Scott County residents are stable, connected, educated and contributing.
About Marnita’s Table
Marnita’s Table seeks to close gaps across difference through making Intentional Social Interaction (“IZI”) the new pattern for society where people of color, the disenfranchised, the poor, the unheard, the fragile, the LGBTQ+, the traditionally unheard and excluded are actively and intentionally included and valued at the policy-making and resource-sharing table.
Experts at social capital building, in the past twelve years we’ve welcomed over 40,000 people from around the world and the around the way to find common ground while breaking bread.
If you would like to learn more about Marnita’s Table, go to marnitastable.org.

IZI Training 101-104: Intro to the IZI Experience
2018-03-06 10:00 - 16:00 | First Universalist Church, 3400 Dupont Ave #2, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
Get trained in our experience engineering model of Intentional Social Interaction (“IZI”)! Marnita’s Table is teaching IZI 101-104 on Tuesday, March 6th from 10:00am-4:00pm at First Universalist Church in Uptown Minneapolis. You will deepen your own leadership skills and cross-cultural competency, while learning methods to effectively engage people across difference!
You will:
-Play with and eat delicious food and beverage while thinking deeply about the practical logistics of consistently creating an authentically welcoming environment;
-Learn the 5 foundational roots and 20 touchpoints of IZI;
-Practice inclusive tools to facilitate individuals across difference;
-Receive access to exclusive Marnita’s Table tools that will help you host your own personal IZIs; and
-Explore practices to engage under-represented or under-resourced individuals.
Location
First Universalist Church
3400 Dupont Avenue South #2
Minneapolis, MN 55408
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Please send an email to Lauren@marnitastable.org to RSVP and learn more about pricing.
IZI Training Quotes
“From the moment I walked in for our first IZI training until Circle Share-In time at our Kick-off event, I personally felt challenged and strengthened in ways I was not expecting. It’s easy to remain complacent and being a part of the IZI team affirmed for me how critical it is to be intentional with each connection that we encounter.”
“I was stretched to go deeper within myself and was honestly in awe of the transformation that took place within the room as co-workers came together to share a delicious meal and authentically connect with one another.”
About Marnita’s Table
Marnita’s Table is a mission-driven nonprofit organization that seeks to measurably increase social capital across race, class, culture, gender and other means of self-identity in order to catalyze transformational change where racial and cultural differences are not viewed as deficits or merely tolerated, but instead viewed as assets. Experts at social capital building, in the past twelve years we’ve welcomed over 41,000 people from around the world and the around the way to find common ground while breaking bread.
If you would like to learn more about Marnita’s Table, please visit our website at marnitastable.org.

Ready, Set, Learn! IZI
2018-03-03 10:00 - 13:00 | Shakopee Junior High School, 1137 Marschall Rd, Shakopee, 55379, United States
Please join Scott County’s Live Learn Earn Initiative for Ready, Set, Learn! a community feast and conversation on preparing our children for educational success.
Yes! This event is free.
Yes! Breakfast is provided.
Yes! Children and youth are welcome.
FREE door-to-door transportation available through SmartLink.
Call 952-496-8341 ext. 2 by February 23rd to reserve your ride.
Community Location:
Shakopee East Junior High School Cafeteria
(Enter through Door A- Activities)
1137 Marschall Road
Shakopee, MN 55379
RSVP via e-mail to sammie@marnitastable.org or call us at 612-928-7744 to let us know you are coming!
Por favor acompáñenos a la iniciativa del Condado Scott Viva, Aprenda y Gane. El sabado 3 de marzo de las 10 de la mañana a la 1 de la tarde, para el evento
¡En sus Marcas, Listos a Aprender! Un almuerzo comunitario y conversación acerca de la preparación de nuestros niño/as para el éxito escolar.
¡Si! El evento es gratis.
¡Si! Habrá almuerzo.
¡Si! Niños y jóvenes son bienvenidos.
Transportación gratuita disponible por medio de SmartLink. Por favor llamar al 952-496-8341 ext. 2 antes del 23 de Febrero para reservar su transporte.
El evento tomara parte en:
Community Location
Shakopee East Junior High School Cafeteria
1137 Marschall Road
Shakopee, MN 55379
Reserve su asiento por correo electrónico: sammie@marnitastable.org o llámenos al 612-928-7744
About the Live, Learn, Earn Initiative
Live, Learn, Earn is a SCALE (Scott County Association for Leadership and Efficiency) sponsored collaborative of government, business, schools and non-profit organizations working together to ensure that all Scott County residents are stable, connected, educated and contributing.
About Marnita’s Table
Marnita’s Table seeks to close gaps across difference through making Intentional Social Interaction (“IZI”) the new pattern for society where people of color, the disenfranchised, the poor, the unheard, the fragile, the LGBTQ+, the traditionally unheard and excluded are actively and intentionally included and valued at the policy-making and resource-sharing table.
Experts at social capital building, in the past ten years we’ve welcomed over 30,000 people from around the world and the around the way to find common ground while breaking bread.
If you would like to learn more about Marnita’s Table, go to marnitastable.org.

Engage!
2018-02-25 12:30 - 15:30 | McKinley Elementary School Gym, 1050 22nd Street NE, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Please join the United Way of Steele County on Sunday, February 25th from 12:30p.m.- 3:30pm for
Engage! a brunch and community conversation
Get involved, get informed, and get going!
Feel free to drop by for a bit or stay for the whole time.
Yes, this event is free!
Yes, children and youth are welcome!
Location:
The new McKinley Elementary School Gym
1050 22nd Street NE
Owatonna, MN 55060
Day-of contact:
Sammie 612-875-3215
What to Expect:
Expect to have a great conversation with your neighbors about the ways you are or would like to be involved in community activities. A fun feast of breakfast and lunch foods will be served, using the Marnita’s Table model (marnitastable.org) of Intentional Social Interaction! Dress comfortably and be prepared to learn and share. You are our guest and there is no charge to participate.
Please let us know if you plan to be with us by sending an RSVP via e-mail to sammie@marnitastable.org or leaving a message at 612-928-7744.
Acompáñanos al United Way del Condado de Steele County para el evento….
¡Conéctate!
Un almuerzo y conversación comunitaria.
¡Infórmate, conéctate, y participa! Acompaña a tus vecinos para explorar maneras que puedes participar e involucrarte en tu comunidad.
• ¡Si! El evento es Gratis
• ¡Si! Se servirá un almuerzo
• ¡Si! Niños y jóvenes serán bienvenidos
Cuando:
Domingo, 25 de febrero
12:30 -3:30 p.m.
Donde:
El nuevo gimnasio en la escuela McKinley Elementary
1050 22nd Street NE
Owatonna, MN
Reserva tu asiento al correo electrónico sammie@marnitastable.org o llámanos al 612.928.7744.

Tea at the Table Informational
2018-02-20 09:00 - 11:00 | Marnita’s Table, 2136 Penn Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55419, United States
It’s that time again! Marnita’s Table is having our bimonthly “Tea Time at the Table” info session.
Have you been to an IZI or the Building Resilience conference and left wanting to know more about Marnita’s Table? Is your community, organization, church, or school in need of Intentional Social Interaction? We invite you to join us for Tea at the Table on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 from 9:00-11:00AM – a fun and informative session to get your questions answered!
These info sessions will be held every two months, so don’t worry if you can’t make it to this one! We look forward to welcoming you in the future.
Location:
Marnita’s Table Office
2136 Penn Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405
Yes! This event is free to participants.
Yes! This session is open to the public.
Please RSVP via email to Lauren@marnitastable.org

CommUnity! A Community Feast and Dialogue
2017-11-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Owatonna Middle School (Cafeteria), 500 15th St NE, Owatonna, MN, 55060, United States
Please join the United Way of Steele County on Tuesday, November 28th from 6-9 p.m. for CommUnity! a community feast and dialogue.
During our time together, we will explore how we can create a more connected community across difference. Feel free to drop by for a bit or stay for the whole time—but you won’t want to miss this exciting and important conversation.
Yes, you are our guest!
Yes, this event is free!
Yes, children and youth are welcome!
Location:
Owatonna Middle School (Cafeteria)
500 15th St NE
Owatonna, MN 55060
Day-of contact:
Sammie 612-875-3215
What to Expect:
Expect to be enlivened, engaged and to have fun as we share a delicious and abundant meal, served with consideration for any diet, using the Marnita’s Table model (marnitastable.org) of Intentional Social Interaction! Dress comfortably and be prepared to learn and share. You are our guest and there is no charge to participate.
Please let us know if you plan to be with us by sending an RSVP via e-mail to sammie@marnitastable.org or leaving a message at 612-928-7744.
We look forward to welcoming you for this community conversation. If you have any questions give us a call! We look forward to having you join us!

Youth Takeover! Self-care as a Radical Act
2017-11-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, 270 N Kent St., St. Paul, MN, 55102
Please join the Catalyst Initiative of the George Family Foundation and Irreducible Grace Foundation along with other members of our community for a day of healing, celebration, and centering of youth leadership and intergenerational connection. We hope you will be with us on Saturday, November 18th from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. as we gather for a feast and exploration of Youth Takeover! Self-care as a Radical Act. During our time together, we will engage active practices for wellness and share resources for supporting healing, youth leadership and collective resilience.
Yes! This event is free to participate.
Yes! Children and youth of all ages are welcome.
Location:
Hallie Q. Brown Community Center
270 N Kent St.
St. Paul, MN 55102
Day of Contact: (401) 871-5641
Please let us know if you plan to be with us by sending an RSVP via e-mail to elexis@marnitastable.org.
What to Expect:
Expect to be enlivened, engaged and to expand your understanding of healing practices in support of wellness and young leadership. Together we will capitalize on existing energy, make new connections and build momentum as we share an abundant cross-cultural and intergenerational feast.
If you are receiving this invitation you have been identified as someone who will add and receive extraordinary value through your participation. We are seeking a vibrant cross-cultural mix of participants.
Please note that many organizations are collaborating to invite community members to this event, including Marnita’s Table, Face to Face, African American Babies Coalition, the Irreducible Grace Foundation, the People’s Movement Center, St. Paul Youth Services, and others, so you may receive more than one invitation.
Our Intentional Social Interaction is an inclusive forum to exchange ideas and build relationships across age, ethnicity and other means of self-identity in order to catalyze positive action toward building community resilience and centering the voices of the amazing youth in our community.
A complete feast is served with abundance to allay any dietary concern from vegan to carnivore in the Marnita’s Table model (www.marnitastable.org). You are our guest and there is no charge to participate. Please dress comfortably.
We look forward to welcoming you! If you have any questions, you may call the Marnita’s Table team at 612.928.7744.

IZI Training 101-104
2017-11-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Washington Technology Magnet High School, 1495 Rice Street, St. Paul, MN, 55117
Get trained in our experience engineering model of Intentional Social Interaction (“IZI”)! Marnita’s Table is teaching IZI 101-104 on Wednesday, November 15 from 10:00am-4:00pm at Washington Technology Magnet High School. You will deepen your own leadership skills and cross-cultural competency, while learning methods to effectively engage people across difference!
You will:
-Play with and eat delicious food and beverage while thinking deeply about the practical logistics of consistently creating an authentically welcoming environment;
-Learn the 5 foundational roots and 20 touchpoints of IZI;
-Practice inclusive tools to facilitate individuals across difference;
-Receive access to exclusive Marnita’s Table tools that will help you host your own personal IZIs; and
-Explore practices to engage under-represented or under-resourced individuals.
Location
Washington Technology Magnet School
1495 Rice Street
Center for Equity and Culture Room 1620
St. Paul, MN 55117
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Please send an email to Lauren@marnitastable.org to RSVP and learn more about pricing.
IZI Training Quotes
“From the moment I walked in for our first IZI training until Circle Share-In time at our Kick-off event, I personally felt challenged and strengthened in ways I was not expecting. It’s easy to remain complacent and being a part of the IZI team affirmed for me how critical it is to be intentional with each connection that we encounter.”
“I was stretched to go deeper within myself and was honestly in awe of the transformation that took place within the room as co-workers came together to share a delicious meal and authentically connect with one another.”
About Marnita’s Table
Marnita’s Table is a mission-driven nonprofit organization that seeks to measurably increase social capital across race, class, culture, gender and other means of self-identity in order to catalyze transformational change where racial and cultural differences are not viewed as deficits or merely tolerated, but instead viewed as assets. Experts at social capital building, in the past twelve years we’ve welcomed over 40,000 people from around the world and the around the way to find common ground while breaking bread.
If you would like to learn more about Marnita’s Table, please visit our website at marnitastable.org.

Energy Empathy Environment
2017-11-04 19:00 - 22:00 | St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, 3450 Irving Avenue South, Minneaposli , MN, 55408, United States
Are you concerned about our increasingly divisive society? Do you feel an urgency for catalyzing authentic relationships across race, class, religion, political, alignment and other means of self-identity? If so, we need you to join us on Saturday, November 4, 2017 from 7-10 p.m. at St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church in Uptown for our ninth annual Start the Conversation fundraiser! Get ready for a tasty, timely and insightful exploration of Energy Empathy Environment. We’ll update you on how Intentional Social Interaction (“IZI”) is closing relationship gaps across difference in Minnesota and beyond while you enjoy a feast appropriate for all dietary concerns from vegan to carnivore.
Right now there are pressing requests throughout our state and country to bring people together equitably and peacefully to solve the challenges confronting us. Although almost 70% of our revenue and 100% of our operating budget come from someone who hires us, we are raising funds to field rapid response teams to deliver pop-up Tables with supporting tools. Often the demand for IZI is greatest where there isn’t a clear funding source. That’s why we need your support to bring IZI to communities that require immediate intervention but lack the budget to meet their needs.
Please go online to order your tickets today:
http://energyempathyenvironment.brownpapertickets.com/.
General Admission tickets are $75. We have a special scholarship price of $25. Want to sponsor or volunteer? Contact Lauren@marnitastable.org
Thank you for valuing our model of Intentional Social Interaction (“IZI”)! We appreciate your investment in building critical social capital in our community. We look forward to welcoming you to the Table soon! If you can’t be with us, please consider making a donation.

Health Matters! A Scott County Health IZI
2017-10-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Shakopee Community Center, 1255 Fuller St S, Shakopee, MN, 55379, United States
Please join the Scott County Health Care System Collaborative for Health Matters! a community feast and conversation about health and wellness.
During our time together we will explore what we need to be well and how we can fully access healthcare when we need it.
Yes! This event is free.
Yes! Dinner is provided.
Yes! Children and youth are welcome.
No uniforms! No name tags! Dress comfortably!
RSVP via e-mail to sammie@marnitastable.org or call us at 612.928.7744
Funding for this event was generously provided by the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership, St. Francis Regional Medical Center and Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague.
What to Expect
Expect to be enlivened, engaged and to have fun as we share an abundant feast and discuss what we can do together to make a healthy and more equitable community for all. Dinner is served in abundance to allay any dietary or cultural concern from vegan to carnivore using Marnita’s Table model (marnitastable.org) of a resource abundant environment where all can eat their fill! Dress comfortably. You are our guest for dinner. There is no charge to participate.

Intentional Social Interaction ("IZI") Training 101-104
2017-10-12 10:00 - 16:00 | St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, 3450 Irving Avenue South, Minneaposli , MN, 55408, United States
Get trained in our experience engineering model of Intentional Social Interaction (“IZI”)! Marnita’s Table is teaching IZI 101-104 on Thursday, October 12 from 10:00am-4:00pm at St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church. You will deepen your own leadership skills and cross-cultural competency, while learning methods to effectively engage people across difference!
You will:

Play with and eat delicious food and beverage while thinking deeply about the practical logistics of consistently creating an authentically welcoming environment;
Learn the 5 foundational roots and 20 touchpoints of IZI;
Practice inclusive tools to facilitate individuals across difference;
Receive access to exclusive Marnita’s Table tools that will help you host your own personal IZIs; and
Explore practices to engage under represented or under resourced individuals.

Location
St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church
3450 Irving Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
10 am – 4 pm
Please send an email to Lauren@marnitastable.org to RSVP.
IZI Training Quotes
“From the moment I walked in for our first IZI training until Circle Share-In time at our Kick-off event, I personally felt challenged and strengthened in ways I was not expecting. It’s easy to remain complacent and being a part of the IZI team affirmed for me how critical it is to be intentional with each connection that we encounter.”
“I was stretched to go deeper within myself and was honestly in awe of the transformation that took place within the room as co-workers came together to share a delicious meal and authentically connect with one another.”
About Marnita’s Table
Marnita’s Table is a mission-driven nonprofit organization that seeks to measurably increase social capital across race, class, culture, gender and other means of self-identity in order to catalyze transformational change where racial and cultural differences are not viewed as deficits or merely tolerated, but instead viewed as assets. Experts at social capital building, in the past twelve years we’ve welcomed nearly 40,000 people from around the world and the around the way to find common ground while breaking bread.
If you would like to learn more about Marnita’s Table, please visit our website at marnitastable.org.

Marathon Sunday Party
2017-10-01 07:00 - 10:00 | Marnita’s Table, 2136 Penn Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55419, United States
Join us at Marnita’s Table for our 18th Annual Marathon Party
Featuring free espresso & hot chocolate from La Vita Espresso Bar & dozens of Puppy Dog Tails from Isles Bun & Coffee.
Bring your family & friends to stop by and cheer on your runners at the beginning of the race.
Instead of running, we all stand, snack, eat, nosh, laugh, connect & cheer as others (typically over 10,000 others) work up a good sweat.
Help us win the Medtronic cheer zone prize!
Egg, meat, potato, vegetable or fruit dishes (no pastries please!) for the buffet welcome but not required!!!!

~Frequently Asked Questions~
Q: Should I bring food?
A: We’d love it if you brought something for the Table on Marathon Sunday. As we already provide Isles Bun & Coffee world famous puppy dog tail pastries, we ask that you bring an egg, meat, potato, vegetable or fruit dish if you want to bring an offering for the Table.
Q: Can I bring guests?
The more the merrier!
Q: What should I wear?
As you likely know fall mornings in MN can get a little nippy! Dress comfortably and warmly! We encourage you to check a weather forecast morning of so you’re not caught off guard by surprising weather.
Q: Is there a charge?
No! Though as always Marnita’s Table appreciates donations to defray costs and support the work we do.
Q: Do I have to RSVP?
You don’t have to RSVP for this event, but it does help to know how many might come, so let us know if you already know you are coming! You can RSVP by saying you’ll attend here on facebook.
Q: Where can I find out more about Marnita’s Table?
Go online to marnitastable.org to read about our work and keep up-to-date on the happenings at the Table.
Q: Where do I park? How do I get there?
Roads close early so you really need to be here by 7:15 am in the morning, particularly if you are driving and parking. Wheelchairs start at 8:00 am from downtown. Runners come in waves starting at about 8:15. If you are biking or walking you can cross Penn Avenue until then. If you drive, park on Kenwood Parkway and then walk around the block as we are on the west side of Penn Avenue right before Lake of the Isles Parkway. After a certain time, often a little after 7:15 you can’t cross Penn Avenue to get to the parkway as they have it closed. Then you must park to the east of Penn Avenue and walk to get to us. The easiest would be to park in Kenwood Elementary School parking lot and walk two blocks south and cross the street! But you must do that no later than 8:00 am! You can’t miss us!

Healing from Trauma: Tips and Techniques for Resilience
2017-08-30 11:00 - 14:00 | St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, 3450 Irving Avenue South, Minneaposli , MN, 55408, United States
Please join the Catalyst Initiative of the George Family Foundation and Marnita’s Table on Wednesday, August 30th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a feast and exploration of Healing from Trauma: Tips & Techniques for Resilience. During our time together, we will engage active practices and share resources for supporting wellness, healing and resilience in community.
Location:
St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church
3450 Irving Ave. S
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Day of Contact: (401) 871-5641
Please let us know if you plan to be with us by sending an RSVP via e-mail to elexis@marnitastable.org.
What to Expect:
Expect to be enlivened, engaged and to expand your understanding of integrative healing from trauma. Together we will capitalize on existing energy, make new connections and build momentum as we share an abundant feast.
If you are receiving this invitation you have been identified as someone who will add and receive extraordinary value through your participation. We are seeking a vibrant cross-cultural mix of participants. We highly encourage you to reach out to someone across race, class, culture or age and invite them to join you!
Our Intentional Social Interaction is an inclusive forum to exchange ideas and build relationships across age, ethnicity and other means of self-identity in order to catalyze positive action toward building community resilience. You will learn actionable ideas about how to improve health outcomes and the latest research on mind/body techniques. Healing from Trauma recognizes that to heal from trauma requires many people who willingly work together.
A complete feast is served with abundance to allay any dietary concern from vegan to halal to carnivore in the Marnita’s Table model (www.marnitastable.org). You are our guest and there is no charge to participate. Please dress comfortably.
We look forward to welcoming you! If you have any questions, you may call the Marnita’s Table team at 612.928.7744

Cass Lake-Bena Schools Community Input Meeting
2017-07-13 18:00 - 21:00 | Cass Lake American Legion 217 2nd Street NW, 217 2nd St SE, Cass Lake, MN, 56633, United States
Come learn about the options and give your feedback on the school facilities’ upgrade options for a potential November referendum. Drop by for a bit or stay for the whole time. Your voices are valuable and we want your input!
Yes, this event is free!
Yes, there will be food!
Yes, children are welcome!
Yes, please invite other members of our community!
Transportation provided if needed.
Call 218-214-2389 right away to arrange a ride!

IZI 101-105 Training
2017-06-08 10:00 - 16:00 | MN
Have you always wanted to be trained in the model of Intentional Social Interaction (“IZI”)? Marnita’s Table is hosting IZI 101-105 Training on June 8th, 2017 from 10:00am-4:00pm. You will learn the five foundational roots and 20 touchpoints that make up IZI. In addition, you will have the skills to host your own IZI on the issue or topic you believe is most important to your community and access to exclusive Marnita’s Table tools. Lunch appropriate from vegan to carnivore will be served.
Location
Marnita’s Table
2136 Penn Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55419
Pricing
Marnita’s Table believes in spreading IZI to the communities that need it the most. This is why we have created a sliding scale for our training cost. The value of an IZI 101-105 course is set at $1,500 however we have created scholarship options for individuals and organizations who have an annual income below 1 million dollars. We ask that those receiving a scholarship donate $30.00 to cover food and beverage. Those looking to receive a scholarship are required to send a paragraph to Lauren@marnitastable.org about how IZI 101-105 training will impact their work or personal lives.

Annual Earnings

IZI 101 Cost

0-100k
$50

100-250k
$150

250-500k
$250

500-750k
$500

750-1 million
$1,000

1 million & above and those selling IZI
$1,500

Please send an RSVP via email to Lauren@marnitastable.org or call us at 612.928.7744
About Marnita’s Table
Marnita’s Table is a mission-driven nonprofit organization that seeks to measurably increase social capital across race, class, culture, gender and other means of self-identity in order to catalyze transformational change where racial and cultural differences are not viewed as deficits or merely tolerated, but instead viewed as assets. Experts at social capital building, in the past eleven years we’ve welcomed over 30,000 people from around the world and the around the way to find common ground while breaking bread.
If you would like to learn more about Marnita’s Table, please visit our website at marnitastable.org.

Tea at the Table Info Session
2017-05-17 08:00 - 10:00 | Marnita’s Table Office, 2136 Penn Avenue South , Minneapolis, MN, 55419, United States
It’s that time again! Marnita’s Table is having our bimonthly “Tea Time at the Table” info session.
Have you been to an IZI or the Building Resilience conference and left wanting to know more about Marnita’s Table? Is your community, organization, church, or school in need of Intentional Social Interaction? We invite you to join us for Tea at the Table on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 from 8:00-10:00AM – a fun and informative session to get your questions answered!
These info sessions will be held every two months, so don’t worry if you can’t make it to this one! We look forward to welcoming you in the future.
Location:
Marnita’s Table Office
2136 Penn Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405
Yes! This event is free to participants.
Yes! This session is open to the public.
Please RSVP via email to Lauren@marnitastable.org or give us a call at 612.928.7744

Table at St. Olaf I Have a Dream Graduation Party
2017-05-13 15:00 - 18:00 | Table at St. Olaf, 1212 Saint Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN, 55057
We hope you will join the Table at St. Olaf and Marnita’s Table on Saturday, May 13th from 3-6 p.m. for I Have a Dream Graduation Party! This IZI feast and dialogue is a vibrant opportunity to celebrate and support students who plan to go onto college, those who are in college and are graduating, as well as to encourage and inspire high school and middle school to finish high school and access higher education. Everyone has a dream for themselves for the future. Come share yours!
We’d love for you to share this information with your friends, students with whom you work, as well as to discuss with you the possibility of bringing a group of the students with whom you work to participate and share in this amazing day. There is no charge to your organization for students to participate or attend! And, if you let us know at least a week in advance, we’ll even put the names of your graduating students on the celebration cakes!

Location:
Table at St. Olaf
1304 Saint Olaf Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057
3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

RSVP to Lauren@marnitastable.org or give us a call at (612) 928-7744.

If you are receiving this invitation, you have been identified as someone who will add and receive extraordinary value through your participation in this conversation. We are specifically seeking a vibrant cross-cultural mixing of individuals for this engaged and supportive conversation. If you know someone who will add and receive extraordinary value through their participation feel free to reach out to someone across race, class, culture or age and invite them to join you!
Yes! This event is free!
Yes! Children and especially teens are welcome!
Yes! We will help you find transportation!
Bring your friends and family!
No uniforms! Dress comfortably and casually!
What to Expect
An engaging community conversation that helps catalyze your own cross-cultural competency and understanding while centering the unique and varied voices and experiences of all participants equally! Dinner is served in abundance to allay any dietary concern from vegan to carnivore using the Marnita’s Table model of Intentional Social Interaction (“IZI”). You are our guest for the feast!
Space is limited and demand is high. We will try to accommodate as many participants as possible, so please let us know if you plan to be with us!
If you would like to learn more about Marnita’s Table, go to marnitastable.org.
