Marnita's Table

Tea at the Table Informational
2018-02-20 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | 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

Engage!
2018-02-25 12:30 - 15:30 UTC | 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.

Ready, Set, Learn! IZI
2018-03-03 10:00 - 13:00 UTC | 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.

IZI Training 101-104: Intro to the IZI Experience
2018-03-06 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | 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.

Home!
2018-03-20 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | 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.

Let's Work! ¡Trabajemos Juntos! for Scott County
2018-04-10 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | 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.

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

LaunchHERE
2018-04-19 09:00 - 10:30 UTC | 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.

Seed Grantee Convening 2018
2018-04-25 10:00 - 15:00 UTC | 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.

Tea at the Table Informational
2018-05-03 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | 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

GenConnect! Kick-off
2018-05-08 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | First Universalist Church, 3400 Dupont Ave #2, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States

GenConnect Host/Co-Host Training
2018-06-21 16:00 - 19:00 UTC | Sunrise Banks Corporate Headquarters, 2525 Wabash Ave, St. Paul, MN, 55114, 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
2018-07-14 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | First Universalist Church, 3400 Dupont Ave #2, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States

Tea at the Table
2018-08-07 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | 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

Healing from Trauma
2018-08-09 11:00 - 14:00 UTC | 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.

Building Bridges and Breaking Bread
2018-08-16 16:00 - 20:00 UTC | 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/

Building Resilience: Preventing Diseases of Despair
2018-09-18 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | 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.

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.

MAKE IT. MSP. Welcome Week Kick-off : Authentic Welcome
2018-09-23 16:00 - 19:00 UTC | Crystal Community Center, 4800 Douglas Dr. North, Minneapolis, MN, 55429, United States
Please be with us on Sunday, September 23rd from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. for a community feast and conversation! Join us as we authentically connect and discuss ways to create a welcoming Twin Cities community for all!
Feast with us and learn how to welcome people authentically across difference in social environments.
Sunday, September 23rd 2018
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Crystal Community Center
4800 Douglas Dr. N
Minneapolis, MN 55429
About MAKE IT. MSP. Welcome Week
MSP Welcome Week is presented in partnership with the All Are Welcome Here campaign. MSP Welcome Week will take place September 23-29, 2018 in locations throughout the Greater MSP region. For more information, including events and ways to support the week, visit makeitmsp.org/msp-welcome-week.
RSVP for all events via e-mail at https://www.makeitmsp.org/event/welcome-week-partner-kick-off/
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 participants. 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!
Yes! Children and teens are welcome!
Yes! This event is open to the public and free to participate!
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 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.

GenConnect Training
2018-09-27 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, 3450 Irving Avenue South, Minneaposli , MN, 55408, United States
Please join us on Thursday, September 27th from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. for GenConnect Training! At this feast and training you will learn tips and tricks for throwing a successful GenConnect dinner party. You will also receive materials and more that you’ll need to host an inclusive gathering for all. Youth and elders are welcome! Each training guest will receive their own materials and tools for throwing a fun and engaging dinner party!
Thursday, September 27th 2018
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church
3450 Irving Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
About GenConnect
GenConnect is an initiative to connect people across differences, who may not have met before, but share similar interests and concerns, in order to facilitate deeper conversations and build capacity for collaborative undertakings.
Learn more: marnitastable.org/genconnect
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 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 ten 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.

A Healthy Welcome (Carver County IZI)
2018-10-04 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Chaska Community Location, 1661 Park Ridge Drive, Chaska, MN, 55318, United States
Please join us on Thursday, October 4th from 6-9pm for A Healthy Welcome!
a community feast and conversation about health for all neighbors in Carver County.
Join Carver County Public Health for the first in a series of conversations about community health and wellness.
Yes! This event is free.
Yes! Dinner is provided.
Yes! Children and youth are welcome.
Yes! We will help you find transportation. Call us before the day of the event!
No uniforms! Dress comfortably!
Community Location
Chaska Community Center
1661 Park Ridge Drive
Chaska, MN 55318
Let us know you are coming! Call or email about a ride.
Email sammie@marnitastable.org or call us at 612.928.7744
Day-of Contact: 612-875-3215
What to Expect
Dinner is served in abundance to allay any dietary concern from vegan to carnivore using the Marnita’s Table model of Intentional Social Interaction. Dress comfortably (no uniforms!). You are our guest for the day.
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!
Many community allies and partners are inviting community members 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 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.

GenConnect Dinner Party Training for the Holiday Season!
2018-10-24 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, 3450 Irving Avenue South, Minneaposli , MN, 55408, United States
Please join us for a special GenConnect training on Wednesday, October 24th from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Make sure that nobody feels left out this holiday season! We’ll share special holiday conversation tools and vegan to carnivore recipes for celebrating throughout the winter season! At this feast and training you will learn tips and tricks for throwing a successful GenConnect dinner party. You will also receive materials and more that will help you to host an inclusive gathering for all. Youth and elders are welcome! Each training guest will receive their own materials and tools for throwing a fun and engaging dinner party!
Wednesday, October 24th 2018
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church
3450 Irving Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
About GenConnect
GenConnect is an initiative to connect people across differences, who may not have met before, but share similar interests and concerns, in order to facilitate deeper conversations and build capacity for collaborative undertakings.
Learn more: marnitastable.org/genconnect
RSVP for 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 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 ten 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.

Start the Conversation Fundraiser: Greed Justice Generosity
2018-11-03 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, 3450 Irving Avenue South, Minneaposli , MN, 55408, United States
You are cordially invited to the Marnita’s Table 10th annual Start The Conversation fundraiser: Greed Justice Generosity!
We would be so honored if you joined us Saturday, November 3rd, 7-10 pm, St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church 3450 Irving Avenue, Minneapolis for a tasty, timely and insightful exploration of the intersections between Greed, Justice, and Generosity. We’re excited to share with you how we are spreading our model of Intentional Social Interaction (“IZI”) through Minnesota and beyond to close relationship gaps across difference. As always, you’ll share a tantalizing feast appropriate from vegan to carnivore and across dietary concerns.
To learn more go to: https://marnitastable.org/stc

Tea at the Table
2018-11-13 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | 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, November 13th, 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

A Healthy Welcome! Eastern Carver County IZI
2018-11-29 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Waconia Middle School, 1400 Community Dr, Waconia, MN, 55387, United States
Please join us on Thursday, November 29th from 6-9pm for A Healthy Welcome! in Eastern Carver County.
Join Carver County Public Health for the second in a series of conversations about community health and wellness.
Yes! This event is free.
Yes! Dinner is provided.
Yes! Children and youth are welcome.
Yes! We will help you find transportation. Call us before the day of the event!
No uniforms! Dress comfortably!

Tea at the Table
2019-01-29 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | MN
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, January 29th, 2019 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

Marnita's Table Dinner Host Training - GenConnect
2019-02-02 11:30 - 14:30 UTC | Neighborhood House, 179 Robie Street E, St. Paul, MN, 55107, United States
Please join us for a GenConnect training on Saturday, February 2nd from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Let’s make everyone feel welcome in our community this year! We’ll share conversation tools and recipes from vegan to carnivore for connecting with others across generational and other differences! At this feast and training you will learn tips and tricks for throwing an inclusive party. Each participant will receive their own materials and tools for hosting a fun and engaging event.

Yes! All ages are welcome and encouraged to join us!
Yes! This event is open to the public and free to participate!
Yes! Children are welcome!

Saturday, February 2, 2019
11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Neighborhood House
179 Robie Street E
St. Paul, MN 55107

About GenConnect
GenConnect is an initiative to connect people across differences, who may not have met before, but share similar interests and concerns, in order to facilitate deeper conversations and build capacity for collaborative undertakings.

Learn more: marnitastable.org/genconnect

RSVP 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 co-hosts. If you know someone across race, class, culture or age who might be an excellent host or co-host 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 and the Bush Foundation.

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 thirteen years we’ve welcomed over 50,000 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.

Engage! Pathways to Racial Equity in Medicaid Duluth
2024-05-28 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Duluth Public Schools District Services Center, 709 Portia Johnson Drive, Duluth, Minnesota, 55811
This event is part of a series of conversations to inform the Minnesota Department of Human Services on priorities to improve the health and opportunity of American Indian communities.

Engage! Pathways to Racial Equity in Medicaid MPLS
2024-06-05 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 East Franklin, Minneapolis, MN, 55404, United States

Engage! Pathways to Racial Equity in Medicaid Bemidji
2024-06-11 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Carnegie Library, 426 Bemidji Avenue North, Bemidji, 56601, United States
