Share Your Table
Knowing your neighbor starts with a conversation.
A Shared Table is a facilitated conversation that invites people to explore a topic affecting San Antonio by listening to the stories and perspectives of their neighbors with different lived experiences.
Host your own Shared Table
Shared Tables can be hosted among people who already know one another, such as teams, boards, congregations, or friend groups, or among people meeting for the first time. You do not need to be a skilled facilitator or have extensive knowledge of the issues. You only need to take the first step—invite.
Our Intentions
To cultivate trust that crosses the economic divides in our city
To create a more whole narrative of our city that can inspire transformation and repair
Here’s the basics…
Our resources draw from San Antonio’s history and are designed to help neighbors better understand the relational and economic landscape of our city. Pick a resource, stream the video, and dive into learning together. You don’t need to have extensive knowledge of the topic, just the willingness to take the first step and invite others to learn with you.
Follow the Discussion Guide to pose questions to the group and help shape the conversation. We believe honest conversations help us understand what life is like for all our neighbors in San Antonio. As a host, your role is to guide the conversation, ensuring each voice is heard and making space for everyone to share from their experience.
End the conversation in reflection by inviting guests to discern how they might apply what they have learned within their own circles of influence. Each resource includes a reflection guide designed to help participants identify insights and next steps.
Prepare for conversation.
Each topic includes its own discussion guide, with questions designed to spark reflection and support your role as a facilitator. In addition, a comprehensive Facilitation Guide provides guidance on fostering productive and inclusive conversations.
Host Discussion Guides
- Download the Development Discussion Guide to shape conversations around the Making San Antonio resource.
- Download the Economic Discussion Guide to shape conversations around the Surviving the City resource.
- Download the Education Discussion Guide to shape conversations around The Walkout resource.
- Download the Healthcare Discussion Guide to shape conversations around The Lines We Live (and Die) By resource.
- Download the Housing Discussion Guide to shape conversations around the Everyone Needs a Home resource.
Host a table at our event!
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