Community Dialogues with On the Table

The Chicago Community Trust’s annual region-wide civic engagement initiative On the Table returns on Tuesday, May 8. Over the past four years, On the Table has provided an annual forum for tens of thousands of Chicagoans to engage in meaningful conversation, develop new relationships and inspire action to make a difference in communities. The Trust launched On the Table – which has now been replicated in more than 20 cities across the country – in May 2014 to bring Chicago-area residents together in small groups to discuss how to collaboratively build and maintain strong, safe and dynamic communities. Each year, thousands have gathered for mealtime conversations in homes, at local restaurants, libraries, offices, places of worship and more to share their backgrounds and to discuss issues most important to them.