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The Border Projects: In Conversation
Hosted by
The Carbon Table
Visual artists, writers, organizational leaders, and change-makers come to the table.
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border 
(noun)
1. a line separating two political or geographical areas
2. the edge or boundary of something

(verb)
1. to form an edge along or beside something
conversation
(noun)
1. the informal exchange of ideas through spoken words
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from the Middle English word "converse" meaning "living among, familiarity, intimacy" also "manner of conducting oneself in the world"

This gathering brought together a small community of artists and representatives of organizations such as Hands of Peace and Karam Foundation working with topics around displacement, conflict, and borders to share a meal, along with our experiences, thoughts, and beliefs around these topics. Modeling care and togetherness as a way of being in the world presents a possible solution to these larger problems. Conversation becomes an art form for shaping individual change. These simple acts create something poetic, symbolic, and meaningful. 
 
 
Sunday, June 26, 2016, 11am-3:30pm
North Wells, Old Town, Chicago, IL
 
Schedule 

11:00am:         Arrival & Introductions
11:30am:         Meal & Conversation
12:15pm:         Conversations in the Tent: small group exchanges
1:45pm:           Short Readings:
                           Erin Schalk (artist): personal performance poetry "Expatriate" 
                           Arielle Tonkin (artist): excerpts from Anna Deveare Smith's "Fires in the Mirror"
                           Roya Naderi (Karam Foundation): Sana's essay "What Is Happiness"
                           Jennifer Chadwick (artist): Louis Jenkin's poem "Walking through a Wall"
                           Jackie Weaver (artist): excerpt from Roy Scranton's "Learning to Die in the Anthropocene"                           
                           Janice Marin (artist): reflections on Derrida's Point, Line and Plane in "Margins of Philosophy"                          
                           Renee Valenti (artist): Frank O'Hara's poem, "In Memory of My Feelings"                          
                           Nyugen Smith (artist): personal poetry  
                           and others!
2:30pm:           “Confines and the Threshold” Writing, Reflections led by Alissa Chanin
3:30pm:           Thanks & Goodbye
 
 
Meal prepared by chef and artist Michael Cunningham.

About the Carbon Table: The Carbon Table is a contemporary project based in Chicago that organizes intimate discussions and workshops. It aims to tread pathways of conversation, research  and advocacy. 
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  • Home
  • About
  • The Border Projects
    • Shelter Me (2017)
    • In Conversation (2016-present)
    • In Conversation at The Carbon Table (2016)
    • Home (2016)
    • 24.6 Mile Walk (2015)
    • 8.7 Mile Walk (2015)
    • 32 Mile Walk (2015)
    • Red Line (2015)
    • White Line (2015)
    • This Is (2016)
  • Contact