Dallas Dinner Table - In the News



	In the News What are folks saying about the Dallas Dinner Table? In the Wednesday, January 10, 2007 edition of the Dallas Morning News, columnist James Ragland talks about the Salad Bowl as a substitute metaphor for the "melting pot." According to Mr. Ragland, "We have not ..... melted into one humongous and homogenous lot." Our very own Chris Koski is also referenced in the article. Read the entire piece Right Here From the Dallas Morning News, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005, in the "Local Tribute" column about their article "Civil rights icon Rosa Parks dies," Chris Koski of the Dallas Dinner Table was quoted:"She started the conversation. Before Rosa Parks was brave enough to take the actions she did, conversations didn't happen in the public forum. Prior to her actions, it was a private conversation. No change in the world happens until it becomes public conversation." Chris Koski, executive director of the Dallas Dinner Table, which brings people of diverse backgrounds together. Other Articles of Note: Dining with a Purpose James Ragland, Brye Butler, and Raquel C. Garza Leonard Pitts Jr. Beverley Wright Brandon Formby Dallas Morning News Editorial Board The Dallas Dinner Table is spotlighted in APEX, the online home of Dallas/Fort Worth's only organization for young professionals of all Asian ethnicities. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Editor Joanna Cattanach - DeSoto - highlights the Dallas Dinner Table in an article in the Focus Daily News. Read all about it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dallas Morning News Editorial Board Discusses the Issues - another fine reference to the Dallas Dinner Table. Watch the WFAA 2007 Video (When it appears, click Play. If you have dial-up, please be patient). This clip ran on CBS Channel 11 Monday morning January 15, 2007, Martin Luther King Day, the day of our event. Beverley Wright, our Chairman, hosted 4 tables at the IBM Dallas Sales Center. Overall, we had over 1100 seats at various venues across the Metroplex. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In 2009 The Dallas Dinner Table presented the play: CAPTIVE CAPTIVE tells the story of eight people locked in a room for 20 hours while in fear for their lives. Action packed and with some amazing performances, CAPTIVE is an ambitious project with the courage to ask some uncomfortable questions about who we are in a time of crisis…and to suggest some surprising answers. Dates: February 20 -22, 2009 Location: Irving Art Center 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Ste 300, Irving TX 75062 View a video discussing CAPTIVE and the Dallas Dinner Table Connection: Watch the Video (Please wait for the video to load) Become a 2009 Host Become a 2009 Sponsor Become a 2009 Facilitator Register now to participate Facilitator Orientation Schedule (888) 706-1616 Contact Us The Dallas Dinner Table is a 501c3 non-profit organization which provides an opportunity to hear and to share diverse perspectives about the impact of race on the daily lives of Dallas residents.