Our Tables | Juneteenth 2020
WELCOMING A NEW ERA OF FREEDOM.
OUR TABLES
This is our moment and our conversation to lead. 'Our Tables' was a black-led and artist-driven evening of meaningful and necessary sharing, listening, and community building.
Together, as a coalition of black organizations, activists, artists and leaders, we asked our neighborhoods to bring their voice and take a seat on Over-the-Rhine’s Main St., the people’s street, as we physically and symbolically removed boarded up window art and turned those walls of separation into two city-blocks of open table conversations, storytelling, and community healing.
'Our Tables' was just the beginning. It was a night that continues to be built upon as we collectively create a more equitable future city.
Organizing Team:
Cincy Nice, Gee Horton, Siri Imani, Lauren Eylise, TC Flowers, The Black Brass Band
Made possible thanks to the generous support and partnership of:
The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation, OTR Chamber, Urban Sites and the OTR and downtown Cincinnati merchant community.
In the News:
“People come together in OTR to discuss ways of moving city forward” — WKRC
“OTR Juneteenth Event 'Our Tables' to Host Community Conversation on Main Street” — CityBeat
Living Proximate with Chuck Mingo
We Built This with Urban Consulate
2020 ‘Moment That Mattered’ Honoree, Cincinnati Marketing Association
COMMUNITY VENT LINE
Cincy Nice created a virtual outlet and resource for all who hope to join and continue the conversation, have a seat at the table and make their voice heard. Learn more and share your voices, stories, and ideas at communityventline.com .
“There is room for you to be here in this moment, for all of this matters, here at this table and every moment after.”