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Come to the Table dinner night before forum titled Our Shared History: How We Became Neighbors
Our Shared History: How We Became Neighbors speakers Tami Bell, Keith Bell, and Yvonne Coleman-Harris and moderator Juanita Douglas shared their history in Marin City. Keith Bell showed his documentary on his great Grand father, Daniel Brown, who worked for the Kent family. Marin's Kentfield was named after the Kent family.
Education- Caring For Our Kids
Special guest speakers Bettie Hodges, Hannah Project Founder and Executive Director; LaResha Huffman, Sausalito Marin City School District Superintendent; and Stevie Lee, Horizon Community School Executive Director address the successes, the challenges, and the future of education for Marin City students.
Education - Caring For Our Kids
Dinner and Conversation. 25 Marin City residents and 25 residents from other parts of Marin break bread together, fellowship, and develop friendships.
Housing Justice? Not For All!
Royce McLemore, Leah Rothstein, and Barbara Bogard discuss the struggle Marin City residents have fighting for housing justice. Despite it being in one of the wealthiest counties in the country, Marin City and it's residents continue to experience the racism that doesn't allow people of color to enjoy the benefits of acquiring generational wealth through home ownership. Instead, Marin County simply adds housing that they describe as "affordable" housing, but is not nearly affordable for most Marin City residents. .
Jahon Pride and Friends gospel concert celebrating the success of the free monthly dinners and forums that discuss the issues facing Marin City residents. The very popular events have successfully educated the residents of Marin, but more importantly, have created bridge-building relationships among the neighbors in Marin.
Speaker Appreciation Awards Presentation for the speakers of the Come to the Table community forums from March 2024 to July 2024. Among the honored guests were Juanita Douglas, Kathryn Cahill, Pastor Floyd Thompkins, Cindy Isaacs, Richard Mosqueda, Maralisia Mack, Jonathan Knight, Ben Myles, Tami Bell, Terrie Green, Dr. Matt Willis, Dr. Liz Tally, Alena Maunder, Dr. Cesunica Ivey, and Dr. Maya Carrasquillo.
From September to November, we'll be honoring Leah Rothstein, Royce McLemore, Barbara Bogard, Bettie Hodges, Laresha Huffman, Stevie Lee, Florence Williams, Leoma Thomas, Tami Bell, and Keith Bell.
Jahon Pride and Friends kept the crowd dancing, singing, and praising all night.
Come to the Table inception. In November of 2023, Pastor Floyd Thompkins of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Marin City invited leaders of the faith community from all around Marin to join him in coming together to discuss ways that the residents of Marin City could be better served through our churches and places of worship. 33 leaders joined in the conversation and it was discovered that most leaders were not aware of the issues the small, tight-knit community faced on a daily basis. A steering committee was formed and Come to the Table and the Marin City News newsletter were born. Since March of 2024, we've covered topics on women in the workplace, arts and culture, the history of Marin City, health care disparities, the environment, and Marin City's history part II. We've had a celebration gospel concert and an awards presentation for all the guest speakers. The free monthly dinners and forums have been wildly successful. The residents of Marin and Marin City have been educated, but more importantly, they have formed bridge-building relationships.
