6:30 p.m. Every First Thursday
The Civil Conversations Project

The Conversations Room | The Portico Cafe
1001 N. Florida Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602

Join us for The Civil Conversations Project

This group is open to the public and meets the first Thursday of each month from 6:30-8 p.m. in The Portico Cafe’s “Conversations Room”.

What began as a six-week experiment in early 2017 has become an ongoing opportunity for growth and connection through conversation.

The Civil Conversations Project at The Portico now offers a monthly opportunity to engage in meaningful conversation with others—sometimes with markedly different perspectives and life experiences—on topics and issues that impact our lives.

It’s a conversation open to anyone who wishes to participate, walk-ins welcome, 6:30 – 8 p.m. every first Thursday at The Portico Cafe, 1001 N. Florida Ave.

The project is inspired by the Civil Conversations Project (www.civilconversationsproject.org ) launched by the NPR radio program and podcast On Being. Each week’s discussion focuses on one podcast interview from the project.

Quote from Michelle Schumacher, group organizer: “When the Rev. Dr. Gary Mason spoke to us at the ‘Uncomfortable Conversations’ event in February 2017, he said, ‘There are three ways to resolve conflict: genocide, containment, and conversations.’ We choose conversations.”

For more information, please contact Michelle Schumacher at 813.363.3970 or at michelleschumacher2015@gmail.com.