Coming to the Table: A Community Forum
A FREE event presented in partnership with
The John Perkins Center at SPU
Tuesday, April 16th @ 7:00pm-9:00pm
Conference Room in Upper Gwinn
at Seattle Pacific University
3307 3rd Ave W, Seattle WA 98117
Stories are integral to how we experience and navigate our world; they are at the very core of what it is to be human. Stories that are told and re-told throughout our lives become our histories. Personal histories, family histories and national histories; all of these help to shape our identity and our world view. Taproot Theatre’s CONVERSATIONS series is partnering with the Justice Speaks Community Forum series and The John Perkins Center at SPU to create an interactive evening of story and reflection.
Call Sonja Lowe at 206.529.3666 or email sonjal@taproottheatre.org
to reserve your tickets for this FREE community conversation.
Tali Hairston, of The John Perkins Center at SPU, will act as moderator. This event is presented as part of The Eighth Annual Perkins Lecture Series and Reconciliation Summit hosted on the SPU Campus, April 14-17th
- Opening speaker: Thomas Norman DeWolf, author of Inheriting the Trade and co-author (with Sharon Leslie Morgan) of Gather at the Table: The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade
- What’s Your Story?: Tali Hairston and the staff of The John Perkins Center facilitate an interactive session that encourages audience members to explore their personal history and the ways that history shapes their sense of identity
- Closing speaker: Dr. John M. Perkins, international speaker and teacher on issues of racial reconciliation, leadership, and community development. Author of Let Justice Roll Down, He’s My Brother, Resurrecting Hope and A Time to Heal.
*************************************************************************************
This CONVERSATIONS event is presented in conjunction with Taproot Theatre’s production of The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez. The event is FREE, but seating is limited. General admission tickets are required. Tickets may be available at the door, but seating is not guaranteed.
For questions or to reserve your tickets email sonjal@taproottheatre.org or call Sonja Lowe at 206.529.3666
This event is supported in part by a grant from 
To order tickets to see The Whipping Man, click here!
*************************************************************************************
Other Exciting Opportunities to hear Dr. John M. Perkins
Dr. John M. Perkins, internationally known reconciliation advocate, is returning to Seattle Pacific University!
This year, his visit coincides with the Reconciliation Summit, sponsored by the Reconciliation Studies Program at SPU’s School of Theology and the Associated Students of Seattle Pacific.
Find out about events for the Reconciliation Summit, April 14-17.
About Dr. Perkins
John M. Perkins was born into Mississippi poverty, the son of a sharecropper. He fled to California when he was 17 after his older brother was murdered by a town marshal. Although Dr. Perkins vowed never to return, in 1960 after he accepted Christ, he returned to his boyhood home to share the gospel of Christ with those still living in the region. His outspoken support and leadership role in civil rights demonstrations resulted in repeated harassment, imprisonment, and beatings. Today, Dr. Perkins is president of John M. Perkins Foundation for Reconciliation and Development of Jackson, Mississippi. He is one of the leading evangelical voices to come out of the American civil rights movement. He is also an internationally known author, speaker, and teacher on issues of racial reconciliation and Christian community development. Dr. Perkins is the author of nine books including A Quiet Revolution, Let Justice Roll Down, With Justice For All, Beyond Charity, He’s My Brother, Resurrecting Hope, and A Time to Heal.
Find out more about Dr. John M. Perkins
