They Are Back: Tables of Conscience
The final round of Tables of Conscience book-themed dinners to raise money for the 2025 scholarships in the names of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas will be held in January and February. The dinners will complete our campaign to raise two $3000 scholarships for Alexandria City High School students.
At this point we have scheduled one book-themed dinner - we hope to hold a total of three - but we wanted to get word out so that last minute shoppers might take advantage to give a dinner and book to someone they care about.
An ACRP Member is hosting this dinner in their home from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, January 18, 2025. Those interested in attending should purchase the book listed below, reserve a space through our ticketing system and make a donation of $125 per person on our campaign page at the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria. About a week before the dinner, those who reserved spots will receive an email with the name and address of the hosts. Please don’t hesitate and make your reservation and donation today to join other ACRP members to discuss an important racial justice topic.
How to Purchase a ticket
Each reservation requires a $125 donation per person. The dinner’s discussion book must be purchased separately from a local bookstore.
- Reserve your ticket using the blue button below. (Reservations available December 30, 2024)
Reserve your tickets at The Alexandria Shop
2. Pay for your ticket
Pay by credit card on the ACRP’s campaign page on the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria site. Make a donation of $125 per reservation, print out the receipt and bring it to the dinner.
OR
Pay by check payable to the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria, and mail to:
ACRP
Lloyd House
220 N. Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314.
The 2025 Dinners
Saturday, January 18, 6-9 p.m.
Book: Of Poetry and Protest: From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin
By Phil Cushway (Compiler), Michael Warr (Editor), Victoria Smith (Photographer)
Join ACRP members in what is sure to be a lively conversation about this compilation of African American poets and essayists that give voice to the Black experience in America. The anthology highlights Pulitzer Prize winning poets such as Rita Dove, Natasha Tretheway, Yusef Komunyakaa and Tracy Smith. Essayists include Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Jeannine Amber. Each one provides an artistic, incisive take on our culture and times.
(Capacity, 8 seats)
Saturday, March 1, 6-9 p.m.
Book: How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
With this book, Historian and Author Ibram X. Kendi explores how racist ideas had become so common sense that those who countered them were considered radical and extreme. By peeling back layers of enculturated racism, Kendi helps readers see what they may not have previously understood. Relying on history, science, law, and ethics, Kendi rouses awareness and takes readers past polarizing arguments toward forming a more just society.
Reserve your ticket (Capacity, 10 seats)