big table memphis

a pilgrimage for changemakers

Pay What You Can Tickets

october 28-29, 2022

"Explore and experience some of the finest examples of intentional, collaborative, and community-led placemaking in North America. You can’t help but be inspired by the collective impact these organizations continue to achieve."

Ashley Proctor, Creative Blueprint, Event Producer

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two days to spark your imagination

two days to spark
your imagination

Two days of exploration in one of the most creative and diverse cities in the world. Taste the cuisine, dance to the music and hear the stories of places that have been transformed by true love and true grit.

Venue: Crosstown Concourse #Come Curious

Breaking News:
Big Table. Big Pivot.

Learn more about the origin of this pilgrimage
and how we are now making it accessible for all.

"So, here's the deal - it's three weeks away.
At this point, it will be an intimate group with unconferencing and
plenty of face time with some of the Oracles of Coworking
and shared space partnerships."

agenda highlights
Feel free to come one day early and stay one day later at no additional charge. Enjoy plenty of unstructured time for conversation, reflection and fun!
day one: morning

exploration & reflection

venue tour

crosstown concourse

  • Storytellers from Crosstown Arts, Church Health & More
  • Lunch on your own
  • Choose Your Own Adventure: Sustainability/Design, Community Engagement, Arts & Health Integration & More
evening

happy hour q&a

  • enjoy light bites and craft brews
  • diy dinner
  • Beale Street? Civil Rights Museum? Graceland? Here's your chance!
day two: morning

inspiration & transformation

  • Labyrinth Walk
  • Starship Bagels & Coffee Bar
  • Greetings from First Congo Leadership
  • Tour: Art Studio, Bike Shop, Theater, Social Justice Center, Food Justice Ministry . . . All. The. Things.
afternoon venue

first congo

  • Lunch in Community in Cooper-Young Entertainment District (Dutch!)
  • Group Service Project for Food Justice Ministry
  • Discussion & Self-Guided Exploration
  • Rest & Reflection
  • Sending Forth
evening

let's boogie

  • Dinner on your own
  • Enjoy Cooper-Young Entertainment District

Join community leaders from the coworking movement, social justice advocates, creative arts visionaries, historic preservationists, sustainability designers and progressive activists from all wisdom traditions.

Bring Your Stories. You are the experts.

Big Table Memphis
pilgrimage

organizers

Daryn DeZengotita
Daryn DeZengotita
TABLE COWORKING & SOCIAL IMPACT SPACES

Daryn is a people gatherer and space animator. With ten years in the coworking movement, she now is focused on bringing new life to unused public and sacred spaces. She navigates the overlap between new forms of community and the old forms they will replace.

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Ashley Proctor
Ashley Proctor
CREATIVE BLUEPRINT

For 18 years, Ashley has helped thousands of artists, businesses, and community organizers to achieve their vision – as well as meaningful social impact – through authentic engagement and partnerships with their local communities. Creative Blueprint specializes in the seemingly impossible – dreaming big, dismantling the status quo, and inspiring great change.

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accommodations

Host Venue: HOSTEL MEMPHIS

A limited number of rooms are available for $35 - $60 per night at our host venue. Most rooms are dorm style with a few private and semi-private. Common spaces are big, comfy rooms and tables designed for conversation. All rooms have been reserved for this event - we have the whole place. And yes, we have stayed here - a few times. There are plenty of bathrooms and it's very clean!

Hostels not your thing? We suggest staying within walking distance in the Cooper-Young Neighborhood.

Book a Room at Hostel Memphis
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what else?

Who's Coming?
Join our network at Big Table to connect with fellow travelers, find a roomie and ask all the questions.
Cost?
We want this event to be affordable to all, so all tickets are "Pay What You Can." Also, for those who are able, consider the "Buy One, Give One" ticket level.
Accessibility?
Are there any accessibility accommodations we can make to ensure your experience is a great one? Please visit Big Table to tell us more.
What About Being Fully Vaxxed?
Yes. Do that. Do it now. We will be following all CDC guidelines for a safe and healthy event for all. Therefore, all plans are subject to change.

partners & sponsors

Table Coworking
Church Health
Creative Blueprint
Crosstown
First
Hostel Memphis
Starship
Make Shift muse
Women Who Cowork

 

We recognize and acknowledge that this event will take place in the historic Homeland of the Chickasaw Nation they inhabited. Memphis, and all of Tennessee, were the long-established territory for many indigenous peoples prior to their forced removal and unforeseen extinction. We have a responsibility to acknowledge the peoples and histories of these lands. Our ability to live and visit here results from direct coercion, forced dispossession, and deliberate colonization. To ignore that is to perpetuate injustice to populations of people that no longer exist in this state, yet, have established significant societies elsewhere in this country. The City of Memphis respects the diverse communities it touches, including those who occupied this territory originally, those brought to it by force, and those who settled here in search of better circumstances. We understand that territorial acknowledgment is only a gesture, but it represents the beginning of our commitment to justice and reconciliation in the United States.