The Breaking Bread Village

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The Breaking Bread Village Live Show Experience is an event that brings together panelists from differing perspectives to share conversations around specific topics. The community is invited and encouraged to witness, learn, and actively participate in the dialogue. This experience has been such a success that it’s been sought after by companies, organizations, and schools to create the same experience for their specific needs.

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The elements of each live show experience are purposefully curated in line with research that demonstrates that memories and experiences are made through the five senses (sight, touch, sound, taste, and smell). All panelists are gathered around a table, ensuring they can see each other and are close enough to feel a connection. The elegant and tranquil table setting replicates the feeling of a family dinner, initiating a sense of connection and inclusion from the beginning. Before the actual conversation, the show begins with a communal listening experience of live music, allowing organic room for connection.

The Breaking Bread Village Live Show aims to create psychological safety, a space for connection, engagement, and a sense of community. The shared experience at the Table encourages thought, reflection, inner self-work, and humane practices. At the end of the session, the goal is for participants to leave the shared space, understanding that everyone has a story and a mirror. The hope is that with this understanding, the participants will better connect with themselves and others. 

The creator and founder, Erin Patrice, believes that “Too often, our differences keep us from connecting. And we view these differences negatively when in actuality if we seek to learn about each other and our differences intentionally and productively, we come to understand that our differences make our community better and enrich our individual lives.” 

To create transparent, vulnerable, and open safe spaces for people to share and listen to each other's perspectives in an organic and non-judgemental manner. 

• To engage and serve the community through education, service, and construction of intentional-diverse spaces. 
• To connect the community through shared conversation and exposure to differing perspectives. 
• To learn the “Give and Recieve” method of The Breaking Bread Village and taught how to put it into practice. 
• Participants will be exposed to different perspectives that will allow them to broaden their thought processes and become better leaders and advocates in the community and workspaces.
• Participants will be given tools to begin the process of challenging their biases and individual paradigms. 
• Participants will be given tools on how to accept/value differences and other experiences. They will also grow in capacity regarding active listening and engaging with different opinions and perspectives. 
• Participants will be better equipped to handle difficult conversations in the workplace or other community areas where they function. 
• To help participants become comfortable with being uncomfortable 

Learn more about the data supported benefits of our work.

If people can hear differing thoughts, their minds and hearts will open, hopefully encouraging collective growth in emotional intelligence and intellectual humility. The outcomes will be measured by tracking the number in attendance,  audience participants, google survey, and feedback/reviews/reflections.