Redux, Episode 11
This week, we are re-issuing our very first episode— from a Community Dinner in Lisbon in 2019! Although some of the people running the dinner have changed since this episode aired, the Community Dinners continue to go strong, since their inauguration in 2011.
The Community Dinners are a flagship project of Serve the City Portugal and occur once or twice a month in every city where they are active. In these dinners, one group of volunteers cooks a three-course meal while another group welcomes guests from all kinds of marginalized groups: people experiencing homelessness, elderly people, disabled people, and more. Still another group of volunteers—usually from a corporation, a school or a church—sets up the tables and serves the meal. This group usually is the one funding the dinner for the evening. And finally, there is a group of volunteers who eat at the tables with the guests and facilitate conversation.
It is a most inspiring project and we hope you enjoy this re-issue! If you do, you might want to look back and go through some of our other old issues… And if you want to see some pictures of the recent Community Dinners, visit STC Lisbon’s Instagram page.
Listen to the episode here:
For more episodes featuring STC Lisbon, listen to: Friendly Neighbourhood Heroes and These Mugs are Green!
