Hodge Podge Supper Club: Create Bridging Social Capital

What is it?

The Hodge Podge Supper Club is a first step toward bridging the cultural gaps in our community. Imagine people of different backgrounds, socio-economic class, races, religions and beliefs, all sitting down to share a meal and learn about one another. The goal is to develop our residents’ cultural competence and help make the Twin ports a welcoming and inclusive place to live.

See the group’s new website at http://www.twinportshodgepodge.com/

Mission Statement

The Hodge Podge Supper Club will bring together people from the Twin Ports for conversation and a meal at a local restaurant to promote social bridging.

Robert Putnam has distinguished between “bonding”and “bridging” social capital. “Bonding capital” involves the sorts of connections within a social group, while “bridging capital” involves building relationships across social divides..

Whose idea is this, anyway?

This is a project that came from the “Mix It Up” action team of the Knight Creative Communities Initiative in the Twin Ports. Our charge is to work to promote tolerance, one of the “Four T’s” in Richard Florida’s book The Rise of The Creative Class.

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