Courageous conversations about reconciliation — happening around kitchen tables, boardroom tables, and community spaces.
Table Talks is a conversation-based learning experience that helps people explore reconciliation in thoughtful, respectful ways.
Developed through the work of kinSHIFT and IndigenEYEZ, Table Talks supports participants in having meaningful conversations about colonization, Indigenous perspectives, and the role each of us can play in building right relations.
Rather than lectures or formal training, Table Talks invites people to gather in small groups and engage in guided dialogue that deepens understanding and strengthens relationships.
Why Table Talks Matter
Many people want to support reconciliation but aren’t sure where to begin.
Table Talks creates a space where people can:
- ask honest questions
- listen deeply to different perspectives
- reflect on the impacts of colonization
- explore how reconciliation can show up in everyday life
These conversations are not about having perfect answers. They are about building understanding, accountability, and relationships.
Join Us: Mini Workshops on Reconciliation
This May, CFSOS is partnering with local sylix-led kinSHIFT to host in-person Table Talks Mini Workshops in Penticton, Kelowna, and Vernon.
Curious about how to take action on reconciliation? Meet kinSHIFT founder Kelly Terbasket and learn how you can initiate meaningful conversations about reconciliation in your own kitchen, workplace, or community. These sessions offer a live experience of kinSHIFT’s Table Talks approach – practical, welcoming, and designed for everyday people.
Date and venues will be announced soon on CFSOS’ website. Or save a seat by at the table by contacting kimenglish@cfso.net – we’d love to see you there.
Learn More
If you are interested in attending a session or exploring how to host a Table Talk in your community, please contact the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen or kinSHIFT.
More session details will be shared soon.
Where Table Talks Began
The introduction of Table Talks in the South Okanagan Similkameen grew from a conversation between Kim English of the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen and Kelly Terbasket, syilx Okanagan director of IndigenEYEZ.
IndigenEYEZ is an Okanagan-based initiative that delivers creative empowerment and land-based learning programs rooted in Indigenous knowledge and community leadership.
Kelly often speaks about the syilx concept of pa’x — the understanding that when people come together with openness and respect, something meaningful can emerge.
“Indigenous people have so much to offer. We are the roots of this country and need to be treated as such. In syilx culture we have this powerful concept of pa’x, which speaks to the way that coming together as people can spark understanding.”
Table Talks builds on this idea — creating space for conversations that help light the path forward.
Table Talks is funded by CFSOS, Vancouver Foundation Right Relations Fund, and the Neighbourhood Small Grant Program.
