The proposed Kin Table
A little room
for each other.
A small gathering to practice listening, choose useful commitments when wanted, and learn what helps. Everyone can pass, take a break, or leave.
The pilot is being planned. No gatherings are scheduled and no host organization is confirmed.
People, time,
and a willing conversation.
The pilot is designed for adults aged 18 or older, with a target of 12 participants plus two hosts. An uninvolved reviewer must be available for concerns about hosts.
Taking the vow is optional. Conduct rules apply to everyone. The gathering makes room for disagreement while setting limits on threats, harassment, humiliation, and unwanted contact.
A shared task is possible only when participants want one and the necessary permission, resources, and capacity are in place.
A proposed first gathering
What the first
75 minutes could hold.
A sample agenda for preparation, not an event announcement. Hosts must arrange the venue, responsibilities, and feedback routes before using it.
Welcome and boundaries
Explain the conduct rules, ways to pass, and the route for raising a concern privately.
Meet the vow
Read the six sentences and consider a line that could be useful in ordinary life. No group pledge.
Practice listening
Pair by consent, take turns speaking and reflecting back, or choose solo reflection.
Consider something useful
Ask what help is actually wanted. A shared task is optional; individual practice can be enough.
Choose a manageable step
Write a private reminder if wanted. An existing promise or a boundary can count.
Offer feedback and close
Give optional feedback. Any later contact requires consent.
The learning plan
Four gatherings.
Time to reflect.
The draft allows 90 days for preparation, four gatherings roughly three weeks apart, and review. This is a planning allowance, not a launch deadline. Preparation takes the time it needs.
- Days 1–14Arrange hosts, independent review, an accessible venue, finances, and feedback routes.
- Days 15–21Hold the first gathering when the arrangements are ready.
- Days 35–42Meet again. Reflect on practice and whether any shared task is wanted.
- Days 56–63Review, continue, or revise the practice and any task.
- Days 77–84Hold the fourth gathering and offer final feedback.
- Days 85–90Review workload and feedback. Decide to repeat, revise, or stop. Prepare the internal account afterward.
Responsible hosting
comes first.
Before a pilot opens, hosts must confirm a usable feedback route, an uninvolved reviewer, access arrangements, permissions, and who is responsible for finances and the event.
If an existing organization hosts the pilot, the parties need a clear agreement about responsibilities and use of the name and materials. Cooperation alone does not establish sponsorship or insurance coverage.
These resources do not create an official chapter or authorize a public event under the name.