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  in 2003 by Lois Weaver in response to the divided nature of conventional panel discussions,
  the Long Table allows voices to be heard equally, disrupting hierarchical notions
  of 'expertise'. It was inspired by Maureen Gorris's film <em>Antonia's Line</em>,
  the central image of which is a dinner table getting longer and longer to accomodate
  a growing family of outsiders, eccentrics and friends - until finally it has to
  be moved outside. Since then, the Table has been set at institutions and festivals
  worldwide, and invited hundreds of people to sit and share their views on myriad
  topics. The Long Table is an open-source format; you are welcome to use it as a
  means of generating discussion on any subject you choose.</p><p>--- <a target="_blank"
  href="https://www.split-britches.com/long-table">https://www.split-britches.com/long-table</a></p></blockquote>
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  \ of a domestic\n> dinner table as a means to generate public conversation. Conceived\
  \ in 2003 by\n> Lois Weaver in response to the divided nature of conventional panel\n\
  > discussions, the Long Table allows voices to be heard equally, disrupting\n> hierarchical\
  \ notions of 'expertise'. It was inspired by Maureen Gorris's film\n> Antonia's\
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  \ to accomodate a growing family of outsiders, eccentrics and friends\n> - until\
  \ finally it has to be moved outside. Since then, the Table has been set\n> at institutions\
  \ and festivals worldwide, and invited hundreds of people to sit\n> and share their\
  \ views on myriad topics. The Long Table is an open-source\n> format; you are welcome\
  \ to use it as a means of generating discussion on any\n> subject you choose.\n\
  > \n> --- https://www.split-britches.com/long-table\n> [https://www.split-britches.com/long-table]"
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<blockquote><p>The Long Table is a format for discussion that uses the setting of a domestic dinner table as a means to generate public conversation. Conceived in 2003 by Lois Weaver in response to the divided nature of conventional panel discussions, the Long Table allows voices to be heard equally, disrupting hierarchical notions of 'expertise'. It was inspired by Maureen Gorris's film <em>Antonia's Line</em>, the central image of which is a dinner table getting longer and longer to accomodate a growing family of outsiders, eccentrics and friends - until finally it has to be moved outside. Since then, the Table has been set at institutions and festivals worldwide, and invited hundreds of people to sit and share their views on myriad topics. The Long Table is an open-source format; you are welcome to use it as a means of generating discussion on any subject you choose.</p><p>--- <a target="_blank" href="https://www.split-britches.com/long-table">https://www.split-britches.com/long-table</a></p></blockquote>