midnight cafe: reflections & visions - by Kasra
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notes on connection, community, conversation
This project began a few years ago when I was bored during the pandemic and wanted to have ✨ intellectual ✨ conversations with my friends. But slowly it began to morph into something else. In the past two years, we’ve hosted 35+ events, including salons, “introvert parties”, reading & meditation nights, and curiosity dinners. Across all the events, we’ve had 150+ different people participate. Lots vulnerable conversations, many new friendships. And perhaps most importantly, we have demonstrated to ourselves and the world that it’s possible to organize our social lives in different ways than…
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