Guests sharing an elegant supper beneath Mississippi oak trees
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Dirty Napkins Supper Club × Southern Poverty Law Center

A table for conversation.
A table for community.

A proposed community partnership for our October 14, 2026 supper club in Jackson, Mississippi.

$2,500 Community partnership

What is Dirty Napkins? · 01

More Than Dinner.

Some of the most meaningful conversations don't happen in auditoriums.

They happen around a table.

Dirty Napkins Supper Club is a traveling Mississippi supper club built around food, wine, storytelling, poetry, flowers and community.

Each dinner is designed to be more than a meal. It is an experience.

Guests share five-to-seven courses, wine, poetry, conversation and stories throughout the evening. What begins with strangers sitting across from one another often ends with new friendships, new connections and a stronger sense of community.

Dirty Napkins was created with a simple belief:

When people gather, they talk. When they talk, they connect. And when communities connect, change becomes possible.

A candlelit Dirty Napkins dinner table at night with pampas grass and wine
Plated courses on blue plates ready to be servedThe food
A guest reading a napkin signed by everyone at the tableThe community
A long supper table set with wine glasses, candles and place settingsThe details
Guests raising their glasses around the long table during the eveningThe evening

The experience · 02

Every detail is part of the conversation.

01

Food

A multi-course menu inspired by Mississippi ingredients, traditions and stories.

02

Wine

Thoughtfully selected wine pairings presented throughout the evening.

03

Poetry

Our typewriter poet, Sir, creates poetry throughout the night inspired by the city, guests and evening.

04

Flowers

Seasonal flowers become part of the experience and give guests another way to connect.

05

Conversation

The table is intentionally designed to encourage people to talk, share stories and meet someone new.

06

Community

The most important part of the experience.

The opportunity · 03

Bringing Civic Engagement to the Table

Dirty Napkins would like to partner with SPLC during the October 14, 2026 Jackson supper club.

Our audience is primarily adults between 25 and 50 years old, with an established base of eligible voters attending our dinners.

Rather than asking people to attend another traditional civic-engagement event, we want to meet them where they already are—around a table, surrounded by their community.

We are proposing a partnership that allows SPLC to become part of the experience through direct conversation with our guests.

Meet people where they gather.
Start the conversation where they feel connected.

SPLC guest engagement · 04

A Seat at the Table

We invite an SPLC representative to join the supper club and speak directly with guests in a setting built for thoughtful exchange.

01

Attend

Attend the October 14 Dirty Napkins Supper Club in Jackson.

02

Speak

Address guests about the importance of voting and civic participation.

03

Connect

Engage directly with an audience of adults ages 25–50.

04

Inform

Share voter information and civic-engagement resources.

05

Document

Be professionally photographed and filmed throughout the evening.

06

Continue

Extend the conversation through social media content after the dinner.

Guests in conversation around the supper table

Why Dirty Napkins? · 05

Why This Table?

An Engaged Audience

Our demographic primarily falls between ages 25–50.

Eligible Voters

Our dinners already attract eligible voters and community-minded guests.

A Different Kind of Engagement

SPLC can meet people in an intimate social environment built around conversation.

Mississippi Roots

Dirty Napkins is deeply connected to Mississippi culture, food, creativity and community.

Built-In Storytelling

Our dinners naturally create opportunities for meaningful conversations and stories.

The partnership · 06

$2,500

Community Sponsorship

An investment in the room—and what travels beyond it.

We are seeking a $2,500 sponsorship investment from the Southern Poverty Law Center to support the upcoming Dirty Napkins Supper Club and its voter-engagement component.

  • Direct guest engagement
  • SPLC representative speaking opportunity
  • Access to an engaged 25–50 audience
  • Professional event photography
  • Professional video coverage
  • SPLC participation documented on film
  • Social media exposure across Dirty Napkins platforms
  • Brand recognition as a community partner
  • Opportunity to continue the civic-engagement conversation online

Photo + video · 07

The Story Doesn't End When Dinner Does.

Dirty Napkins will professionally document the evening through photography and film, creating visual content that allows the partnership and civic-engagement conversation to continue beyond October 14.

Photography

Dinner atmosphere · SPLC participation · Guest interactions · Table details · Community moments

Video

SPLC representative · Guest interactions · Dinner experience · Behind-the-scenes moments · Civic-engagement conversation

Social

Content will be shared across Dirty Napkins social media platforms.

The experience in photos · 08

Plated courses lined up on a wooden table at a Dirty Napkins dinnerThe Food
Sir, the typewriter poet, typing poetry for guests during a Dirty Napkins dinnerThe Poetry
A guest smiling at the table during a Dirty Napkins supper club dinnerThe People

The big idea · 09

Sometimes the most important conversations begin with an invitation to sit down.

We believe civic engagement doesn't always have to feel formal.

Sometimes it can happen over dinner. Over a glass of wine. Between courses.

In a conversation between two people who didn't know each other when they sat down.

Dirty Napkins has already built the table.
We are inviting SPLC to join us at it.

October 14, 2026 · Jackson, Mississippi

Take a Seat
at the Table.

Dirty Napkins Supper Club × Southern Poverty Law Center
$2,500 Community Partnership

Together, we can create an evening that doesn't simply bring people together for dinner—but reminds them that their voice, their participation and their presence in their communities matter.