The Village Square - Broward The Season

Our 2019-20 Dinner at the Square Series

Big issues, Real conversation. Good food, good company.

While the din of the national conversation dives to a historical new low (each year we wonder, did you ever think it could go any lower?), we thought it was past time for neighbors to have a neighborly conversation on these heated topics. So we’re starting this year’s Dinner at the Square series taking dead-aim at topics facing our city, county, and state. Kicking off the series on October 23, we will be tackling the 2020 Census – a topic that many believe is one of our more pressing issues. From there, save the date for February 26, when we will be addressing the issue of “Ready or Not, Here Growth Comes” Lastly, on June 24, we will complete our year of programming with a deep dive on South Florida vs. the State. It won’t be the same without you as a part of the conversation.

Past Event | Dinner at the Square | February 26, 2020

Ready or Not, Here Growth Comes

Broward County’s population is expected to increase to nearly 2 million people next year. Over the next five years, our community is expected to have 167,320 new residents, bringing the total population to over 2.1 million in 2022. Are we ready?

Past Event | Dinner at the Square | October 23, 2019

The Politics of Counting: Fear, Fairness & Partisanship around the 2020 Census

Although the citizenship question will not be asked and it has eased the threat, many feel it has hardly eliminated it. The public controversy over the issue has already stirred fears of retribution among many immigrants, even those who are here legally, who say they will avoid filling out the census form even if the question is not asked.

Past Event |May 29, 2019

How Florida’s New Immigration Bill Could Help or Hurt Florida

The Florida Senate & House are currently working on legislation that would require local governments to use their “best efforts” to support federal immigration law, including complying with requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain suspected undocumented immigrants held in local jails until ICE is able to pick them up.