Project Cover Inc. will hold the first of several forums it’s calling Conversations from the Porch on Tuesday.

The forum will focus on religion and will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at East Square Art Works, 120 E. Innes St.

Conversations from the Porch is community outreach program dedicated to encouraging the inclusion of diverse groups in local decision making and encouraging people to experience the power of talking to gain knowledge.

The porch represents a non-threatening environment where people can gather, talk to each other rather than at each other, express their ideas and feelings, and learn.

Other topics to be discussed at future forums include government (including city, county and other elected officials), education, business, legal systems, health/welfare and human services, and community and community organizations.

Each forum will feature a panel discussion. From data obtained, organizers will share results via a report card.

Other forum dates and locations TBD, tentatively planned for February-April-2015.

To learn more and register for the forum, go to Project Cover’s website at https://projectcover.wordpress.com/conversations-from-the-porch/

Project Cover is a 501(c)3 organization at 123 E. B Ave. that partners with Rowan Concerned Citizens, At the Cross Ministries and SCS Service.

Other Project Cover activities include youth reading literacy, family services skill development, feeding the community, diversity training and a small business incubator.

For more information, call 704.782.0072.