The Defusing Hatred Program Learn nonviolent communication skills in a safe environment and develop tools for responding to uneasy situations and hate speech. Enjoy an informative, visual presentation followed by conversation and hands on experience through role-play. Available at your congregation or small group by signing up a team from the Interfaith Council. Contact Rev. [...]
The Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County stands in solidarity with those congregations and schools in our county that the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) plans to visit and protest this weekend. The WBC is listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks such groups nationally. They “proselytize” all those groups [...]
Dear friends, Marilyn Underwood from the county recently called me about tragic loss of life at a congregational Thanksgiving Dinner last year, and so she has prepared a letter to our county congregations to remind us all of the county statutes on food borne diseases and what constitutes a private event versus a public event. [...]
Thanks to all of those who came out for the Interfaith Peace Vigil in Walnut Creek Monday evening. We estimated that 300 participated and we had enough to have people at all four corners of two intersections on Civic Dr. in downtown Walnut Creek. After our Interfaith prayers and songs, we mentioned providing some links [...]
This year’s focus is Becoming Better Stewards of the Earth Advocacy Training Workshop – pre-registration lunch http://tinyurl.com/gvu23ra Saturday, April 1st. See the event at https://www.interfaithccc.org/event/becoming-better-stewards-of-the-earth-advocacy-training-workshop/ Opening Invocation: Rev. Will McGarvey Overview: Rev. Will McGarvey Rev. Will Scott, California Interfaith Power and Light, California Legislative actions for 2017 Andrés Soto, Communities for a Better Environment, BAAQMD, Cap on Refinery Emissions – [...]
The Interfaith Council of Contra County, together with the leaders of all faiths it represents, is deeply concerned for our brothers and sisters in the American Jewish community and want them all to know that we stand in solidarity with them. The recent threats, assaults, personal attacks, and acts of desecration and vandalism directed at [...]
MDUUC Votes to Become ‘Sanctuary’ Members Aligned in Actions to Support People Targeted by Discrimination Walnut Creek, CA – Feb. 1, 2017 – The members of Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church (MDUUC) voted Jan. 29, 2017 to become a designated ‘Sanctuary Space’ in keeping with the progressive community’s commitment to the ‘worth and dignity of [...]
Here are the links to the media coverage of our recent Ring of Solidarity at the Walnut Creek Islamic Center on Feb. 3rd, 2017. Feel free to share any and all of these links. http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/02/03/hundreds-gather-for-ring-of-solidarity-at-walnut-creek-islamic-center/ http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/East-Bay-Interfaith-Council-Hosts-Ring-of-Solidarity-to-support-Muslims-412699103.html http://kron4.com/2017/02/03/hundreds-stand-in-solidarity-with-the-muslim-community-in-walnut-creek/ The article announcing the event: http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/02/01/walnut-creek-ring-of-solidarity-a-show-of-strength-unity/
Faith-based and humanist groups call on government to reaffirm American values “Although the U.S. is a nation of immigrants and has a long history of welcoming refugees from diverse lands, we also have a history of different periods of xenophobia and exclusion, including the Chinese Exclusion Act, the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, [...]
