U.S.-Japan Sister Cities Bell Ringing: 75 Years of Peace Since Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Ringing the bells or chimes at your congregationU.S.-Japan Sister Cities Bell Ringing: 75 Years of Peace Since Hiroshima & Nagasaki Last September, the United Religions Initiative (URI), of which the San Francisco Interfaith Council (SFIC) is a Cooperation Circle, planted two ginkgo saplings at the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park that survived the 1945 nuclear blast over [...]
The Green New Deal & Reparations
OnlineThe Green New Deal & Reparations: August 5 at 10 am Pacific online When it comes to principled, ambitious policy proposals that seek to fundamentally transform our society, the Green New Deal and reparations currently rise to the top. Yet, often they are discussed separately, despite clear and compelling connections. [...]
A Conversation w/ Sandhya Jha, author of Pre-Post-Racial America at 4 pm Pacific
A Conversation w/ Sandhya Jha, author of Pre-Post-Racial America Wednesday, Aug. 5th at 4 pm Pacific on Facebook live: https://www.facebook.com/events/324205815424721/ On August 5, I've been invited to a Facebook Live conversation with Scarritt Bennett Center about my previous book, Pre-Post-Racial America. It would be lovely to see you! You [...]
India, Israel and Berkeley
OnlineSoma Chatterjee, Board member of the Silicon Valley Interreligious Council, will moderate a Commonwealth Club's Member-led Middle East For program based on an Indian Jewish exhibition which were curated by Francesco Spagnolo, PhD.The artifacts are from UC Berkeley's Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Culture. Deputy Consul General Matan Zamir, for [...]