Community Events
Children’s Support League (CSL) 29th annual Heart of the Home Tour
Site to be announced Lafayette, CA, United StatesTour information: http://wehelpkids.org/2017-tour-info/
“We are Called to Be an Alternative to Ruin” at San Damiano
San Damiano Retreat Center 710 Highland Dr., Danville, CA, United StatesFranciscan retreat master Fr. Tom Hartle of Boston will share how we can be a transformative presence in a broken and fractured world.
APRIL 29TH MOBILIZATION FOR PEOPLE, PLANET, PEACE, JUSTICE, JOBS
Justin Herman Plaza Market & Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, United StatesWILL YOU JOIN THIS MOBILIZATION? The coalition of organizations that sponsored the hugely successful 2014 People’s Climate March in NYC has issued a call for a campaign that begins with the inauguration and concludes on April 29 with a mass demonstration in Washington, DC. In the intervening 100 days, the [...]
CRS Ethical Trade and Right Relationships: An Interactive Launch of Ethical Trade in the San Jose and Oakland Dioceses
St. Joseph and St. Clare Conference Room at the San Jose Diocese Chancery 1150 North 1st Street, San Jose, CA, United StatesJoin the San Jose and Oakland Dioceses for an interactive launch of Ethical Trade and Right Relationships. Anyone interested in learning more about Ethical Trade should come and: • Learn about the key principles behind Ethical Trade• See how Ethical Trade aligns with Catholic Social Teaching• Obtain practical resources on how to be [...]
Parenting and Gender: Understanding the gender spectrum and gender identities
Danville Congregational 989 San Ramon Valley Blvd., Daville, CA, United StatesChildcare available.
Uganda and Malawi Women’s Empowerment Workshop Fundraiser
St. Mark's United Methodist Church 451 Moraga Way, Orinda, CA, United StatesYou Are Invited! Fundraiser for Women’s Empowerment in Uganda and Malawi Items for purchase include: BeautyCounter Cosmetics - made from responsible sources and free from harmful chemicals Shalom Jewelry and Accessories – made by women in Uganda Spirit Jewelry – Hand beaded locally St. Mark’s United Methodist Church 451 Moraga [...]
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir presents “Together We Sing”: a free finale concert for the first International Interfaith Gospel Choir Conference
Oakland Convention Center 550 10th st , Oakland , CA, United States"Together We Sing" is the finale concert for the first ever International Interfaith Gospel Music Conference, presented by the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir and hosted by Patrick Landeza. This concert is free to the public and will feature the premiere of a new work by legendary gospel composer, Edwin Hawkins [...]
Tickling Giants Film and Activist Fair
Martinez Middle School 1600 Court Street, Martinez, CA, United StatesWe are thrilled to invite you to a special screening of Tickling Giants, the 2016 documentary by Sara Taksler. Tickling Giants tells the powerful story of how one person ("the Egyptian Jon Stewart") stood up to an entire regime with no weapon but his biting wit. Tickets are free – [...]
“The Healing Power of Divine Love”
First Church of Christ, Scientist 650 Danville Blvd., Danville, CA, United States“Maryl Walters, C.S.B., of St. Louis, Missouri, has been successfully and consistently healing people of their physical and moral issues for some 40 years through the practical Christianity as taught in Christian Science. For the last 23 years she has been lecturing around the world and teaching the science of [...]
YOUTH, GOD, and TERROR: What attracts Westerners to join ISIS?
Congregation B'nai Shalom 74 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek, United StatesMuch has been said and written about why Western youth travel to join ISIS, or commit acts of terror in our homeland in its name. Whether or not they misunderstand Islam, and whether or not they also have disturbing mental or social issues, it is a specific, radical interpretation of [...]