Community Events
Walnut Creek – March for Our Lives
Civic Park in Walnut Creek 1375 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesWalnut Creek - March for Our Lives Civic Park 1375 Civic Drive Walnut Creek, CA 94596 When: Saturday, March 24, 11:00 AM Enough is enough. We march to support the students of Stoneman Douglas High School and the National #MarchForOurLives movement. We march for common sense changes that will make [...]
“MAKE IT SOCIAL” – Dance by LGBTQ & FRIENDS Social Justice Committee
Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek, United StatesVegetarian Dinner & Dance Enjoy a Warm & Welcoming Environment for Everyone! Gay, Straight, In-Between…Who Cares!!! DJ, Kaleo Ching, will spin World Music, Trance, Oldies, Motown, Lady Gaga, Madonna & more! Drummer, Mary Ferrick will have us all 'movin and a groovin' on the dance floor with Percussion Instruments & Scarves! [...]
DACA, Detention & Deportation, Temporary Protected Status – Current Threats to Immigrants
Congregation Beth El 1301 Oxford Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesDACA, Detention & Deportation, Temporary Protected Status – Current Threats to Immigrants Come learn how recent immigration policies affect members of our community. Meet representatives from organizations working for immigrant justice. MARCH 25, 2018 1301 OXFORD STREET, BERKELEY, CA 1:00 PM: Nosh and Networking 1:30 PM: Presentation by a panel of [...]
Speaker Series: Biblical Economic Justice Today
Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church 1801 Lacassie Ave. , Walnut Creek, United StatesThere’s a real concern we’ve jumped to "the how-to" without considering "the why" when it comes to allowing the Bible to form our values regarding economic justice. Our contemporary economy prioritizes efficiency, profit, and production. What if the Bible doesn't care about that? What if God reasons through abundance, not [...]
Holy Week Retreat
San Damiano Retreat 710 Highland Dr., Danville, CAThe Friars and staff of San Damiano invite you to enter deeply into the Paschal mystery.
Good Friday Worship & Witness at Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab
Corner of South Vasco and Patterson Pass Road, Livermore Corner of South Vasco and Patterson Pass Road, Livermore, CA, United StatesA service of worship and nonviolent witness calling for an end to U.S. development of nuclear weapons. Fifty years after the assassination of Dr. King and fifty years after the initiation of the Poor People’s Campaign, we will hear from Rev. Ben McBride, Co-Director at PICO California and a leader [...]
Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV)
Civic Park in Walnut Creek 1375 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesTransgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is a day to show your support for the trans community! Every March 31st, it aims to bring attention to the accomplishments of trans people everywhere while fighting cissexism and transphobia by spreading understanding of trans people. Unlike Transgender Day of Remembrance, this is not [...]
Temple Beth Hillel, Richmond: Community Passover Seder
Temple Beth Hillel,Richmond 801 Park Central (Hilltop Exit/I-80), Richmond, CA, United StatesTemple Beth Hillel: The Community is invited to a Family-Friendly Congregational Seder, the Second Night of Passover, Saturday, March 31, 6:30 p.m. Join Rabbi Dean Kertesz, Cantor Fran Burgess, and the Temple Beth Hillel congregation in retelling the Passover story: The liberation of the Jews from slavery in Egypt and [...]
Remembering the Biblical Women at Easter
San Damiano Retreat 710 Highland Dr., Danville, CATuesday series led by Jan Stegner We see an all-male cast throughout Jesus’ ministry, Triduum, Jesus’ life and events surrounding his death and resurrection. Women’s stories seem to have taken a back seat to the interests and needs of male writers and male leaders in Christian churches over the centuries. [...]
Building a Bridge: LGBTQ Community and the Church
San Damiano Retreat 710 Highland Dr., Danville, CAThis retreat will be presented by Fr. Donal Godfrey, SJ of the University of San Francisco. Fr. Godfrey’s 36 years as a Jesuit have included ministry with people living with AIDS in Toronto and San Francisco. During graduate studies in Berkeley, Fr. Godfrey served as a deacon at Most Holy [...]