Visit the historic Spanish Colonial Revival style Presidio Chapel, built by the Army in 1931, with a breathtaking view of San Francisco Bay. It is home to a 33' mural by Victor Arnautoff, a protege of Diego Rivera, and stained glass windows by Willemina Ogterop, the first woman stained glass [...]

THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB’S MIDDLE EAST FORUM PRESENTS FRIDAY • FEB. 15 • NOON Hassan El-Masri, Volunteer, Filmmaker Karaman Mamand, Doctor of Juridical Science in Internation- al Legal Systems Karen Ferguson, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist; Executive Director, the International Rescue Committee Aisha Wahab, Afghan-Amer- ican Human Rights Activist, Hay- ward City Councilmember Michael [...]

Please join us for a free concert at the historic Presidio Chapel, "Where Freedom Rings," celebrating the music of African American composers.

Temirzhan Yerzhanov launched his international career by winning the Gold Medal at the International Robert Schumann Piano Competition in Zwickau, Germany, and now continues to perform as an emerging conductor and pianist. He has performed in prestigious venues including London’s Wigmore Hall, Berlin Konzerthaus and Leipzig Gewandhaus, Salle Pleyel in [...]

Visit the historic Spanish Colonial Revival style Presidio Chapel, built by the Army in 1931, with a breathtaking view of San Francisco Bay. It is home to a 33' mural by Victor Arnautoff, a protege of Diego Rivera, and stained glass windows by Willemina Ogterop, the first woman stained glass [...]

This free workshop with Paul Kivel will engage the frameworks of interpersonal, institutional, structural and cultural racism. In the context of our current reality, Paul will present practical tools and advice on how people can work as allies for racial justice, directly engaging participants through questions, exercises, and suggestions for [...]

Conscious Eating Conference: Saturday, March 2nd The Conscious Eating Conference brings expert speakers from across the country to Berkeley, California to share their ideas about the best food choices we can make for the planet, ourselves, and other animals. This year we will explore the future of food and hear about the changing ethics [...]

WISE CONGREGATIONS for MENTAL HEALTH SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2019 City of Refuge UCC 8400 Enterprise Way Oakland, CA 94621 (510) 633‐6316 Sponsored by the United Church of Christ Mental Health Network.  We thank the UCC for the Genesis Grant which helped make this conference happen. To donate, please visit:mhn‐ucc.org “Do [...]

Kathy Miranda will be leading this Spring's book series, which features "The Soul's Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred" by Christine Valters-Painter