Our Place in the Web of Life – A Social Justice Climate Action Seminar Series
Our Place in the Web of Life Many people know a great deal about issues of sustainability and are eager to do their part to repair and restore the environment around them and lessen the destruction of our precious natural resources. And, many I understand how social oppression works to build [...]
The Battle for Religious Freedom in Israel Challenges, Success Stories, and its’ Imprint on the Geopolitical Reality in Israel
Temple Isaiah 945 Risa Road , Lafayette, CA, United StatesFeaturing Yael Yechieli-Persico Jewish scholar and activist for freedom of religion in Israel, former Director of the Department of Democracy and the Department of Freedom of Religion in NIF/Shatil The tension between religion and state has long been an inherent part of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. Judging from [...]
Showing up for Miles Hall – a call for religious leaders to speak at the Feb. 4th Walnut Creek City Council
Walnut Creek City Hall 1840 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesOn Sunday, June 2nd, 2019, Miles Hall who lived with a well documented mental illness was brutally killed by two Walnut Creek Police Officers. This happened despite his proactive mother, Taun Hall alerting the dispatcher a day before her son was likely in a decompensated state and may require a [...]
MFAC Educational Event – National Health Care Plans for 2020
First Presbyterian Church of Concord 1965 Colfax St., Concord, CA, United StatesTenant Know Your Rights Protection-Know Your Rights AB 1492 Workshop
Saint Francis of Asisi 860 Oak Grove Rd, Concord, CA, United StatesWhat do Concord tenants need to know about California's new state housing law AB-1482? Come meet other Concord residents and learn your rights as a tenant: how to get repairs made, address habitability issues, prevent landlord retaliation and more. Dinner and childcare will be provided. 6:30 - 8:30 PM St. [...]
Combatants For Peace will be hosting a conversation with Peacemakers from Israel and Palestine
Hillcrest Congregational Church (UCC) 404 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA, United StatesSpeakers: Ismail Assad, Yoni Kallai and Galia Galili from Palestine and Israel will be sharing how they turned from being combatants to non-violent peacemakers. Thursday, Feb. 6th at 7:00 pm Hillcrest Congregational Church Fellowship Hall 404 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill https://afcfp.org
Ceremonial Honoring of the Full Moon and Connection with our Earth Mother – with Chief Phillip Scott
East County Shared Ministry 200 E Leland Rd (btwn Railroad & Harbor), Pittsburg, CA, United States"Ceremonial Honoring of the Full Moon and Connection with our Earth Mother," with Chief Phillip Scott from Ancestral Voice, leading a Sunday Afternoon Day Retreat at ECSM. Sunday, February 9, 2020 from 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM (PST) East County Shared Ministry, 200 E. Leland Rd., Pittsburg. In the Stoneman [...]
Dinners Around the World: Latin American Cuisine
San Damiano Retreat 710 Highland Dr., Danville, CALent is fast approaching. But until then, Carnaval celebrations abound in Latin America. We show our solidarity with this month's Latin American themed menu. $25 for adults and $10 for kids 12 and under.
Trigger Showing: Gun violence is both a disaster and a public health issue.
Grace Presbyterian Church 2100 Tice Valley Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA, United StatesGun violence is both a disaster and a public health issue. Following each 60-minute screening, there will be a facilitated discussion about how to change our thinking about gun violence in our communities. Wednesday, Feb. 12th at 1:30 and 7:00 pm! Grace Presbyterian Church 2100 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek Tuesday, [...]
John Philip Newell & School of Celtic Consciousness
San Damiano Retreat 710 Highland Dr., Danville, CAEncounter the Sacred while exploring the world of early Celtic Spirituality. John Philip will teach on Pelagius, St. Brigid, and Teilhard de Chardin in relation to the sacredness of the human soul, the sacredness of the feminine, and the sacredness of the earth. Our daily schedule will consist of prayer [...]