Annual Building Bridges Summit: Understanding our Communities and Confronting Hate

Muslim Educational Trust 10330 SW Scholls Ferry Rd., Tigard, Oregon, United States

The primary objective of this gathering is to seek better understanding of the communities we serve towards confronting hate and promoting a culture where we all work together as equal partners in defining our shared future. Join us for this unique community conversation with law enforcement. Learn from the perspectives of members of the Latino, … Continue reading Annual Building Bridges Summit: Understanding our Communities and Confronting Hate

Amplify Kindness! PDX

Mittleman Jewish Community Center 6651 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland, Oregon, United States

Free and open to the public, although registration is required, Amplify Kindness! PDX will involve people of all ages, religions, ethnicities, genders, and more coming together, working side-by-side, and creating artistic tokens of kindness to take home and give away, anonymously (or not). This means neighbors might receive a red rose with an attached note … Continue reading Amplify Kindness! PDX

Home for Good in Oregon Prison Volunteer/Mentor Training

AS IS Church 6828 SE Holgate, Portland, Oregon, United States

People from all faith backgrounds are invited to serve as mentors to adults returning from prison to our communities. The Home for Good in Oregon (HGO) FREE training enables mentors to visit inside the prison before the mentee releases, and offers screening and training about how to engage in a pro-social way. To register, please … Continue reading Home for Good in Oregon Prison Volunteer/Mentor Training

Ending Gun Violence Shabbat

Congregation Beth Israel 1972 N.W. Flanders St., Portland, Oregon, United States

During Congregation Beth Israel's Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat service, they will be learning more about the Movement for Gun Violence Prevention. All are welcome to attend.

Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love & Liberation

Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church 3138 N. Vancouver Ave., Portland, OR

Be part of the conversation of our times: the truth about Race, Love and Liberation. We are all swimming in a system of white supremacy that keeps us from fully realizing our humanity. To fully be in our humanity we must confront how we, regardless of the color of our bodysuit, wield the tools of … Continue reading Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love & Liberation

$10 – $30

Radical Dharma Circle

Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) 10301 NE Glisan St, Portland, Oregon, United States

Encounter race where it lives in your life. Rooted in the radical supposition that regardless of color or status, race has harmed us all -- though in different ways, Radical Dharma Circle is an "encounter" with awareness and practices of dismantling the negative impacts of racialization on our collective minds, hearts and bodies. Led by … Continue reading Radical Dharma Circle

$125 – $350

An Interfaith Service of Gratitude: Sustainable Abundance

Lake Oswego United Church of Christ 1111 Country Club Road, Lake Oswego, OR, United States

Congregation Beit Haverim, Lake Oswego United Church of Christ (UCC), the Bahai community, the Bosniaks Educational Trust and other local congregations invite the wider community to a worship service in celebration of the gift of the Earth and our human responsibility for its just stewardship. The service will culminate with an opportunity for worshippers to … Continue reading An Interfaith Service of Gratitude: Sustainable Abundance

Inequality with Les Leopold and the Oregon Center for Public Policy

First Unitarian Church Buchan Reception Hall 1226 SW Salmon St., Portland, OR, United States

Join author Les Leopold and the Oregon Center for Public Policy in an evening to explore inequality and its implications for our democracy. Admission: requested donation of $5-20; includes a copy of Runaway Inequality: An Activist's Guide to Economic Justice by Les Leopold. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. EMO is … Continue reading Inequality with Les Leopold and the Oregon Center for Public Policy

$5 – $20

Israel360: Roots | Shorashim | Judur: Painful Hope

Neveh Shalom 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland, OR, United States

Join Israel360 for an evening with Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and Shadi Abu Awwad of Shorashim/ Judur/ Roots, A Local Palestinian Israeli Initiative for Understanding, Nonviolence, and Transformation. Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger is and Orthodox rabbi and teacher and a Zionist settler who was transformed by his friendship with Ali Abu Awwad, a leading Palestinian nonviolence activist. … Continue reading Israel360: Roots | Shorashim | Judur: Painful Hope