EMO and Lift Every Voice Oregon (LEVO) invite faith communities from all backgrounds and all parts of our state to join us on a single weekend, lifting our voices for a peaceful world free from gun violence. On the weekend of Nov. 15 to 17 (whichever day fits your faith community's worship schedule), people from … Continue reading End Gun Violence Sabbath: Nov. 15-17, 2019
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.
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
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
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
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
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
This free interfaith service will include readings of sacred texts, Silent Reflection, and Multiple Voices Choral performance of John Rutter’s “For the Beauty of the Earth.” People of all faiths and any or no spiritual background are welcome. No registration required.
Music Presented by Choirs from the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church of Portland and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Other musical presentations include the Encore Youth Choir, the Pacific Ward Tongan Choir, and Juliann Johnson-Weiss, Director of Vocal Music at Portland Community College. The event is free with no registration required, and … Continue reading Ring in the Holidays – Interfaith Music for the Soul
In December 1961, Black Nativity first performed off-Broadway, a first play written by an African American. This powerful production features traditional Christmas carols and new songs performed in a rousing and inspirational gospel style. For more information contact PassinArt at (503) 235-8079 or passinart@yahoo.com. PassinArt: A Theatre Company founded in 1982 is the longest-producing African … Continue reading PassinArt: A Theatre Company Presents Black Nativity, a Gospel Song-Play by Langston Hughes
