There will be a free public showing of the award-winning documentary film Citizen Jane: Battle for the City. It will be followed by a discussion, to be introduced by Portland … Continue reading Free film screening of “Citizen Jane: Battle for the City”
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
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
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
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
