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April 2015
Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors invites the whole community to join in commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day, in a ceremony that includes local survivor testimonies, student presentations, music and memorial candle lighting, in the Supervisors' Chambers. The theme this year is "Some Were Neighbors: Betrayers, Bystanders and Protectors". A poster exhibit will be on display in the breezeway of the County Government Building during the week of the remembrance. Free parking is available in the County C Lot, across…
Find out more »September 2015
Multifaith Peace Picnic
From Fear to Friendship The ability to make our country safer, secure, peaceful and harmonious lies in our hands. Let us unite to honor the victims of 9/11, their families and first responders as we strive to transform this tragic day into one of peace & community building. Let us walk on the path Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. paved for us. Together we can build a beloved, inclusive and peaceful world. The event is free and open to all.…
Find out more »March 2016
Community Forum: Being Different Together
The City of Palo Alto Human Relations Commission invites you to a Community Forum on implicit bias: Experiencing Palo Alto: Perception and Reality Bias- does it exist in Palo Alto? Through storytelling, listening and dialogue, we will examine our own implicit biases, encourage understanding, and move the conversation forward towards building a stronger, more compassionate and inclusive community. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Joseph Brown, the Associate Director of Diversity and the First-Gen Office at Stanford University. SPECIAL REMARKS: City Council Members…
Find out more »May 2016
County Holocaust Remembrance: Child Holocaust Survivors
The theme of the annual County of Santa Clara Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony for 2016 is Child Holocaust Survivors: Refugee Experiences. Michael Thaler, Marie Donner and Asher Engler, local child Holocaust refugees, will share their stories of trauma and resilience. Cantor Stephen Guggenheim will perform vocal selections. Archbishop Mitty High School students will speak about what they have learned from these childhood refugee stories. Sponsored by Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, the Office of Supervisor Dave Cortese, the Community Relations…
Find out more »August 2016
Pakistani Flag Raising
The Santa Clara County Supervisors have been raising the Pakistani flag for the past 4 years at the request of American Muslim Voice Foundation. It is a proud moment to experience our homeland's (Pakistani) flag raised side by side with our adopted home America's flag. American Muslim Voice urges all of you to be a part of this beautiful ceremony. Flag raising will be sharp at 5:10. Please be there at 5:00 so you do not miss that. Samina Sundas…
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