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April 2016
Beloved Community Dialogue
Join us for the Most Important Beloved Community Dialogue to Date! With community members, law enforcement officials, elected officials and faith leaders We need your voice and your listening to build relationships, increase trust, and impact policy for our community in San Jose and Santa Clara County. Body Worn Cameras: All SJPD officers will soon have cameras, and more law enforcement agencies, locally and nationally, are moving in this direction, too. What community concerns and fears do law-enforcement officials need…
Find out more »Meet a Muslim
You are invited to join us and meet a Muslim, someone who likely lives in your own community. These conversations have allowed many of your neighbors to participate in an open dialogue; sharing honest questions and thoughts, receiving equally honest answers about Islam and the everyday life of a Muslim. Please bring an open mind and your questions; nothing is off limits. With Moina Shaiq, a Muslim resident of Fremont for 33 years, mother of four and active member of…
Find out more »June 2016
A Night of Hope
June 17 will be one year since the tragic shooting at Mother Emmanuel AME Church. On that fateful evening nine innocent people were gunned down in a house of worship because of the color of their skin. The Palo Alto community will gather together to remember this tragedy and pray for the future of race relations in our country. This moment of remembrance and hope is open to all faith communities. When we talk about race, I wish I could…
Find out more »November 2016
Congreso del Pueblo/ People’s Congress
Please join a People’s Congress with the Catholic community in San Jose, together with people directly affected by anti-immigrant policies. The plan is to brainstorm features of a just society and draft up principles for moving that vision forward. It is being organized by Fr. Jon Pedigo, and he has opened the gathering to anyone interested. Muslims and Jews will share Qur’an and Torah teachings along with the Catholic teachings that will lift up our common cause. The meeting will…
Find out more »December 2016
Protect Our Community: Action Planning Day
We gathered in the rain to express our solidarity, and now we are ready to get to work! Led by non-profit leaders and community members, we will break into 3 working groups, to share up-to-date information and community concerns, and promote actions that everyone can take. To protect our community, the organizations listed below believe that: Undocumented immigrants and the Dreamers must be protected Hate crimes will not be tolerated and constitutional rights must be protected Affordable healthcare must be…
Find out more »Unity Rally! Say No to Hate!
Donald Trump lost the election by 2.5 million votes. No mandate! Help us plan – Click here to let us know you’ll attend Featured speakers: JUDGE LADORIS CORDELL – Retired Superior Court Judge; Former Palo Alto City Council Member ZAHRA BILLOO, ESQ. - Executive Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area Office GUADALUPE GARCIA & ERIKA MATINEZ - DREAMers GREGORY STEVENS – Peninsula Interfaith Climate Action; Associate Pastor, First Baptist Church of Palo Alto BRIAN O’NEILL – Community Political Coordinator,…
Find out more »January 2017
Beloved Community Dialogue & Action
Join community members, faith leaders, law enforcement officials and elected officials to pledge to "Protect & Serve" our community so that Black Lives Matter and to stop the criminalization of African American, Latino, Muslim and immigrant community members. The structured program will include small group dialogue followed by questions of commitment for public officials about: Increasing oversight of the San Jose Police Dept, and Establishing oversight of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office We need strong independent oversight for transparency…
Find out more »Caltrain MLK Celebration Train
Take the Caltrain NorcalMLK Celebration Train to the MLK2017 celebration events in San Francisco on January 16 and honor the life and legacy of Dr. King through exciting activities for all. This free commemorative service is a program of the Northern California Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Foundation, in partnership with Caltrain, and it signals the region's dedication to continue the service begun by the late Coretta Scott King. The Caltrain NorcalMLK Celebration Train will depart from San Jose's…
Find out more »February 2017
Being Different Together: Taking the Conversation Deeper
Please join us as we bring together a cross section of people who live, work or worship in Palo Alto to have a series of four active and thought provoking conversations on building and nurturing a community that models respect for differences. The first forum will focus on individual and community identity and our commonalities and differences. Moderated by Dr. Joseph Brown, Associate Director, Diversity & First Gen Office at Stanford University and Rev. Kaloma Smith, pastor at University AME…
Find out more »March 2017
Faith Based Reentry Collaborative
We extend a cordial invitation for you to attend our upcoming Faith Based Reentry Collaborative meeting. We hope to see you there! A tour of the San Jose Buddhist Church will be given by Reverend Sakamoto at 12 noon for those interested. Entrance to the Church Annex is at 632 N. Fifth St. (parking is available across the street) *Please note starting time of meeting 12:30 (instead of 12:00). Meeting will be brown bag, please bring your own lunch.
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