Events for April 23, 2024

Friday  11/ 3/17 10:00a.m. St. Mark's United Methodist, 451 Moraga Way, Orinda, Ca. Mr. Takashi Tanemori, Survivor of the Atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Hear his struggle for peace: "Wage peace by learning to forgive. For more information call Evelyn 925-279-4301 or www.hiroshima-forgiveness-taonemori.com

In these challenging times, we need to deepen our faith and sharpen ourorganizing skills! FAITH-ROOTED ORGANIZING TRAINING FRIDAY, NOV. 3, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm  AND SATURDAY, NOV. 4, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm First Presbyterian Church, 1965 Colfax St., Concord WHO: This training is for clergy, lay leaders, and spiritually-motivated social change agents. WHAT: This two-part training will deepen your understanding of the theory and skills of how to be an effectiveorganizer in the world. It will help you to tap into your own deep values, motivations and visions. It will help you morefully integrate the gifts of your own faith and religious practices into your social justice work. It will connect you to arich organizing model and ethos that grows out of the civil rights movement, liberation struggles in other countriesand worker justice struggles in the U.S. IMPACT: This training has proven transformative to the veteran and novice social justice advocate alike. It is aneffective way to energize yourself and others in your congregation or network and help build a common frameworkand ethos among colleagues. Faith Rooted Organizing invites us to move beyond winning campaigns and calls us closer to our goal of building the beloved community—which we urgently need to live into. The training is $25 - $75 (sliding scale). To register, visit: https://goo.gl/forms/gsx1n7XANqKFXXKz2 Sponsored by:Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy, The Oakland Peace Center, Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, and EBHO’sInterfaith Communities United. As an interfaith group, we are painfully aware that the scheduling of this training conflicts with the observance ofJewish shabbat and Islamic Friday devotions. We are planning to schedule another faith-rooted organizing training inthe spring scheduled specifically around the liturgical needs of the Jewish and Muslim communities. We thank you foryour patience and understanding.