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June 25-27, 2010 (Level 1)
June 28-30, 2010 (Level 2) - 2010 Summer Institute
(Passageworks)
Join us for our annual Summer Institute. Our Level I Foundation Course introduces the fundamental core practices and principles of the PassageWorks model. Level II Teaching Presence builds on practices and principles in the Foundation Course and explores the interconnected qualities of open heart, compassionate discipline, emotional range and presence.
Credit: : Level I is eligible for one (1) graduate student credit through Colorado State University or 22 hours of continuing education credit. Level II is eligible for 22 hours of continuing education credit only.
Location: Boulder, CO
Cost: Fee: : $450.00 per course ($400 for registrations received four weeks prior to the course). If both courses are taken in succession a $50 discount per course is offered ($700 total).
More information here.
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17-20 June - Visual Thinking, Teaching, and Learning
(Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning)
LOUANN REID is past editor of English Journal and co-author of eight innovative textbooks for secondary school students, including the Daybooks of Critical Reading and Writing series, which also incorporate lessons on teaching visual texts. She has published several articles and chapters, co-edited two collections for teachers, and given more than 150 presentations in the US, Australia, Germany, The Netherlands, and New Zealand. She is currently working on a book on teaching graphic novels. Reid is professor of English, specializing in English Education, at Colorado State University.
AUSTIN KLEON is a writer who draws. His poetry collection Newspaper Blackout is forthcoming from HarperCollins in February 2010. He has drawn for clients such as Austin City Limits and South by Southwest. He works a day job designing websites, and lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife Meghan and their dog Milo. You can see his work online at www.austinkleon.com.
Location: near Denver, CO
More information here.
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6 - 7 June - Wisdom, Values, and Education - Conversations with CM Yogi
CM Yogi is the founder of a network of nonsectarian schools, teacher organizations, and youth projects in Nepal that provide values-based education to young people. He has dedicated himself to the vision of service and integrative learning as a path toward peace in people's hearts and minds. Come enjoy refreshments and hear about his work.
Locations:
June 6, 2:00 pm, Palo Alto
June 7, 6:00 pm, San Francisco
Cost: Free
Contact: Email or 650-284-8979.
More information here.
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23 May, 11 - 12:30 pm - Mindful Schools Celebration and Fundraising Brunch
(Mindful Schools)
Location: Berkeley, CA
Cost: Free
More information here.
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30 April - 2 May - Wisdom 2.0 Conference
(Fetzer Institute)
The question for most of us is not if we will use the technologies of our age, from cell phones to social media, the question is how can we do so with mindfulness, meaning, and wisdom?
The Wisdom 2.0 conference is a three-day event that brings together technology leaders from companies such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter, along with Zen teachers, neuroscientists, and others to explore how we can live in greater balance with, and more successfully use, the great technologies of our age.
Location: Mountain View, CA
Cost: $325
More information here.
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20 - 21 April - Point 7 Now
(Interfaith MDG Coalition)
Location: St. Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco
More information here.
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April 9-11, 2010 - Foundation Course (Level 1) for teachers
(Passageworks)
The theory of social and emotional learning (SEL);
· The integration of play, ritual, stillness, expressive arts and community building;
· How to develop your own reflectiveness and “teaching presence”;
· How to create a caring classroom environment in which students will increase focus and motivation to learn and develop empathy and compassion;
· Stages of group development and methods appropriate to each grade level; and
· Ways to integrate this work into your teaching.
Methods learned in this course can be integrated into your classroom and do not represent "something else" to teach, but a heartfelt way to breathe new life into what and how you teach.
Friday 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm; Saturday 9:00 am – 8:00 pm, Sunday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Credit: : One (1) graduate credit available through Colorado State University or 22 hours of continuing education credit.
Location: Boulder, CO
Cost: Fee: : $450.00 ($400 for registrations received four weeks prior to the course).
More information here.
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April 9–11, 2010 - Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
More information here.
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19-21 Mar - Mindfulness in Education
(Mindfulness in Education)
Research shows that mindfulness practice enhances concentration, attention, emotional balance, physical well-being, and openness to learning. Educational institutions including early childhood centers, public and private schools, and universities have embraced mindfulness as a valuable educational practice. Join educational colleagues from across disciplines to explore the role of mindfulness in learning.
Location: Cambridge, MA
More information here.
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March 19 - 21, 2010 - Niroga Spring Retreat with B.K.Bose
(Niroga Institue)
A special Niroga weekend in the Valley of the Moon, Sonoma, California.
Location: Sonoma, California
More information here.
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Saturday-Sunday, February 27-28, 2010 - Interspiritual Wisdom: Sharing the Mystic Heart
(Spiritual Paths Institute)
Featuring presenters from the Spiritual Paths Institute on the Mystic heart of Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. Sponsored by First United Lutheran Church of San Francisco and the Spiritual Paths Institute. Questions? Contact Orion: 415-359-1025; orion@fulc.com. More information and registration: http://www.fulc.com/conference/index.html
Location: First Unitarian Universalist Chapel, 1187 Franklin Street (at Geary), San Francisco.
Cost: $50.00
More information here.
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February 26-28, 2010 - Teaching Presence (Level 2) for teachers
(Passageworks)
· Teaching with an open heart and recognizing what closes our hearts;
· Exploring obstacles and opportunities for becoming present in the classroom;
· Holding respectful discipline — setting boundaries with compassion;
· Developing emotional range—growing comfort with a full range of emotions in ourselves and our students: joy, grief, anger, exuberance, fear, love, and vulnerability.
Friday 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm; Saturday 9:00 am – 8:00 pm, Sunday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Credit: 22 hours of continuing education credit.
Location: Boulder, CO
Cost: Fee: : $450.00 ($400 for registrations received four weeks prior to the course).
More information here.
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January 31 – March 13 - Interspiritual Wisdom
(Spiritual Paths Institute)
Spirituality & Practice is pleased to partner with the Spiritual Paths Institute to present a six-week Online Retreat on InterSpiritual Wisdom, beginning January 31, 2010. Our teachers will be Kabir/Camille Helminski (Sufism), Rabbi Rami Shapiro (Judaism), Swami Atmarupananda (Hinduism), Dr. Ed Bastian (Buddhism), and Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault (Christianity).
Through daily emails, this retreat will help participants develop an understanding of and deepen their contemplative practice around six major themes:
• Forgiveness
• Self Knowledge
• Self-Emptying
• Interdependence-Reciprocity
• Courage
• Love and Compassion
Location: Online course
Cost: $59.95
More information here.
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Tuesday, January 19 at 7:30 pm - An Atheist’s Perspective on Faiths and Beliefs: Is it Possible to Create a Less Violent World?
(AHIMSA)
Dr. Henry Baer is a co-founder of AHIMSA and a Board Director at the Interfaith Center at the Presidio. His dentistry practice is in Berkeley, California. The presentation will be followed by tea & refreshments, a lively Q & A, and community conversation. The event is free although donations to AHIMSA are welcome. We hope you will join us!
Location: Arrive early at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery, 2304 McKinley Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94703 (below MLK Way at Bancroft Ave)
Cost: Free
More information here.
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18 January, 10 am - 4 pm - Day of Interfaith Youth Service
Each year the Interfaith Youth Core sponsors Days of Interfaith Youth Service that take place around the world. This event is an opportunity to bridge the faith divide through service and strengthen a pluralistic society.
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Cost: Free
More information here.
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Thursday - Thursday, 3 - 9 December
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Make a World of Difference: Hearing Each Other, Healing the Earth
(
Parliament of the World’s Religions
)
Since 1993, a Parliament of the World’s Religions has convened every five years in a major international city (Chicago 1993, Cape Town 1999, Barcelona 2004). Sponsored by the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions, the 2009 Parliament will take place in Melbourne, Australia. A multi-religious, multi-lingual, and multicultural city, Melbourne offers an ideal location for the 2009 Parliament. Culturally vibrant and global in vision, Melbourne and Victoria are home to indigenous and Aboriginal spiritualities as well as the major world religions - Baha’i, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism among others. Over 10,000 participants will come to Melbourne for the Parliament. The 2009 Parliament will turn worldwide attention to Melbourne as a destination city with international appeal. The Parliament will run for seven days with approximately 450 events including keynote addresses, seminars, conferences, debates, performances, concerts and exhibitions.
Parliament participants will work with others and within their own traditions to craft faithful responses to:
indigenous reconciliation
global poverty and global warming
environmental care and degradation
education of the young and the challenges of social disengagement
voluntary and forced migration
artistic expression and spirituality and
the value of sports
In today’s world, understanding between people of different traditions is not optional. It is essential. The 2009 Parliament will give people of faith, spirit and goodwill new reason to say that peace is still possible.
Location:
Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia
More information here.
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Saturday, 21 November, 7 - 10 pm
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Music for a United Earth
a benefit concert of diverse culture
for a new project-based charter school in Silicon Valley
Featuring local Bay Area performers:
Tahneen • Freddy Clarke • Svetlana Gruen • Dede Austin • SRLKM's Sahana •
and dancer/choreographer Marguerite Fishman
free admission • donations encouraged • refreshments for sale
Location:
Mitchell Park Community Center
3800 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA
Download flyer here.
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Thursday - Sunday, 12 - 15 November
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Engaging The Other: The Power of Compassion
(
Common Bond Institute, National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation, International Humanistic Psychology Association
)
WE INVITE YOU TO:
an extraordinary international conference to address the roots of fear based belief systems and negative stereotypes, prejudice, polarization, enemy images, and artificial barriers of misunderstanding and distrust that divide us.
JOIN an international list of presenters and visionaries, and engage in 3 days of focused, facilitated dialogue, bridging the divide and cultivating our capacity for reconciliation, appreciation of diversity, and peace.
Location:
San Mateo Marriott Hotel, 1770 S. Amphlett Blvd., San Mateo, CA
More information here.
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Thursday - Saturday, 5 - 7 November
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Changing Schools, Changing Lives
(Coalition of Essential Schools Fall Forum)
The Coalition of Essential Schools invites you to New Orleans to celebrate our 25th anniversary with powerful exchanges of innovative practices and democratic policies that increase equitable student achievement.
Why: Get the tools, knowledge, contacts, and vision to create and sustain personalized, equitable, academically challenging schools that prepare all students for successful lives.
What: CES’ most important networking and professional development event, Fall Forum empowers you to create and sustain change in your schools and communities.
Who: You! The wisdom, experience, questions, challenges, and successes of educators, students, and their supporters create Fall Forum. Connect now with others via the Fall Forum Ning Page.
Location:
Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans, LA
More information here.
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Friday - Sunday, 30 October - 1 November - Mindfulness in Education Conference 2009
(Association for Mindfulness in Education)
Research shows that mindfulness skills enhance concentration, attention, emotional balance, physical well-being, and openness to learning. Educational institutions including early childhood centers, public and private school systems, and national universities have embraced mindfulness as valuable educational practice. Join educational colleagues to explore the cutting edge of deep learning.
Location: Tech High School, Oakland CA
Cost: $180 (includes some meals; day rate available)
Call: (650) 575-5780
More information: click here
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Sunday - Tuesday, 25 - 27 October
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Leadership for a Religiously Diverse World
(
Interfaith Youth Core
)
Join hundreds of renowned academics, interfaith studetn activists, religiou leaders, foundation representatives, policy analysts, and media professionals for a three-day conference xploring the kind of leadership we need for a religiously diverse world.
Come learn from panel discussions with experts in the field, attend the Day of Interfaith Youth Service Banquet, gain new skills in over 50 interactive workshops and meet new partners in the interfaith youth movement!
Location:
Center for Civic Engagement, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
More information here.
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23-25 October - 2009 Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking
Featuring Mubarak Awad, Rudy Balles, Kathy Kelly, Barbara Love, Michael Nagler, CT Vivian with dozens of workshops, panel discussions, trainings, and other happenings. This three day conference will bring together modern visionaries on nonviolence and social change with community leaders, activists, academics, and organizers to train, learn, plan, and organize to create a culture of liberation and justice for all.
Location: Memphis, TN
Information: click here
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Sunday, 18 October, 1:30 pm - San Francisco Walk for Hunger
A Day of Interfaith Youth Service
(San Francisco Interfaith Council)
The 2009 San Francisco CROP Walk, our 30th year, will benefit the San Francisco Food Bank, the San Francisco Interfaith Council Winter Shelter Program, as well as Church World Service, the sponsoring organization that provides a broad range of poverty fighting projects around the world.
Young people will be walking, registering, and supporting the event, as well as creating a digital story documentary of the inspiration that causes people to reach out to their neighbors.
Register here.
Information: click here
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Thursday - Saturday, 8 - 10 October
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A New Century of Progressive Education
(
Progressive Education Network
)
In October 2009, PEN is again hosting a conference for all who want to network with like-minded educators to further their knowledge of progressive education practices and philosophy. With Washington DC as the site for the conference and a new administration in the White House nearby, the PEN conference will celebrate a more dynamic, developmentally appropriate, child-centered approach to teaching and learning. Keynote speakers will include Marian Wright Edelman and Jonathan Kozol. There will be visits to local progressive schools and break-out sessions will feature teachers discussing their own teaching practices. The conference goal: all in attendance will leave the conference knowing that they are working shoulder to shoulder with other thoughtful, creative educators who are making a significant difference in the lives of children.
Location:
Green Acres School in Rockville, MD
More information here.
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Thursday - Friday, 8 - 9 October
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Educating World Citizens for the 21st Century: Educators, Scientists and Contemplatives Dialogue on Cultivating a Healthy Mind, Brain and Heart
with His Holiness The Dalai Lama
(
Mind and Life Institute
)
How can our educational system evolve to meet the challenges of the 21st century? How will we educate people to be compassionate, competent, ethical, and engaged citizens in an increasingly complex and interconnected world?
Mind and Life XIX brings together world-renowned educators, scientists, and contemplatives, with the Dalai Lama presiding, to explore the emerging field of contemplative learning and its potential contribution to a new paradigm in education. This interdisciplinary dialogue will pool new ideas in educational theory and practice, philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience with the wisdom of the world’s great contemplative traditions. Our intent is for the synergy of these converging disciplines to inspire a new vision of education that focuses on the development of the whole person within more caring and effective schools and communities. We envision an educational system that will nurture the heart as well as the mind, and that will create compassionate, engaged, and ethical world citizens whose skills and abilities are not only used for personal growth and advancement, but also for the good of the world.
Location:
DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, DC
More information here.
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Sunday, 4 October, 4 pm - A Gathering of Blessings
(Interfaith Center at the Presidio)
Honoring and celebrating the work and gifts of all who are engaged in building a vital, interfaith relationships in our midst – starting with the Center’s sponsors, affiliates, and members. Light a candle and offer a blessing during the October 4th celebration.
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Saturday, 3 October, 10 am - 12:30 pm - Transforming Lives in Turbulent Times
(Niroga Institute)
In a world of high stress and increasing violence, Niroga offers a vision of hope and possibility for those who need it most.
Location: First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland
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Tuesday, 15 September, 7 p.m. - Acts of Faith:
Building an Interfaith Movement for the 21st Century
(St. Mary's College)
Location: Soda Activity Center, Saint Mary's College of California
1928 St. Mary's Road, Moraga, California 94556
Cost: Free
Contact: Please RSVP to Professor Barbara McGraw, director of the Center for Engaged Religious Pluralism at (925) 631-4061.
Eboo Patel is founder and Executive Director of the Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), a Chicago based international non-profit, building a global movement of interfaith youth cooperation.
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Sunday, 16 August, 1 - 5 pm
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Day of Interfaith Youth Service
Each year the Interfaith Youth Core sponsors Days of Interfaith Youth Service that take place around the world. This event is an opportunity to bridge the faith divide through service and strengthen a pluralistic society.
We’ll be doing a beach habitat restoration project. Bring a picnic, and help sow the seeds of change in the world!
Location:
Area beach, Half Moon Bay (to be announced)
More information here.
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Sat/Sun, 15 - 16 August -
Mindfulness in the Classroom Summer Workshop
Oakland, CA
More information
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Saturday, 15 August, 10 am - 4 pm -
Transformative Life Skills Training for Educators
Niroga Institute, Berkeley, CA
More information
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Wednesdays, 5 - 19 August, 6:30 pm -
Parenting with Compassion to Create Peaceful Families
Center for Spiritual Enlightenment, San Jose, CA
More information
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Thursday - Sunday, 30 July - 2 August -
The Believing Game as a Model for Thinking
Annual Conference
(
Assembly for Expanding Perspectives on Learning
)
The purpose of this conference is to explore the believing game, which Peter Elbow also calls “methodological believing,” as a way to think more clearly.
We contrast the believing game with the “doubting game” --- being skeptical, questioning, criticizing all ideas in order to uncover hidden flaws---which has come to dominate our culture’s conception of good thinking. The believing game challenges the monopoly of this skeptical tradition: it represents the ability to enter into all ideas in order to uncover hidden virtues. It asks us not just to listen to all views that differ from our own and hold back from arguing with them; not just to restate them without bias (as Carl Rogers advocated); but actually to try to believe them. Believing and doubting are both necessary tools or methodologies for scrutinizing and testing ideas, but “believing” is a refreshing and underused method that can enhance our lives as well as our ideas, and that provides a powerful means of developing our thinking.
We will gather in the beautiful Colorado mountains to interact with Peter Elbow and with each other. After Elbow’s introductory plenary, he will participate in two other plenaries designed to collect and explore the richness of perspectives that you as conference registrants bring with you. Our goal is to provide a venue for each of you to enrich and deepen your understanding of the believing game and its possibilities.
Location:
YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, Colorado
More information here.
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Thursday - Sunday, 25 - 28 June
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Experiencing the Spirit in Education: The Challenge of Religious Pluralism
Interfaith Conference: NAIN Connect 2009
(
North America Interfaith Network
)
Many interfaith organizations provide interfaith education to the general public, and many educational institutions have developed advanced multifaith programs. NAINConnect09 will bring together representatives of these two environments to inform each other to share stories, ideas and strategies for interfaith education so that we can all become more effective.
Scholarships are available for Young Adults (18- 35)
Location:
Unity Village in Kansas City, Missouri
More information here.
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Saturday, 30 May, 4:00 - 8:30 pm -
My Faith
(MCA Youth Committee)
Join us for a fun and educational event for high schoolers that will highlight the similarities between Judaism, Christianity and Islam in order to ultimately further communication, bridging, peace and awareness in our society.
Location: Muslim Community Association, Banquet Hall
3003 Scott Blvd, Santa Clara
Please RSVP at www.mcabayarea.org/youth.aspx
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Wednesday, 27 May, 7 pm
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Changing Lives in the Holy Land:
Stories of loss, vision, and hope
(Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group)
Meet four Middle East citizens who refuse to be enemies: Mohammed Fayyad of Khan Younes, Gaza, Palestine; Ilana Meallem of Jerusalem, Israel; Huda Abu Arquob of Hebron, West Bank, Palestine; Elad Vazana of Nataf, Israel
Location:
The Commons of St. Ignatius High School, San Francisco
Reservations:
Libby Traubman - (650) 574-8303
Nahida Salem - (650) 921-3225
More information here.
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Mondays, 13 April, 11 & 18 May, 8 & 22 June, 7 - 9 pm
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Joseph Campbell Film Series
Mythos I: The Shaping of Our Mythic Tradition
(
Joseph Campbell Foundation
)
Hosted by Robert Walter, President
During the final years of his life, Joseph Campbell embarked on a lecture tour in which he drew together all that he had learned about what he called the “one great story” of humanity. The lectures were filmed for the Mythos series, hosted by Susan Sarandon. Mythos I: The Shaping of Our Mythic Tradition will screen the first five of these lectures. They have never been broadcast in the Bay Area.
Robert Walter, long-time Campbell colleague and now president of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, hosts the screenings and leads discussions afterwards. On Monday, April 13, the opening session features a one-hour documentary about Campbell’s life and contribution.
Location:
Interfaith Center at the Presidio
Suggested donation: $20 per screening; no one turned away
For more details, contact Sandi Pilon at 415-561-3930.
More information here.
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Friday, 15 May, 7 - 9 pm
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How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror
(
California Institute of Integral Studies
)
Reza Aslan, an internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions, is a columnist at the Daily Beast (thedailybeast.com). Reza Aslan has degrees in Religions from Santa Clara University, Harvard University, and the University of California, Santa Barbara, as well as a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa, where he was named the Truman Capote Fellow in Fiction. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities, and the Pacific Council on International Policy. He serves on the board of directors for the Ploughshares Fund, which gives grants for peace and security issues, Abraham’s Vision, an interfaith peace organization, and PEN USA.
Aslan’s first book is the New York Times Bestseller, No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, which has been translated into thirteen languages, short-listed for the Guardian First Book Award in the UK, and nominated for a PEN USA award for research Non-Fiction. His next book, How To Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War On Terror will be published by Random House in April of 2009. Aslan is Cofounder and Chief Creative Officer of BoomGen Studios, a hub for creative content from and about the Middle East, as well as Editorial Executive of Mecca.com. Born in Iran, he now lives in Los Angeles where he is Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside.
Location:
First Unitarian Universalist Church, San Francisco
Tickets: $20
Register online or call (415) 575-6175
More information here.
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Saturday, 9 May, 1 - 7 pm
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Day of Interfaith Youth Service
Each year the Interfaith Youth Core sponsors Days of Interfaith Youth Service that take place around the world. This event is an opportunity to bridge the faith divide through service and strengthen a pluralistic society.
This is our second annual event in the Bay Area. Come help sow the seeds of change in the world!
Remove non-native weeds
Collect native plant seeds
Team-building and bonding experience
Hands-on environmental education
Interfaith Dialogue and Games
Enjoy the beautiful outdoors with friends
Sandwiches will be provided!
Location:
Palo Alto Baylands, Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
More information here.
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Thursday, 7 May, 7:30 pm
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Forming an Interfaith Coalition for Human Rights
(
Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
)
Panelists:
a. William McKinney (President PSR)
b. Racelle Weiman (Temple University)
c. Maha ElGenaidi (Islamic Networking Group)
d. Leonard Joy (Quaker Institute for the Future, UN East Bay)
Collaborators:
United Religions Initiative: Representatives of religious communities in the U.S.; promotes multi-religious cooperation for peace and justice; builds on the spiritual, human, and institutional resources of its communities; enhances mutual understanding; and acts for the common good.
Islamic Networks Group: The Islamic Networking Group is a non-profit, educational organization founded in 1993 that promotes religious literacy and mutual respect through on-site presentations and interfaith dialogues to schools, community agencies, and other institutions. With our affiliates, ING’s outreach spans the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Location:
to be announced
More information here.
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Friday, 17 April, 3 pm
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Faith And Common Good - Lecture Series
(
San Francisco Theological Seminary
)
This lecture series is an opportunity for our community to gather together for a challenging forum and dialogue with persons of faith who exemplify both excellence and service in their vocations.
ING CEO and Founder Maha ElGenaidi will be participating and speaking at this lecture series. Her presentation will be followed by a panel discussion, featuring Dr. Judy Siker, formerly of the American Baptist Seminary of the West, and now Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at the San Francisco Theological Seminary.
Location:
105 Seminary Rd, San Anselmo, CA
For more information please call Sarah Campbell at 415.451.2830.
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Sunday, 5 April 5, 1:15 to 3:30 pm
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Women’s Interfaith Dialogue Encounter
Seeking a safe space for women to experience mutual sharing across our differences of culture, religion and life experience, to be able to tell others about our own traditions and ask questions about other traditions without fearing that we are foolish or giving offense. We are eager to be exposed to each other’s practices, music, food, prayer, philosophies and histories. However, we seek more than information about other religions. Rather we wish to deeply understand the lived experience of different cultures and faiths. The emphasis is on interaction, dialogue and “encounter.”
Location:
Los Altos United Methodist Church
Contact: Sharla Kibel, 408-353-4349
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Sunday, 5 April, 4 - 6 pm
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Engaged Spirituality Circle
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Unitarian Universalist
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Study of Gandhi’s Seven Steps to Global Change
8 meetings, Sundays 4-6 pm, April 5 to May 31, 2009
Mahatma Gandhi’s simple principles of constructive social program apply to today’s worldwide problems of exploitation, injustice, and poverty. In the book Gandhi’s Seven Steps to Global Change, Prof. Guy de Mallac identifies seven global problems, develops a solution for each of them using Gandhian principles and lists concrete examples of possible actions we can take toward implementing each solution. During each meet, we will read the text, meditate on the ideas, and discuss ways to turn the ideas to concrete social action. We will possibly sing and dance to raise our spirits in the effort. We will take turns to lead each session.
Circle Leads: VJ Mohan and Susan Owicki.
Location:
Fireside Room, Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 E. Charleston Rd, Palo Alto
More information here.
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Saturday, 4 April, 9:30 - 11:30 am
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Interfaith Community Breakfast
(
Interfaith America
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Come share in the vision of a culture of Peace that makes real the dreams we all share. Hear the wisdom of Maulana Irshad Malhi, Regional Missionary for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMC), and the inspiring story of Sarah Talcott, Young Leaders Program Coordinator for the United Religions Initiative (URI). Enjoy the delicious, healthy breakfast as well! (Free event)
Location:
Jain Center of Northern California, 722 S. Main Street, Milpitas
Contacts:
Rev. Mark Denni, 510-417-5115; Dr. Hanif Koya, 510-677-4488; or David Rosenblum 510-517-0398
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Monday, 2 March, 7:30 pm -
Report: 2nd URI Global Assembly, 2008 - Mayapur India
Terry Watters
(United Religions Initiative)
Location: New Vision Church, 450 Chadbourne Avenue, Millbrae
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Saturday, 21 February, 10 am - 1 pm
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Bringing Forward Wisdom in Adolescence:
A Forum for Parents, Teachers, and Faith Leaders
What experiences will help young people develop the compassion and integrity that our world so desperately needs?
How can schools and other community organizations facilitate those experiences?
Listen to a panel of wide-ranging educators and social organizers speak from their own store of personal wisdom. Learn what innovative programs have achieved in the Bay Area. Think about how you can contribute to a movement for wisdom in education.
Location:
1 Fort Mason, San Francisco
More information here.
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Sunday, 15 February, 2 pm
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Go Beyond
Location: South Bay, to be announced
More information here.
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Saturdays, 14 and 28 February, 10 - 12 pm
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Together, Growing Our Spirits
(Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto)
Our lives continue to become more hectic, it seems, try as we might to find time for our relationships and our own spiritual health. Often in a family’s busy schedule, the spiritual aspects of a child’s maturing personality can be overlooked or neglected...as can a parent’s! This workshop will help parents (and grandparents!) learn about the cognitive, social, moral and faith aspects of human development at all ages, and to explore opportunities to nourish the innate spiritual life.
There will be a pot-luck brunch, drinks provided.
Location:
505 East Charleston Road in Palo Alto, CA
More information here.
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Sunday, 8 February, Los Gatos
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Women’s Interfaith Dialogue Encounter
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Monday,
2 February
, 7:30 pm -
Shared Discussion: Who are we now?
URI members
(United Religions Initiative)
Location: New Vision Church, 450 Chadbourne Avenue, Millbrae
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Tuesday, 27 January, 7 pm
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Acts of Faith: Interfaith Leadership in a Time of Religious Crisis
(The Roger W. Heyns Lectureship in Religion and Community)
A free lecture by Eboo Patel, founder of the Interfaith Youth Core
Admission: Advanced free ticket distribution for students with a Stanford student ID begins January 21 in White Plaza. An additional 150 free tickets will be available to the public at the event, on a first come, first served basis.
Location:
Cubberley Auditorium, Stanford University
More information here.
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Sundays, 25 January and 8 February, 9:30 am
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Neighboring Faiths
(Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto)
Adults are invited to be part of this exciting curriculum that the middle schoolers are using this year. Part of their Sunday morning experiences involve learning about other faith communities, including worshipping with their congregations. To participate, please join the middle schoolers and their teachers in Room A at 9:30 on the morning of these field trips.
In learning about Buddhism, they will visit Ananda, Temple of Self-Realization January 25. Jerusalem Baptist Church is the site for their worship with an African American church February 8. Plans for the study of Islam include a visit to a mosque. Details are to be determined.
We strongly advise adult participants to study about the religious traditions BEFORE the visits, as the youth do. The CRE Committee has purchased several copies of Huston Smith’s The World’s Religions, and these are available in the Hamaker Library.
Facilitator: Rev. Eva Ceskava
There will be a pot-luck brunch, drinks provided.
Location:
505 East Charleston Road in Palo Alto, CA
More information here.
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Monday, 19 January, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Santa Clara
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New Beginnings: Building a Community of Hope
(Silicon Valley FACES and South Bay Interfaith)
Come join us on the evening of January 19, 2009 for an interfaith citizens celebration and dedication on the momentous occasion of the inauguration of President Barack Hussein Obama. This important day also commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday marking the birthdate of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. who taught nonviolence and social justice, leading people of all ages and backgrounds to come together to improve lives, and bridge social barriers. Gather to recommit to a community of hope and peace on this historic occasion. There will be singing, inspirational presentations, time for meditation or prayer, and time to recommit ourselves to the work of building a community of hope together. Gather with your neighbors and fellow citizens from Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area on the eve of this historic occasion. Admission is Free; Parking Accessible.
Location: Santa Clara University Benson Student Center.
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Thursday, 15 January, 7 pm
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Teacher Connection Circle
Location:
Los Altos (ask for details)
More information here.
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Saturday, 10 January, 8:30 - 10:30 am, San Leandro
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Interfaith Community Breakfast
(Service for Peace)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: An Interfaith Perspective
Our two speakers will be Rashid Salaam of the Martin Luther King Youth Council and the Live the Dream Foundation, and Chetan V. Sanghvi, of the Jain Center of Northern California. There will also be a brief video on the work of Service for Peace, as well as readings from the World’s Scriptures and time for discussion.
$10 suggested donation
Location: Bay Area Family Church, 2305 Washington Ave., San Leandro
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Saturday, 13 December -
Make a World of Difference
Community Conference
This event, offered in collaboration with Carry the Vision Community Nonviolence Conference (CTV), Santa Clara University, the South Bay Interfaith Steering Committee, and the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions, will be an introduction to the global convening of the Parliament in Australia in December 2009.
Experience the difference that one community can make when we come together to reflect on issues of mutual concern, explore the good work that is currently being done, imagine possibilities, and discover the inspiration to take simple but profound steps toward hearing each other and healing our earth.
Topics to be addressed at this gathering:
- Healing the earth with care and concern: focus on the environment
- The role of women in local and global healing
- Overcoming poverty and the millennium development goals
- Social cohesion in communities
Location: Santa Clara University
Details and schedule TBA
See www.carrythevision.org
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Monday, 1 December, 7:30 pm - An Education of Meaning
Theodore Timpson
Young Spirit Foundation
(United Religions Initiative)
Hear about the work of this new initiative to change schools in the Bay Area and nationwide to become places that welcome the questions of meaning and mystery in life. Children and young people are ready to address them. How will we respond?
Location: New Vision Church, 450 Chadbourne Avenue, Millbrae
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Saturday, 22 November, 4:30 - 8 pm -
My Faith
(MCA Youth Committee)
Join us for a fun and educational event for high schoolers that will highlight the similarities between Judaism, Christianity and Islam in order to ultimately further communication, bridging, peace and awareness in our society.
Location: Muslim Community Association, Banquet Hall
3003 Scott Blvd, Santa Clara
Please RSVP at www.mcabayarea.org/youth.aspx
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Sunday, 16 November, 2 - 5 pm -
A World Café for Parents
Join us to create the high school of the future.
We are laying plans for a new high school in Silicon Valley based on integrative principles and preparing students for college, career, service, and self-discovery.
You can help to develop this vision.
- How will young people develop identity - emotional, cultural, and spiritual?
- How will school make knowledge relevant to oneself and to the world?
- How will academic life encourage community service and civic engagement?
- How will students learn to understand a diverse society?
Location: Narayanan’s (1438 Enderby Way, Sunnyvale)
See the flyer here.
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Wednesday, 5 November -
Exploring Global Perspectives on Spiritual Development
(Center for Spiritual Development, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
A one-day summit for youth workers, researchers, and other leaders held in conjunction with Search Institute’s Healthy Communities - Healthy Youth Conference
Participate in the first public release and dialogue about global research findings from Search Institute’s Center for Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence.
Then stay for Search Institute’s Healthy Communities and Healthy Youth Conference, Igniting Sparks: Connecting to Hope, November 6-8, at the Hyatt Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This gathering of 1,500 adults and youth committed to positive youth development includes a comprehensive track on spiritual development that extends the dialogue from the one-day preconference summit.
More information.
Register here.
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Monday, 3 November, 7:30 pm - Confucianism
Prof. Edmond Yee
(United Religions Initiative)
Location: New Vision Church, 450 Chadbourne Avenue, Millbrae
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Wednesday, 8 October, 7-9 pm -
On the Path: Spirituality for Adults and Youth
(Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto)
Facilitator: Rev. Eva Ceskava
Eight Wednesday evenings 7:00 to 9:00 PM beginning October 8 through December 10 (skipping Oct. 29 and Nov. 26), Room 6 (Oct. 22 in the Fireside Room).
This program explores the nature and meaning of spirituality in our lives. The group will look at many definitions and various understandings of spirituality, and experience many forms it can take. Through deep relaxation, yoga, Sufi dancing, meditation and a variety of spiritual discipline experiences, individuals will choose one path to practice for a while. The group is open to adults and high school-aged youth.
There is the possibility of a one-day retreat, a sort of vision quest for the closing session, if participants so choose.
Location: 505 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto
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Monday, 6 October, 7:30 pm - Questions for Organized Religion
Henry Baer (AHIMSA)
(United Religions Initiative)
Location: New Vision Church, 450 Chadbourne Avenue, Millbrae
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Sunday, 5 October, 11 am -
Parent Journey
(Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto)
Parent Journey meets on the first Sunday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the Fireside Room.
The mission of the UUCPA Parent Journey Group is to allow parents a safe, engaging and contemplative place in which to explore issues related to parenting in general, parenting and theology, parenting as a UU and any other parenting-related, religion-related topics that may come up. This is a loose, coffee clutch type gathering for busy parents looking to commune around topics both profound and humorous. Please join us. Childcare will be provided (no pre-arrangement necessary).
Location: 505 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto
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Thursday, 2 October, 6:30 - 8:30 pm -
Parenting with Compassion
Pat Belvel, M.A. (5 week course)
(Center for Spiritual Enlightenment)
Skills to create a family environment that will strengthen family relationships and support peaceful collaboration in the home.
Pat Sequiera Belvel is the author of Rethinking Classroom Management, a parent, teacher and educational consultant.
Fee: $125 (includes workbook)
Location: 1146 University Ave, San Jose
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October - date to be announced -
Friends in Faith
Exploring Faith Through Story and Action is a project of Friends In Faith, a program affiliated with the Interfaith Center at the Presidio and co-sponsored by Young Spirit Foundation. This project is being funded in part by the San Francisco
Our vision is to build a corps of committed young people from many faith traditions who will work hand in hand to address issues in their communities through action and together build a positive interfaith future for all of us. This project will provide the skills, tools, access, and practice they need to make the vision a reality, to nurture ongoing interfaith relationships, and to inspire other communities to build on the success they achieve.
More information.
Location: Congregational Church, 225 Tilton Ave, San Mateo
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Sunday, 21 September, 10 am - 6 pm -
Meaning in your Work and your Life
(Network of Spiritual Progressives)
The Network of Spiritual Progressives is putting on a conference for professionals who recognize the need for A New Bottom Line in American Society in our working environment. People are often limited by the money, the materialism, and the "me first" attitude that prevail in our culture and at work. We are gathering people who recognize the need to make a contribution at work and who want to find other allies in their discipline to help build momentum to revive the values of love, generosity and care in their workplace and professions.
This conference will help you:
Connect with other like-minded individuals who want to change the dominant paradigm in your work and in your personal life.
Build a Network of Supporters to help achieve these changes.
Law - Medicine - Education - Journalism - Psychology - Non-profits - High-tech - Corporations
What would these be like if they were governed by a "New Bottom Line" and what strategies are there to make these changes possible?
Confirmed Presenters: Peter Gabel, John Geyman, Michael Lerner, Svi Shapiro
Location: Krutch Theater, Clark Kerr Campus University of California, Berkeley
More information.
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Saturday, 13 September, 5 pm -
Ramadan Open House
(Muslim Community Association)
Open House for the Community to Learn about Ramadan & Islam
Register here.
Location: 3003 Scott Blvd, Santa Clara
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Tuesday, 9 September, 6-9 pm -
Opening the Door to Interspirituality
An Evening with Edward Bastian
(Interfaith Center at the Presidio)
SECOND TUESDAY POTLUCK
Huston Smith had no problem staying a Methodist Christian while practicing Buddhist meditation. But sharing spiritual practices - including prayer and meditation - between and among different traditions, is a taboo subject for some. For others it is an arena of interfaith development that is long overdue. Spiritual Pathways Foundation has been a pioneer in exploring interspirituality, sponsoring programs, retreats, and academic degree programs in the subject. Founder Dr. Ed Bastian joins us over dinner to tell us the story of the Foundation and the opportunities it represents.
Bring food to share and join the dialogue.
Location: Presidio Interfaith Chapel (directions here)
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Sunday, 7 September, 11 am -
Parent Journey
(Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto)
Parent Journey meets on the first Sunday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the Fireside Room.
The mission of the UUCPA Parent Journey Group is to allow parents a safe, engaging and contemplative place in which to explore issues related to parenting in general, parenting and theology, parenting as a UU and any other parenting-related, religion-related topics that may come up. This is a loose, coffee clutch type gathering for busy parents looking to commune around topics both profound and humorous. Please join us. Childcare will be provided (no pre-arrangement necessary).
Location: 505 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto
Contact: Lucy Rector Filppu (650-494-0541)
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Thursday-Sunday, 4-7 September 2008 -
Engaging the Other: The Power of Compassion
(Common Bond Institute)
An international, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary conference examining concepts of "The OTHER" from a universal, cross-cultural perspective to promote wider public dialogue about concepts of "Us and Them." Presenters include: Huston Smith, Marianne Williamson, Don Edward Beck, Geshe Gendun Gyatso, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Reverend Paul Chaffee, Imam Zaid Shakir, Sen. John Vasconcellos, Maha ElGenaidi, Libby Traubman, Len Traubman, Sally Mahe.
Cost: $175- $395 depending on status and early registration
Location: San Mateo Mariott
More details
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Saturday, 23 August, 5:30 - 8:30 pm -
Open House
(American Muslim Voice Foundation)
The American Muslim Voice Foundation cordially invites you to a dinner party and to be a part of our Miracle Movement of Friendship. AMV Foundation strongly believes that we can build a peaceful, beloved and inclusive nation where all of us feel safe and at home by bridging the gap between all communities. We are a grassroots, nonviolent and inclusive organization dedicated to preserving and protecting civil liberties and constitutional rights for all. We are taking interfaith dialogue to the next level by fostering friendships.
We will provide a traditional Pakistani dinner, multicultural interaction, kids' activity and cultural experiences. Feel free to invite family, friends and neighbors, and just bring an open mind, an appetite, a few chairs and your special dessert or side dish. Most importantly, we would like you to share your vision of our beloved, peaceful and inclusive nation through poems, essays, songs, skits or spoken words. We will take care of the rest.
Location: Samina Sundas home, 120 Park Ave, Palo Alto
More information: www.amuslimvoice.org
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Saturday-Sunday, 9-10 August - Mindfulness in the Classroom
A Weekend Training for People Bringing Mindfulness into Schools
(Community Partnership for Mindfulness in Education)
The workshop is open to anyone currently teaching mindfulness to grades K-12, or who is interested in doing so. We will teach the practice of mindfulness and present a sample curriculum for a mindfulness training course targeted toward children and young adults. It can be used as a template for a 5 - 8 week, two to three times per week training, or can be adjusted to accommodate other programs. We will give recommendations for adjusting the curriculum to fit the constraints of particular situations. The workshop will be lecture, practice and interactive exercises.
Topics include:
- Working with children from diverse social, economic and racial backgrounds
- Teaching mindfulness to children in challenging situations
- Getting and keeping children interested and engaged
- Working with classroom teachers and school administrators
- Involving parents in supporting student’s use of mindfulness
- Importance of embodying mindfulness
- The science behind mindfulness
- Research demonstrating the power of using mindfulness with adolescents
Time: 9-4 Bring bag lunch
Cost: $150 No one will be turned away for lack of funds
More details.
Park Day School
370 43rd Street, Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 653-0317 Ext 105
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Wednesday, 6 August, 7 pm -
Forming the New High School
Hear the development of our high school program, and add your thoughts to it. Consider how young people can learn about the world through exploration, cooperative activity, and reflective practice.
Location: 240 Monroe Drive #109, Mountain View, CA
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Thursday-Monday, 24-28 July -
North American Interfaith Network
A Four-Day National Conference
(hosted by Interfaith Center at the Presidio and co-sponsored by the San Francisco FAITHS Program)
In 1988, multifaith relationships was a new idea. Today the religious fabric of our neighborhoods and cities is utterly changed. never in human history have so many followers of so many fiaths lived so closely together. How do we live into this challenge? What do we do next? Come to San Francisco and help answer these questions!
Location: University of San Francisco
More information
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Monday, 4 August, 7:30 pm -
Shintoism - Its Relationship to Buddhism
(United Religions Initiative)
Dr. Harumitsu Inouye of Shinnyo-En will speak on the relationship of Shintoism and Buddhism. Everyone is welcome.
Location: New Vision Church, 450 Chadbourne Avenue, Millbrae
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Friday-Sunday, 1-3 August -
Transforming Education: Humanity's Essential Vocation
(Education as Transformation and Courage and Renewal Northeast)
At this special gathering with some of the nation's most renowned education experts, we reconnect with our original inspiration to teach. We explore new motivations for teaching and pinpoint inner and outer obstacles to applying our inspiration in the classroom. We consider the spiritual dimensions of our craft and identify how moments of meaning take place in the classroom, and the teaching strategies that invite those moments. We also articulate an ethic of connection in education, exploring the ways in which a holistic approach to teaching and learning creates the peaceful and just community we seek.
Faculty: Jonathan Kozol, Diana Chapman Walsh, Peter Laurence, Victor Kazanjian, Ji Hyang Sunim, Pamela Seigle, Lisa Sankowski
Location: Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY
Contact: 800-944-1001, web site
Download flyer
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Sunday, 20 July, 10 am - 4 pm - A Day of Interfaith Youth Service
(in partnership with Glide Memorial Church)
Each year the Interfaith Youth Core organizes Days of Interfaith Youth Service that take place around the world. This event is an opportunity to bridge the faith divide through service and strengthen a pluralistic society.
We have joined with Hands On Bay Area to organize a wetlands restoration project in a low-income community, involving 60-80 young people from around the Bay. The day will involve three hours of environmental restoration, followed by lunch and guided interactive dialogue.
Young people across the Bay Area are invited to participate in this day of service and interfaith dialogue. Register soon!
Location: Bayview, San Francisco
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Friday-Saturday, 18-19 July -
Teaching Hope: The Nonviolent Classroom
(Metta Center)
- What is Nonviolence?
- How can it help me have a more peaceful classroom?
- How can it improve my teaching and my life?
- How can I teach it to my students?
Featuring:
Dr. Michael Nagler - founder of the Metta Center for Nonviolence Education
Dr. Rachel M. MacNair - Institute for Integrated Social Analysis
Azim Khamisa - The Tariq Khamisa Foundation
Dr. Joseph E. Marshall - Omega Boys Club/Street Soldier (to be confirmed)
Drs. Susy and Bill Stewart - Institute for Health and Healing
Mitch Hall - Clinical therapist, educator, author
Location: Bishop O’Dowd High School, Oakland, CA
More information
Email us to join a Young Spirit delegation to the conference at a discount rate!
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Monday, 7 July, 7:30 pm -
Eight Certain Paths to Peace
(United Religions Initiative)
Ken Beatty will speak on "8 Certain Paths to Peace - Civil and Inner" Everyone is welcome.
Location: New Vision Church, 450 Chadbourne Avenue, Millbrae
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Saturday, 14 June, 2:00 pm -
Inside Islam: Quran and Modern Science
Dr. Irfan Saadat
(Muslim Community Association)
Through this program, we aim to explain Islam in a friendly and structured way, while allowing the students to interact with Muslims. We want people to see Islam in its true light, to put a human face to an otherwise foreign concept and to educate oneself about one of the world’s greatest but widely misunderstood religions.
Refreshments, Mosque Tour, Free Qur’an and other literature.
Location: 3003 Scott Boulevard, Santa Clara
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Monday, 2 June, 7:30 pm - The Pew Survey of Religious America
(United Religions Intiative)
Jay Miller, Peninsula Clergy Network
The purpose of URI is to promote enduring daily interfaith cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence, and to create cultures of peace, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings.
Location: New Vision United Methodist Church, 450 Chadbourne Avenue, Millbrae
From 101, take Millbrae Avenue exit, go towards hills, across El Camino, right on Poplar to Chadbourne.
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Saturday, 31 May, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm -
Exploring the New Atheism
(Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto)
A Workshop with the Rev. Scotty McLennan
What's right and what's wrong with the atheism of Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett and Christopher Hitchens? These new best-selling atheists claim that religious liberals are in large part responsible for the violence and bigotry perpetrated in the name of religion, since we provide a cloak of respectability to an otherwise irrational and dangerous enterprise. Let's look at some of their writing in this session and decide if UU's are more part of the problem or of the solution.
Rev. Scotty McLennan is a Community Minister associated with UUCPA and is Dean of Religious Life at Stanford.
Location: 505 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto
Register: 650-494-0541 or eventsignup@uucpa.org
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