The May forum will be held in conjunction with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. An interfaith panel will explore the ethics of food: what we eat, how we raise and grow it, and the impact on others and the world. Save the date and plan to be with us. RSVP […]
Annual Sacred Celebrations: How They Promote Compassion, Forgiveness, Tolerance & Pluralism This forum will explore our diverse sacred celebrations: what they are, how they are celebrated, what they seek to achieve for individuals and communities. How do rituals support the spiritual quest? How do such celebrations promote compassion, forgiveness, and tolerance within the religious community […]
The Winter Faith Collaborative is an interfaith movement that was formed to share ideas and advocate for the houseless community. We have engaged over 40 faith communities across San Jose with the collective aim to serve and shelter those in the houseless community who are living outdoors this winter. We have partnered with the advocacy group […]
Beloved Community Movement As the Black Lives Matter movement was gaining momentum across the U.S., PACT's multi faith and multi racial clergy group was reading Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow, about Mass Incarceration. This study led us to action as the Beloved Community Movement. The effort began with a dialogue of hundreds of community […]
The next gathering of the Palo Alto Faith Leaders will be at Project WeHOPE in East Palo Alto. This is an excellent opportunity for all of us to learn more about the amazing and life-giving work that happens at Project WeHOPE. The mission of Project WeHOPE is to help the unhoused, homeless and those at-risk […]
The 5th of May is Cinco de Mayo, a holiday that celebrates the victory of the Mexican forces at the Battle of Puebla over the invading French on May 5, 1862. A relatively minor holiday in Mexico, Cinco de Mayo has been celebrated since the 1860s in California. In the 1950's and 1960's it gradually […]
Habitat for Humanity of the East Bay/Silicon Valley will do a special presentation for the Palo Alto Faith Leaders group. Please bring a brown bag lunch. Penny Barrett will be the host. The presentation will include opportunities for faith communities to contribute to building and rehabbing/repair projects in the area and ways that faith communities […]
How to solve issues of racial, economic, political and religious injustice with non-violence. Download a flyer: 2016 nonviolence forum A SiVIC Interfaith Forum featuring Dr. Subba Rao, Chairman, National Youth Project India; Professor Michael Nagler, Founder and President of The Metta Center for Nonviolence, Berkeley; and Maha Elgenaidi, Chief Executive Officer and founder of Islamic […]
Lost in the Violence?- A Moment of Reflection Our first Interreligious Forum for the 2016-2017 series will feature guest speaker the Rev. Jethroe "Jeff" Moore, President of the local chapter of the NAACP. He co–chairs the Black Leadership Kitchen Cabinet, the Police Department Advisory Board and serves as an advocate and advisor for African American […]
The Ways of Compassion: Method to Practice Forgiveness and Loving-kindness Goal: Turn “compassion” from a concept into an actual spiritual practice. Abbot Jian Hu Shi will give 15-20 minutes presentation on the various methods in Buddhism to help us practice unconditioned compassion, to cope with people who have hurt us, and to develop patience and tolerance. […]