Our Future on a Shared Planet: Silicon Valley in Conversation with the Environmental Teachings of Pope Francis Headlining the conference will be Cardinal Peter Turkson, the Ghanian Cardinal who is president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Cardinal Turkson is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential Vatican experts on the contents […]
Join the Fight Against Human Trafficking. Come learn about the dark side of human trafficking and how together we can abolish 21st century slavery. Speakers Include: Deacon Rubén Solorio, Diocese of San Jose Deputy District Attorney Terry Harman, County of Santa Clara Supervisor Cindy Chavez, County of Santa Clara Sheriff Laurie Smith, County of Santa Clara A distinguished panel from the […]
A conversation with Zahra Billoo, Executive Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations, SF Chapter, and Mike German, Fellow, Liberty and National Security Program, Brennan Center for Justice, Former FBI Special Agent, Domestic Terrorism (Appearing via Skype). This month’s forum will take a look at the very real fears of the Muslim community, both locally and nationally, […]
"Propaganda is a truly terrible weapon in the hands of an expert." -Adolf Hitler, 1924 While digital tools are fostering unprecedented global conversation, extremists are using them to foment hate, recruit followers, and incite violence. Join us for a discussion about the tension between free speech and incendiary propaganda. What responsibility do technology companies, governments, […]
South Bay Islamic Association Family Night You are invited along with all Community members to the monthly SBIA Family Night Educational and Social program and dinner Agenda 6:30 PM: Dinner 7:30 PM: Isha prayer 7:45 PM: Presentations and Panel Discussion Topic: Interfaith and Tackling Phobia Panelists: Rev. Andrew Kille, Chair of Silicon Valley Interreligious Council (SiVIC) […]
Register at Eventbrite Panelists: Eli Taub: After a long career at Kaiser Permanente as a pediatrician, Eli retired and is now an active member in many Jewish organizations. He served on the Santa Clara County’s Human Relations Commission and has helped plan the County Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony. Eli attended the University of Michigan and received […]
Please join the Evergreen Islamic Center for an opportunity to meet your Muslim neighbors and to ask honest and tough questions about their faith and the community in Evergreen. Several members of the Evergreen Center will be on the panel. Lunch will be provided.
We'll view "Being Mortal," a PBS Frontline film, featuring Dr. Atul Gawande, physician and writer, as he presents several families grappling with serious illness and end-of-life choices. Like Dr. Gawande's best-selling book, on which the film is based, "Being Mortal" explores the relationships between doctors and patients nearing the end of life, and shows how […]
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 […]
Taking inspiration from exhibiting artist Laurie Wohl's Birds of Longing: Exile and Memory, panel participants will speak to the interweaving of words, beliefs, and philosophies amongst the Abrahamic religions. Participants include: Wohl, Maha Elgenaidi from the Islamic Networks Group, Rev. Dr. D. Andrew Kille editor of Reading Between The Lines, and Rabbi Me’irah Susan Iliinsky from VITAS Healthcare. Birds of Longing interweaves […]