The theme and focus of the 2018 URI Assembly North America in Maryland (July 27 to 29) will be “Connecting the Region: Innovating Together.” It will be facilitated by Susan Coleman and will be run in 'Open Space' – a meeting design that will enable all of us to work with maximum creativity and give everyone […]
Land of Medicine Buddha retreat center will host an interfaith retreat "Cutting Through to Compassion" , from Thursday, August 9 through Sunday, August 12, 2018. It starts on Thursday evening and goes through Sunday midday. The retreat will be led by Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi, Rabbi Diane Elliot, and Pastor Steve Harms. See Details and Register <http://landofmedicinebuddha.org/events/compassion-interfaith-retreat/>. […]
RISE for Climate Change March in San Francisco On September 8th, four days before the start of the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, California, people from across the country and around the world will take to the streets to “Rise for Climate,” where advocates plan to send a clear message through distributed actions in towns, […]
Come learn about the upcoming Parliament of the World's Religions event that will take place in Toronto from November 1-7, 2018, at the Volunteer Fair hosted by the First Unitarian Church of San Jose. There will be materials and Rev. Joy-Ellen Lipsky, Board Chair of SiVIC and member of the Parliament's Ambassador Advisory Council, will […]
Andy’kille's memorial service will be on Sunday, September 9, 2018, at 2:00 pm at the Chung Tai Zen Center, 750 E. Arques Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to: ———————————— The Educational Center P.O. Box 11892 Charlotte, N.C. 28220 (704) 375-1161 ———————————— Silicon Valley Interreligious Council (SiVIC) c/o Joy-Ellen […]
SiVIC has been supporting the Compassion Games for five years. The idea is simple: do small acts of kindness for others, for yourself, for the earth. You can report your acts of kindness at https://s3.amazonaws.com/compassionreports/index.html and press the big plus (+) sign in the right hand corner of the webpage. Here are some of the ideas […]
Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice (MVPJ) is once again planning a Sept. 11 Multifaith Peace Picnic and Prayers gathering for our community : Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7-8:30pm, King Plaza, Palo Alto Multifaith Peace Picnic - 7pm An annual event sponsored by American Muslim Voice, MVPJ and many others. Food, friendship, and a short program including children […]
SiVIC Annual Assembly Sunday, September 16, 2018 2:30- 4:30 pm Pacifica Institute Silicon Valley 1257 Tasman Dr, Unit B, Sunnyvale The SiVIC Annual Assembly is the time each year when we gather to be in community, to learn what has happened during the past year, see how we are doing financially, and what activities are […]
Tickets are by donation and the donation is based on ability to pay and not a set charge. We will likely be grilling in the back and are looking for alternate parking arrangements for the event itself. But food will be available both inside and outside for the event and we will probably have the […]