BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Silicon Valley Interreligious Council - ECPv6.15.12.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Silicon Valley Interreligious Council X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Silicon Valley Interreligious Council REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210512T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210512T183000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210508T220720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210508T220720Z UID:4470-1620837000-1620844200@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:The Cost of Racism & How We Can All Prosper DESCRIPTION:Register here:https://alfsv.org/event/the-cost-of-racism-how-we-can-all-prosper/  \nHeather McGhee is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos\, McGhee holds a B.A. in American Studies from Yale University and a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law. She is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Civic Participation\, and serves on multiple boards of trustees\, including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Indivisible. \n  \n  URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/the-cost-of-racism-how-we-can-all-prosper/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210503T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210503T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210415T001719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210415T002616Z UID:4437-1620068400-1620072000@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Annual Peninsula Ramadan Interfaith Iftar Events 2021 DESCRIPTION:Annual Ramadan Interfaith Iftar Events 2021 \n“Ramadan as a Celebration of Compassion and Unity” \nPENINSULA: \nMonday\, May 3 • 7pm to 8pm \nCollaboration with Peninsula Multifaith Coalition\, PTBE \nSign Up for Peninsula Virtual Event URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/annual-ramadan-interfaith-iftar-events-2021-peninsula/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210501T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210501T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210415T001343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210415T001343Z UID:4434-1619895600-1619899200@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Annual Sacramento Ramadan Interfaith Iftar Event DESCRIPTION:Annual Ramadan Interfaith Iftar Events 2021 \n“Ramadan as a Celebration of Compassion and Unity” \nSACRAMENTO: \nSaturday\, May 1 • 7pm to 8pm \nCollaboration with Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento \nSign Up for Sacramento Event URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/annual-sacramento-ramadan-interfaith-iftar-event/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210429T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210429T203000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210423T003040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T003040Z UID:4456-1619722800-1619728200@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Understanding Northern California Native History with Corrina Goud DESCRIPTION:Registration for zoom:   \nhttps://tinyurl.com/CAIndigenousGen \nSee more about our Anti-Racism Series here: \nhttp://interfaithccc.org/RacialJusticeSeries/ \n  URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/understanding-northern-california-native-history-with-corrina-goud/ LOCATION:CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210429T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210429T141500 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210407T021523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210407T021523Z UID:4345-1619701200-1619705700@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Finding Your True Self: Musings of a Black Bisexual Jew with Chris Harrison. An Online CLGS Jewish Queeries Series Event! DESCRIPTION:The CLGS Jewish Roundtable Presents \n \nClick here for a Zoom link for this event! URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/finding-your-true-self-musings-of-a-black-bisexual-jew-with-chris-harrison-an-online-clgs-jewish-queeries-series-event/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210427T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210427T130000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210407T022038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210407T022038Z UID:4351-1619525700-1619528400@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Clobber the Passages Queer People and The Seven Deadly Biblical Verses An ONLINE Lavender Lunch with Mel White DESCRIPTION:In his recently-published book Clobber the Passages\, Mel White doesn’t bother to explain these verses yet again. That’s been done a thousand times before. In this Lavender Lunch Rev. White explores how to banish the dark clouds of guilt and shame that hang over too many queer people’s lives by celebrating the truth learned from America’s leading mental and physical health professionals. \nClick here for a Zoom link for this event! URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/clobber-the-passages-queer-people-and-the-seven-deadly-biblical-verses-an-online-lavender-lunch-with-mel-white/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210425T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210425T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210415T000859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210415T002507Z UID:4430-1619377200-1619380800@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Annual East Bay Ramadan Interfaith Iftar Event DESCRIPTION:Annual Ramadan Interfaith Iftar Events 2021 \n“Ramadan as a Celebration of Compassion and Unity” \nEAST BAY: \nSunday\, April 25 • 7pm to 8pm \nCollaboration with Netivot Shalom\, Unity Walnut Creek and ICCCC \nSign Up for East Bay Virtual Event URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/annual-east-bay-ramadan-interfaith-iftar-event/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210425T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210425T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210414T235420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210414T235420Z UID:4420-1619359200-1619370000@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Jews\, Christians\, Muslims Uniting to Serve the Poor DESCRIPTION:Provide hygiene kits for unhoused neighbors \nPacifica Institute is partnering with  \nAbrahamic Alliance International during the holy month of Ramadan to provide hygiene kits for the homeless. These kits will contain a potentially live-saving bar of soap\, face mask\, and other hygiene items to help them stay healthy during this ongoing pandemic. \nJoin a socially-distanced group of Jewish\, Christian\, and Muslim volunteers outdoors to assemble and deliver hygiene kits for our neighbors in need: \nDate: Sun.\, April 25\, 2021 \nTime: 2:00 – 5:00 pm \nLocation: Lincoln Glen Church (outdoors) \n2700 Booksin Ave\, San Jose CA 95125 \nRegister now. Space is limited. Online registration required. URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/jews-christians-muslims-uniting-to-serve-the-poor/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210424T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210424T173000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210407T194044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210407T194219Z UID:4361-1619280000-1619285400@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:ALF Hosted Bystander Intervention Training DESCRIPTION: URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/alf-hosted-bystander-intervention-training/ LOCATION:CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210424T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210424T123000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210423T003948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T003948Z UID:4461-1619254800-1619267400@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:FWRNA Earth Day Cleanup DESCRIPTION:Friends of Wagner Ranch Nature Area & Friends of Orinda Creeks – Earth Day Cleanup\n\nSaturday\, April 17 from 9:00am – 12:30 pm\, and\nSaturday\, April 24 from 9:00am – 12:30 noon\n\nActivity: Walk a section of San Pablo Creek and pick up trash. \n\nRegister online and sign waiver. Waiver will be sent out with the instructions after they sign up.\nMeet at the location of the cleanup. We will need to figure out how many in each section of the creek\, or if we need more sites.\nWe will bring disposable masks\, trash bags\, and disposable gloves. Recommend that people bring work gloves and a reacher if they want.\nWear shoes that can get wet/muddy. Bring a reusable water bottle.\nWe need a FWRNA/FOC person with each group\, at least 2 groups per day so 4+ from FWRNA/FOC. If we get lots of signups we may need more FWRNA/FOC volunteers.\n\nCelebrate Earth Day with a creek cleanup!\nPlease celebrate Earth Day with the Friends of Wagner Ranch Nature Area (FWRNA) and Friends of Orinda Creeks (FOC) as we clean up trash in the San Pablo Creek.  Our goal is to eliminate as much trash in the riparian area as possible.   Bring your whole family (Age 5+) and enjoy a day helping Nature. \nWe will start with a very brief introduction to these two non-profits and clean-up instructions.  Then we will break into groups with each group getting a different section of the creek.  There will be representatives of FWRNA/FOC working with each group to answer questions about the creek and restock supplies. \nWe will provide disposable masks\, trash bags\, and disposable gloves.  We recommend that you bring your own work gloves\, and a reacher or other tool to easily pick up trash.  Please wear clothing and shoes appropriate for the work we are doing – shoes and pants that can get muddy (boots/jeans).  Bring a reusable water bottle.  While rain will cancel that day’s activities\, a light mist will not – liquid sunshine. \nSo please show your support for these two wonderful Orinda environmental non-profits and your downtown Orinda creek. \nIf you would like to donate\, please go to: \nFriends of Wagner Ranch Nature Area – https://www.fwrna.org/donate.html \nFriends of Orinda Creeks – https://orindacreeks.org/join%2Fdonate \nTo sign up for the cleanup\, please register through Sign-Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050449AAA62EA75-earth \nAfter signing up\, we will send you an email with instructions. \nAs Toris Jaeger says\, “May Nature touch you today”. URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/fwrna-earth-day-cleanup/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210503 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210415T160142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210415T160142Z UID:4446-1619222400-1619999999@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Annual Food Revolution Summit DESCRIPTION:Greetings! \nIt’s heartening to see that our friends John and Ocean Robbins are hosting their annual Food Revolution Summit\, starting April 24th\, and this event\, their largest and perhaps best ever\, features some interviews with many inspiring researchers and educators promoting more vegan and sustainable living\, including Dean Ornish\, Neal Barnard\, Michael Klaper\, Brooke Goldner\, Michael Greger\, Aysha Akhtar\, Brenda Davis\, Joel Fuhrman\, Milton Mills\, and Jane Velez-Mitchell. \nAs always\, this week-long online event is offered to everyone for no cost\, and with the ongoing pandemic\, the stakes are higher today than ever. This summit is an excellent potential resource\, all in all\, for information\, inspiration and positive social change. \nYou can check it out and sign up for the Food Revolution Summit here. \nThanks for your efforts on behalf of a more conscious world! \nThat’s it for now\, \nDr. Will Tuttle\nAuthor\, The World Peace Diet \n21373 Highway 175 Middletown CA 95461 USA URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/annual-food-revolution-summit/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210422T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210422T193000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210415T160827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210415T160827Z UID:4449-1619114400-1619119800@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:PACT special training series Power is in the Relationship DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION:  https://bit.ly/3x0HzQi URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/pact-special-training-series-power-is-in-the-relationship/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210422T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210422T100000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210410T001429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210410T001429Z UID:4393-1619078400-1619085600@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Environmental Justice Workshop on Earth Day 4/22 DESCRIPTION:Register in advance for this meeting: \nhttps://uri-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsdO-rqDwvEtdQFcy_d0uXNM2zAaK-UssU \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We look forward to having you!  \n  \n  \nDon’t forget: If you’re interested in staying in touch about future presentations\, please fill out our Google Form to stay in the loop: http://bit.ly/URIJustice URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/environmental-justice-workshop-on-earth-day-4-22/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210421T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210421T160000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210407T021003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210407T021003Z UID:4340-1619013600-1619020800@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:A CLGS Queer & Latinx Faith Conversation with Rev. Arthur Cavalcante DESCRIPTION:Click here to join this Lavender Lunch via Zoom! \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88369739576?pwd=Q3N5SytNaTZCOEYwbTRIS2RrdGpPQT09#success \nLGBTQIA+ and Faith in Brazil \nRev. Arthur Cavalcante \n Secretary General of the 19th Province of the Anglican Communion (Brazil) URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/a-clgs-queer-latinx-faith-conversation-with-rev-arthur-cavalcante/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210421T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210421T200000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210414T235836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210415T002201Z UID:4424-1618988400-1619035200@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Annual Bay Area Ramadan Interfaith Iftar DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION HERE:  \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_d6EJnI2jSqmh_UfoKL-8RA URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/annual-bay-area-ramadan-interfaith-iftar/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210418T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210418T153000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210413T014526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210413T014526Z UID:4412-1618754400-1618759800@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:PERSONAL LOSS\, PUBLIC LESSONS DESCRIPTION:This Sunday\, April 18 at 2 pm\, I have the honor of interviewing Bill Tammeus about his extraordinary new book through the courtesy of the Interfaith Center at Miami University. The book is Love: Loss\, and Endurance: A 9/11 Story of Resilience and Hope in an Age of Anxiety. \nAward-winning journalist Bill Tammeus was among those who suffered the personal loss of a relative on 9/11\, a day that continues to twist America and the world in continuing trauma. \nIn this inspiring and hopeful book\, Tammeus takes us to the heart of that gripping drama. He helps us to understand the many sources of religious extremism — and what can be done to stop it. And he invites us to reclaim core values that can help all of us become peacemakers in today’s tumultuous world. \nAs so much changes each day\, may we find clearer vision and greater joy in our times with one another\, virtually and/or in person\, as we gain pleasure in caring for ourselves\, for those we know\, and for humanity on this endangered planet. \nFaithfully\,\nVern \nDonations can be made online here or via postal mail to CRES\, P.O. Box 45414\, Kansas City\, MO 64171. \nA much fuller description and the Zoom link appears on the CRES website here.  URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/personal-loss-public-lessons/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210415T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210415T201500 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210407T015527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210407T015527Z UID:4327-1618511400-1618517700@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:The 14th Annual | 2021 CLGS John E. Boswell Lecture: Lama Rod Owens Speaks on “Love and Rage: The Path to Liberation” DESCRIPTION:Click here to register for this Lecture!\nIn our present day\, when a politics of anger infuses every institutional and cultural sphere\, Lama Rod Owens\, author of Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger\, will explore a radical re-envisioning of this timely topic as he addresses\, in particular\, those who feel called to metabolize or harness their anger for the purpose transformation and change. \nJoin us for this\, our 14th Annual CLGS Boswell Lecture! \nConsidered one of the leaders of the next generation of Dharma teachers\, Lama Rod Owens has a blend of formal Buddhist training and life experience that gives him a unique ability to understand\, relate\, and engage with those around him in a way that is spacious and sincere.  His gentle\, laid-back demeanor\, and willingness to bare his heart and soul make others want to do the same. \nLama Rod was officially recognized by the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism after receiving his teaching authorization from his root teacher\, the Venerable Lama Norlha Rinpoche when he completed the traditional 3-year silent retreat program at Kagyu Thubten Chöling Monastery (KTC) outside of New York City.  It was during this time that he dealt with years of past pain and trauma and found forgiveness and compassion for himself: he views this as a critical step before one is able to help others. \nSince coming out of retreat\, Lama Rod has completed his Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree at Harvard Divinity School.  He also practices\, studies\, and teaches secular mindfulness and is a teacher with Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme)\, where he is also a faculty member for the organization’s teacher training program.  Lama Rod is deeply engaged in social change activism and is co-author (with Rev. angel Kyodo williams and Jasmine Syedullah) of the book Radical Dharma\, Talking Race\, Love and Liberation. \n \n  URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/the-14th-annual-2021-clgs-john-e-boswell-lecture-lama-rod-owens-speaks-on-love-and-rage-the-path-to-liberation/ LOCATION:CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210414T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210414T143000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210413T013209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210413T013856Z UID:4408-1618405200-1618410600@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:CRES: Vital Conversation Revisits The Jungle DESCRIPTION:April 14\, Wednesday 1-2:30 p.m. on Zoom \n\n\n\n\nA Vital Conversation Coffee\nVital Conversations\nmonthly schedule\nZOOM 2nd Wedneday of the month 1-2:30 pm\nMidContinent Public Library Antioch Branch\, 6060 N Chestnut Ave\, Gladstone\, MO 64119 — (816) 454-1306  — to receive the zoom link:\nhumanagenda@gmail.com or call (816) 453-3835\n\n\n\n\nYou are welcome even if you have not read the book or seen the movie\nA Free Monthly Discussion Group Led by David E Nelson\nC R E S  senior  associate minister\npresident\, The Human Agenda“The purpose of a Vital Conversation is not to win an argument\,\nbut to win a friend and advance civilization.” —Vern Barnet Vital Conversations are intentional gatherings of people to engage\nin dialog that will add value to the participants and to the world. \nIn Vital Conversations\, we become co-creators of a better community. \n—David Nelson\nThe discussions began May 24\, 2002\, at the CRES facility\n by examining Karen Armstrong’sThe Battle for God URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/cres-vital-conversation-revisits-the-jungle/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210413T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210413T131500 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210407T020037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210407T020037Z UID:4337-1618316100-1618319700@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Drag & The Divine: An ONLINE Lavender Lunch with Mama Celeste DESCRIPTION:Click here for a Zoom link for this event!\nThe music! The wine! The headdresses! \nNo\, we’re not just talking about Midnight Mass at the Vatican.  We’re talking about drag! From ancient shamans to Purim celebrations\, drag performance has always had a place in spiritual traditions. And for many queer people\, drag and nightlife culture is an important way of accessing the kinds of rituals and practices that are central to any sacred community. \nMama Celeste\, a Unitarian Universalist-raised preacher’s kid turned glamorous drag impresario\, will speak about the history of queer performance as a method of manifesting the divine\, as well as the many roles that performance plays within religious cultures. \nMama Celeste  (they/them) is the cofounder of Oaklash: The Bay Area’s Drag and Queer Performance Festival.  Celeste is the drag alter ego of Grey Tartaglione\, a filmmaker and queer advocate who currently works as the Sr. Communications Officer at MPact\, a gay men’s sexual health and human rights organization based in Oakland. Often irreverent and (hopefully) humorous\, Mama Celeste has been seen at venues throughout the Bay Area\, Los Angeles\, New Orleans\, Texas\, Miami and New York. \nVIDEO BIBLIOGRAPHY: We invite you to view Mama Celeste’s Rules of Drag before taking part in this Lavender Lunch! URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/drag-the-divine-an-online-lavender-lunch-with-mama-celeste/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210413T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210413T123000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210409T234528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210409T234905Z UID:4374-1618309800-1618317000@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Sharing Sorrow ~ Bringing Hope Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Ceremony DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Combatants for Peace and\nthe Parents Circle-Family Forum \n \nLive-streamed from Tel Aviv & Ramallah \nJoin hundreds of people from around the world to stand together for dignity\, peace and freedom for all.\nClick here for more information from MVPJ’s website\, and the link to register. URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/joint-israeli-palestinian-memorial-ceremony/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210426 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210413T011231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210413T011231Z UID:4397-1618272000-1619395199@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:SevenDays 2021 - Make a Ripple\, Change the World DESCRIPTION:Please check for detail information on the following website:https://givesevendays.org/ \n \n  URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/sevendays-2021-make-a-ripple-change-the-world/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210412T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210512T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210415T003305Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210415T003305Z UID:4443-1618214400-1620838800@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Green Ramadan 2021 DESCRIPTION:With inspiration of ISNA’s Green Ramadan campaign\, Pacifica Institute’s Green Hizmet Initiative is requesting more conscious of environment in this this holy month of Ramadan and beyond as a profound reflection of fasting. \nGOAL: Lets make Ramadan green at home and reduce our carbon foot print. \nREWARDS: We will give a certificate of recognition to all families/individuals who registered and made a difference. Also\, we will plant a tree on behalf of most achieving families. \nHOW IT WORKS? Please register below and you will be asked to send your results after Ramadan. You can register as a family or an individual. \nPacifica Green Hizmet Initiative Team requests you to accomplish at least 5 items from the following: \n-Reduce food waste and overconsumption\n-Reduce and recycle\n-Eliminate or reduce the use of plastic water bottle\, Adopt reusable water bottle or mug\n-Eliminate the use of Styrofoam products\n-Use degradable paper plates and cups for serving food and drinks\n-Conserve water including during wudu\n-Conserve energy\, change to LED lights\, and install smart temperature control systems\n-Listen Islamic imperative to conserve and protect the environment or a virtual lecture \n-Involve children in age appropriate (Watering plants\, environmental Hadiths/Versus coloring papers\, Hadith Boxes)\n\nPlease register and find more details to click here. URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/green-ramadan-2021/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210412T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210412T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210413T012133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210413T012311Z UID:4401-1618214400-1618246800@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:CRES: Vital Conversation Revisits The Jungle DESCRIPTION:April 14\, Wednesday 1-2:30 p.m. on Zoom  \n  \n\n\n\n\nA Vital Conversation Coffee\nVital Conversations\nmonthly schedule\nZOOM 2nd Wedneday of the month 1-2:30 pm\nMidContinent Public Library Antioch Branch\, 6060 N Chestnut Ave\, Gladstone\, MO 64119 — (816) 454-1306  — to receive the zoom link:\nhumanagenda@gmail.com or call (816) 453-3835\n\n\n\n\nYou are welcome even if you have not read the book or seen the movie\nA Free Monthly Discussion Group Led by David E Nelson\nC R E S  senior  associate minister\npresident\, The Human Agenda“The purpose of a Vital Conversation is not to win an argument\,\nbut to win a friend and advance civilization.” —Vern Barnet Vital Conversations are intentional gatherings of people to engage\nin dialog that will add value to the participants and to the world. \nIn Vital Conversations\, we become co-creators of a better community. \n—David Nelson\nThe discussions began May 24\, 2002\, at the CRES facility\n by examining Karen Armstrong’sThe Battle for God URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/vital-conversation-revists-the-jungle/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210411T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210411T193000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210409T233133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210409T233551Z UID:4366-1618167600-1618169400@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Peaceful Presence Monthly Prayer Service DESCRIPTION:Zoom link:\nhttps://zoom.us/j/96404634363?pwd=TEZYWmJQbE02ODRkZUJYRFYybDBIZz09\nMeeting ID: 964 0463 4363 Passcode: 256708 URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/peaceful-presence-monthly-prayer-service/ LOCATION:CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Prayer Service END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210410T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210410T110000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210410T000657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210410T000657Z UID:4390-1618045200-1618052400@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Is Hinduism Nothing More than Caste? DESCRIPTION:In the Western Imagination\, Caste has come to define Hinduism. And the study of Hinduism by western Academics gets centered on Caste as the only organizing principle of Hinduism. How did this happen? Especially when Caste is not a word that occurs originally in any of the Indian languages? Is Varna and Jati – the words used in Sanskrit the same as Caste? Or is there a subtle but important distinction in meaning\, when these Sanskrit words get mapped into the English word – Caste? \nIn this Webinar\, we will explore this mystery – How did a word “Caste” which does not exist in the Indian vocabulary come to dominate the discourse about Hindu Dharma? We will also introduce the “Orientation to Hindu Studies” course\, where prospective Students can learn how Hindu University of America is reorganizing the Academic Study of Hinduism to represent an authentic Hindu perspective. \n https://bit.ly/3my8oXk URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/is-hinduism-nothing-more-than-caste/ LOCATION:CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210409T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210409T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210409T235928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210409T235928Z UID:4381-1617955200-1617987600@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY: DESCRIPTION:In the Western Imagination\, Caste has come to define Hinduism. And the study of Hinduism by western Academics gets centered on Caste as the only organizing principle of Hinduism. How did this happen? Especially when Caste is not a word that occurs originally in any of the Indian languages? Is Varna and Jati – the words used in Sanskrit the same as Caste? Or is there a subtle but important distinction in meaning\, when these Sanskrit words get mapped into the English word – Caste? \nIn this Webinar\, we will explore this mystery – How did a word “Caste” which does not exist in the Indian vocabulary come to dominate the discourse about Hindu Dharma? We will also introduce the “Orientation to Hindu Studies” course\, where prospective Students can learn how Hindu University of America is reorganizing the Academic Study of Hinduism to represent an authentic Hindu perspective. \n  https://bit.ly/3my8oXk URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/4381/ LOCATION:CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210408T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210408T183000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210407T193509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210407T193509Z UID:4356-1617899400-1617906600@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Agreeing to Talk About Race DESCRIPTION:Happening Tomorrow!\nCome join us tomorrow and have a Bold Conversation about race and equity. \n\n\n\nMORE INFO URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/agreeing-to-talk-about-race/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T141500 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210402T212948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210402T212948Z UID:4312-1617800400-1617804900@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Lecture: Ahisma\, Labor\, and the Struggle for Economic Justice by Professor Andrew Moss DESCRIPTION:For event details and speaker bio\, please visit: \n https://www.cpp.edu/~ahimsacenter/lecture/lecture_4-7-21.shtml \nRegister via: ahimsacenter@cpp.edu by April 5. \n  URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/lecture-ahisma-labor-and-the-struggle-for-economic-justice-by-professor-andrew-moss/ LOCATION:CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T133000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210407T013630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210407T013630Z UID:4320-1617796800-1617802200@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:An Exploration of Queer and Trans Ministry with our Transgender Seminarian Cohort: An ONLINE CLGS Event! DESCRIPTION:07 April 2021 12:30pm to 1:30pm (Pacific Time)\n\n\n\n\nONLINE. See Below for a Zoom link for this event!\n\n\n\nClick here for a Zoom link for this event!\n \nJoin us for this online Exploration of Queer and Trans Ministry! \nMembers of the Trans Seminarian Leadership Cohort\, a group of trans and non-binary seminary students\, will explore ministry and religious leadership in our current social and political climate.  Presenters will share their own individual callings and experiences in religious formation.  In addition they will discuss how the state of our world today\, including continued anti-Black racism and the COVID-19 pandemic\, has disproportionately impacted BIPOC and transgender and non-binary communities. \nThe Cohort members will also talk about how their own communities\, ministries\, and lives have been impacted in these times.  Participants will be invited into this sacred space and be encouraged to ask questions and share parts of their own spiritual journeys and discernment. Finally\, all will leave with new ideas about how to best support transgender and non-binary people in their communities. \n\nOur 2020-2021 Trans Seminarian Cohort\n \nTOP ROW (Left to Right): (1) Carter Snyder-Samuelson | (2) Mai | (3) Logan Lovelace | (4) Kameryn Lee \nBOTTOM ROW (Left to Right): (5) Benny VanDerburgh | (6) Koach Baruch | (7) Sam Aldave | (8) Drak Druella URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/an-exploration-of-queer-and-trans-ministry-with-our-transgender-seminarian-cohort-an-online-clgs-event/ LOCATION:CA\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210325T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210325T130000 DTSTAMP:20260417T213440 CREATED:20210323T223531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T223531Z UID:4308-1616673600-1616677200@sivicdev.sivicouncil.org SUMMARY:Interfaith Prayer Vigil with AAPI community organized by ICCCC DESCRIPTION:Interfaith Prayer Vigil with the AAPI Community organized by Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County –  \nThursday\, March 25th at noon pacific \nRegister in advance for this meeting. \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsc-upqj4oHtx8juMN8ufN-D0rEkLbxs8q \nThe Interfaith Council and our partners gather for an online service of sharing our solidarity with those in the AAPI community and other BIPOC who grieve the rise in racist violence in our country. \n(Link to the event) URL:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/event/interfaith-prayer-vigil-with-aapi-community-organized-by-icccc/ LOCATION:Virtual\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sivicdev.sivicouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/I-am-not-a-virus-300x240.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR