For Email Marketing you can trust
MIC Events
*Forum
Topic: Addressing Economic Inequality at the Local Level
click here for details or to register
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
San Geronimo Valley Community Center
6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Geronimo
Panel of Speakers:
Laura Sherman, Certified Care Manager, West Marin Senior Services
Cio Hernandez, MFT, County of Marin, Dept. of Health & Human Services
Rev. Kate Clayton, Interim Pastor, Community Presbyterian Church, San Geronimo
Moderated by the San Geronimo Valley Community Center's
Executive Director, Dave Cort & Associate Director and Valley Resource Center Director, Suzanne Sadowsky
A forum presented by the Marin Interfaith Council with San Geronimo Valley Community Center.
Community organizations, churches, synagogues, and social service agencies are in the front lines helping increasing numbers of people in Marin who are dealing with the many problems associated with income inequality, housing, unemployment, children’s services, access to health services, educational equity and more.
The San Geronimo Valley Community Center has been recognized for its ability to establish strong relationships and collaborations with local faith organizations, other local nonprofits, and County agencies, to develop and sustain essential programs that address income inequality. Come to the forum on February 8 to learn about the Center’s work and to explore ways that other community and neighborhood organizations can work together towards the Common Good.
$10-$20 donation suggested (no one turned away for lack of funds)
*Religious Leaders' Lunch
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12 Noon
First Presbyterian Church, Chapel Lounge
1510 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael
Reclaiming the Public Good: Occupy Your Congregation?
Presenters include:
Jack Wikse, Ph.D.
Professor, Author & Lay Leader
Rev. Rob Gieselmann, St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere
Mr. Qayyum Johnson & Mr. Johan Ostlund, Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
Rev. Liza Klein, First United Methodist Church, San Rafael
Rabbi Jane Litman, Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
Jack Wikse teaches political and social theory in the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies at Sonoma State University and United States Government at Santa Rosa Junior College. He is on the Board of the Sonoma County Peace and Justice Center, and writes regularly for the center's publication The Peace Press. He is one of the lay leaders, and chair of the Earthkeepers ministry at Christ Church United Methodist in Santa Rosa. His Ph.D. in Political Science is from the University of California, Berkeley (1974). He is the author of About Possession: the Self as Private Property (Penn State Press, 1977) and numerous essays on politics and psychology.
We ask that you bring your own lunch. We will provide snacks and beverages.
We suggest a small donation to cover costs and continue the good work of MIC.
Please RSVP to: programs@marinifc.org by Monday, February 13.
*Contemplative Service
Monday, February 27, 2012 6:00-6:30 pm
Location to be announced.
This new monthly service will have time for silence, readings from a different tradition
each time and congregational chants. We hope you'll join us!
Past MIC Events
Gleaning Day at Green Gulch
On Sunday, October 9, 2011, fifty-one people from 7 different religious communities and traditions in Marin County, came together to glean left-over produce in the vegetable gardens at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center. 33 adults and 18 youth from Jewish, Presbyterian, Catholic, Buddhist, Christian Science, United Methodist and Episcopalian communities spent the afternoon learning about the Jewish concept of gleaning, the Zen Buddhist tradition of meditation and organic farming at Green Gulch.
We gleaned 70 boxes of kale, broccoli, chard, donating 20 boxes to St. Vincent de Paul Society Free Dining Room, and the other 50 boxes to Marin Organic. Everyone enjoyed getting dirty and collecting abundant organic vegetables for our sisters and brothers who benefit from the free meals and food at St. Vincent’s and Marin Organic.