The next Anti-Racism Team BIPOC Book Group book read is The Seed Keeper, by Diane Wilson. The discussion will be facilitated by Ellie von Wellsheim on Monday, February 21, at 6:30 pm. For Zoom link to the February 21st discussion, or for more information about the BIPOC Book Group, contact Kat Wolfram kmwolfram@gmail.com
Read on with us in the next book -- The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw -- and join the book discussion led by Tom Comparin on Monday, March 28, at 6:30 pm. A book of short stories, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies has won the PEN/Faulkner Award, the $20,000 Story Prize, … Continue reading BIPOC Book Discussion
Join Schenectady Clergy Against Hate, Schenectady Community Ministries (SiCM) and Nemeton of the Ways for an afternoon of interfaith service both honoring our ancestors and caring for creation by helping clean up the Historic Vale Cemetery! Building off the long tradition of an event organized by Nemeton of the Ways, faith communities from across greater … Continue reading Interfaith Earth Mitzvah Day with Schenectady Clergy Against Hate
The next book in the BIPOC Authors Book Discussion Group is a memoir by local civil rights activist Dr. Alice Green of the Center for Law & Justice in Albany: We Who Believe in Freedom: Activism and the Struggle for Social Justice. Join the book discussion with Dr. Green on Monday, April 25, at 6:30 … Continue reading BIPOC Book Discussion – We Who Believe in Freedom: Activism and the Struggle for Social Justice.
Monday, May 16, at 6:30 pm for a watch party of the film, Suppressed & Sabotaged: The Fight To Vote, an online event co-sponsored by Progressive Schenectady. Sign up for the watch party here: https://www.mobilize.us/commoncause/event/457269/
Read on with us in the next book, a debut novel from Vietnam-born poet and novelist Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. Tom Comparin will host the book discussion on Monday, May 23, at 6:30 pm. Stay tuned for Zoom link! Send your suggestions for short stories, poetry, or memoirs by Black, Indigienous, and … Continue reading BIPOC Book Discussion: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
Green Sanctuary invites you to join us for our annual celebration of the beauty of Mother Earth as she puts on her festive celebration of the coming of summer at Woods Hollow on the north edge of Ballston Spa. WHEN: Saturday, June 11, 3:00-5:00pm WHAT TO BRING: Comfy shoes (may be mud), water, trail snack, sun & bug … Continue reading Spring Into Summer! Hike with Green Sanctuary
Read on with us in the next book, another novel from NYC based Cameroonian-American novelist and short-story writer Imbolo Mbue: How Beautiful We Were. Join us for the book discussion on Wednesday, June 29th at 6:30 pm. A summary of the novel: A fearless young woman in the fictional African village starts a revolution against … Continue reading How Beautiful We Were, by Imbolo Mbue (part of the BIPOC Authors discussion series)
In August, we read By Her Own Design: A Novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register by Piper Huguley, pub. June 7, 2022. We will discuss this book in a virtual gathering on Wednesday, August 31st, at 6:00 pm. Contact Kat Wolfram (kmwolframATgmailDOTcom) for the Zoom link or for other details. Upcoming Reads September: The Sweetness … Continue reading BIPOC Book Group Discussion of By Her Own Design: A Novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register
The horrific and tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001 brought immediate and lasting changes. We will acknowledge the losses, as well as some of the lessons learned, and consider how they might be relevant to the challenges we face today. The nursery will be open, and there will be a Children's Chapel in Waters House … Continue reading Sunday Worship: Then and Now
