• Apr2025

    Holi is a Hindu rite of Spring that commemorates both the changing seasons and the struggle for love and justice in dark times. While Holi was in March, may this prayer offers all of us inspiration.(Learn more about the Hindu stories mentioned in this prayer on this post from the...

  • Wednesday, May 7, 1-2:30pm Congregation Etz Chayim What to do if ICE shows up at your congregation, place of worship, non-profit business, clinic, or private employer 4161 Alma St., Palo Alto     Join us for this important presentation by Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto (CLESPA). The presentation will...

  • Mar2025

    Holding on to Humanity: Bereaved Palestinian & Israeli Stories of Grief and Hope Monday, April 7, 7pm Stanford Memorial Church Join us for a human centered evening of listening and reflection. Hear the deeply personal stories of loss from two Israeli and Palestinian members of the Parents Circle Family Forum...

  • FAITH IN ACTION BAY AREA serves San Mateo and San Francisco Counties. Their Rapid Response work is growing. Here are ways you can support it (whether or note you live in San Mateo County!): 1. Share hotline material with your community.HOTLINE PHONE: 203-666-4472 (203-NO-MIGRA)Click on the following links for downloadable...

  • The Steering Committee of Multifaith Voices for Peace & Justice issued this Statement Against Christian Nationalism on March 4, 2025. A slightly shorter version was published in The Mercury News on March 6, 2025 and titled “Americans of conscience must reject Christian nationalism.” Here is the full text: As a multifaith...

  • Feb2025

    URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO FREE ULISES Help build pressure on ICE to release Ulises, a 30-year-old husband, father, and longtime Bay Area resident with life-threatening health conditions. Ulises was violently arrested by ICE in Sunnyvale on Feb 21 during an unlawful operation. ICE’s egregious misconduct led to Ulises being rushed...

  • Join the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) in urging our U.S. Senators and Representatives to cosponsor the NO BAN Act. From NRCAT: In President Trump’s first term, through three iterations of executive orders, people from several Muslim-majority and African countries were barred from entering the U.S. on most or all...

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    February 18, 2025

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  • We gather to reaffirm sanctuary, a sacred tradition across many faiths of welcoming immigrants and standing against actions that would tear families and communities apart.

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    February 15, 2025

    Presentations by Catholic Charities and the Asian Law Caucus regarding immigrant rights, safety plans, resources, legal Q&A.