Retired teacher Mike Radow will consider aspects of American History that most of us did not learn in school. We will examine landmark Supreme Court cases in historical context and look at their implications for today. The format will be brief lecture with a focus on discussion in large group and in breakout rooms for richer interaction. Session 1 will cover 1850-1885. Session 2 will cover 1895- 2015.
Come online to learn more about the Our Whole Lives. This meeting will focus on the curriculum for grades K-3, ages 5-9, scheduled to start April 1. You will have an opportunity to learn about the newly published curriculum, meet with workshop facilitators and our program Director, and ask questions.
Please join us to discuss The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. The novel takes place in Lorain, Ohio (Morrison's hometown), and tells the story of a young African-American girl named Pecola who grew up following the Great Depression. Set in 1941, the story is about how she is consistently regarded as “ugly” due to her mannerisms and dark skin. As a result, she develops an inferiority complex, which fuels her desire for the blue eyes she equates with “whiteness.”
This course is for individuals who want to take their knowledge and skills to the next level in terms of trans identity and how to create congregations that are fully inclusive and affirming of the full breadth of gender diversity.
This course is for individuals who want to take their knowledge and skills to the next level in terms of trans identity and how to create congregations that are fully inclusive and affirming of the full breadth of gender diversity.
Retired teacher Mike Radow will consider aspects of American History that most of us did not learn in school. We will examine landmark Supreme Court cases in historical context and look at their implications for today. The format will be brief lecture with a focus on discussion in large group and in breakout rooms for richer interaction. Session 1 will cover 1850-1885. Session 2 will cover 1895- 2015.
Please join us to discuss The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. First published in September 1988, the book was inspired by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.
You’re invited to our first screening of 2023 when we will be showing Blind Trust: Leaders & Followers in Times of Crisis! This 2022 film celebrates the life and unique work of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Vamik Volkan, a psychiatrist who brings enemy groups together for dialogue in traumatized areas of the globe. Born on the ethnically-divided island of Cyprus, Volkan has spent a lifetime bringing enemy groups together for dialogue, and developed a new method of diplomacy based on the emotional life of nations. Plan to stay for the lively discussion that follows immediately after the film. Grab a snack, bring your family and friends and join this family-friendly screening!
Join us on December 25th, Christmas morning, for an informal contemplative Sunday service. Dress casually, PJ’s or even your favorite ugly Xmas sweater. Let’s connect in a relaxed atmosphere to share stories, joys & sorrows, and inspirational music. All Welcome!
This year, the Fourth Wednesday Book Club has decided to focus on banned books. Please join us to discuss 1984 by George Orwell and The Circle by George Eggers. Both books are dystopian novels that are sure to get you talking!
Join Meaningful Movies Bellevue for our third screening of the fall. We will be showing Overload: America’s Toxic Love Story, a powerful documentary about the toxic chemicals impacting our public health and our environment. Soozie Eastman, daughter of an industrial chemical distributor, embarks on a journey to find out the levels of toxins in her body and explores if there is anything she or anyone else can do to change them. With guidance from world-renowned physicians and environmental leaders, interviews with scientists and politicians, and stories of everyday Americans, Eastman uncovers how we got to be so overloaded with chemicals and explores whether there is anything we can do to take control of the exposure. She’s determined to find out: Can we hit the reset button, or is it too late?
Join the Children’s Religious Education team for an online information session about the Our Whole Lives Sexual Health program. This meeting will focus on the curriculum for grades 4-6, ages 9-12, scheduled to start at East Shore Sunday January 8.
Please join Meaningful Movies Bellevue for the 2022 documentary Necessity: Climate Justice and the Thin Green Line. Necessity is a powerful film following activists who enlist the “necessity” defense in a 2020 jury trial after being arrested for a direct action at Zenith Energy in Portland, Oregon. This story of climate resistance in the Pacific Northwest brings into view a historical landscape of tribal leaders, Indigenous activists, and white allies as they resist oil trains and trucks carrying highly inflammable products through protected waterways and treaty lands. In following the path of oil-by-rail and oil resistance along the Columbia River Gorge, the film revisits lessons of the New Deal era of building massive dams and what climate activists take from that era as they think about a Green New Deal.
Maus is a haunting tale within a tale, weaving the author’s account of his tortured relationship with his aging father into an astonishing retelling of one of history's most unspeakable tragedies. It is an unforgettable story of survival and a disarming look at the legacy of trauma.
At the height of World War I, history’s most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in twenty-four months than AIDS killed in twenty-four years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. But this was not the Middle Ages, and 1918 marked the first collision of science and epidemic disease.
