In our wondrous world, there are mysteries around every corner. Living in a culture that values science and rationality, how does the unknowable fit into our lives? Join us today for reflections on the value of mystery with our guest speaker, Rev. Bonnie Dlott, who identifies as both a scientist and a mystic. Since retiring … Continue reading Mystery and Meaning
Maker Faire Founder Dale Dougherty will share how he put into practice “If you imagine it, you can make it” to make a huge event beloved in the Bay Area and beyond for the past two decades. The first Maker Faire in 2006 at the San Mateo Expo Center brought an explosion of art, craft, … Continue reading Sunday Assembly East Bay Celebration – 20 Years of Maker Faire
What is it you need when you are awake at 3:00am and your mind is racing? What can you recall when you need that grounding for your windblown worries? Maybe this is it! Perhaps here is something which will help when you struggle with those with whom you disagree. Try it! Oakland resident, Bob Reid … Continue reading There’s a Light in You
I have noticed the widespread use of the term Unitarian or UU as the preferred abbreviations of our 10-syllable name of Unitarian Universalism. With either shortening, Universalist goes unnamed. The joyful, activist, open-minded, welcoming religious choice of Universalism by the Working, Artisan and Agrarian classes gets short shrift. Within our own religious movement how much … Continue reading Universalism, Perhaps Our Better Half
The gift of perspective can be an affirming source of comfort, but it can also cause us pain. What can we do if we realize that we might have been much better off if we had only known then what we know now? Join us today for reflections about perspective, grief, and the grace that … Continue reading When Nothing Can Be Done
We are living in a time of Chaos. Daily reports of violence and corruption wound our souls and challenge our sense of identity as citizens of a Democracy. So we resist. To sustain that resistance, we need to tend to ourselves, our deepest selves that can retain some sense of peace, joy, and appreciation of … Continue reading Calm in Chaos
“Poetry is, like bread, everyone’s.” So says Rafael Jesús González, who was chosen as Berkeley’s first Poet Laureate in 2017. He will share his life experiences as a poet, visual artist, educator, and longtime peace activist. The founder of Laney College’s Mexican and Latin American Studies Department, Professor González is still marching for peace. Rafael … Continue reading Poetry, Protests, Power and Peace
A sermon (of sorts) by the Rev. Ben Meyers in honor of the 125th (ish) birthday of Theodore Seuss Geisel. “Fun is good.” – Dr. Seuss “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a … Continue reading The Whimsy and Muse of Dr. Seuss
Greed, Exploitation, and Hoarding are prioritized in the USA financial system that places top value on solitary profit. The result is beggars, billionaires, endless war, and eco-catastrophe. New economies are desperately needed. Democratic Socialism will be advocated, and beyond that, the community-building utopia of empathetic Gift Economics. Hank Pellissier (he/him)Hank is founder/director of Humanist Mutual … Continue reading Anti-Capitalism, Democratic Socialism & Gift Economy
Please join us for a musical celebration of Black History Month! Our guest speaker/musician is Lady Bianca, a local legend who has been called “The Queen of Gospel and Blues”. Lady Bianca will lead us on a musical journey through gospel, jazz and blues and give us her musical insights for this important historical holiday. … Continue reading Lady Bianca Sings the Blues: A Music Celebration of Black History Month
