Mothers’ Day. It’s one of the more complex holidays. Our relationships with our mothers’ cover a wide range, sometimes concurrently. And our feelings of being a mother cover the same, complex range. We will look into this range, celebrate, grieve, love, learn and grow on this wonderfully complex holiday.
Since 1889, International Workers’ Day , or “May Day” shares its date with the traditional annual celebration of first day of summer. The traditional holiday was chosen as the date for International Workers’ Day by socialists, communists, anarchists, labor activists, and other leftists, to commemorate the Haymarket affair in Chicago and the struggle for an … Continue reading May Day
It’s Earth Day once again, but with the pandemic into its 3rd year, deep social fissures, and the effects of climate change upon us in the form of fires and floods, many of us may not be taking much notice, leave alone feeling like celebrating. In fact, you may even know some people who proclaim … Continue reading Creating Hope in the Time of Climate Change
This year, Easter falls on the second day of Passover. We will look at Passover and what it means for the Jewish community.
On Palm Sunday, Jesus is said to have ridden into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey, fulfilling a prophesy and foretelling his own execution just five days later. It is a remarkable story of courage, patience and grit. What does this story tell us today?
We hear about these spiritual practices. What is that all about? Why do so many of them sound so big. I’m not sure I’m ready for all of that.
This week, we will be joined by The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a worker-based human rights organization internationally recognized for its achievements in fighting human trafficking and gender-based violence at work. The CIW is also recognized for pioneering the design and development of the Worker-driven Social Responsibility paradigm, a worker-led, market-enforced approach to … Continue reading Ending Modern Slavery In Our Fields
