Women’s Alliance & Programs

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The Alliance of First Parish

The Alliance is the women’s organization in our church, with a mission to support the women in our congregation, and through that support to advance the interests and efforts of our entire church.

Formal membership in The Alliance is open only to women, but Alliance activities are inclusive across gender and age: men attend meetings as guests and as speakers, and The Alliance is supportive of, and supported by, the youth and children of First Parish.

Alliance Program Dates 2024-2025

Please save the dates and join us!

The Alliance hosts several programs each year from October to May.
Most programs are held on Friday evenings in the Vestry.

Upcoming Programs/Gatherings:

Natalie SouthwickFRIDAY, OCTOBER 18
7:00 – 7:30 pm social gathering with refreshments
7:30 – program

Join us for Journalism, Justice, and Democracy with Natalie Southwick, a former FPUU youth group member, will talk about her professional journey, the work of the Vance Center, and her commitment to the role of journalism and press freedom in supporting democracy, from the local to the international level.
She will draw on her experience in human rights advocacy and as a freelance journalist in the US and Latin America, over 5 years at the Committee to Protect Journalists and her current role as Communications Manager at the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice, a program of the New York City Bar Association which provides pro bono legal representation to civil society organizations worldwide, engaging hundreds of law firms and lawyers across borders to expand access to justice and support an ethically active legal profession. Read more about Natalie!

 

Past Programs/Gatherings:

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, join us after the service, 12 noon, in the sanctuary and on Zoom
A Hotline for Israel/Palestine: Rev. Marta Morris Flanagan interviews Shira Hoffer,
Shira Hoffer, a Harvard student who created the “Hotline For Israel/Palestine” will be interviewed by Rev. Marta.