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SUMMARY:Alliance Chowder Supper and Book Swap
DESCRIPTION:During these cold\, blustery January days\, does your heart call out for something warm and comforting? Why not attend the Alliance Chowder Supper for a bowl of hot chowder or soup? It is an in-person event held in the Vestry. \nThe Chowder Supper is a social gathering. Please join Alliance members and friends for an evening of conversation\, fellowship\, and good food. This year you are encouraged to bring a book you’ve read to swap with someone else. If you have no books from which you are willing to part\, the Friends of the Robbins Library sell used books for a reasonable price on the 4th floor of the library. \nOn the menu you will find New England clam chowder and New England fish chowder from Fresh Pond Seafood; Robbie Rinearson’s corn chowder; Annette Sawyers’ vegan lentil soup; Cheri Minton’s cornbread; and garden salad provided by Anne Ehlert and Pam Baldwin \nAll are welcome to the supper hosted by the Alliance Board. Potluck desserts are welcomed. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be served.
URL:https://www.firstparish.info/event/alliance-chowder-supper-and-book-swap/
LOCATION:Vestry\, 630 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alliance Program,Community
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Alliance Program: Jorge Armesto
DESCRIPTION:EVENT CANCELLED\nImportant update: Due to unfortunate circumstances\, Alliance program for Dec. 6 has been canceled. It will be rescheduled in the future.  \nIn conversation with Rachel Lewellen\, Alliance Program co-chair\, Jorge Armesto will share what he has learned as a parole board member\, forensic psychologist\, and self-compassion teacher about compassion\, justice\, and freedom. \nJorge is a bilingual clinical psychologist\, certified yoga therapist\, and mindfulness instructor. He is passionate about the intersection of psychology\, mindfulness\, spirituality\, and body-focused practices. As a gay Cuban American man\, Jorge seeks to understand how sources of oppression and resiliency intersect and inform the experiences of individuals\, groups\, and communities. He has served for eight years on the State of Rhode Island Parole Board.
URL:https://www.firstparish.info/event/alliance-program-jorge-armesto/
LOCATION:Vestry\, 630 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alliance Program
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SUMMARY:Alliance Program: Natalie Southwick
DESCRIPTION:At the next Alliance program\, we will be hearing from Natalie Southwick\, daughter of Jean Rosenberg and Peter Southwick. Natalie grew up in Arlington and participated in the RE program and Youth Group at FPUU. \nSince 2023 Natalie has been Communications Manager at the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice\, a program of the New York City Bar Association that provides pro bono legal representation to civil society organizations worldwide. The Center engages hundreds of law firms and lawyers across borders to expand access to justice and support an ethically active legal profession. Natalie is responsible for developing and implementing the organization’s communications strategy in partnership with stakeholders. \nIn her talk\, “Journalism\, Justice\, and Democracy”\, she will share her professional journey\, explain the work of the Vance Center\, and trace the development of her personal commitment to the role of journalism and a free press in support of justice and democracy.
URL:https://www.firstparish.info/event/alliance-program-natalie-southwick/
LOCATION:Vestry\, 630 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alliance Program
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SUMMARY:Women's Alliance Program: Rev Marta Interviews Shira Hoffer
DESCRIPTION:A Hotline for Israel/Palestine: Rev. Marta Morris Flanagan interviews Shira Hoffer \nSeptember 15\, 2024 – after service\, 12:00 noon\, in the sanctuary and on Zoom \nJoin The Alliance for the first program of its inspirational and thought-provoking new season. This promises to be an engaging conversation between Rev. Marta and Shira Hoffer\, a remarkable Harvard undergraduate who in response to the horrific Hamas attack on Israel\, October 7\, 2023\, founded the Hotline for Israel/Palestine. This text-based hotline provides her fellow students and others a place where they can safely pose difficult questions without being labeled antisemitic or Islamophobic. The text-based hotline provides well-researched and curated resources about the historical\, cultural\, political\, and religious viewpoints underlying the long conflict between these two countries and their inhabitants. \nIn 2024 Shira expanded her outreach by founding the Institute for Multipartisan Education\, a charitable organization dedicated to “increasing and improving [the] capacity for curious approaches to difference and disagreement in educational settings.” \nJoin this event in-person in the Sanctuary or join on Zoom. \nLearn more about the Alliance by clicking here.
URL:https://www.firstparish.info/event/womens-alliance-program-3/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom\, 630 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alliance Program,Community,Social Justice
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SUMMARY:Women's Alliance Program: Alliance Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Alliance Annual Meeting\nFriday\, May 24th\nVestry – in person only \nEvent 6:30 to 9\nDinner followed by the business meeting \nProgram – Spending Time with Stevie Carmody\, Minister of Religious Education
URL:https://www.firstparish.info/event/womens-alliance-program-6/
LOCATION:Vestry\, 630 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alliance Program
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SUMMARY:Women's Alliance Program
DESCRIPTION:March 8\, 2024 – A Fireside Chat with author Martha Ackmann \nby ZOOM only — 7:30 – 9:00pm – click here to join to the Zoom meeting \nWe are looking forward to a Zoom fireside chat with journalist and author Martha Ackmann on March 8th. She writes about pioneering women who have changed America including Emily Dickinson\, Toni Stone\, the first woman to play professional baseball in the Negro League\, and the Mercury 13 women. Her essays have appeared in The Atlantic\, The Paris Review\, The New York Times\, and The Washington Post. She also is a frequent commentator for New England Public Radio\, and has been featured on CNN\, National Public Radio\, and the BBC. Martha is currently writing a book on Dolly Parton and we are excited to talk with her at this Zoom event. \nLearn more about the Alliance by clicking here.
URL:https://www.firstparish.info/event/womens-alliance-program-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Alliance Program
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SUMMARY:Women's Alliance Program
DESCRIPTION:House of the Rising Sun \nDiane Taraz will present The History of the Oldest Profession in song. For millennia women have turned to sex work to survive\, and societies throughout history have handled its inescapable persistence in different ways. The many songs about this sensitive topic\, including the title song from New Orleans\, are equally varied — bold\, regretful\, rowdy\, and often filled with defiant humor. We will visit ancient Greece and Rome\, Renaissance Venice\, Japan\, Medieval Europe\, and the United States\, using songs to explore surprising facts about this “forbidden” topic. \nRefreshments 7-7:30 (featuring a cookie exchange) \nProgram 7:30 to 9 \nThis is a hybrid event; join us in the vestry or via Zoom. Email alliance@firstparish.info
URL:https://www.firstparish.info/event/womens-alliance-program-5/
LOCATION:Vestry\, 630 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alliance Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T190000
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SUMMARY:Women's Alliance Program
DESCRIPTION:Program: Mindfulness to Help Navigate Difficult Emotions \nConflict is inevitable in most relationships. But it is uncomfortable\, and we usually want difficulties to disappear. Drawing on new research in psychology on what makes relationships work\, as well as a mindfulness practice to help us navigate difficult emotions\, Susan Pollak\, MTS\, Ed.D. will teach us ways to befriend conflict so what we think of as obstacles can become opportunities. \nDr. Pollak is cofounder and teacher at the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion at Harvard Medical School / Cambridge Health Alliance. \nRefreshments 7-7:30\, Program 7:30 to 9 \nThis Alliance meeting is both in-person and on-line. Email to request the link from alliance@firstparish.info.
URL:https://www.firstparish.info/event/womens-alliance-program/
LOCATION:Vestry\, 630 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, MA\, 02476\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alliance Program
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