Just a few miles from First Parish lived the largest slaveholding family in Massachusetts, whose wealth came from the forced labor of over 60 enslaved people. Join First Parish Folks for a Tour on Friday, March 27th from 11:00am - 12:30pm - cost is FREE - sponsored by RJCC. Carpooling will be arranged. Register in […]
The Voice of Hind Rajab is an Oscar nominated movie about a tragic event in Gaza in December 2023. Red Crescent volunteers work to rescue a child named Hind Rajab trapped in a car under Israeli fire. Writer and director, Kaouther Ben Hania, carefully constructs a relentlessly-paced narrative around the archival audio of Hind Rajab's […]
The Arlington LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Commission and First Parish are celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility this year by hosting an event we're calling Trans Joy Cafe! It will be a place where people can gather, socialize, and learn more about Trans, non binary, and gender expansive experiences. Additionally, there will be community resources available for Trans, non […]
The Diversity Book Club generally meets on the third Tuesday of every other month, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, on Zoom. April book selection TBD. All are welcome, please join us! Please email diversitybookclub@firstparish.info, to obtain the link and to RSVP to join the discussion or with any questions.
Join us to watch the documentary film “Red Fever: The Indigenous Influence on Western Culture" followed by discussion with featured film contributor Philip Deloria (Sioux Dakota), Author and Harvard University Professor of History.
Celebrate the North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB) and all they do to support Indigenous Peoples in the Greater Boston area. Dance to Classic Rock with Stanley and The Undercovers. Good work, Great Fun! As the oldest urban Indian center in Massachusetts, NAICOB's mission is to empower the Native American community with the goal […]
The Working Group on Peace and Justice in Israel-Palestine is hosting Dr. Sara Roy, a researcher at Harvard's Center for Middle Eastern Studies, to speak about Gaza. Dr. Roy began her research in the Gaza Strip and West Bank in 1985 with a focus on the economic, social and political development of the Gaza Strip […]
In collaboration with the Club Passim Folk Collective, Opening Doors presents "Shades of Black: The Hip-Hopera," a free concert and conversation with Zakiyyah at Arlington UU Church. Zakiyyah is an artist-changemaker who utilizes music and visual media to explore themes that centralize marginalized communities via her production company, Black and Bold Productions. As an actress […]
The Social Justice committee is pleased to have Jordan Clark, a member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah, and executive director of the Harvard University Native American Program, discuss "Complexity and Balance in Spirituality" in the Shinn Service. In his talk, and more personally at Reverberations, Jordan will address balancing Wampanoag spiritual practice and western/Christian […]
Join the LGBTQIA+ Affirming committee to make posters for the upcoming Pride parade! Pizza will be served - in the Vestry.