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December 2024
Interfaith Holiday Dinner
Season’s Greetings to all of our family of Peace! We hope this email finds you well! As the year comes to a close, we have the greatest honor to invite you to our very first annual Interfaith Holiday Dinner on December 7th at 5pm, hosted at the Manassas Mosque. We are gathering as a family of peace to share a meal, hear songs of joy, and, in partnership with the International Women’s Peace Group and Dr. Zainab Al-Suwaij of the American Islamic…
Find out more »New Story Leadership’s Phoenix Peace Plan
The event will be on Sunday, Dec. 8th, starting at 3:00 pm., at George Washington University's Student Center Amphitheatre. The Phoenix Plan is the product of ten New Story Leadership alumni (women and men in their 20s) from Israel, Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. After months of research and discussion, and an intense week together in Geneva, they negotiated and drafted a plan for a lasting peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. Two of these courageous peacebuilders will…
Find out more »DoSER at AGU
December 9-13 Are you attending the American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in Washington, DC this year? In addition to the joining us online for December Dialogues and in person for our mixer, you can find us at the meeting! Join us for DoSER's workshop Science Engagement with People of Faith on Monday, December 9 from 4 to 5:30pm in the Treasury Room at the Marriott Marquis. Thursday's Inclusive Science Plenary on Bridging Faith and Science Communities to Help Address Global Climate Change, features…
Find out more »Planting Seeds for Pluralism in America: The Syeed Family
Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign for a special evening program on Tuesday, December 10th from 6:30-9:30pm at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA. We will host a premiere short film screening and thoughtful community discussion on the very real challenges (and opportunities) of interfaith collaboration and building pluralism in this era. You won't want to miss it. As a small part of a broader effort to capture stories and wisdom from our elders, we’ve created a short 15:52 minute film, “Planting Seeds…
Find out more »Perspectives on Psychedelics: Past, Present, and Future
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 5:30 - 7pm ET, Virtual (Zoom) Register today! The AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion is pleased to present this year's December Dialogues "Perspectives on Psychedelics: Past, Present, and Future". This event will address the long history of the use of sacred plants and medicines by Indigenous peoples, the legal and policy landscape for psychedelics, current research into psychedelics and mental health, and what may happen with FDA approval of psychedelics for treating PTSD and other conditions…
Find out more »Bridging Science & Faith Mixer
December 12, 5:30-7pm This year's December Dialogues is online, but we still have a chance to gather IRL (in real life)! DoSER is hosting a mixer at AAAS Headquarters on Thursday, December 12 from 5:30 to 7pm ET for all those interested in conversations at the intersection of science and religion. Join us to mix, mingle, and snack with DoSER and friends! No RSVP required.
Find out more »Chrismukkah Celebration
We are thrilled to invite you to our Chrismukkah event from 7-10PM on Sunday, December 15th. This year, Christmas (Dec 25th) and Hanukkah (Evening of Dec 25th-January 2nd) overlap, and we'd love to celebrate both these holidays with you! Christmas is an important day in the Christian calendar, where we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, and exchange gifts in honor of the gifts the three kings brought. Hanukkah, also known as the festival of lights, is an…
Find out more »Abrahamic House Volunteer Day
Join us for a volunteer food prep shift at D.C. Central Kitchen on December 29th from 9:00AM - 12:00PM. We will then gather to debrief together at the Central Kitchen’s Cafe (which is in the same building) until 1PM. We know that commitment to community and serving others is something that unites all of us in our faith. The holiday season is also a time when faith communities across the world come together to provide support to those in…
Find out more »January 2025
JIDS’s dialogue on the topic of The War in Israel/Palestine
Sunday, Jan. 5th (from 9:30-11:30 a.m.), for a JIDS’s dialogue on the topic of The War in Israel/Palestine. The event will be held at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th Street, N.W. (walking distance from the U Street Metro Stop). We’ll ask for RSVPs in a couple of weeks – for now, just save the date.
Find out more »February 2025
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