Ken Houghton of Arches is looking for volunteers to work in teams with unsheltered neighbors, mornings from 7-9 am. The Good Neighbor Hospitality Teams will wake up folks sleeping in doorways and stairwells, getting them up and moving before the businesses are open for the day. The volunteers will have a cart with hot drinks … Continue reading Join the Downtown Salem Good Neighbors Team
Join us for an open, community-wide Interfaith Prayer service and vigil for the Pittsburgh kedoshim and solidarity on Sunday, November 18 at 6:30 pm. The event will be held at Temple Beth Shalom, 1274 Cunningham Lane S, Salem OR 97302. The event is organized by Temple Beth Shalom, and the Oneness Coalition. Your presence and … Continue reading Interfaith Prayer Service at Temple Beth Shalom November 18
The women of this farm workers cooperative, Mujeres Luchadores Progresistas, are selling 24 inch wreaths made of noble fir, pine cones, holly and a red bow, for economic development and leadership. The cost of the wreath is $35 and the checks should be made out to MLP with wreath in the memo line. If you … Continue reading MLP – Wreath Sales at SJAT Table November 11 and 18
A symposium entitled, “Human Rights and Current U.S. Immigration Policy,” will be held on Tuesday, November 13, at 6:30 pm, in the Fellowship Hall (downstairs) of St. Mark Lutheran Church, at 790 Marion St. NE, Salem, OR. The symposium is cosponsored by Fellowship of Reconciliation-Salem, Oregon PeaceWorks, and United Nations Association-Salem. Admission is free and … Continue reading Human Rights Symposium November 13
The annual Empty Bowls benefit for the Marion-Polk Food Share will be held at the State Fairgrounds Saturday November 17 from 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday November 18 from 12 pm to 4 pm. Empty Bowls is the benefit sale of beautiful handmade bowls and other pottery artisan crafts, all donated by the … Continue reading Empty Bowls Benefit for Marion-Polk Food Share November 17 & 18
On May 20, 2018, our Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem voted to support a “No Vote” on Measure 105. This is an unjust measure that violates our shared values. Oregon UU Voices for Justice and First Unitarian of Portland along with HealthCare for All Oregon have recommendations for all five statewide ballot measures. Please stop … Continue reading Remember to Vote by November 6!
What Salem landmark was created by 600 community volunteers and involved 26,000 pieces? You guessed it: the Salem Peace Mosaic, which front the YMCA building on Court Street. This remarkable project, originally created under the direction of artist Lynn Takata in 2011, is in danger! When the YMCA demolishes the current structure to replace it … Continue reading Benefit Concert November 10 Save the Salem Peace Mosaic.
On Sunday, November 11, Roy Zimmerman will perform in the UUCS sanctuary, beginning at 7 pm. Tickets at the door are $20 or whatever you can afford. RiZe Up is ninety minutes of Roy Zimmerman’s original songs, a funny and forceful affirmation of Peace and Social Justice. “Sometimes I think satire is the most hopeful … Continue reading Roy Zimmerman in Concert at UUCS November 11
As part of the Marion-Polk Foodshare program, Meals on Wheels promotes the nutritional health, independence and social well-being of seniors and disabled adults in Salem and Keizer. We offer hot meals hand-delivered by volunteers Monday through Friday with the option of having frozen meals delivered on Fridays for the weekend. For more information, see the … Continue reading Share the Plate Recipient for November is Meals on Wheels
As a part of UN Month in Salem, the Willamette University College of Law will host a forum on global human rights abuses, including those violating women on October 28 from 2:30 to 4 pm. National rights advocate Mario Sanchez of the UN Association USA is the featured speaker. The event is free and … Continue reading Global Human Rights Forum October 28 at Willamette U
