BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Dominican Sisters of San Rafael - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Dominican Sisters of San Rafael X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sanrafaelop.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Dominican Sisters of San Rafael REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230227T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230227T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T195118Z CREATED:20240827T195118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T195118Z UID:16470-1677524400-1677524400@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:A Hiking Retreat DESCRIPTION:Called to Be a Disciple—A Hiking Retreat \n If you are a single\, Catholic woman between the ages of 18 to 45\, consider spending half a day as we hike around scenic Lands End along the coast of San Francisco. The hike is approximately two hours in length and includes level walking paths and a few steep inclines with magnificent views of the Pacific Ocean. We will take some stops along the path for prayer and conversation. \n   \n REGISTER: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=xe47qp4ab&oeidk=a07ejnrndf5851da6be URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/a-hiking-retreat/ LOCATION:Lands End\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94121 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/46ceaaa6-32be-4a8f-b090-3f41d82badc8-TNjXI2.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230130T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230130T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T195117Z CREATED:20240827T195117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T195117Z UID:16468-1675105200-1675105200@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:G@G FilmStudies—I am Not Your Negro DESCRIPTION:REGISTER \n In 1979\, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project\, “Remember This House.” The book was to be a revolutionary\, personal account of the lives and assassinations of three of his close friends: Medgar Evers\, Malcolm X\, and Martin Luther King\, Jr. At the time of Baldwin’s death in 1987\, he left behind only 30 completed pages of this manuscript. Filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. \n Download the Study Guide: I Am Not Your Negro-SS \n REGISTER URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gg-filmstudies-i-am-not-your-negro/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tulsa_keyart_text-480x270-1-1B4BoY.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221215T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221215T103000 DTSTAMP:20240827T195059Z CREATED:20240827T195059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T195059Z UID:16464-1671100200-1671100200@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:G@G Film Studies—Reconstruction: America After the Civil War DESCRIPTION:The next film discussion in our ongoing Gather@Grand film series is Monday\, November 28\, 2022\, when we will discuss PBS’s “Reconstruction: America After the Civil War.” \n REGISTER \n Henry Louis Gates\, Jr. presents the definitive history of the transformative years following the American Civil War when the nation struggled to rebuild itself amidst profound loss\, massive destruction\, and revolutionary social change. \n Episode 1 – Experience the aftermath of the Civil War -a bewildering\, exhilarating and terrifying time. African Americans who had played a crucial role in the war now grapple with the terms and implications of Reconstruction and their hard-won freedom.\n 55min \n Episode 2 – Discover how post-Civil War America was a new world. Learn how African Americans made political\, social\, and economic progress in the face of violence.\n 55min \n Episode 3 – Explore the rise of Jim Crow and the undermining of Reconstruction’s legal and political legacy.\n 55min \n The films can be purchased on Apple TV or Amazon. There are 4 films in the series however we will focus on episodes 1-3. \n   \n DOWNLOAD THE STUDY GUIDE: Reconstruction America after the Civil War \n   \n REGISTER URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gg-film-studies-reconstruction-america-after-the-civil-war/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GGrelearnhistory4-scaled-GFpT6L.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221130T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221130T103000 DTSTAMP:20240827T195058Z CREATED:20240827T195058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T195058Z UID:16462-1669804200-1669804200@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:G@G Relearn U.S. History Session 4—The ‘Jim Crow’ Era in American History—1890 to the 1960s DESCRIPTION:Mick Chantler\, Instructor \n Register for Session Four: Black Americans and Reconstruction \n Thursday\, December 15 (note change of day) \n 10:30-noon \n The idealism engendered by the Abolitionist movement during the Civil War era did not survive the period of Reconstruction. By the 1880s\, most Americans wanted to forget “the late unpleasantries” and move on with the business of settling the west and building a world-class economy. Consequently\, Southerners were given the green light to regulate their internal affairs as they saw fit\, and consign their Black population to a degraded position in society. The \n Federal Government looked the other way as cities and states throughout the land (and not just in the South) segregated social and political institutions by race\, denied Blacks the franchise\, and reneged on the promise of equality enshrined in the Reconstruction Era constitutional settlement. Additionally\, of course\, Blacks were subjected to appalling extra-legal violence meted out by terrorist groups like the KKK. It was a dark period for American Blacks\, and few whites on either side of the Mason-Dixon Line seemed to care about ameliorating the situation. In this final talk we will look at the various ways white society systematically degraded and humiliated Blacks\, and established what some historians call “herrenvolk democracy”—a political system guaranteeing legal equality for whites while casting African-Americans into outer darkness. \n Register URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gg-relearn-u-s-history-session-4-the-jim-crow-era-in-american-history-1890-to-the-1960s/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Gathering Space\, 1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GGrelearnhistory3-scaled-j2puAB.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221128T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221128T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T195100Z CREATED:20240827T195100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T195100Z UID:16466-1669662000-1669662000@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:G@G Film Studies: Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten DESCRIPTION:REGISTER \n January 30\, 2023 \n 7 pm \n via Zoom \n The movie under discussion will be Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten: A Centennial Exploration of the 1921 Race Massacre. (90 minutes) for rent on Prime and PBS passport. \n A Centennial Exploration of the 1921 Race Massacre: Although rarely mentioned in textbooks\, there is no question that the Tulsa Race Massacre was one of the most horrific incidents of racial violence in American history. As the country continues to reflect on the shocking murders and arson that took place from May 31-June 1\, 1921 and considers more recent incidents of social injustice like the killing of George Floyd last May\, a new documentary Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten\, directed by Jonathan Silvers\, examines this deadly assault on humanity on the 100th anniversary of the crime. \n Download the Study Guide: Tulsa_ The Fire and the Forgotten_PBS) \n REGISTER URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gg-film-studies-tulsa-the-fire-and-the-forgotten/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/600_x_338_Thumb_Recon_EmbU6Wy-hXwdc9.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221024T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221024T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T195038Z CREATED:20240827T195038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T195038Z UID:16456-1666638000-1666638000@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:G@G Relearn U. S. History—The Founding Fathers on Race and Slavery DESCRIPTION:Mick Chantler\, Instructor \n REGISTER for Session One: The Founding Fathers on Race and Slavery \n Wednesday\, October 5 \n 10:30-noon \n Gathering Space (1520 Grand Ave; San Rafael) \n It is worth pondering the fact that most of the key leaders of the American Revolution were slaveholders: Washington\, Jefferson\, Madison\, Patrick Henry\, George Mason\, and many others in the “Glorious Cause” owned hundreds of Africans. Even kindly old Benjamin Franklin owned a few slaves\, and acted as a broker for their purchase and sale\, although to his credit he recanted his position late in life\, and became one of the early abolitionists in Pennsylvania. The framers of the Constitution even enshrined slavery in our national compact. This is not to say that these men all felt comfortable with the bizarre juxtaposition of a free republic in which “all men were created equal\,” which yet countenanced the practice of holding human beings as chattel property. We will examine the attitudes and practices of these remarkable statesmen on the touchy—even for them—subject. We will also examine Founders such as John Adams and Alexander Hamilton\, men who despised slavery\, and did what they could to contain the evil before it thoroughly corrupted their beloved republic. \n REGISTER URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gg-relearn-u-s-history-the-founding-fathers-on-race-and-slavery/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Gathering Space\, 1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/birthofnation-RWJwX0.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221019T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221019T103000 DTSTAMP:20240827T195056Z CREATED:20240827T195056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T195056Z UID:16460-1666175400-1666175400@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:G@G Relearn U.S. History—Black Americans and Reconstruction DESCRIPTION:Mick Chantler\, Instructor \n Register for Session Three: Black Americans and Reconstruction \n Wednesday\, November 30 \n 10:30-noon \n The Civil War may have ended slavery\, but it certainly did not solve the conundrum of race relations in America. Northern “radicals” in Congress—led by men like the fiery Thaddeus Stevens—were determined to use this precious window of opportunity to permanently alter the status of African Americans\, and guarantee them constitutional liberty and equality. Recalcitrant Southerners were just as determined to thwart any substantive change in the racial hierarchy of Old Dixie. The stage was set for a violent and painful showdown between the forces of progress and reaction. (Sound familiar?) We will examine the three key constitutional amendments passed during Reconstruction—the 13th\, 14th\, and 15th amendments—and see how they changed American politics\, at least for a brief period. (Reconstruction ended in 1877 and for nearly a century Blacks were kept in a subservient state embarrassingly close to that which they had endured under slavery.) \n Register URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gg-relearn-u-s-history-black-americans-and-reconstruction/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Gathering Space\, 1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GGrelearnhistory2-scaled-0FH8jH.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221005T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221005T103000 DTSTAMP:20240827T195055Z CREATED:20240827T195055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T195055Z UID:16458-1664965800-1664965800@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:G@G Relearn U.S. History—The Dred Scott Decision and the Coming of the Civil War DESCRIPTION:Mick Chantler\, Instructor \n REGISTER for Session Two: \n The Dred Scott Decision and the Coming of the Civil War \n Wednesday\, October 19 \n 10:30-noon \n Gathering Space (1520 Grand Ave; San Rafael) \n In 1857 the Supreme Court handed down the most controversial decision in the history of that august body. Chief Justice Roger Taney six of his colleagues ruled that African-Americans were not and could not be citizens of the United States. Their ruling excluding Blacks from the national body politic included free Blacks as well as slaves. (Yes\, there were thousands of free African-Americans on the eve of the Civil War—in some Northern states they could even vote.) The Court also struck down the Missouri Compromise\, a political strategy that had kept slavery out of many of the newly formed states in the west for nearly forty years. The ruling outraged antislavery men and women in the North\, including one Abraham Lincoln. We will dissect this complicated and thorny court ruling\, and see how it placed the country directly on the path to secession and the Civil War. \n REGISTER URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gg-relearn-u-s-history-the-dred-scott-decision-and-the-coming-of-the-civil-war/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Gathering Space\, 1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GGrelearnhistory1-scaled-DDxmEz.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220919T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220919T170000 DTSTAMP:20240827T195035Z CREATED:20240827T195035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T195035Z UID:16450-1663606800-1663606800@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:BRANCH OUT: Taking Action for Our Common Home DESCRIPTION:REGISTER \n   \n You are invited to partner with the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael in exploring and living into our Ladauto Si’ Action Platform. Laudato Si’ is the second encyclical of Pope Francis and includes the subtitle “on care for our common home”. In this challenging address to people of goodwill\, the Pope critiques consumerism and irresponsible development\, laments environmental degradation and global warming\, and calls all people of the world to take “swift and unified global action” to counter these effects we did not see coming. \n On October 4\, 2022\, aptly coinciding with the conclusion of the month-long Season of Creation\, the Sisters will host a launch presentation (in person and via Zoom) to share their vision and priorities relative to the Laudato Si’ Action Platform\, and they are looking for partners who also seek to BRANCH OUT. We shall seek inspiration from each other and our environment. Discover how the olive trees on campus can help us in our response to the Pope’s challenge. Enjoy a casual reception following the presentation and a short walk of the grounds. \n REGISTER URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/branch-out-taking-action-for-our-common-home/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Gathering Space\, 1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GG22-23_EBcover-1-scaled-wNCtEv.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220518T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220518T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T195023Z CREATED:20240827T195023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T195023Z UID:16446-1652900400-1652900400@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:G@G Film Discussion—Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks DESCRIPTION:Join us for a May film discussion and last event before a summer break. \n This film. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks\, is the story of a Black woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line. Told through the eyes of her daughter\, Deborah Lacks\, the film chronicles her search\, aided by journalist Rebecca Skloot\, to learn about the mother she never knew and to understand how the unauthorized harvesting of Lacks’ cancerous cells in 1951 led to unprecedented medical breakthroughs\, changing countless lives and the face of medicine forever. It’s a story of medical arrogance and triumph\, race\, poverty and deep friendship between the unlikeliest of people. Henrietta’s cells have been bought and sold by the billions\, yet she remains virtually unknown. Rent on Amazon\, Vudu\, or Apple TV. Buy on Apple TV\, Amazon\, YouTube or Vudu. \nLink: https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/segregated-by-design/ \n STUDY GUIDE: Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Study \n REGISTER URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gg-film-discussion-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Gathering Space\, 1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/imgscale-szwdvH.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220427T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220427T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T195022Z CREATED:20240827T195022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T195022Z UID:16444-1651086000-1651086000@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:Gather @ Grand Film Discussion: Owned and Segregated by Design DESCRIPTION:Our April discussion in two films: \n Owned: A Tale of Two Americas and Segregated by Design. \n ‘Owned’ is a fever dream vision into the dark history behind the US housing economy. Tracking its overtly racist beginnings to its unbridled commoditization\, the doc exposes a foundational story few Americans understand as their own. \n ‘Segregated’ tells the forgotten history of how our federal\, state\, and local governments unconstitutionally segregated every major metropolitan area in America through law and policy. \nThis month we will be looking into America’s history of segregated housing by watching 2 films. Owned: A Tale of Two Americas is a documentary that takes us into the history behind the US housing economy. This documentary exposes a foundational story that is still affecting Black people today. The one-hour and 23-minute documentary can be rented on Apple TV\, Amazon\, Vudu\, or YouTube. Segregated By Design examines the forgotten history of how our federal\, state\, and local governments unconstitutionally segregated every major metropolitan area in America through law and policy. This 20-minute film can be viewed by using the link provided below: \nLink: https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/segregated-by-design/ \n STUDY GUIDE: Home Ownership-Owned and Segregated by Design \n REGISTER URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gather-grand-film-discussion-owned-and-segregated-by-design/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Gathering Space\, 1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/owed_segregated-m3BFDS.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220324T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220324T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T195008Z CREATED:20240827T195008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T195008Z UID:16436-1648148400-1648148400@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:Gather @ Grand Film Discussion: Just Mercy DESCRIPTION:Our next film is Just Mercy. \n Just Mercy – After graduating from Harvard\, Bryan Stevenson heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or those not afforded proper representation. One of his first cases is that of Walter McMillian\, who was sentenced to die in 1987. This movie is based on a true story. \n DOWNLOAD STUDY GUIDE: Just MercyStudy Guide \n REGISTER URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gather-grand-film-discussion-just-mercy/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Gathering Space\, 1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/172849_thumb_665-0y4FLY.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220312T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220313T000000 DTSTAMP:20240827T195001Z CREATED:20240827T195001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T195001Z UID:16428-1647043200-1647129600@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:Gather @ Grand Seminar: Engaging White Privilege—Courage and Skills Addressing White Racism DESCRIPTION:Since 2020 the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael have been offering a special Gather@Grand program providing opportunities to explore systemic racism. We hope you will consider joining us this spring for a 2-day seminar: Engaging White Privilege—Courage and Skills Addressing White Racism. \n This in-person\, highly interactive\, seven-hour event focuses on two aspects of exploring and confronting societal racism in the United States: \n\nRecognizing the ubiquitous nature of institutional and structural racism. Every system from education to health care to law enforcement is rife with inherent disparities and injustices based on race.\nLearning tools and techniques to address the internal discomfort and the difficulties talking about race.\n\n These tools are surprisingly simple\, easy to learn\, and profoundly powerful for mitigating stress and anxiety\, allowing us to show up for anti-racism as well as other challenges\, bringing our courage and best judgment. These tools facilitate access to our best wisdom\, experience\, and intuition in the moment (i.e. in real-time). \n The presenters/ facilitators are Jennae Wallach\, Peace Educator and Public Health Consultant and Alanya Snyder\, Educator and Anti-racism Organizer. \n The workshop will be held in the afternoon on the weekend of March 12-13 from 1:30 to 5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday. The arrival time is 1:15 pm on both days. Please register only if you can attend on both days for the full seven (7) hours of the course. \n Please Note: Class size is limited. \n Click here to REGISTER \n IMPORTANT NOTE – COVID-19 Precautions: \n This is the first in-person workshop the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael have scheduled since shelter-in-place started in March 2020. The Sisters and the trainers wish to meet at the Gather@Grand Gathering Space and absolutely want to protect the health of everyone involved. Please note and follow the precautions outlined below: \n\nAll participants are asked to be masked throughout the training hours in the training room\, the hallways\, and the restrooms. There will be scheduled breaks to step outdoors\, remove your masks\, have snacks\, etc. Please bring your own snacks.\nParticipants are asked to bring proof of vaccination and boosters to present when they first arrive on Saturday. Participants are encouraged to self-test if possible. If you suspect you have been exposed to COVID or are experiencing COVID symptoms\, please let Sister Barbara know that you will not be attending.\nDress warmly. The doors of the training room will be kept open to facilitate ventilation\, the heat will be turned on to keep the space at a comfortable temperature\, and an air filter will be placed around the room.\nThe trainers will self-test for COVID in the days immediately prior to the weekend and on both days of the workshop so that they can teach without masks and stand near each other. They will mask when talking to participants one-on-one.\nIf there is a surge in COVID\, the workshop will be shifted to an online forum via Zoom. If that scenario occurs\, participants will be notified of the change via email by March 10\, 2022.\n\n Thank you\, in advance\, for working with us\, being flexible\, and honoring everyone’s safety. We are very excited to provide this course and learn together. \n Read more about our Gather@Grand program here. URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gather-grand-seminar-engaging-white-privilege-courage-and-skills-addressing-white-racism/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Gathering Space\, 1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/exploringconfrontingracism-PS5unc.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220224T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220224T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T195007Z CREATED:20240827T195007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T195007Z UID:16434-1645729200-1645729200@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:Virtual Film Discussion: The Hate You Give DESCRIPTION:The Hate U Give\n Our fourth discussion this season will focus on the movie The Hate U Give. A teenager witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood friend by a police officer and must decide if she will testify. \n DOWNLOAD: The Hate U Give-studyguide \n REGISTER URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/virtual-film-discussion-the-hate-you-give/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/The-Hate-U-Give-release-date-cast-trailer-plot-all-you-need-to-know-1031755-900x534-1-1QWz9t.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220127T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T195000Z CREATED:20240827T195000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T195000Z UID:16426-1643310000-1643310000@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:G@G Virtual Film Discussion: White Savior Movies DESCRIPTION:Two Films: Hidden Figures and To Kill a Mockingbird\n As we remember incidents of police brutality and the killings of Oscar Grant\, George Floyd\, and Breonna Taylor\, it’s worth reevaluating how the media we view has perpetuated racist stereotypes and historical inaccuracies while claiming to take on racism. \n We can’t keep sweeping issues of racism in America under the rug. Do Black lives really matter? It is time to confront our beliefs about racism. \n Our third discussion this season will focus on To Kill a Mockingbird & Hidden Figures on Thursday\, January 27\, 2022 \n DOWNLOAD STUDY GUIDE: White Savior Movie Study Guide 2B \n REGISTER: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=xe47qp4ab&oeidk=a07eizjaeya4606c21a URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gg-virtual-film-discussion-white-savior-movies/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Gathering Space\, 1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/filmbanner-scaled-1yjQAY.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211216T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211216T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T194959Z CREATED:20240827T194959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T194959Z UID:16424-1639681200-1639681200@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:Gather @ Grand Virtual Film Discussion: Burden DESCRIPTION:Burden\n Our second movie this season is Burden. Mike Burden was a Ku Klux Klan member who left the Klan\, eventually aligning himself with a Black minister he was once told to assassinate. Meanwhile\, Rev. Kennedy preaches a gospel of love from his pulpit. But notably\, he and his family soon find that loving one’s enemies becomes much more difficult when it becomes personal. It sounds too neat\, too crazy\, too scripted. But Mike Burden is real. This movie is a redemption story that doesn’t cut corners and or look for easy answers. It can be rented on Amazon\, Apple TV\, YouTube\, and Red Box. \nDOWNLOAD STUDY GUIDE\nREGISTER URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gather-grand-virtual-film-discussion-burden/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/6c895dbe35ed2944cfeeedfae9f182e05fed4f74cb20709b0c90906225e9e149._UY500_UX667_RI_V_TTW_-ewFOCD.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211118T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211118T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T194958Z CREATED:20240827T194958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T194958Z UID:16422-1637262000-1637262000@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:G@G Virtual Film Discussion: Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? DESCRIPTION:Gather@Grand Virtual Film Discussion for November 2021\n Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? \n A documentary murder mystery about the filmmaker’s family\, set in lower Alabama\, 18 miles north of the Florida state line. On an October night in 1946\, S.E. Branch twice shot a man named Bill Spann in the small neighborhood market that Branch owned. Two days later\, Spann died in a segregated black hospital. Branch was white-a Klansman-and Spann was black. Branch claimed self-defense\, but despite that claim and the political climate in Dothan\, Alabama in 1946\, Branch was charged with first-degree murder. S.E. Branch was the artist’s great granddaddy\, on his mother’s side. Everyone says they looked alike. That this story echoes across decades and generations says much about the distance traveled by U.S. society since 1946. \n REGISTER \n DOWNLOAD STUDY GUIDE: Did You WonderStudy Guide \n   \n Confronting Racism—part of the 2021-22 Gather@Grand Program \n We will view a series of films exploring variously tendencies and resolves to sweep racism under the rug and also the courage and persistence to confront it\, with study and discussion questions provided by Ms. Linda Pete; the films can be viewed when convenient and then zoom sessions will be scheduled for those choosing to discuss issues in common. This option is designed and co-led by Linda and Sr. Patricia Dougherty\, OP\, educators who led the series last year with nine films\, study questions\, discussion process. Discussions will be Thursday evenings once a month\, with the first one scheduled for Thursday evening\, November 18\, 7-8:30 pm. Dates are Nov. 18\, Dec. 16\, Jan 27\, Feb. 24\, Mar. 24\, Apr. 28\, May 26. \n LEARN MORE URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gg-virtual-film-discussion-did-you-wonder-who-fired-the-gun/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Gathering Space\, 1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Topic-807-Full-Image_GalleryCover-en-US-1600876688409._UY500_UX667_RI_Vb32775dca896b7518e664f7310100ef2_TTW_-4qEmqK.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210520T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210520T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T194938Z CREATED:20240827T194938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T194938Z UID:16418-1621537200-1621537200@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:Gather as if @ Grand Virtual Film Discussion: Miss Evers’ Boys DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 6th film in our Film Discussion Series as we explore Miss Evers’ Boys (TV Movie 1997). \n Films within the Gather as if @ Grand program\, Racism: Roots\, Resolves\, and Results\, have been curated by Ms. Linda Carter Pete\, who provides a study guide to all registrants in order to facilitate study\, reflection\, and conversation. \n MOVIE #6: Miss Evers’ Boys (TV Movie 1997) \n ABOUT: The true story of the U.S. Government’s 1932 Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment\, in which a group of black test subjects were allowed to die\, despite a cure having been developed. In 1932 Macon County\, Alabama\, the federal government launched a medical study called the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Blacks with Syphilis. \n The movie is available via HBO Max (subscription)\, Hulu (premium subscription)\, Amazon Prime (premium subscription)\, YouTube TV. \n Zoom Discussion: May 21\, 2021; 7–8:15 pm (links/details will be sent to all registrants). \n HOW: Ahead of the virtual discussion\, plan on viewing the movie through your streaming service. All registrants will be sent a study guide to facilitate their own reflection on the film and spark discussion. \n REGISTER: On Eventbrite \n DOWNLOAD: Film Study Guide: Miss Evers Boys Study Guide \n PowerPoint Slides: MissEversBoys Powerpoint \n Additional Resources \n\n\n1. Black Americans don’t trust our healthcare system — here’s why:\n\nhttps://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/347780-black-americans-dont-have-trust-in-our-healthcare-system?rl=1\n\n2. Why so many Black Americans mistrust the health care system\nhttps://pix11.com/news/created-equal/why-black-americans-mistrust-the-health-care-system/\n \n \n \n   \n ABOUT THE STUDY GUIDE CREATOR: Born in Georgia and currently residing in the East Bay\, Linda Carter Pete’s formative years had her residing in Thailand\, Iran\, Okinawa\, Belgium\, and Germany as a military dependent for sixteen years before returning to Alexandria\, Virginia to finish high school. Linda went on to attend Dominican College of San Rafael where she earned her BA in History\, a single subject Teaching Credential\, and an MS in Education: Curriculum & Instruction. Linda continued her graduate education at Stanford University where she earned her MA in Education: Administration and Policy Analysis as well as her Administrative Credential. \n Linda began her teaching career as a substitute in the Oakland Unified School District and then worked in the San Francisco Unified School District. She taught in middle and high schools for seven years before becoming an administrator. She has spent the last twenty-one years supporting school communities in San Francisco and now works with Mt. Diablo Unified School District in Concord\, California. Linda has also taught “Voice\, Equity\, Diversity\, and Social Justice” in the Teaching Credential Program at Chapman University at their Concord and Fairfield campuses\, and Children’s Church for children (ages 5-11). \n More about Gather as if @ Grand—Racism: Roots\, Resolves\, and Results here. URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gather-as-if-grand-virtual-film-discussion-miss-evers-boys/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Gathering Space\, 1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ZoomFilm_MissEversBoys-scaled-LS0CY0.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210413T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210413T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T194936Z CREATED:20240827T194936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T194936Z UID:16416-1618340400-1618340400@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:Gather as if @ Grand Virtual Film Discussion: 42—The True Story of an American Legend DESCRIPTION:Join us for the fifth film in our Film Discussion Series as we explore 42: The True Story of an American Legend.\n \n \n\n\nFilms within the Gather as if @ Grand program\, Racism: Roots\, Resolves\, and Results\, have been curated by Ms. Linda Carter Pete\, who provides a study guide to all registrants in order to facilitate study\, reflection\, and conversation. \nMOVIE #5: 42: The True Story of an American Legend \n ABOUT: In 1946\, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford)\, legendary manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers\, defies major league baseball’s notorious color barrier by signing Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to the team. The heroic act puts both Rickey and Robinson in the firing line of the public\, the press\, and other players. Facing open racism from all sides\, Robinson demonstrates true courage and admirable restraint by not reacting in kind and lets his undeniable talent silence the critics for him. \n The movie can be rented for $3.99 on Amazon or rented on YouTube if you have an account. \nWHEN: April 13\, 2021; 7–8:15 pm \nWHERE: Virtual Film Discussion on Zoom (details will be sent to all registrants). \nHOW: Ahead of the April 13 discussion event\, plan on viewing the movie through your streaming service. The film is available on YouTube. All registrants will be sent a study guide to facilitate their own reflection on the film and spark discussion. \nREGISTER: On Eventbrite \nDOWNLOAD: Film Study Guide: 42 Film Study Guide 3-31 \n   \n ABOUT THE STUDY GUIDE CREATOR: Born in Georgia and currently residing in the East Bay\, Linda Carter Pete’s formative years had her residing in Thailand\, Iran\, Okinawa\, Belgium\, and Germany as a military dependent for sixteen years before returning to Alexandria\, Virginia to finish high school. Linda went on to attend Dominican College of San Rafael where she earned her BA in History\, a single subject Teaching Credential\, and an MS in Education: Curriculum & Instruction. Linda continued her graduate education at Stanford University where she earned her MA in Education: Administration and Policy Analysis as well as her Administrative Credential. \nLinda began her teaching career as a substitute in the Oakland Unified School District and then worked in the San Francisco Unified School District. She taught in middle and high schools for seven years before becoming an administrator. She has spent the last twenty-one years supporting school communities in San Francisco and now works with Mt. Diablo Unified School District in Concord\, California. Linda has also taught “Voice\, Equity\, Diversity\, and Social Justice” in the Teaching Credential Program at Chapman University at their Concord and Fairfield campuses\, and Children’s Church for children (ages 5-11). \nMore about Gather as if @ Grand—Racism: Roots\, Resolves\, and Results here. URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gather-as-if-grand-virtual-film-discussion-42-the-true-story-of-an-american-legend/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ZoomFilm_42-scaled-c5Sqfm.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210225T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210225T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T194935Z CREATED:20240827T194935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T194935Z UID:16414-1614279600-1614279600@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:Gather as if @ Grand Virtual Film Discussion: Something the Lord Made DESCRIPTION:Join us for the fourth in our Film Discussion Series as we explore Something the Lord Made. \nFilms within the Gather as if @ Grand program\, Racism: Roots\, Resolves\, and Results\, have been curated by Ms. Linda Carter Pete\, who provides a study guide to all registrants in order to facilitate study\, reflection\, and conversation. \nMOVIE #4: Something the Lord Made \n ABOUT: \n Something the Lord Made is a 2004 American made-for-television biographical drama film about the black cardiac pioneer Vivien Thomas (1910–1985) and his complex and volatile partnership with white surgeon Alfred Blalock (1899–1964)\, the “Blue Baby doctor” who pioneered modern heart surgery. Although Vivien Thomas (Mos Def)\, a black man in the 1930s\, is originally hired as a janitor\, he proves himself adept at assisting the “Blue Baby doctor\,” Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman)\, with his medical research. When Blalock insists that Thomas follow him to Johns Hopkins University\, they must find a way to skirt a racist system to continue their study of infant heart disease. Thomas is indispensable to Blalock’s progress\, but Blalock is the only one who is allowed to receive acclaim. \n The movie can be viewed on YouTube (1:51:49) \nWHEN: February 25\, 2021; 7–8:15 pm \nWHERE: Virtual Film Discussion on Zoom (details will be sent to all registrants). \nHOW: Ahead of the February 25 discussion event\, plan on viewing the movie through your streaming service. The film is available on YouTube. All registrants will be sent a study guide to facilitate their own reflection on the film and spark discussion. \nREGISTER: On Eventbrite \nDOWNLOAD: Film Study Guide—Something-study guide \n   \n ABOUT THE STUDY GUIDE CREATOR: Born in Georgia and currently residing in the East Bay\, Linda Carter Pete’s formative years had her residing in Thailand\, Iran\, Okinawa\, Belgium\, and Germany as a military dependent for sixteen years before returning to Alexandria\, Virginia to finish high school. Linda went on to attend Dominican College of San Rafael where she earned her BA in History\, a single subject Teaching Credential\, and an MS in Education: Curriculum & Instruction. Linda continued her graduate education at Stanford University where she earned her MA in Education: Administration and Policy Analysis as well as her Administrative Credential. \nLinda began her teaching career as a substitute in the Oakland Unified School District and then worked in the San Francisco Unified School District. She taught in middle and high schools for seven years before becoming an administrator. She has spent the last twenty-one years supporting school communities in San Francisco and now works with Mt. Diablo Unified School District in Concord\, California. Linda has also taught “Voice\, Equity\, Diversity\, and Social Justice” in the Teaching Credential Program at Chapman University at their Concord and Fairfield campuses\, and Children’s Church for children (ages 5-11). \nMore about Gather as if @ Grand—Racism: Roots\, Resolves\, and Results here. \n   URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gather-as-if-grand-virtual-film-discussion-something-the-lord-made/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ZoomFilm_SomethingTheLordMade-scaled-bnUwAE.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210119T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T194919Z CREATED:20240827T194919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T194919Z UID:16406-1611082800-1611082800@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:Gather as if @ Grand Film Discussion: Reconstruction-America After the Civil War DESCRIPTION:Join us for the third in our Film Discussion Series as we explore the PBS Documentary: Reconstruction: America After the Civil War Revisited. \nFilms within the Gather as if @ Grand 2020 program\, Racism: Roots\, Resolves\, and Results\, have been curated by Ms. Linda Carter Pete\, who provides a study guide to all registrants in order to facilitate study\, reflection\, and conversation. \nMOVIE #3: PBS Documentary: Reconstruction: America After the Civil War Revisited (parts 1 & 2) \n ABOUT: Henry Louis Gates Jr. presents a vital new four-hour documentary series on Reconstruction: America After the Civil War. The series explores the transformative years following the American Civil War\, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss\, massive destruction\, and revolutionary social change. The twelve years that composed the post-war Reconstruction era (1865-77) witnessed a seismic shift in the meaning and makeup of our democracy\, with millions of former slaves and free black people seeking out their rightful place as equal citizens under the law. Though tragically short-lived\, this bold democratic experiment was\, in the words of W. E. B. Du Bois\, a ‘brief moment in the sun’ for African Americans\, when they could advance\, and achieve\, education\, exercise their right to vote\, and run for and win public office. \nWHEN: January 19\, 2021; 7–8:15 pm \nWHERE: Virtual Film Discussion on Zoom (details will be sent to all registrants). \nHOW: Ahead of the January 19 discussion event\, plan on viewing the movie through your streaming service. The film is available on YouTube. All registrants will be sent a study guide to facilitate your own reflection on the film and spark discussion. \nREGISTER: On Eventbrite \nDOWNLOAD: Film Study Guide—America After the Civil War… Reconstruction Pt 1 & 2 revised \n   \n ABOUT \n HOUR 1: The aftermath of the Civil War was bewildering\, exhilarating…and terrifying. African Americans had played a crucial role in saving the Union and now\, as the country grappled with the terms and implications of Reconstruction\, they struggled to breathe life into their hard-won freedom. The result was a second American Revolution. \n HOUR 2: Post-Civil War America was a new world. For African Americans living in the former Confederacy\, Reconstruction was what historian W. E. B. Du Bois once described as their “brief moment in the sun.” But support for the social\, economic\, and political gains they achieved didn’t last long. A controversial presidential election in 1876 deals Reconstruction a grievous blow\, as Southern states are “redeemed” and the forces of white supremacy are ascendant. \n   \n ABOUT THE STUDY GUIDE CREATOR: Born in Georgia and currently residing in the East Bay\, Linda Carter Pete’s formative years had her residing in Thailand\, Iran\, Okinawa\, Belgium\, and Germany as a military dependent for sixteen years before returning to Alexandria\, Virginia to finish high school. Linda went on to attend Dominican College of San Rafael where she earned her BA in History\, a single subject Teaching Credential\, and an MS in Education: Curriculum & Instruction. Linda continued her graduate education at Stanford University where she earned her MA in Education: Administration and Policy Analysis as well as her Administrative Credential. \nLinda began her teaching career as a substitute in the Oakland Unified School District and then worked in the San Francisco Unified School District. She taught in middle and high schools for seven years before becoming an administrator. She has spent the last twenty-one years supporting school communities in San Francisco and now works with Mt. Diablo Unified School District in Concord\, California. Linda has also taught “Voice\, Equity\, Diversity and Social Justice” in the Teaching Credential Program at Chapman University at their Concord and Fairfield campuses\, and Children’s Church for children (ages 5-11). \nMore about 2020 Gather as if @ Grand—Racism: Roots\, Resolves\, and Results here. \n   URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gather-as-if-grand-film-discussion-reconstruction-america-after-the-civil-war/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ZoomFilm_PBS_ReconstructionAftercivilwar-scaled-rS5m1u.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201119T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T194821Z CREATED:20240827T194821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T194821Z UID:16400-1605812400-1605812400@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:Gather as if @ Grand Film Discussion: Roots DESCRIPTION:Join us for the second in our Film Discussion Series as we dive into Roots (Season 1; Episode 1) \nFilms within the Gather as if @ Grand 2020 program\, Racism: Roots\, Resolves\, and Results\, have been curated by Ms. Linda Carter Pete\, who will provide a study guide to all registrants in order to facilitate study\, reflection\, and conversation. \nMOVIE #2: Roots (Season 1; Episode 1) \nABOUT: Roots is a 2016 American miniseries and a remake of the 1977 miniseries with the same name\, based on Alex Haley’s 1976 novel\, Roots: The Saga of an American Family. It first aired on May 30\, 2016\, and stars Malachi Kirby\, Forest Whitaker\, Anna Paquin\, Laurence Fishburne\, Jonathan Rhys Meyers\, Anika Noni Rose\, T.I.\, and South African actress Nokuthula Ledwaba. Roots received critical acclaim\, with praise for the acting abilities of the cast\, the faithfulness to the original\, and the modern changes. \nWHEN: November 19\, 2020; 7–8:15 pm \nWHERE: Virtual Film Discussion on Zoom (details will be sent to all registrants). \nHOW: Ahead of the November 19 discussion event\, plan on viewing the movie through your streaming service such as Amazon Prime or locate a DVD to borrow from a local library\, etc. All registrants will be sent a study guide to facilitate your own reflection on the film and spark discussion. \nDOWNLOAD: Film Study Guide—Roots Season 1 Ep 1 Study Guide 2 \n PLOT—PART 1 (from Wikipedia): In the 1760s\, Kunta Kinte (Malachi Kirby) is a Mandinka warrior from Jufureh in The Gambia\, in West Africa. Kunta’s family is loyal to the Mandinka king and are resistant to the Europeans. This\, however\, means the Kinte family faces the danger of reprisal from the rival Koro family\, who trade African slaves for English guns. One day\, Kunta is taken off into the jungle with other young boys for manhood training. During a test in which Kunta must run through the jungle in a certain amount of time\, he sees a man’s dead body in a canoe. Kunta then sees the Koros in a separate boat\, hunting for vulnerable people to capture. Kunta reports this to his teachers\, who decide that it’s best for training to end. \n After a ceremony\, Kunta tells his father that he wants to go to university in another city\, to which his father disagrees. Kunta then runs off into the jungle\, where he meets up with his lover\, Jinna. However\, the two are then surrounded by the Koros\, who are looking to hold Kunta for ransom. However\, Kunta runs away\, killing one of the Koros in the process. He is then subdued\, and the Koros contemplate selling him to the English. \n Kunta and Jinna are sold to the Lord Ligonier\, a slave ship\, with other Mandinkas\, including Kunta’s uncle\, Silla. While boarding the ship\, Silla attempts to escape\, but is shot in the arm and restrained. Kunta and Silla are then chained in the brig of the ship with hundreds of other captives. One day\, Jinna tries to jump off the ship\, but is caught and taken to the captain\, possibly to be raped. This provokes the other captives\, and to prevent a mutiny\, the ship’s crew have Silla’s arm cut off\, not only because of it being infected by the gunshot\, but also to intimidate the other prisoners. Despite this\, Kunta is still able to start an uprising\, but it is suppressed\, and the captives are transported across the Atlantic Ocean to Annapolis\, Maryland\, where he is sold to John Reynolds (James Purefoy)\, who owns a tobacco plantation in Virginia. Kunta is renamed Toby\, and put under the care of a musician slave called Fiddler\, whose real name is Henry (Forest Whitaker). Throughout the months\, Kunta tries to adapt to life on the plantation\, but still thinks about escape. One night\, while singing a song from his homeland\, Fiddler reveals that he once heard his grandmother singing the same song\, implying that she was a Mandinka that was kidnapped from Africa. Kunta then is able to obtain a sharp object to cut the chains that restrain him. \n With the aid of Fiddler\, Kunta makes an escape attempt at Christmas\, but is caught and flogged by the cruel overseer Connelly (Tony Curran) until he says his name is Toby\, not Kunta Kinte. Kunta realizes that he will not be returning to his home in the Gambia. Fiddler tends to Kunta’s bloodied back and tells him to keep his true name inside\, no matter what the white men call him. \nABOUT THE STUDY GUIDE CREATOR: Born in Georgia and currently residing in the East Bay\, Linda Carter Pete’s formative years had her residing in Thailand\, Iran\, Okinawa\, Belgium\, and Germany as a military dependent for sixteen years before returning to Alexandria\, Virginia to finish high school. Linda went on to attend Dominican College of San Rafael where she earned her BA in History\, a single subject Teaching Credential\, and an MS in Education: Curriculum & Instruction. Linda continued her graduate education at Stanford University where she earned her MA in Education: Administration and Policy Analysis as well as her Administrative Credential. \nLinda began her teaching career as a substitute in the Oakland Unified School District and then worked in the San Francisco Unified School District. She taught in middle and high schools for seven years before becoming an administrator. She has spent the last twenty-one years supporting school communities in San Francisco and now works with Mt. Diablo Unified School District in Concord\, California. Linda has also taught “Voice\, Equity\, Diversity and Social Justice” in the Teaching Credential Program at Chapman University at their Concord and Fairfield campuses\, and Children’s Church for children (ages 5-11). \nMore about 2020 Gather as if @ Grand—Racism: Roots\, Resolves\, and Results here. \nREGISTER URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gather-as-if-grand-film-discussion-roots/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Gathering Space\, 1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ZoomFilm_Roots-scaled-g5O5NW.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201014T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201014T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T194818Z CREATED:20240827T194818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T194818Z UID:16396-1602702000-1602702000@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:Zoom Film Discussion: "Amistad" (Gather as if @ Grand) DESCRIPTION:2020 Gather as if @ Grand Virtual Film Discussion Series \n Films within the Gather as if @ Grand 2020 program\, Racism: Roots\, Resolves\, and Results\, have been curated by Ms. Linda C. Pete\, who will provide a study guide to all registrants in order to facilitate study\, reflection\, and conversation. \n MOVIE #1: Amistad \n 155 minutes; Rated R; 1997; Stephen Spielberg \n WHEN: October 14\, 2020; 7–8:15 pm \n WHERE: Virtual Film Discussion on Zoom (details will be sent to all registrants). \n REGISTRATION: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-gather-as-if-grand-virtual-film-discussion-series-tickets-116805583645 \n HOW: Ahead of the October 14 discussion event\, plan on viewing the movie through your streaming service such as Amazon Prime or locate a DVD to borrow from a local library\, etc. All registrants will be sent a study guide to facilitate your own reflection on the film and spark discussion. \n DOWNLOAD: Film Study Guide—Amistad Study Guide \n ABOUT: Amistad is a 1997 American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg\, based on the true story of the events in 1839 aboard the slave ship La Amistad\, during which Mende tribesmen abducted for the slave trade managed to gain control of their captors’ ship off the coast of Cuba\, and the international legal battle that followed their capture by the Washington\, a U.S. revenue cutter. The case was ultimately resolved by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1841. Morgan Freeman\, Anthony Hopkins\, Djimon Hounsou\, and Matthew McConaughey had starring roles. David Franzoni’s screenplay was based on the 1987 book Mutiny on the Amistad: The Saga of a Slave Revolt and Its Impact on American Abolition\, Law\, and Diplomacy\, by the historian Howard Jones. \n More about 2020 Gather as if @ Grand—Racism: Roots\, Resolves\, and Results here. URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/zoom-film-discussion-amistad-gather-as-if-grand/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ZoomFilm_Amistad-scaled-ShaMtF.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200324T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200324T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T194810Z CREATED:20240827T194810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T194810Z UID:16390-1585076400-1585076400@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:2020 Gather @ Grand Program Launch & Reception DESCRIPTION:REGISTER \nGather@Grand—BACKGROUND \nNow entering its fifth year of vibrant programming and ministerial outreach\, the Gather@Grand speaker series offered by the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael continues to present innovative and relevant content for a wide variety of guests and community members. Invitational by design Gather@Grand is meant to be just that—a community gathering in our beautiful Gathering Space—and a way for attendees to learn from and be inspired by a variety of speakers presenting on a wide range of topics. In our continued commitment to bring the Gospel to bear on the critical issues of our time\, the Dominican Sisters have put together an engaging line-up for 2020 that centers around one particular topic\, racism. \nPROGRAM LAUNCH & RECEPTION \nOver the next year\, we will unfold a series of presentations and discussions that will follow three separate but interrelated tracks on the topic of racism. We are hosting a Gather@Grand Program Launch & Reception on Tuesday\, March 24\, 2020\, from 7–8:30 pm in the Gathering Space. The evening will include a brief program that will provide some context for our theme of racism as well as an opportunity to meet and hear from the three presenters who will each facilitate one of the three tracks of exploration that will unfold in the months that follow. A schedule of subsequent meeting times for each track will be published soon\, but you will find a general overview below. At the end of the March 24 program\, there will be a Q&A followed by a reception with light refreshments and a chance to mingle and meet our presenters. You will be able to register for the sessions that appeal to you most. Registration will also be available online. \nKindly register using the link above as seats are limited. \nQuestions? Please call 415.453.8303 \n Dominican Sisters of San Rafael present \n 2020 Gather@Grand Speaker Series: RACISM: Roots\, Resolves\, Results \n“American democracy has never shed an undemocratic assumption present at its founding: that some people are inherently entitled to more power than others.” —Jamelle Bouie American Journalist & columnist for the New York Times \n Drawing inspiration from the New York Times Project 1619\, Gather@Grand will unfold in three sets of presentations: \n   \nSCHEDULE of EVENTS\nROOTS\n Presenter: Mick Chantler \n Historian\, Educator\, Lecturer \n Mick Chantler (M.A. History) has been a student and instructor of Early American Studies for more than forty years. He currently teaches at several Bay Area lifelong learning programs\, including Sonoma State University\, Dominican University\, UC Berkeley\, and University of Santa Clara. His primary interests include the Revolutionary and Civil War eras\, and he has also lectured on Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. Mick is a member of several scholarly organizations including the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic\, the Lincoln Forum\, and the Society for American Baseball Research. \n Overview: By revisiting key moments and figures in U.S. history over the course of seven gatherings\, Mr. Chantler will demonstrate the presence of racism and how it played powerfully in events as participants begin to learn to recognize the long-lasting impact that permeates to our present day. Come to one session or all seven\, these presentations are designed to provide context and background that we hope you find thought-provoking and useful in exploring the topic of racism throughout our 2020 program. \nOver the course of seven sessions\, attendees will revisit and re-examine key moments in American race relations through the following presentation topics: The Founding Fathers and Slavery\, George Washington; The Founding Fathers and SLavery\, Thomas Jefferson; The Expansion of Slavery\, The Rise of “King Cotton”; The Dred Scott Case\, Racism Enshrined in the Law; Lincoln’s Decision to Emancipate; and Reconstruction and Race—A Window of Opportunity Abruptly Closes. \n GATHERING DATES: \n Tuesdays from 7–8:30 pm \n April 28\, May 26\, June 16\, July 7\, July 28\, September 8\, September 29 \n Come to one evening\, or come to all. Register at www.sanrafaelop.eventbrite.com \n   \nRESOLVES\n Facilitator: Rochelle Edwards \n Founder of the Transformative Justice Institute \n Rochelle Edwards\, Founder of the Transformative Justice Institute a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization\, is a psychotherapist\, restorative justice practitioner\, trauma-informed care specialist\, visionary\, baker and peacemaker. She integrates twenty years of experience working in the criminal justice system and three decades of work as a humanistic psychotherapist. \n Overview: The small group format (limited to 12-15) provides a unique opportunity to examine and work with the phenomenon of white privilege while being guided by a facilitator. The aim of these sessions (seven 90-minute sessions and one 4-hour session is to engage in restorative work while exploring the societal occurrence of those who have unwittingly gained position while others have been denied based on the color of their skin. Those interested in this format must commit to the entire schedule for the section since the group facilitation relies on the consistency of attendees. \nIn this small group\, attendees will discuss the topic of systemic racism and white privilege. For life-long learners\, re-examining concepts of learned racism is an ongoing process\, and it is a personal responsibility to educate oneself and understand this conditioning. By gathering and sharing experiences with others in a circle of safety\, inclusion\, and compassion\, participants can begin to identify their own cultural conditioning and to break down barriers\, a process leading to learning and transformation. \n REQUIREMENTS: Because of the unique structure of these facilitated small groups\, a commitment to attend all seven sessions is necessary for proper impact. \n   \n GATHERING DATES: \n 7 Mondays from 7–8:30 pm \n Exact dates to be determined by the people who sign up to be in this group after the March 24 event. \n   \nRESULTS\nFilm Guide Designer and Discussion Leader: Nnekay FitzClarke\, M.L.I.S \, Reference and Instruction Librarian\, Dominican University\n Nnekay FitzClarke graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a BA in English in 2005\, and a Master’s in Library and Information Science from San Jose State in 2007. She has worked in various aspects of librarianship including the Oakland Public Library\, Mills College\, various Community Colleges around the SF Bay Area\, and as the Head Librarian at St. Ignatius College Prep. She currently is a Reference and Instructional Librarian at Dominican University\, where she also serves as Co-Chair for the Diversity Action Group on campus. Outside of librarianship Nnekay writes for the comedy group Nice Tan and co-created and sometimes hosts the podcast Minority Korner. \n Overview: Using the genre of film\, this program explores themes of racism as portrayed in movies. A carefully curated list of seven films will be provided for viewing in advance of a scheduled corresponding gathering that will include a brief presentation with highlights of a couple of specific clips from the film meant to stimulate discussion and further dialogue. Join in one\, some\, or all as you journey toward a deeper understanding. \nThe films selected are intended to spark deep discussion and help further the understanding of the 1619 Project and the climate of our country as a whole. Through these films guests will not only get a sense of the African Diaspora but also how slavery has affected and continues to impact our society. Along with the films\, guests will receive film titles and discussion points to help unpack and connect ideas\, emotions\, and experiences with concepts introduced through the other modules of this project. Through viewing and discussing these films guests will be able to establish connections with the other two modules (Roots and Resolves) and hopefully understand the root causes of the issues that affect us today. \n REQUIREMENTS: Attendees will be required to pre-screen films\, which will be made available in advance. Only clips will be shown at the Gathering so as to spur discussion. \n GATHERING DATES: \n Wednesdays from 7–8:30 pm \n April 29\, May 20\, June 24\, July 29\, August 19\, September 23\, October 28 \n Come to one evening\, or come to all. Register at www.sanrafaelop.eventbrite.com \n   URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/2020-gather-grand-program-launch-reception/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Gathering Space\, 1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/racism_FBcover_s-scaled-OpOatO.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191114T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191114T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T194808Z CREATED:20240827T194808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T194808Z UID:16386-1573758000-1573758000@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:Gather @ Grand with Fr. Ron Rolheiser DESCRIPTION:Fr. Ron Rolheiser\, OMI\n “Listening to the Heartbeat of God: Discipleship in John’s Gospel” \n[Sorry\, there are no seats available. Stay tuned for our next Gather@Grand.] \nNovember 14\, 2019 \n7–8:30 pm \n   \nGathering Space \n1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA 94901 \nParking is limited. Carpooling is encouraged. \nFor any questions\, please email communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org or contact: 415.453.8303. URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gather-grand-with-fr-ron-rolheiser/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Gathering Space\, 1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/RonRolheiser_CMYK-Npm3q6.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T190000 DTSTAMP:20240827T194805Z CREATED:20240827T194805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T194805Z UID:16382-1569524400-1569524400@sanrafaelop.org SUMMARY:Gather @ Grand September 26\, 2019 DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join the Dominican Sisters for an evening with Diarmuid O’Murchu who will speak on The Evolution of Adult Faith Maturation. \n “Faith in our time requires us to grow up and learn to relate with God in a new way. As co-creators with our creative God\, we are invited and challenged to relate as adults to an adult God\, modelled for Christians in the adult life-example of Jesus.” \n   URL:https://sanrafaelop.org/event/gather-grand-september-26-2019/ LOCATION:Dominican Sisters Gathering Space\, 1520 Grand Avenue\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901 CATEGORIES:Gather@Grand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sanrafaelop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/G@G-graphic-mm1qkA.tmp_.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dominican Sisters of San Rafael":MAILTO:communityrelations@sanrafaelop.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR