Join us for a May film discussion and last event before a summer break. 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,
Join the Sisters and partners on Monday, September 19, 2022, from 5-7 pm in the Gathering Space for a Gather@Grand Open House to meet some of the experts who will be guiding our study, speak with other participants, and learn about the various formats and offerings—something for everyone! There will be food and beverages as
REGISTER 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
About: These days we are witnessing increased social division in our national politics, our churches, and in our families. Just watching the news creates angst and distress. How do we navigate this, and how might Zen offer a perspective that could broaden our view? Sr. Pat Farrell, OP, will share with us her experience with
Mick Chantler, Instructor REGISTER for Session Two: The Dred Scott Decision and the Coming of the Civil War Wednesday, October 19 10:30-noon Gathering Space (1520 Grand Ave; San Rafael) 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
Join us for our next virtual film discussion. The Birth of a Nation is a 2016 American period drama film written and directed by Nate Parker in his directorial debut. It is based on the story of Nat Turner, the enslaved man who led a slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831. STUDY GUIDE:
Mick Chantler, Instructor Register for Session Three: Black Americans and Reconstruction Wednesday, November 30 10:30-noon 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
Mick Chantler, Instructor REGISTER for Session One: The Founding Fathers on Race and Slavery Wednesday, October 5 10:30-noon Gathering Space (1520 Grand Ave; San Rafael) 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
REGISTER January 30, 2023 7 pm via Zoom 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. A Centennial Exploration of the 1921 Race Massacre: Although rarely mentioned in textbooks, there is no question that
Mick Chantler, Instructor Register for Session Four: Black Americans and Reconstruction Thursday, December 15 (note change of day) 10:30-noon 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
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." REGISTER 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
REGISTER 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